Vedanta group firm Cairn Oil & Gas has announced oil discovery in its Barmer district block in Rajasthan.
The company discovered oil at exploratory well WM-Basal DD Fan-1 drilled in OALP Block RJ-ONHP-2017/1. The discovery has been named 'Durga'.
The company has also sought approval of the block oversight panel, called the Management Committee.
The block is one of the 41 areas that the company had won in the Round-I of the Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP) bid round in October 2018.
Durga-1 (earlier WM-Basal DD Fan-1) is the second well drilled in the Block RJ-ONHP-2017/1 to a depth of 2,615 mtr.
This is the third hydrocarbon discovery notified by the company under the OALP portfolio.
The 542 sq km RJ-ONHP-2017/1 Block is located in Gudamalani and Chohtan Tehsil of Barmer district, Rajasthan.
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