Adani Welspun Exploration Ltd. (AWEL) confirmed a gas discovery in Nelp-VII block MB-OSN-2005/2 in the Tapti-Daman sector of Mumbai offshore basin.
The block is spread across 714.6 sq km. Out of the three potential zones identified during drilling of the current well, two had substantial gas and condensate flow to the surface. Object-I (3 m), a clean sandstone reservoir, flowed at 9.7 MMscfd gas along with 378 b/d condensate. Object-II (15 m), another thick-clean sandstone reservoir, flowed at 9.1 MMscfd gas along with 443 b/d condensate.
AWEL, a 65-35 joint venture between Adani Enterprises Ltd. and Welspun Natural Resources Pvt. Ltd., holds 100% interest and is operator in the block.
The company is also an operator with 100% interest of an adjacent discovered small field B-9 Cluster in this gas-bearing zone. The proximity of these two prospective blocks will enable AWEL to optimize development of both blocks.