Cairn India seeks to triple gas production from RJ block

April 6, 2015
Cairn India Ltd. is seeking to triple natural gas production from the RJ block in Rajasthan by drilling a minimum of 42 wells in the next 3 years.

Cairn India Ltd. is seeking to triple natural gas production from the RJ block in Rajasthan by drilling a minimum of 42 wells in the next 3 years.

The company foresees gas production of 3 million cu m/day from the block, formally known as RJ-ON-90/1. Current capacity from 30 existing wells is 1 million cu m/day, Cairn said.

Fields in the RJ block include Raageshwari Deep Gas (RDG), Mangala, Bhagyam, and Aishwarya (OGJ Online, Mar. 25, 2013).

Cairn has filed a proposal with the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board for a 24-in., 194-km pipeline from the proposed RDG Terminal to the Gujarat Gas Grid. First gas from the RDG Terminal is expected in 2017, subject to approval of the pipeline.