Oil India Ltd has made its second hydrocarbon discovery in the onland KG Basin NELP VI block. The discovery in the KG-ONN-2004/1 block was made in May at well Thanelanka-1 in Andhra Pradesh, a statement said.

Earlier, it discovered gas at well Dangeru-1 in Andhra Pradesh in the same block. “The well Thanelanka-1 is the first high pressure - high temperature well drilled by OIL and has encountered multiple sands in Gollapalli Formation of Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous and one zone in Raghavapuram Formation of Intra Cretaceous,” the statement said.

Presently, the well is under further testing, it added.

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