Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : Barmer - Sanchore basin
The correct answer is Barmer - Sanchore basin. - From Barmer - Sanchore basin area of Rajasthan, the maximum crude oil production was received in the year 2017 - 18 (up to Dec. 2017).
- Barmer - Sanchore basin
- Barmer-Sanchore basin is of Tertiary Age.
- It lies in districts Barmer and Part of Jalore.
- It is an Intracratonic type of basin.
- The Barmer-Sanchore basin has been subdivided into 2 depressions:
- Barmer depression in the north and
- Sanchor depression in the south
- In Barmer-Sanchore basin 38 oil fields have been discovered till now.
- Important oil fields
- Mangla,
- Bhagyam,
- Shakti
- Ashwariya
- Saraswati,
- Raageshwari,
- Kaameshwari
- Rajasthan Basin
- Rajasthan basin has been divided into four petroleum basins.
- These four basins are spread over in 14 Districts of Western & Eastern Rajasthan.
- The first three petroleum basins of Rajasthan comes into the category- I, i.e. equivalent to the Bombay High, Cambay Basin and Assam, which are potential for hydrocarbons prospects.
- Bikaner - Naguar basin
- Bikaner - Naguar basin is of Barmer-Sanchore Basin is of Tertiary Age.
- It covers some part of Bikaner, Nagaur, Ganganagar/Hanumangarh.
- Jaisalmer basin
- Jaisalmer basin is of Mesozoic & Cenozoic age.
- It covers Jaisalmer and Jodhpur.
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