State-owned Oil India Ltd on Friday announced a new natural gas discovery in its nominated Dandewala field in Rajasthan, with the well recording an average inflow of 25,000 standard cubic metres per day (SCMD) of gas from a depth of around 950 metres.
According to an official press release, the discovery marks the first successful establishment of gas presence in the shallower Sanu Formation within the Dandewala field, opening up a new exploration play in the region.
Oil India said this discovery validates its strategy of revisiting subsurface potential through focused technical interventions and a ‘missed opportunities’ approach.
Preliminary estimates based on structural control, petrophysical evaluation and subsurface analysis indicate gas in place of around 75 million standard cubic metres.
The company said the development enhances the overall prospectivity of the Dandewala field and is expected to support future appraisal and development activities aimed at scaling up resource potential and production from the field.
