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Training Programme on “PALYNOLOGY IN FOSSIL FUEL EXPLORATION” [ September 10-17, 2012 ] PALYNOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES AND ITS APPLICATIONS IN HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION M. SHANMUKHAPPA KDMIPE, ONGC, 9 Kaulagarh Road, Dehradun-248195 E-mail: drmshanmukhappa@hotmail.com There is a continued increase of global demand for hydrocarbon in the 21 st century in developing countries due to industrialisation and fast growing population. In view of this, continued efforts are made to evolve different R&D techniques involving geological, geophysical and geochemical data to suggest the possible source and locales of hydrocarbons. ONGC is the India’s best leading national E&P company which has carried out most of the exploration work in different sedimentary basins of India. The surface and subsurface palynological studies in pursuit of hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation in the ONGC’s premier institute KDMIPE are carried out in various Indian and foreign sedimentary basins. This lecture is aptly designed for young researchers to gain knowledge on palynological techniques and its application in hydrocarbon exploration. Palynology is one of the techniques used as an integral tool in the search for oil and gas. The multimicrofossil palynostratigraphic information of the Indian sedimentary basins has been generated by the palynologists of ONGC for the last three decades which greatly helped in oil industry. The development of industrial palynology and improved methods has been tremendous in the last 10 years in view of the practical synergistic approach to find more oil. A number of modern developments in palynology are utilised for precise dating of sediments, high resolution biostratigraphy for finer zonation, correlation paleogeography, paleoclimate, paleodepositional environments, sequence stratigraphy and source rock evaluation. Sequence stratigraphic analysis continues to be a dynamic area of study in the process of refining the geological modelling of the area related to the hydrocarbon exploration. The integrated approach of sedimentary process analysis, palynological marine index (PMI) analysis, log characters, seismic reflections, biostratigraphic studies and source rock studies led to petroleum system analysis and prioritisation of the exploratory efforts. Palynological study integrated with chemostratigraphy, add time stratigraphic value for identification of finer correlatable units in different depositional realms of the subsurface sediments. The integrated high resolution biochronostratigraphic studies in the east and west coast of India provided meaningful help in firming up the exploratory programmes. The high impact Palynology uses global bioevents of commonly utilised fossil groups spore-pollen, calcareous nannofossil, dinoflagellate cysts, acritarchs, diatoms and silicoflagellates. Integrated palynological studies in the highly explored basins Assam-Arakan, Bengal, Mahanadi, Krishna-Godavari, Cauvery, Andaman Offshore, Cambay, Kutch-Saurashtra, Rajasthan and Mumbai Offshore have been carried out to achieve bio-chronostratigraphic framework. The efforts are also made to develop petroleum systems sequence stratigraphic model to understand the genetically linked strata. Case histories of palynological studies and integration with other data sets add immense value to understand geological history of the area. The knowledge of palynological applications is paramount for effective communication of thoughts and new ideas through focussed industry-academia approach aiming oil industry needs. Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow 21
Training Programme on “PALYNOLOGY IN FOSSIL FUEL EXPLORATION” [ September 10-17, 2012 ] DR. M R RAO Scientist - F Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany 53, University Road, Lucknow 226 007 E-mail: rao.mr2008@gmail.com Dr. M. R. Rao is Scientist – F at the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany. He has 34 years research experience in the field of Tertiary and Quaternary Palynology. His study particularly relates to the morphotaxonomy of spore-pollen, palynostratigraphy and palaeoecological interpretations of Cretaceous- Tertiary and Quaternary sediments of India. He has done palynplogical analyses of Palaeogene-Neogene sediments of Meghalaya, Assam, Kutch and Saurashtra (Gujarat), Kerala, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana. He has successfully completed two DST sponsored projects entitled ‘Analysis of Palaeovegetation and Palaeoclimate of Hominin Bearing Quaternary Sediments of Central Narmada Valley, M.P.’ and ‘Monsoon intensification and Neogene-Quaternary Siwalik Biodiversity. Under the INSA Exchange of Scientists Programme, he visited Poland and China and attended conferences in Europe and Australia. He has published 37 research papers in various international and national journals. Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow 22
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