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From which area of Rajasthan the maximum crude oil production was received in the year 2017 - 18 (upto Dec. 2017)?1. Bikaner - Naguar basin2. Jaisalmer basin3. Barmer - Sanchore basin4. None of these

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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