India’s Reliance Industries has made two large hydrocarbon discoveries — one in shallow east coast waters, the other off the deepwater West — that look promising exploration in the Gujarat.

The Krishna Godavari KG D6-R1 well is the deepest yet in India. This No. 15 well in the block is to be called Dhirubhai 34 and was drilled in 2,000 metres of water to a depth of 4,860 m. Two gas-bearing strata in Mio-Pliocene strata were recorded by logging and Modular Dynamic Testing.

Off the western province of Gujarat, well GS01 B1 in block GS-OSN-97/1 became the 51st exploratory well. Drilled in 78 meters of water to total depth of 2,282 m, the probe confirmed a mid-Miocene carbonate reservoir which tested at 18.6 million standard cubic feet of gas per day on a 56/64-inche choke. Dhirubhai 33 is RIL's first discovery in the carbonate of India’s West coast.

Hardy Exploration is 10-percent partner off Gujarat, and NIKO at the Krishna Godavari site.

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