Table 7: Reserves of Natural Gas in India (2013)

The 15 basins out of a total 26 sedimentary basins (figure 10) in India have prognosticated hydrocarbon resources of about 206 Billion barrels of oil equivalent spread across onland, offshore and deepwater areas. Total area under these basins is 3 million sq. km. Over the last twelve years, there have been significant forward steps in exploring the hydrocarbon potential of the sedimentary basins of India. The unexplored area has come down to 15% which was 50% in 1995-96.