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Geomorphology and Petroleum Prospects of Cauvery Basin, Tamilnadu, Based on Interpretation of Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS) Data

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Geomorphological studies of the Cauvery basin, Tamilnadu were carried out using IRS images with special emphasis on identification of zones of hydrocarbon occurrences. The basin exhibits landforms of fluvial and fluvio-marine plains. Two major trends of lineaments and 15 circular anomalies have been identified. The NW-SE trend appears to be younger and might have played an important role in migration and entrapment of hydrocarbons. Six circular anomalies are associated with known oil/gas wells. The study has identified probable zones of hydrocarbon occurrences.

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  1. Remote Sensing Laboratory, Kdmipe, 248 195, ONGC, Dzehra Dun

    D S Mitra & R P Agarwal

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Mitra, D.S., Agarwal, R.P. Geomorphology and Petroleum Prospects of Cauvery Basin, Tamilnadu, Based on Interpretation of Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS) Data. J Indian Soc Remote Sens 19, 263–268 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03023973

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