RIL finds gas in D-6 block

Reliance Industries Ltd has made two new gas discoveries at its D-6 Block, the site of the world’s largest gas find of 2002, in the Bay of Bengal. The K-1 and K-2 wells, the ninth and tenth consecutive successful wells drilled early this year in the 1.9 million acre D-6 Block, struck the gas reserves.

The K-2 discovery well, located east of the Dhirubhai field, flowed gas at a constrained rate of about 30 million cubic feet per day during testing. The well, located in 992 metres of water, was drilled to a total depth of 2220 metres, Niko Resources of Canada, RIL’s minority partner in the block, said.

The K-1 well also encountered gas though no flow rates were available. K-1, also located east of Dhirubhai, was drilled in 1031 metres of water to a total depth of 2531 metres.

Niko Resources said the two fields were of similar size.