What is KG-D6 basin?
Emily Wong
Updated on March 09, 2026
What is KG-D6 basin?
Krishna Godavari (KG) Basin is spread across 50,000 sq km in the Krishna River and Godavari river basins near the coast of Andhra Pradesh. The site Dhirubhai-6 (D6) is where Reliance Industries discovered the biggest gas reserves in India. The KG basin is considered to be the largest natural gas basin in India.
What is KG-D6 block?
The KG-D6 block lies in the Krishna-Godavari basin of the Bay of Bengal on the eastern coast of India. The block is owned by three entities, namely its operator Reliance Industries (Reliance) (66.6%) and BP (33.3%). It covers an area of 8,100km² and lies in water depths between 700m (2,297ft) and 1,700m (5,577ft).
What happened to KG-D6?
MUMBAI : More than a decade after being put to production, Reliance Industries shuttered its D1/D3 gas field in the KG-D6 block on Monday as the field ceased to produce, the company said. Touted as India’s first deep-water gas field located in the Bay of Bengal, D1/D3 was put to production in April 2009.
Which river delta has big deposit of natural gas oil?
Most of natural gas reserves of the country are located in the Niger Delta.
What is Krishna Godavari dispute?
Government of India constituted a common tribunal on 10 April 1969 to adjudicate the river water utilization disputes among the river basin states of Krishna and Godavari rivers under the provisions of Interstate River Water Disputes Act – 1956. The Krishna River is the second biggest river in peninsular India.
Where is Godavari and Krishna basin?
The Krishna Godavari Basin is a proven petroliferous basin of continental margin located on the east coast of India . Its onland part covers an area of 15000 sq. km and the offshore part covers an area of 25,000 sq….Krishna Godavari Basin.
| Source Rock | Syn-rift Mesozoic sediments |
|---|---|
| Depositional Environment | Continental (Fluvial to Laccustrine ) |
How much gas is in a KG basin?
14 trillion cubic feet (0.4 trillion cubic metre) of gas by Reliance Industries in KG-DWN-98/l (KG-D6) in 2006. 1,800 metre (6,000 feet) below the sea floor. 20 trillion cubic feet (5.7×1011 m3) of gas by Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation in June 2005.
Where is Krishna and Godavari basin?
The Krishna Godavari Basin is a proven petroliferous basin of continental margin located on the east coast of India . Its onland part covers an area of 15000 sq. km and the offshore part covers an area of 25,000 sq. km up to 1000 m isobath.
Where is Krishna Godavari delta?
The Godavari delta classified into the western, eastern and central deltas, comprises 12 lakh acres while the Krishna delta is endowed with the 13 lakh. Nearly 56,000 acres under the Krishna-Eluru canal in West Godavari district is dependent on the Krishna waters for irrigation.
What are the reasons for interstate disputes between Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka?
The 43-year-old dispute on how to divide the surplus water from the River Krishna has been resolved. Karnataka will get more water than what was allocated earlier, while Andhra Pradesh gets the maximum share of surplus water.
What is the cause of Cauvery river dispute?
Based on the inflow Karnataka is demanding its due share of water from the river. It states that the pre-independence agreements are invalid and are angled heavily in the favour of the Madras Presidency, and has demanded a renegotiated settlement based on “equitable sharing of the waters”.
Which river is known as Dakshin Ganga?
Godavari
Option ‘a’ is Godavari. It is India’s second longest river in India after the Ganga. The source of this river is Triumbkeshvar, Maharashtra. It is the correct answer as the Dakshin Ganga is also known as Godavari.
