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D G H

Presented By:Harsh K. Shah (14MT0286)Rakesh Kumar Pandey (14MT0287)Kumar Abhijeet Raj (14MT0452)Rajak Kumar Jhalendra (14MT0458)

08th April, 2015

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About DGH

• The Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) was:– established on 8th April, 1993– under the administrative control of MoP&NG as

through Government of India Resolution.

• Objectives– to promote sound management of the oil and

natural gas resources having a balanced regard for environment, safety, technological and economic aspects of the petroleum activity.

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Vision and Funding

• To be an upstream advisory & technical regulatory body of international repute, creating value for society through proliferation & dissemintion of E&P knowledge optimal hydrocarbon resources management & environment friendly practices.

• DGH is funded through OIDB grants.

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Responsibilities• Review exploration programmes of companies for

adequacy

– Half yearly review of work programmes in Petroleum Exploration Licence (PEL) areas of ONGC & OIL, awarded on Nomination Basis.

– Processing and review of all the PEL and ML cases for the Ministry.– Review of work programme and budget of all exploration blocks and fields under

PSCs.– Monitoring of all CBM blocks awarded under CBM rounds I, II & III.– Change of Participating interest and assignment cases.– Participation in Management Committee meetings.– Cost monitoring, statutory payments to government, Profit sharing to government.– Facilitating statutory & other clearances.– Extension of phases, relinquishment of acreages, assignment, appointment of

auditor, approval of audited accounts and other PSC related issues.

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Responsibilities

• Technical & financial evaluation and review of development plans of commercial discoveries

• Concurrent review of reservoir performance of all the major fields under private / JV operators and major fields of NOCs including Bombay High .

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Staffing

DGH is manned by staff drawn on deputation/tenure basis mainly from upstream Public Sector Undertakings like ONGC & OIL.

The major Public Sector Undertakings(PSUs) of India from which employees and staff have been deputed to DGH are:- > ONGC > OIL > IOC > BPCL

•The requirement of staff is supplemented through trainee officers.

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DGH’s Activities• E & P and CBM Acreages

– DGH is broadly bestowed with the responsibility of managing the various activities with regard to Indian E&P acreages.

– They are in terms of awarding blocks, executing production sharing contracts, monitoring developments etc.

• In PSC– Review of work Programme and budget of all

exploration blocks and fields under PSC’s.– Facilitating of statutory and other clearances.– Management Committee Meetings.

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DGH’s Activities

– Assignment of Participating Interest.– Extension of phases, relinquishment of acreages,

assignment, appointment of auditor, approval of auditing account and other PSC related issues as and when arise.

• G & G Activities– Data Acquisition– Processing– Interpretation– Visualization

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DGH’s Activities• Drilling Activities

– Monitoring of Drilling activities in Onland and Offshore wells of NELP Pre-NELP blocks/fields.

– To prepare various data related to rigs and wells.– Evaluation of drilling work programmes and budgets

for all blocks and fields.– Evaluation of all EC applications related to drilling

wells, rigs,OSVS etc.– Estimation of cost of unfinished drilling work

programme of operators.– Technical scrutiny of all matters related to

drilling/workover activities.

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DGH’s Activities

• Other Activities– Production and monitoring– Data Management and NDR– Clearances

• Through Ministry of Home Affairs– Conducting Bidding rounds

• Pre-NELP• NELP• CBM

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Thank You!Any questions ???