Journal of Petroleum Geology, Vol.7, No.1, pp.27-46, 1984

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RESERVOIR GEOLOGY AND ITS ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT
OF THE L-III RESERVOIR, BOMBAYHIGH FIELD, INDIA+

L. L. Bhandari* and S. K. Jain**

* Director, Keshava Deva Malaviya Institute of Petroleum Exploration, Oil and Natural Gas Commission, Kaulagarh Road, Dehra Dun, India.

**Deputy Superintending Geologist, Bombay Offshore Project, Oil and Natural Gas Commission, 16th Floor, Maker Towers, Bombay, India.

+ The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors only and not necessarily of the organisation to which they belong. Data from some of the unpublished reports of the Oil and Natural Gas Commission have been used. This is gratefully acknowledged.

Abstract

A brief account of the geology of the Bombay High oilfield on the Western Shelf of India is presented. The L-III reservoir, its development and exploration utilising a 3-D, 3-phase black-oil mathematical model is discussed in detail.