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A review on the oil & gas prospects of the bengal basin based on photogeomorphological studies

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The Bengal basin is a pericratonal basin and holds large thickness of Sediments since the Jurassic to the Recent times. Several wells have been drilled on the stable shelf part of this basin. The geological picture looks encouraging but no oil or gas has been discovered. Structural downwarping in the basin is envisaged during the Miocene times by earlitr workers. Neotectonic movements should have produced new structures which could be reflected on the surface. Geomorphological studies based on aerial photos revealed an ancient shoreline (strandline) in the Hooghly delta to the south of Calcutta. This Strandline is associated with ancient levees, old Channels and morphostructures and opens up a new venue for strandline pool exploration for oil or gas in the Bengal basin.

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Babu, P.V.L.P. A review on the oil & gas prospects of the bengal basin based on photogeomorphological studies. Journ. Ind. Soc. Photo-Int. 4, 1–13 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02989262

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