ANDAMAN BASIN

1. BASIN AREA : 47,000 Sq. Km.

1.1 BASIN LOCATION MAP : Refer Sedimentary Basin

Map of India in Notice
Inviting Offers (NIO)

2. EXISTING DATA BASE

2.1 SEISMIC DATA : 2D 49,007 LKM

3D 660 Sq. KM.

Data acquired by Quantum in LKM

DGH 9,398
ONGC (GECO) 34,266
OIL 201
ENI 5142

2.2 OTHER SURVEYS :

Satellite Gravity Survey : 0.292 Million Sq. Km.
GM Surveys : 25,089 LKM
Geochemical sniffer surveys : 3940 LKM
2.3 WELL DATA
Number Of Exploratory Wells : 15
Hydrocarbon Shows/ : Gas discovery from Mid
Miocene
Discoveries Limestone in well AN-1-1.
Gas indications from Early
Miocene in several wells

3. BLOCK ON OFFER : 1 Block in Deep waters

AN-DWN-2005/1

4. BASIN TYPE : Island Arc System

5. SEDIMENTARY SECTION :

Age range Thickness (m)

Cretaceous-Recent ~ 7,000
 5.1 GENERALISED STRATIGRAPHIC SEQUENCE
AGE FORMATION THICK. LITHOLOGY SOURCE RES. SEAL SOURCE ROCK
(m) CHARACTERISTICS
PLEISTOCENE NEIL FM. 45 1.
MID. MIOCENE TOC - 2.4% - 5.2%
LONG FM. 1450
PLIOCENE VRo - 0.5% - 1.3%
EARLY-MID. MIOCENE INGLIS FM. 280 KEROGEN TYPE - III
EARLY MIOCENE STRAIT FM. 90

FORMATION
OLIGOCENE

PORTBLAIR
1000

NOTE:
SOURCE ROCK
CHARACTERISTICS
FROM ADJACENT AREA
BURMA DERA

E
O 410
C
FORMATION

E
N
E
LIPA SANDSTONE NEALI ALTE-
RNATION

318
TO

C V

R V
452 V
E
BARATANG

T
V

A
SHALE
KALSI

C 260 LEGEND
E
O Sandstone
KARMATANG
SANDSTONE

U 1 Shale
846
S
Claystone

PRE PORT i i
i i
CRETACEOUS MEADOW FM.
J J J J

5.2 REPRESENTATIVE SEISMO-GEOLOGICAL SECTION VOLCANIC ARC

RIFT ZONE

INVISIBLE BANK
OUTER HIGH AN FOREARC BASIN
G 200 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000
G
W E
(m) 0

1000 FOLDED AND FAULTED PALAEOCENE E NT

S
EDIM
AND OLDER SEDIMENTS E RS
OL D
AND
C ENE
2000 AE O
P AL
D

IGNEOUS
TE
UL

BODY
FA

3000
D
AN
D

PALAEOCENE AND OLDER

E
LD

4000
FO

SEDIMENTS

5000
0 3 Km.
6000
Scale
6. PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
EXPECTED RESERVOIRS : Carbonates in Lower-Middle
Miocene sequences
& Turbidites in Mio.-Pliocene
Section
EXPECTED SOURCE ROCK : Late Cretaceous to Eocene
Shales & limestones of
Baratang & Port Blair
formations
EXPECTED CAP ROCKS : Intraformational shales &
Tight Limestone bands in
Neogene sequence.
7. EXPECTED PLAY TYPES
(i) Carbonate Buildups
(ii) Anticlinal / Fault Related Structures
(iii) Turbidites
(iv) Pinchouts / Wedgeouts
(v) Gas Hydrates in Neogene
 BLOCK ON OFFER

LOCATION OF THE BLOCK

 BLOCK : AN-DWN-2005/1
1. BLOCK AREA : 11,837 Sq. Km (Approx.)

2. WATER DEPTH RANGE : 750m to 2750m

3. EXISTING DATA BASE

3.1 SEISMIC SURVEYS : 2D - 719 LKM (Approx.)

Vintage Data acquired by Quantum in LKM

1996-2001 DGH 719

930 00’ 930 30’ 940 00’

4000
9652
110 110
00’ 00’

10052
AN-JV-95-15

12
412

3401
812
1212
2412

2012

1612

4413
3513

4013

4813

10452
3001
AN-99-13

10852
2601
AN-99-15
3994
3492
3594

4794
4394
4142
3549

3949

2201
AN-99-17 11252

AN-JV-95-17
1400
1000

1800

1801
2200

11652
2600

100 100
3000

3400

3552

30’ 30’
1401
AN-99-19 12052
3445

3980

7160 1001
AN-99-10

12452

6800
3464

3212

12852
2812

2412

2012

1612

1212

812

412

6400
12

13252
AN-JV-95
/19
6000
13652

100 100
00’ 5600 00’
14052

5200
14452
AN-JV-95/21
412
12

812

1212

4800
1612

2012

14852
2
241

2
281

2
321

2
361

0
400

4400

15350
AN-JV-95-04
AN-JV-95/2

4000
0 20 Km.

090 090
Scale
30’ 30’
930 00’ 930 30’ 940 00’

SEISMIC COVERAGE MAP

 3.2 OTHER SURVEYS : Satellite Gravity Surveys
3.3 WELL DATA
Number of Exploratory Well - Nil

4. STRATIGRAPHIC SEQUENCE ENCOUNTERED IN NEARBY WELL AN-63-C1

AGE DEPTH LITHOLOGY REMARKS

(m) DESCRIPTION HC SHOWS

RECENT
TO
PLIOCENE Limestone
INNER TO
OUTER
Mainly Clay / SHELF
Claystone with minor
500
LATE siltstone and marl
TO towards bottom
MIDDLE
MIOCENE

Gas
discovery in
equivalent
1000 Limestone
limestone in
V V V V nearby well
V V V AN-1-1
V V V V
V V V
V V V V
V V V

V V V V

V
V V V
V V V
Basaltic Andesite
EARLY V V V
1500
MIOCENE V V V V
V V V
V V V V
V V V
V V V V
V V V
V V V V
V V V
V V V V

TD 1853m

5. TIME STRUCTURE MAP ON TOP OF MID. MIOCENE SEQUENCE

930 00’ 930 30’ 940 00’

4000
9652
110 110
00’ 00’
AN-JV-95-15 10052
12
412

3401
812
1212
2412

2012

1612

4413
3513

4013

4813

10452
3001
AN-99-13

10852
2601
AN-99-15
3994
3492
3594

4794
4394
4142
3549

3949

2201
AN-99-17 11252

AN-JV-95-17
1400
1000

1800

1801
2200

11652
2600

100 100
3000

3400

3552

30’ 30’
1401 10
AN-99-19 12052 00
3445

3980

Time (ms)
7160 1001
AN-99-10

12452
200
500

600
0

6800
3464

3212

12852 1000
2812

2412

2012

1612

1400
1212

AN-JV-95
812

/19
412

6400 1800
12

13252
2200
2000

2600
00 6000
40 13652 3000

100 3400 100

00’ 5600 00’
3800
14052
4200

4600
5200
14452
5000
AN-JV-95/21
412
12

5400
812

1212

4800
1612

2012

5800
14852
2412

2812

3212

3000
4000

3000

3612

4000

4400

15350
AN-JV-95-04
AN-JV-95/2

4000
0 20 Km.

090 090
Scale
30’ 30’
930 00’ 930 30’ 940 00’
6. SOME OF THE INTERPRETED PLAY TYPES

W LINE AN – 95 / 21 E
2250 2300 2350 2400 2450 2500 2550
SP

3.5 GAS HYDRATE

4.0
TWT IN SECS.

4.5 BSR

MID. MIOCENE TOP

5.0
4000
9652

10052
AN-JV-95-15

12
412
3401

812
1212
2412

2012

1612

4413
3513

4013

4813
10452
3001
AN-99-13

10852
2601
AN-99-15

3994
3492
3594

4794
4394
4142
3549

3949
2201
AN-99-17 11252

AN-JV-95-17

1400
1000

1800
1801

2200
11652

2600

3000

3400

3552
1401
AN-99-19 12052

3445

3980
7160 1001

AN-99-10
12452

6800

3464

3212
12852

2812

2412

2012

1612
2 4 1 2

1212

812

412
6400

12
13252
AN-JV-9

5.5
5/19
6000
13652

5600
14052

AN– 9 5200
14452

5/2
AN-JV-95/2
1

412
12

812

1212
4800

1612

2012
14852

2412

2812

3212

3612

4000
4400

15350

AN-JV-95-04
AN-JV-95/2
4000

SEISMIC SECTION HAVING INDICATION OF BSR

W LINE AN – 95 / 15 E
SP 2400 2200 2000 1800 1600 1400 1200

1.0
Middle Miocene Top

Lower Miocene Top

2.0 WEDGEOUTS

Oligocene Top
TWT IN SECS.

3.0

4.0

4000
9652

10052
AN-JV-95-15
12
412

3401
812
1212
2412

2012

1612

AN-95/15
4413
3513

4013

4813

10452
3001
AN-99-13

5.0 AN-99-15
2601
10852
3994
3492
3594

4794
4394
4142
3549

3949

2201
AN-99-17 11252

AN-JV-95-17
1400
1000

1800

1801
2200

11652
2600

3000

3400

3552

1401
AN-99-19 12052
3445

3980

7160 1001
AN-99-10

12452

6800
3464

3212

12852
2812

2412

2012

1612

1212

812

412

6400
12

13252
AN-JV-9
5/19
6000
13652

5600

6.0
14052

5200
14452
AN-JV-95/2
1
412
12

812

1212

4800
1612

2012

14852
2412

2812

3212

3612

4000

4400

15350
AN-JV-95-04
AN-JV-95/2

4000

WEDGEOUTS IN MIOCENE SEQUENCE