Oil India Limited (OIL), India’s second largest National Exploration & Production Company, through its exploratory efforts has made 2 hydrocarbon discoveries in the Moran Petroleum Mining Lease (PML) in the Upper Assam Basin in the month of April 2017 in the wells Borbhuibil-1 and Lakwagaon-1. 

The well Borbhuibil-1 encountered multiple sands in the Barail and Lakadong+Therria formations. On testing, a 15m Barail sand at a depth of 3322m produced oil at the rate of 28 m3/d. A 10m Lakadong+Therria sand at a depth of 4300m produced oil at the rate of 100 m3/d. The feasibility of bringing the discovery on production at the earliest is under study. 

In the well Lakwagaon-1, discovery of a gross column of 30m oil sand in Barail formation has been made which produced 42 m3/d of oil on initial testing. The well is currently on production. 

The discoveries have opened up avenue for further exploration of already identified leads / prospects in the area.