Sandeep madhok shares the news jay polychem (india) discovers oil in gujarat’s cambay basin. Sandeep Madhok Jay Polychem, Jay Polychem, Sandeep Satinder Madhok, Jay Madhok
2. Petrochemicals distribution firm Jay Polychem (India)
has discovered oil near Ahmedabad in Gujarat’s
Cambay basin.
The oil has been discovered in the initial well drilled
on the CB-ONN-2009/8 block in Cambay basin.
3. Jay Polychem had drilled two wells since July 2013 and
identified huge oil pay zones in both the wells.
“Jay Polychem had drilled two wells since July 2013 and
identified huge oil pay zones in both the wells.”
4. The company owns 87% stake in the block CB-ONN-
2009/8 and the rest of the stake is held by Jay
Polychem Pte.
Jay Polychem said that the discovery of an oil column
in the initial well in CB-ONN-2009/8 is encouraging
for the ongoing prospectivity of the block.
5. The company said the discovery enhances their
understanding of the Olpad Play which extends over
the entire block and establishes hydrocarbon potential
of the various prospects in the block.
6. The Cambay basin, which extends from Surat in the
south to Sanchor in the north, covers about 59,000km²
and features a hydrocarbon resource of over 15 billion
barrels.
Jay Polychem secured the block in the eighth round of
bidding under New Exploration Licensing Policy.
7. The 136km² CB-ONN-2009/8 was among the 13 onland
blocks, eight deepwater and 11 shallow water areas that
were awarded in 2010.
8. Jay plans to drill five additional wells by the next
quarter and site for the new wells has already been
acquired and with development continuing.
Source: http://www.hydrocarbons-
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