(a) whether Oil and Natural Gas Corporation and some private companies have struck natural gas wells in Krishna-Godavary Basin in East Godavary District of Andhra Pradesh;
(b) if so, the estimated quantity of gas from this reserve;
(c) the time by which commercial production of gas is expected from this reserve; and
(d) the share of the Government out of this production?
Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar)
(a) In June 2001, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC) has struck gas in the exploratory well, Pasarlapudi No.32, located in Pasarlapudi field in East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh. No gas has been discovered in East Godavari District by any private company.
(b) & (c): The production potential of this well needs to be evaluated to reassess the volume of gas already estimated in the Pasarlapudi field. As this field is having established infrastructure, the well will be put on production after completion of assessment.
(d): ONGC owns the entire production from its reserves.