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{{Infobox oil field | {{Infobox oil field | ||
| name = | | name = Mumbai High | ||
| image = Solitary Oil Rig In The Arabian Sea.jpg | | image = Solitary Oil Rig In The Arabian Sea.jpg | ||
| caption = ''Oil Rig at Mumbai High'' | | caption = ''Oil Rig at Mumbai High'' | ||
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| coordinates = {{coord|19.41667|71.33333|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | | coordinates = {{coord|19.41667|71.33333|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | ||
| coordinates_ref = | | coordinates_ref = | ||
| relief = yes | |||
| country = [[India]] | | country = [[India]] | ||
| region = [[Gulf of Khambhat]] | | region = [[Gulf of Khambhat]] | ||
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| partners = | | partners = | ||
| contractors = | | contractors = | ||
| discovery = | | discovery = 1974 | ||
| start_development = | | start_development = | ||
| start_production = | | start_production = 1976 | ||
| peak_year = | |||
| peak_year = 1989 | |||
| abandonment = | | abandonment = | ||
| peak_of_production_oil_bbl/d = | | peak_of_production_oil_bbl/d = 471000 | ||
| peak_of_production_oil_tpy = | | peak_of_production_oil_tpy = | ||
| peak_of_production_gas_mmcuft/d = | | peak_of_production_gas_mmcuft/d = | ||
| peak_of_production_gas_mmscm/d = | | peak_of_production_gas_mmscm/d = | ||
| peak_of_production_gas_bcm/y = | | peak_of_production_gas_bcm/y = | ||
| oil_production_bbl/d = | | oil_production_bbl/d = 131000 | ||
| oil_production_tpy = | | oil_production_tpy = | ||
| production_year_oil = | | production_year_oil = 2025 | ||
| production_gas_mmcuft/d = | | production_gas_mmcuft/d = | ||
| production_gas_mmscm/d = | | production_gas_mmscm/d = 10 | ||
| production_gas_bcm/y = | | production_gas_bcm/y = | ||
| production_year_gas = | | production_year_gas = 2024 | ||
| est_oil_bbl = | | est_oil_bbl = | ||
| est_oil_t = | | est_oil_t = | ||
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The '''Mumbai High Field''', formerly called the '''Bombay High Field''', < | The '''Mumbai High Field''', formerly called the '''Bombay High Field''',<ref>{{citation |url=https://dghindia.gov.in/index.php/page?pageId=56 |title=Indian Oil and Gas Industry |work=[[Directorate General of Hydrocarbons]] }}</ref> is an offshore [[oilfield]] {{convert|160|km|mi|abbr=on}} off the west coast of [[Mumbai]], in [[Gulf of Cambay]] (now Khambhat) region of India, in about {{convert|75|m|ft|abbr=on}} of water.<ref name="Rao Talukdar 1980 p487"/> The oil operations are run by India's [[Oil and Natural Gas Corporation]] (ONGC). | ||
Mumbai High field was discovered by an [[India|Indo]]-[[Soviet Union|Soviet]] oil exploration team operating from the seismic exploration vessel ''Academic Arkhangelsky''<ref name="Rao Talukdar 1980 p487"/> during mapping of the [[Gulf of Khambhat]] (earlier Cambay) in 1964–67, followed by a detailed survey in 1972.<ref name="Rao Talukdar 1980 p487"/> The naming of the field is attributed to a team from a survey run in 1965 analysed in the Rashmi building in [[Peddar Road]], Cumballa Hill, Mumbai. The first offshore well was sunk in 1974.<ref name="Rao Talukdar 1980 p487"/> | Mumbai High field was discovered by an [[India|Indo]]-[[Soviet Union|Soviet]] oil exploration team operating from the seismic exploration vessel ''Academic Arkhangelsky''<ref name="Rao Talukdar 1980 p487"/> during mapping of the [[Gulf of Khambhat]] (earlier Cambay) in 1964–67, followed by a detailed survey in 1972.<ref name="Rao Talukdar 1980 p487"/> The naming of the field is attributed to a team from a survey run in 1965 analysed in the Rashmi building in [[Peddar Road]], Cumballa Hill, Mumbai. The first offshore well was sunk in 1974.<ref name="Rao Talukdar 1980 p487"/> | ||
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==Geology== | ==Geology== | ||
This is a [[carbonate]] reservoir, the main producing zone, L-III, consisting of sedimentary cycles of [[lagoon]]al, [[algal]] mound, [[foraminifera]]l mound and then coastal marsh, capped by a post-middle [[Miocene]] [[shale]].<ref>Rao, R.P., and Talukdar, S.N., Petroleum Geology of Bombay High Field - India, in Giant Oil and Gas Fields of the Decade:1968-1978, Halbouty, M.T., editor, AAPG Memoir 30, 1980, Tulsa: American Association of Petroleum Geologists, {{ISBN|0891813063}}, p. 504</ref> Mumbai High has three blocks separated by east–west trending faults, all three with different [[Water contact|gas-oil contact]]s but approximately 1355 m deep.<ref>Rao, R.P., and Talukdar, S.N., Petroleum Geology of Bombay High Field, India, in Giant Oil and Gas Fields of the Decade:1968-1978, Halbouty, M.T., editor, AAPG Memoir 30, 1980, Tulsa: American Association of Petroleum Geologists, {{ISBN|0891813063}}, pp. 500 and 503</ref> | This is a [[carbonate]] reservoir, the main producing zone, L-III, consisting of sedimentary cycles of [[lagoon]]al, [[algal]] mound, [[foraminifera]]l mound and then coastal marsh, capped by a post-middle [[Miocene]] [[shale]].<ref>Rao, R.P., and Talukdar, S.N., Petroleum Geology of Bombay High Field - India, in Giant Oil and Gas Fields of the Decade:1968-1978, Halbouty, M.T., editor, AAPG Memoir 30, 1980, Tulsa: American Association of Petroleum Geologists, {{ISBN|0891813063}}, p. 504</ref> Mumbai High has three blocks separated by east–west trending faults, all three with different [[Water contact|gas-oil contact]]s but approximately {{convert|1355|m|ft|abbr=on}} deep.<ref>Rao, R.P., and Talukdar, S.N., Petroleum Geology of Bombay High Field, India, in Giant Oil and Gas Fields of the Decade:1968-1978, Halbouty, M.T., editor, AAPG Memoir 30, 1980, Tulsa: American Association of Petroleum Geologists, {{ISBN|0891813063}}, pp. 500 and 503</ref> | ||
==Production== | ==Production== | ||
[[File:ONGC Oil Platform.jpg|thumb|left|ONGC platform at Mumbai High in the [[Arabian Sea]]]] | [[File:ONGC Oil Platform.jpg|thumb|left|ONGC platform at Mumbai High in the [[Arabian Sea]]]] | ||
Mumbai High Field reached its peak production level of 20 million tonnes per year in 1998.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.offshore-technology.com/projects/mumbai-high/ |title=Mumbai High Field |date=21 September 2017 |work=Offshore-technology.com |publisher=Verdict Media Strategies }}</ref> | |||
As of 2004, it supplied 14% of India's oil requirement and accounted for about 38% of all domestic production. | As of 2004, it supplied 14% of India's oil requirement and accounted for about 38% of all domestic production. | ||
ONGC approved construction of seven pipelines with risers and associated top-side facilities in MHN in April 2007. These pipelines are vital for optimum utilisation from Mumbai High. | ONGC approved construction of seven pipelines with risers and associated top-side facilities in MHN in April 2007. These pipelines are vital for optimum utilisation from Mumbai High. | ||
Crude oil produced from Mumbai High is considered to be of very good quality as compared to crudes produced in middle east. Mumbai High crude has more than 60% paraffinic content while light Arabian crude has only 25% paraffin.<ref>{{cite web|url= | Crude oil produced from Mumbai High is considered to be of very good quality as compared to crudes produced in middle east. Mumbai High crude has more than 60% paraffinic content while light Arabian crude has only 25% paraffin.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ongc.net |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020524120941/http://ongc.net/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 24, 2002 |title=Billingual-Home |publisher=ONGC |access-date=14 August 2010}}<!-- The web address is now https://www.ongcindia.com but the citation appears to be to the site's home page on 14 August 2010, when it should have cited a link from that page --></ref> | ||
In November 2009, output of Mumbai High fields, that accounted for half of the India's domestic oil production, fell 5.3% to {{convert|347197|oilbbl/d}}.<ref>{{cite | In November 2009, output of Mumbai High fields, that accounted for half of the India's domestic oil production, fell 5.3% to {{convert|347197|oilbbl/d}}.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/12/25/stories/2009122553051400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091230004226/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/12/25/stories/2009122553051400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 30, 2009 |title=November gas production up 47.6%, crude oil down 1.5% |newspaper=[[The Hindu Business Line]] |date=25 December 2009 |access-date=14 August 2010}} </ref> | ||
On 1 January 2018 the output of the field was stated as {{convert|205000|oilbbl/d}}.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/ongc-makes-significant-oil-gas-discovery-in-arabian-sea/articleshow/62325917.cms|title = ONGC: ONGC makes significant oil, gas discovery in Arabian Sea |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=1 January 2018 |agency=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]] }}</ref> | |||
In 2020 the output of the field was {{convert|170000|oilbbl/d}} and the output of the Bassein field was {{convert|60000|oilbbl/d}}. | In 2020 the output of the field was {{convert|170000|oilbbl/d}} and the output of the Bassein field was {{convert|60000|oilbbl/d}}. | ||
ONGC temporarily suspended operations at two drilling rigs in the Mumbai High and Bassein fields after 54 employees tested positive for coronavirus and one died but the oil and gas production was not impacted. | ONGC temporarily suspended operations at two drilling rigs in the Mumbai High and Bassein fields after 54 employees tested positive for coronavirus and one died but the oil and gas production was not impacted. | ||
<ref> | <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2020/jun/22/ongc-suspends-operations-at-two-rigs-in-arabian-sea-after-corona-positive-cases-tightens-safety-nor-2159943.html |title=ONGC suspends operations at two rigs in Arabian Sea after corona positive cases, tightens safety norms |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=22 June 2020 |agency=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]] }}</ref> | ||
As of 2020 Mumbai High and Bassein were India's top oil and gas producing fields, accounting for almost two-third of the country's production. | As of 2020 Mumbai High and Bassein were India's top oil and gas producing fields, accounting for almost two-third of the country's production. | ||
The field produces {{convert|134000|oilbbl/d}} in 2024. ONGC believes the field still has a balance reserve of 80 million tonnes (610 million barrels) of oil and over 40 bcm of gas and hence, needs partners who can help tap them.<ref> ONGC believes the field still has a balance reserve of 80 million tonnes (610 million barrels) of oil and over 40 bcm of gas and hence, needs partners who can help tap them </ref> | |||
== 2005 major accident == | |||
On 27 July 2005, a [[2005 Mumbai High fire|major fire]] destroyed the production platform, leaving at least 22 people dead despite rescue measures taken by the [[Indian Coast Guard]]. The platform accounted for {{convert|110000|oilbbl/d}}, or 15% of India's oil production. Rebuilding this was expected to take upwards of 4 months and estimated to cost around ₹1,200 crore or US$300 million.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Template:Infobox oil field The Mumbai High Field, formerly called the Bombay High Field,[1] is an offshore oilfield 160 km (99 mi) off the west coast of Mumbai, in Gulf of Cambay (now Khambhat) region of India, in about 75 m (246 ft) of water.[2] The oil operations are run by India's Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).
Mumbai High field was discovered by an Indo-Soviet oil exploration team operating from the seismic exploration vessel Academic Arkhangelsky[2] during mapping of the Gulf of Khambhat (earlier Cambay) in 1964–67, followed by a detailed survey in 1972.[2] The naming of the field is attributed to a team from a survey run in 1965 analysed in the Rashmi building in Peddar Road, Cumballa Hill, Mumbai. The first offshore well was sunk in 1974.[2]
Every oil resource rock requires Structural traps which are mainly salt dome, coral reefs, fault trap and fold trap. In case of Mumbai High, the structure is a "north-northwest to south-southeast trending doubly plunging Anticline with a faulted east limb", 65 km long and 23 km wide",[2] and is the most probable reason to call it "Mumbai High".
Geology[edit | edit source]
This is a carbonate reservoir, the main producing zone, L-III, consisting of sedimentary cycles of lagoonal, algal mound, foraminiferal mound and then coastal marsh, capped by a post-middle Miocene shale.[3] Mumbai High has three blocks separated by east–west trending faults, all three with different gas-oil contacts but approximately 1,355 m (4,446 ft) deep.[4]
Production[edit | edit source]
Mumbai High Field reached its peak production level of 20 million tonnes per year in 1998.[5]
As of 2004, it supplied 14% of India's oil requirement and accounted for about 38% of all domestic production.
ONGC approved construction of seven pipelines with risers and associated top-side facilities in MHN in April 2007. These pipelines are vital for optimum utilisation from Mumbai High.
Crude oil produced from Mumbai High is considered to be of very good quality as compared to crudes produced in middle east. Mumbai High crude has more than 60% paraffinic content while light Arabian crude has only 25% paraffin.[6]
In November 2009, output of Mumbai High fields, that accounted for half of the India's domestic oil production, fell 5.3% to 347,197 barrels per day (55,199.9 m3/d).[7]
On 1 January 2018 the output of the field was stated as 205,000 barrels per day (32,600 m3/d).[8]
In 2020 the output of the field was 170,000 barrels per day (27,000 m3/d) and the output of the Bassein field was 60,000 barrels per day (9,500 m3/d). ONGC temporarily suspended operations at two drilling rigs in the Mumbai High and Bassein fields after 54 employees tested positive for coronavirus and one died but the oil and gas production was not impacted. [9]
As of 2020 Mumbai High and Bassein were India's top oil and gas producing fields, accounting for almost two-third of the country's production.
The field produces 134,000 barrels per day (21,300 m3/d) in 2024. ONGC believes the field still has a balance reserve of 80 million tonnes (610 million barrels) of oil and over 40 bcm of gas and hence, needs partners who can help tap them.[10]
2005 major accident[edit | edit source]
On 27 July 2005, a major fire destroyed the production platform, leaving at least 22 people dead despite rescue measures taken by the Indian Coast Guard. The platform accounted for 110,000 barrels per day (17,000 m3/d), or 15% of India's oil production. Rebuilding this was expected to take upwards of 4 months and estimated to cost around ₹1,200 crore or US$300 million.[citation needed]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Indian Oil and Gas Industry", Directorate General of Hydrocarbons
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Rao, R.P., and Talukdar, S.N., Petroleum Geology of Bombay High Field, India, in Giant Oil and Gas Fields of the Decade:1968-1978, Halbouty, M.T., editor, AAPG Memoir 30, 1980, Tulsa: American Association of Petroleum Geologists, ISBN 0891813063, p. 487
- ↑ Rao, R.P., and Talukdar, S.N., Petroleum Geology of Bombay High Field - India, in Giant Oil and Gas Fields of the Decade:1968-1978, Halbouty, M.T., editor, AAPG Memoir 30, 1980, Tulsa: American Association of Petroleum Geologists, ISBN 0891813063, p. 504
- ↑ Rao, R.P., and Talukdar, S.N., Petroleum Geology of Bombay High Field, India, in Giant Oil and Gas Fields of the Decade:1968-1978, Halbouty, M.T., editor, AAPG Memoir 30, 1980, Tulsa: American Association of Petroleum Geologists, ISBN 0891813063, pp. 500 and 503
- ↑ "Mumbai High Field", Offshore-technology.com, Verdict Media Strategies, 21 September 2017
- ↑ "Billingual-Home". ONGC. Archived from the original on May 24, 2002. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ↑ "November gas production up 47.6%, crude oil down 1.5%". The Hindu Business Line. 25 December 2009. Archived from the original on December 30, 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ↑ "ONGC: ONGC makes significant oil, gas discovery in Arabian Sea". The Times of India. PTI. 1 January 2018.
- ↑ "ONGC suspends operations at two rigs in Arabian Sea after corona positive cases, tightens safety norms". The New Indian Express. PTI. 22 June 2020.
- ↑ ONGC believes the field still has a balance reserve of 80 million tonnes (610 million barrels) of oil and over 40 bcm of gas and hence, needs partners who can help tap them