Area Drilling

India

The Reliance Industries Ltd.-Niko Resources Ltd. partnership gauged two more gas discoveries on Block D-6 in the Krishna-Godavari basin off eastern India.

Niko, Calgary independent with 10% interest in the block, said the K-1 discovery well went to 2,531 m in 1,031 m of water and K-2 went to 2,220 m in 992 m of water.

K-2 tested gas at 30 MMcfd, limited by equipment capacity. The discoveries are of similar size, Niko said.

K-1 and K-2 are the 9th and 10th consecutive successful wells drilled in the 1.9-million-acre D-6 Block. The finds lie east of giant Dhirubhai gas-condensate field.

All drilling thus far has occurred in the first 1,800 sq km 3D seismic program that covers less than 10% of the block in the Bay of Bengal(OGJ, Dec. 8, 2003, p. 30). Reliance and Niko are acquiring 2,500 sq km of 3D data on the block.