Question 2001
Identify the correctly matched pairs from among the following: Oil Field Location 1. Naharkatiya field Assam 2. Mangala Gujarat 3. Aliabet Krishna-Godavari Basin Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
Answer
1 only
Why?
Assam Oil Fields Oldest oil producing state in India. The Digboi field in Dibrugarh district is the oldest oil field of India. The Naharkatiya field and The Moran-Hugrijan field are also important. The main oil bearing strata extend for a distance of 320 km in upper Assam along the Brahmaputra valley. Oilfields of Assam are relatively inaccessible and are distantly located from the main consuming areas. Oil from Assam is therefore refined mostly in the refineries located at Noonmati in Assam (443 km), Digboi, Guwahati, Bongaigaon, Barauni in Bihar (724 km) and Numaligarh. Gujarat Oil Fields Ankleshwar, Khambhat , Ahmedabad, Barkol, and Sanand are important oil fields of this region. Oil from these fields are sent to refineries at Trombay and Koyali . Rajasthan Oil Fields Rajasthan is the largest onshore oil producing state of India. One of the largest inland oil discoveries was made in Barmer district . Other important discoveries are Mangala oil field, Sarswati and Rajeshwari. Off-Shore Oil Production in India Western Coast Mumbai High, Bassein and Aliabet . Mumbai High: 1974; rock strata of Miocene age. Sagar Samrat, Bassein: south of Mumbai High. Aliabet: Aliabet island is in the Gulf of Khambhat. Eastern Coast The basin and delta regions of the Godavari, the Krishna (K-G basin) and the Cauvery rivers hold great potential for oil and gas production. The Rawa field in Krishna-Godavari off-shore basin is an important one. The Narimanam & Kovilappal oilfields in the Cauvery on-shore basin are also important.
