Geosciences of the Rajasthan Basins, India

Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-981-963004-2
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore

Buch, Englisch, 168 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 440 g

Reihe: Springer Geology

This book provides a thorough grasp of the geology and geophysics of hydrocarbon reserves in the Rajasthan Basins, India, and the latest updates from academicians and researchers in related industrial fields. The book covers a wide variety of geological and geophysical aspects related to the Rajasthan Basins, such as hydrocarbon exploration and production methods, stratigraphy, sedimentology, paleontology, source rock characterization, and hydrocarbon potential. This book is a useful resource for a wide range of readers who are interested in geology, petroleum geology and economic geology of the basin as well as professionals in the oil and gas industry.

The Rajasthan Basin in the western part of the Rajasthan state of India hosts three petroliferous sedimentary sub-basins: the Barmer, Jaisalmer and Bikaner-Nagaur sub-basins. The Barmer sub-basin has been recognized as category 1, i.e., a basin with prolific production of hydrocarbons. These three sub-basins are important for the energy security of India and are being explored and developed by major oil and gas companies. Therefore, it is important to understand the geologic structures, sedimentary depositional systems and hydrocarbon potential of the sub-basins. This study necessitates studying the stratigraphy, sedimentology, structural geology and geophysical properties of the rocks and sediments and thermal history. Such studies help to identify potential reservoirs, seals and traps for oil and gas, and to estimate the volume and quality of hydrocarbons present.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kar, Nihar Ranjan

Mukherjee, Soumyajit

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Bodenkunde, Sedimentologie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Petrologie, Mineralogie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Geologie
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Geophysik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction to “Geosciences of the Rajasthan basins”.-  2. Geomorphology, elevation & gravity studies from the western Rajasthan basins (Barmer, Bikaner-Nagaur and Jaisalmer), India.- 3. Lignites of western Rajasthan as a source rock for hydrocarbons.- 4. Morphometric, gravity and bathymetric (topographic) analysis of Bayana basin, Rajasthan, India.- 5. Morphometric and geophysical studies from a part of Aravalli-Delhi fold belt, Rajasthan, India.- 6. Palm leaf fossils from the early Eocene of western Rajasthan: Paleoclimatic implications.- 7. Plant megafossil diversity in the Palaeogene Rajasthan Basins of Bikaner-Nagaur, Barmer and Jaisalmer: A review.- 8.  Palaeoenvironmental significance of Trace fossils from Pokaran Sandstone of the Jodhpur Group, Marwar Supergroup, western India.- 9. The Ediacaran discoidal fossil Aspidella from Sonia Sandstone of the Jodhpur Group, Marwar Supergroup, western India, and their palaeobiological implications.- 10. Geomorphic and geophysical studies from the Sukri River watersheds, Rajasthan, India.

Über Autor(innen)

Soumyajt Mukherjee, a specialist in tectonics and structural geologist, is a Professor at the Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. He is an editorial board member of and has published many articles in international journals as well as books, including and .

Nihar Ranjan Kar is a Senior Technical Officer at the CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute. He is an organic geochemist who has published papers in international journals. His research interests include source rock characterization, depositional environment, thermal and burial history, kerogen degradation kinetics in sedimentary basins, basin modelling, sequence stratigraphy, and paleo-climatic and paleo-geographic reconstruction.