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Directorate General of Hydrocarbons
India

PRESENTATION OUTLINE
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(2 nd of March 2005)
• Chaired by the then Hon’ble Minister Shri Mani Shankar
Aiyar
• Focus on making R&D more applied and effective in the E&P
Industry
• 12 R&D topics were short-listed and prioritized
• Five National Working Groups were established
• Energy Advisory Groups at Prime locations of E&P activities were to be set up.

1 st Brainstorming Session
5 National Working Groups
• GROUP – I
• Aim : Setting up of National Data Repository (NDR) and
National Technology Bank (NTB).
• Members of the Group : Sh. V.K.Sibal, Head of the Group
Sh. D. K. Pandey, Dir (E) ONGC
Dr. Ravi Bastia, RIL
Dr. N. K. Thakur, NGRI
Dr. S. K. Nath, IIT Kharagpur

1 st Brainstorming Session
Progress made on NDR
• MOU signed with NPD for technical assistance
• Meetings held with operators for finalizing modalities
• Consultant hired for preparation of Tender Document
• Tendering under process
Progress made on NTB
• DGH website is being restructured to host the NTB
• Sub-committees to be formed

1 st Brainstorming Session
5 National Working Groups
• GROUP – II
• Aim : Enhancing Petroleum science graduate / Post Graduate and Dovetailing of R&D Institutes of ONGC with Academia
• Members of the Group : Secretary (P&NG) – Head of the Group
Sh. V.K. Sibal, DG DGH
Sh. D.K. Pandey, Dir(E) ONGC
Dr. M. Mukhopadhaya, ISM Dhanbad

1 st Brainstorming Session
Progress made
• Development of model curriculum in association with Indian
Universities & Industry was taken up
• Problems related to implementation Identified:
 Acute shortage of Trained Faculty
 Poor Industry – Academia Interaction for curriculum updation
 Equipment and data availability
• 3 rd Brainstorming session being held to tackle the problems highlighted by the Academia

1 st Brainstorming Session
5 National Working Groups
• GROUP – III
• Aim : Strategy to encourage world class service providers to set up bases in India
• Members of the Group : Sh. Sanjay Burman Roy, RIL- Head
Sh. M.V. Lall, DGH
Sh. A.J. Das, ONGC
Sh. Y. Sahai, Petrofed

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Progress made
• Final report on the recommendation by the committee submitted to MoP&NG on 25.12.2005
SALIENT FEATURES
 India as a Regional/Global Hub for E&P Technology
Services
 Service Providers can Leverage Indian Talent and
Infrastructure –Job creation in the sector
 Petroleum Economic Zone exclusively for global E&P technology Service companies in line with SEZ with dedicated port facility, single window clearance for equipment import.

1 st Brainstorming Session
5 National Working Groups
• GROUP – IV
• Aim : Identification of critical R&D issues relevant to upstream industry and their resolution with help of HC groups at Houston,
Calgary, London & Moscow.
• Members of the Group : JS (E), MOP&NG – Head
Sh. V.K. Sibal, DGH
Dr. S.K. Nath, IIT Kharagpur
Dr. S.K. Tandon, Delhi University
Dr. P.K. Saraswati, IIT Mumbai
Sh. Mukesh Jain, RIL

1 st Brainstorming Session
Progress made
• HC Group already functional at Houston
• Critical R&D areas identified and handed over to the Group

1 st Brainstorming Session
5 National Working Groups
• GROUP – V
• Aim : Quarterly review of research programme of R&D institutes of ONGC
• Members of the Group : JS (E), MOP&NG – Head
Sh. V.K. Sibal, DGH
Prof. P.K. Saraswati, IIT Mumbai
Sh. I.L. Budhiraja, RIL

1 st Brainstorming Session
Progress made
• R&D Institutes of ONGC to submit an annual work programme to the Group
• Group visited IRS Ahmedabad on 10/7/07 to review the progress of all ONGC Institutes

2 nd Brainstorming Session
(7 th January 2006)
• Chaired by the then Hon’ble Minister Shri Mani Shankar
Aiyar
• Focus on making R&D more applied and effective in the E&P
Industry
• 7 R&D topics identified by ONGC 2 by RIL
• Institutionalization of the following forum suggested
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Integrated Petroleum Forum
Integrated Methane Technology forum

2 nd Brainstorming Session
Action Plan
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Integrated study to be carried out by GSI &
ISM in CBM exploration
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ONGC & Panjab University to collaborate on projects related to outer Himalayas.
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ONGC & NGRI to prepare a geological map for
Deccan India
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Constitute and institutionalize a knowledge base under the committee comprising of JS
MoP&NG, GAIL, Petrofed and DGH.

Initiatives by DGH
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DGH on its own has initiated a closer cooperation with
Universities & Institutions of repute in India.
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Model curriculum prepared in consultation with the
Academia taking into consideration the Industry requirements
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DGH participates in career fairs organized in schools to showcase E&P industry as a prospective career option to students of classes XI & XII
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DGH imparts summer training and recruits freshers from various universities to train them for the E&P Industry

Initiatives by DGH
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DGH Trained officers placed in Shell, Total, ENI, RIL,
ONGC, Norwest, Schlumberger etc.
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Interaction with Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleobotany on
Industry specific R&D Topics
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Interaction on Oil Industry Knowledge & Skill requirements with various universities

Industry – Academia gap
• Curriculum
 Outdated curriculum –need for regular up gradation based on industry requirement incorporating latest developments
 Non Applied – Pass outs feel lost when they join the Industry
• Interaction
 Rare and lacking focus

Industry – Academia gap
• Interdependency
 Industry & Academia working in Silos
• Applied R&D
 Research scholars pursue research on topics not beneficial to the industry

Suggestions
• Closer, regular and continuous Industry – Academia interaction with focus on
 Understanding Industry requirement
 Establishing a symbiotic relationship with the Industry
 Applied R&D specific to the industry
 Providing quality manpower to the Industry
 Contributing to strategic planning

Suggestions
• Highlight the benefit of Industry Oriented Academia to the Industry
 Supporting the research capabilities of universities will provide capacity for developing tomorrow’s technologies
 Bringing "real-world" perspectives to academic environment will enhance training
 Give Opportunity to identify promising candidates and form positive view of company for later recruitment
 Availability of trained engineers and geoscientists

Suggestions
• Specific funds to be allocated for equipment and
HR support. Data availability through DGH
• Research scholars sponsored by Industry
• Retired personnel from E&P Industry to meet faculty requirements of Academia
• Academia Adoption by Industry

Suggestions
• Faculty shortage pertaining to relevant subjects to be hosted at various websites of Petroleum Industry / Universities
• Rotations (similar to industry practice on international assignments) for faculty from Industry
• Industry to provide “faculty fellowships” to bring salaries more in line with industry
• Industry to offer fellowships to graduate teaching assistants
• Industry to offer internship opportunities

Way Forward
• Responsibilities to be assigned for each action plan
• Time lines and milestones for each identified action plan to be fixed
• Regular progress reviews at the highest level

1 st Brainstorming Session
R&D Topics Prioritized
• Chemostratigraphy & Magnetostratigraphy
• Geomicrobiology & Micropaleontology
• Organic maturation and & Paleogeothermal reconstruction
• CSEM, EM, MT & Microseismics
• Subsurface visualization
• Thin bed & Tight reservoir evaluation

1 st Brainstorming Session
R&D Topics Prioritized
• Fluid analysis in real time ( FLAIR )
• MWD / SWD / PWD
• Horizontal , directional, Multilateral & ERD
• HTHP and Deep water Drilling
• MEOR, Gas processing, Compact separation technology, simulation of horizontal and multilateral wells
• National Data Repository
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Five National Working Groups
• GROUP – I
• Aim : Setting up of National Data Repository (NDR) and
National Technology bank (NTB)
• GROUP – II
• Aim : Enhancing Petroleum science graduate / Post
Graduate and Dovetailing of R&D Institutes of ONGC with
Academia
• GROUP – III
• Aim : Strategy to encourage world class service provides to set up bases in India

Five National Working Groups
• GROUP – IV
• Aim of the NWC : Identification of critical R&D issues relevant to upstream industry and their resolution with help of HC groups at Houston, Calgary, London & Moscow.
• GROUP – V
• Aim : Quarterly review of research programme of R&D institutes of ONGc
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Hydrocarbon Advisory Groups
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Topics identified for HAG
1.
Characterization modeling of shale gas & basin centered gas in the different sedimentary basins – Cambay, Krishna-Godavari, and Bombay Offshore
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Biogeneic Gas accumulations – New Learnings
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Development of microbial and interactive proxies for biogeneic methane exploration.
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Deepwater G&G and appraisal programmes, concept development plans.
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Reservoir prediction in areas of excessive compaction, complex digenetic history and influence of early metamorphism.

Topics identified for HAG
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Identification of suitable seismic acquisition and processing technologies for sub-surface imagining in fold belt areas, under basalt cover and in areas of igneous intrusives.
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Identification of areas of suitable reservoirs in basement including basement fractures.
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Water shut off in active water drive fractured basement reservoir,
Borholla field in Dhansiri valley area.
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Flow assurance in high pour point crude of Mekrang and
Uriamghat fields in South Assam shelf.
10. Exploration in high pressure, high temperature areas – Bombay offshore, Areas of fold belt etc.

Topics identified for HAG
11. Exploitation of hydrocarbons from tight reservoirs – Bhuvanigiri,
Mandapeta, offshore Ratnagiri.
12. Simulation of insitu combustion processes.
13. Understanding mechanism of improving water flood efficiency through microbial process.
14. Advances in Chemical EOR processes – design of cheaper chemicals / surfactants.
15. Volumetric assessment for gas hydrates.
16. Development of models in ER and Horizontal wells encompassing local conditions.

Topics identified for HAG
17. Development of effective technique for discriminating reservoir facies, its characterization and evaluating HC potential in non-
Archie settings like Igneous and metamorphic rocks, shale coals, low resistivity and low contrast areas.
18. Development and design of GEL technology for conformance control in high temperature oil wells.
19. Developing earth model for old log data in mature fields.
20. Developing a drilling fluid simulation facility for study and evaluation of different drilling fluids behaviour and performance under simulated conditions of their actual field application.
21. Water shut off in active water drive fractured Basement reservoir,
Borholla field in Dhansiri valley areas.
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Topics identified by ONGC & RIL
ONGC
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Enhancement of Productivity from Tight Reservoirs –
Bhuvanagiri Field – improved mud system and hydro fracturing.
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Primary Cementation against the over pressure/mud loss prone zones – Western Offshore, Mumbai.
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Drilling and testing in high pressure, high temperature wells in Tapti – Daman Area, Mumbai Offshore.
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Drilling and testing in high pressure, high temperature wells in Himalayan Foot Hills.

Topics identified by ONGC & RIL
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Analysis of low resistivity areas of GS-11 reservoir,
Gandhar Field.
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Analysis of low resistivity areas in some fields of eastern Region.
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Best Possible Methodology for well completion –
Western Offshore
RIL
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R&D for cementation behind casing
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Study of turbidities currents
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List of Universities / Institutes
• IIT Bombay, Kharagpur, Roorkee, Kanpur
• BHU, AMU, ISM, Osmania, Garhwal, Delhi, MS Baroda,
Kurukshetra, Panjab, Lucknow, Andhra, MIT Pune, UPES
Dehradun
• BSIP, NGRI, NIO, NIOT
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Number of Trainees
• Summer Training to 96 Students
• Recruited 60 Trainee officers for training them for
E&P Industries
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