U. S.

Department of the Interior

Geological Survey

MAPS SHOWING GEOLOGY, OIL AND GAS FIELDS

AND GEOLOGIC PROVINCES OF SOUTH ASIA

by
Craig J. Wandrey and Ben E. Law

Open-File Report 97-470C

This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with U. S. Geological Survey
editorial standards and stratigraphic nomenclature. Any use of trade names is for descriptive
purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U. S. government.
U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 97-470C
MAPS SHOWING GEOLOGY, OIL AND GAS FIELDS
AND GEOLOGIC PROVINCES OF SOUTH ASIA

Table of Contents

Introduction

References

Geologic provinces in South Asia, sorted by province name

Geologic provinces in South Asia, sorted by province code

Map showing geologic provinces of South Asia

Map showing geology, oil and gas fields and geologic provinces
of South Asia
U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 97-470C
MAPS SHOWING GEOLOGY, OIL AND GAS FIELDS
AND GEOLOGIC PROVINCES OF SOUTH ASIA

INTRODUCTION

This digitally compiled map includes petroleum geology, geologic

provinces, and oil and gas fields of South Asia. The map is part of a
worldwide series released by the U. S. Geological Survey World Energy
Project. The goal of the project is to assess the undiscovered, technically
recoverable oil and gas resources of the world and report these results by
the year 2000. For data management purposes the world was divided into
eight energy regions corresponding approximately to the economic regions
of the world as defined by the U.S. Department of State. South Asia
(Region 8) is represented on this CD-ROM (see Reference Map), and
includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal,
Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

Each region was then further divided into geologic provinces on the basis
of natural geologic entities and may include a dominant structural element
or a number of contiguous elements. Some provinces contain multiple
genetically related basins. Geologic province boundaries for South Asia
were delineated using data from UNESCO geologic maps, and other
tectonic and geographic data (see Selected References). Offshore province
boundaries were defined by the 2000 meter bathymetric contour from the
UNESCO geologic maps (see References). Each province was assigned a
unique number; the first digit is the region number. An attempt was made
to number the provinces in geographical groups; onshore, offshore, and
combined on and offshore. In South Asia, the numbering starts in the west.
Oil and gas field data from Petroconsultants International Corporation
worldwide oil and gas field database were allocated to these provinces.
The geologic provinces are being further subdivided into petroleum
systems and assessment units in order to appraise the undiscovered
petroleum potential of selected provinces of the world. For a more in-
depth discussion of the geologic provinces and their relative ranking in
terms of total known petroleum volume, see Klett and others, 1997.
This map for South Asia was compiled and synthesized primarily from the
UNESCO, 1976 and 1990, geologic maps of South and East Asia,
1:10,000,000 and 1:5,000,000 scales respectively. Specific details of the
data sources are given in the metadata file on this CD-ROM. Geologic
units were combined to simplify the map and to maintain consistency with
other maps of the series. Precambrian rocks are undivided. Paleozoic,
Mesozoic, and Cenozoic rocks have been combined in many cases (see
Explanation). Oil and gas field markers represent field centerpoints
published with permission from Petroconsultants International Data Corp.,
1996 database.

This map was compiled using Environmental Systems Research Institute,

Inc. (ESRI) ARC/INFO and ArcPlot softwares. Political boundaries and
cartographic representations on this map were taken, with permission,
from ESRI's ArcWorld 1:3 million digital coverage, have no political
significance, and are displayed as general reference only.
U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 97-470C
MAPS SHOWING GEOLOGY, OIL AND GAS FIELDS
AND GEOLOGIC PROVINCES OF SOUTH ASIA

REFERENCES
Abu, M., Bakr, M. S., and Jackson, Roy O., 1964, Rawalpindi, Geological
map of Pakistan: Geological Survey of Pakistan, scale: 1:2,000,000.

Alam, M., Khurshid, Hasan, A.K.M., Shahidul, Khan, Mujibur Rahman,

and Whitney, John W., 1990, Geological map of Bangladesh:
Geological Survey of Bangladesh, scale: 1:1,000,000.

Bender, F., 1981, Geology of Burma: Technische Fachhochschule Berlin,

scale: 1:2,000,000.

*Choubert, G. and Faure-Muret, A., 1976, Geological World Atlas,

UNESCO, sheet ll, scale: 1:10,000,000.

Dasgupta, A. K., Ghose, A., and Chakraborty, K. K., 1993, Geological

map of India: Hyderabad, Geological Survey of India, scale:
1:5,000,000.

Earth Sciences Research Division, 1977, Geological map of The

Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma: Earth Sciences
Research Division, Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma scale:
1:1,000,000.

Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc., 1992, ArcWorld 1:3M

Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI), Digital
database, available from ESRI, Redlands, CA, scale: 1:3,000,000.

*JEBCO Seismic Ltd., compilers, 1984, Geological world atlas

U.S.S.R. and surrounding areas: extract from the Geological
World Atlas, sheets 10 through 13, Commission for the Geological
Map of the World/UNESCO, scale: 1:10,000,000.
*Ghose, A., Chatterjee, D., and Bannerjee, J., 1990, Geological map of
South and East Asia: Commission for Geological Map of the World,
Subcommission for South and East Asia, UNESCO, scale:
1,5,000,000.

Klett, T. R., Ahlbrandt, T. S., Schmoker, J. W., and Dolton, G. L., 1997
Ranking of the world's oil and gas provinces by known petroleum
volumes: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-463, one
CD-ROM.

Petroconsultants International Data Corporation, 1988, World Sedimentary

Basins: Petroconsultants International Data Corporation, Geneva,
Switzerland, scale: 1:23,000,000.

Petroconsultants International Data Corporation, 1996, Petroconsultants

Worldwide Oil and Gas Field database 1996: Petroconsultants
International Data Corporation, Geneva, Switzerland.

Wirtz, D., Muhlfeld, R., Weippert, D., and Wittekindt, H., compilers,
1964, Geological map of Afghanistan Central and Southern Part:
Hanover, Geological Survey of the Federal Republic of Germany,
and Afghanistan Geological and Mineral Survey (Kabul), scale:
1:1,000,000.

Wittekindt, H., and Weippert, D., Compilers, 1973, Geological map of

Central and Southern Afghanistan: Hanover, Geological Survey of
the Federal Republic of Germany, scale: 1:500,000.

* Used with the permission of UNESCO

Geologic provinces in South Asia, sorted by province
name
USGS Province Code Province
8024 Afghan
8034 Assam
8022 Baluchistan
8043 Bombay
8044 Cauvery
8023 Central Afghanistan
8030 Chindwara
8032 Damodar
8047 Ganges-Brahmaputra
8002 Himalayan
8028 Himalayan Foreland
8003 Indian Shield
8005 Indo-Burman
8042 Indus
8048 Irrawaddy
8026 Kohat-Potwar
8063 Konkan
8045 Krishna-Godavari
8062 Lakshadweep
8046 Mahanadi
8021 Makran
8061 Maldives
8035 North Burma
8033 Pranhita-Godavari
8031 Satpura-Brahmani
8001 Southeast Afghanistan
8004 Sri Lanka
8025 Sulaiman-Kirthar
8006 Tenasserim-Shan
Geologic provinces in South Asia, sorted by province
code
USGS Province Code Province
8001 Southeast Afghanistan
8002 Himalayan
8003 Indian Shield
8004 Sri Lanka
8005 Indo-Burman
8006 Tenasserim-Shan
8021 Makran
8022 Baluchistan
8023 Central Afghanistan
8024 Afghan
8025 Sulaiman-Kirthar
8026 Kohat-Potwar
8028 Himalayan Foreland
8030 Chindwara
8031 Satpura-Brahmani
8032 Damodar
8033 Pranhita-Godavari
8034 Assam
8035 North Burma
8042 Indus
8043 Bombay
8044 Cauvery
8045 Krishna-Godavari
8046 Mahanadi
8047 Ganges-Brahmaputra
8048 Irrawaddy
8061 Maldives
8062 Lakshadweep
8063 Konkan
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Coast and Country lines

Oil and/or
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Q Pg Pg N Ks Pr Ti pC
Tv

Q
Q
Q
pC pC
pC pC
pC
pC
pC
Q
N N Pg Tertiary igneous rocks undivided Precambrian rocks
Q pC pC pC
pC Q Q Jms Pz
Q pC N
pC
Q pC pC pC pC N N
N Trms
pC
pC pC
pC
TrCs
TrCs Q Q
Q N
Q Cs
Tv I
pC N
Jms
N Jms
N
Jms
Jms
pC
pC
pC
Q pC pC
pC
pC
pC TKs
TrCs
Q N
pC
pC
Jms
Pr
Cs Cs
Jms
Cs Tertiary extrusive rocks undivided igneous rocks
N N TKs TrCs TrCs
Jms Ks TrCs
N TKs Q Q Ts

.Dhaka
Q TrCs TrCs Pg
Pg Q N pC TKs TrCs Q
Q N Pzu
pC TKs pC TrCs TKs
TKv pC pC TrCs pC
Ks Ks
Q TKs
TKs
TrCs TrCs TrCs
N
Pg Jms
N Pzl
Pzl TKs H2O
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Q Q TrCs Q
TrCs TrCs pC Q JmsTs
Pg

Q
Jms Q Ks
pC Ks pC
pC
TKs
pC
Cs
pC
pC
Q
N
Q
N Q
N
Pzu
Tertiary and Cretaceous sedimentary rocks Water
Ks pC Q pC N
Ti N TKv TKs TrCs pC pC
TKv Q Q Q
TKv pC TrCs Q Q N pC
TKv Q pC pC Pzl
Ts
pC TKv TrCs TrCs
Q pC Pzu
TKv Ks
TKv Q
Ks
TKv
pC
pC
Q Q
N Pg
Ti
Pzu
Ki
TKim Other region
Q
KJs
Q Ks
TKv
Q
Q TKv
pC
TrCs TKv
Q
Q Q Q Pzu
pC
Ji Tertiary and Cretaceous igneous and metamorphic rocks
pC Pzl Ji
Q TKs Q Q Q Pg Q Jms
Q Q
Ks

TKv
TKv

pC
Q
TKs
TKv
Q
Q pC pC
pC

pC
Calcutt a . Q Q
Q

Q
Q

Q
Q
Q
Q

Pg
N

Q
N
N pC

Jms
Pzu pC
Pzu

pC

Pzu
Pz
Cs
pC
Cs
Cs

TKv Geologic Province boundary

N
pC
Ks Ks
pC
pC
pC
pC
Q
TKv TKs
TKv
pC

TKv
Q Q
pC
pC TrCs
pC pC
Q
Q
Q

Q
N
Q
Ts

Q
N
Pzl
Pzu
Pz pC
Paleocene Cretaceous extrusive rocks
pC pC pC Ks pC Q Ks
pC N Pg Pzu
Q pC
Ks
pC pC Cs
TrCs
Cs
TrCs
pC
pC
pC
Q Q
Q Pg
Q N
Pzl
Pzu
pC
Geologic Region boundary
Cs Q
TKv pC Q Q Q Q Pg
Q Q
Ks
TrCs TKv
pC Q
Q
Q
N Pzi
Q
Mzim
Pzl
N

pC
pC
pC pC
Q
Q

Q
N
Pg
Q Q
Pzu
Pzi
Pzi
Mesozoic intrusive and metamorphic rocks Contact
pC N PTr
pC Q Q Pr
pC Q Q Q Q S
Q N Ts
Jms pC
pC N
N N pC N Trms
pC pC pC Jms
Mi
Ks Fault
Q
N pC
pC
pC
pC Pg
N
Tv
Jms Pzl Pz
Ts
S Cs
Cretaceous sedimentary rocks
pC Mi
pC Jms Pr Mi
pC
Q
pC
pC
pC
pC
N
Pzu
Pzi
Inferred Fault
Q
pC
pC
pC Q
Q
pC
Pzu
CMi Pzi
Pr
Pr KJs
pC S
pC
pC pC
TrCs Q N
Pr
Cs
Cretaceous and Jurassic sedimentary rocks
TrCs pC
pC pC
pC
TrCs
Q Q
Q N
N N S
CMi
CMi
River
pC pC pC N
pC
pC N S
pC pC Jms
Q
Pzl KTrs
pC
TrCs
pC pC
pC

pC Q
Jms

Q Q
Pg
Pg
S
Lower Cretaceous to Middle Triassic sedimentary rocks Water depth contours
pC Jms
Q Pg
pC pC pC
pC pC
pC
P TrCs
TrCs
Q N
N
Trms
Jms Oil and/or
TKv pC pC pC Pg N
pC
TrCs Jurassic metamorphic and sedimentary rocks gas field
pC
pC pC pC Pg N
pC Pg
pC Pg Pg TrCs
pC Pzi
pC pC pC Pg
pC TrCs pC
pC

TrCs pC
pC
pC pC Pg
Q
JTr
pC
Ks Jurassic and Triassic rocks Town or City
.
pC pC N
pC
Bombay pC
pC
TKs
pC pC
pC pC
pC
pC
pC pC
pC pC pC
Pg
Pg N Trms
pC

pC
pC
pC pC pC pC
Q Q
Triassic metamorphic and sedimentary rocks
pC TrCs pC
pC N Pzl
pC
TKs pC pC pC
TKv
TKv pC
pC Q
Pzu Pzl TrPr
pC
pC
pC N
Triassic and Permian rocks
Pzl
N
pC
TrCs pC pC pC Q Q Pzu
pC
pC
pC Q Q TrCs
Q Pzu
Pg Q
Lower Triassic to Upper Carboniferous sedimentary rocks
.Rangoon
pC Q
pC Q
TrCs pC
Q
pC Q
Pzu
pC TKs pC pC S
pC pC

Q
N Q Q Q
Q
Pzu MzPzi
Pzl
S
Pzu
Mesozoic and Paleozoic intrusive and metamorphic rocks
Q N
pC pC Q
N
Q Q
Q
pC
pC pC
Ks N Q Q
Ti S
Pz
Q pC pC
pC
Q
Q
Q
Q
Pzl
Pzu
undivided Paleozoic rocks
pC Q
pC Q Q Q
Jms
pC
pC Ti
Q Q Ti
pC pC pC pC Q
Pzu
Q Q
Q
pC
pC
pC Upper Paleozoic rocks
pC pC
TKv
pC Q Q
TKv pC Q
pC pC
TKv pC
pC pC pC
pC
Ks
Q
Q
Pzl
Q
pC pC Lower Paleozoic rocks
pC pC
pC Q
pC
pC Ti
pC pC pC
pC
pC
Q
N
Pzi
pC
pC
pC pC
N Paleozoic igneous rocks
Q
Q
pC Ti
pC
pC I
pC
pC pC
Ti
Pr
pC
pC
pC
pC pC Q Pzl undivided Permian rocks
pC
pC pC Pg
pC pC pC Pzl
Q pC pC Ti
Cs
pC pC pC
Carboniferious sedimentary rocks
Q pC pC Pg Pzl
pC Pzl
Pzl
pC pC pC
Q
pC pC pC Pzl
Pzl Pzl
CO
pC

pC
pC
pC pC
Pg Q undivided Carboniferious to Ordovician rocks
Ks Q Pzl
pC pC Ks
pC
pC Pg Pzl
Pzl
Ks Pg Pzl
pC
pC Pg
I Pzl Ti Cs
I
pC pC Pzl
pC Pzl
pC pC KspC
Ks Pzl
pC S
pC Ks pC Pg Pzl I
pC I Pzl
pC Pg
pC pC pC Pg Pg
pC pC pC Pg I
pC Pg Ts Pg
pC Cs

pC
pC
Pg
Pg

Pz
Pz Ti
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pC pC Pzl
Pzl
N Ks
Pz
pC pC Ks Pzl Pz

pC
N Pg Ks
Abu, M., Bakr, M. S., and Jackson, Roy O., 1964, Rawalpindi, Geological map
pC pC
Q Pzl
of Pakistan: Geological Survey of Pakistan, scale: 1:2,000,000.
Ks Pzl
pC N Pg Pzl
AP
pC pC
Pg Alam, M., Khurshid, Hasan, A.K.M., Shahidul, Khan, Mujibur Rahman, and Whitney,
pC
pC pC
pC Q
John W., 1990, Geological map of Bangladesh: Geological Survey of
Ks
N
Pzl Ti Bangladesh, scale: 1:1,000,000.
pC Q Ti
N
pC Bender, F., 1981, Geology of Burma: Technische Fachhochschule Berlin,
Q

Q
Q
scale: 1:2,000,000.
pC
N Q
pC pC
N *Choubert, G. and Faure Muret, A., 1976, Geological World Atlas, UNESCO,
pC sheet 11, scale: 1:10,000,000.
Q Q

Dasgupta, A. K., Ghose, A., and Chakraborty, K. K., 1993, Geological map of
Ks
pC
N
N
India: Hyderabad, Geological Survey of India, scale: 1:5,000,000.
N N

Q
pC
pC Q
Q Pg Earth Sciences Research Division, 1977, Geological map of The Socialist
Republic of the Union of Burma: Earth Sciences Research Division,
N

Q
Q
Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma scale: 1:1,000,000.
pC

N
Q

Q
Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc., 1992, ArcWorld 1:3M
N Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI), Digital database,
Q pC
pC
available from ESRI, Redlands, CA, scale: 1:3,000,000.
pC
Q
pC
N Jms
pC
*JEBCO Seismic Ltd., compilers, 1984, Geological world atlas U.S.S.R. and
pC
pC surrounding areas: extract from the Geological World Atlas, sheets 10
Jms through 13, Commission for the Geological Map of the World/UNESCO,
scale: 1:10,000,000.
Q pC

pC
Q *Ghose, A., Chatterjee, D., and Bannerjee, J., 1990, Geological map of South and
Colombo . pC
pC

pC
pC
East Asia: Commission for Geological Map of the World, Subcommission for
South and East Asia, UNESCO, scale: 1,5,000,000.
pC
pC
pC
Klett, T. R., Ahlbrandt, T. S., Schmoker, J. W., and Dolton, G. L., 1997
Ranking of the world’s oil and gas provinces by known petroleum volumes:
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pC
pC U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 97 463, one CD ROM.
pC Petroconsultants International Data Corporation, 1988 World Sedimentary Basins:
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Petroconsultants International Data Corporation, Geneva, Switzerland,
scale: 1:23,000,000.

Petroconsultants International Data Corporation, 1996 Petroconsultants Worldwide

Oil and Gas Field database 1996: Petroconsultants International Data
Corporation, Geneva, Switzerland.

Wirtz, D., Muhlfeld, R., Weippert, D., and Wittekindt, H., compilers, 1964,
Geological map of Afghanistan Central and Southern Part: Hanover,
Geological Survey of the Federal Republic of Germany, and Afghanistan
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Geological and Mineral Survey (Kabul), scale: 1,000,000.

Wittekindt, H., and Weippert, D., Compilers, 1973, Geological map of Central and
Southern Afghanistan: Hanover, Geological Survey of the Federal Republic of
Germany, scale: 1:500,000.

* Used with the permission of UNESCO

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