Oil India excited by Moran discoveries
Oil India has taken the unusual step of announcing two oil discoveries at its Moran PML asset in upper Assam - one of India's oldest producing oilfields.
India's junior state-owned explorer said on May 1 that in April (2017) well Borbhuibil-1 flowed 28 cm/d (176 b/d) oil from a 15-metre Barail formation sand column at 3322 metres depth and another 100 cm/d (629 b/d) from a 10-metre Lakadong/Therria formation sand column at 4300 metres depth. "The feasibility of bringing this (Borbhuibil-1) well onto production at the earliest," said Oil India, "is under study." Oil India adds that second well Lokwagaon-1 flowed 42 cm/d (260 b/d) during initial testing from a 30-metre Barail formation gross column, without specifying at what depth.
"This (Lokwagaon-1) well," adds Oil India, "is currently on production." Discovered in October 1956, oil production at Moran peaked at 2500 cm/d (15,700 b/d) in 1973 before steadily declining to around 200 cm/d (1200 b/d) today. "These (two new) discoveries," says Oil India, "have opened up avenues for further exploration of already identified leads in this area."
