Reliance Industries (RIL) is planning to start the delayed production from the second wave of discoveries in its eastern offshore KG-D6 block in November-December 2020.
RIL is working on three projects in the Krishna Godavari basin KG-D6 block, where production from older fields stopped in February 2020. R-Series will be the first of the three fields to go live. All wells have been drilled, completed, tested and connected; also, sub-sea installation and testing works completed. Balance works on control and riser platform are currently underway and pre-commissioning and commissioning expected in Q3/FY21.
The gas from R-Series field was previously expected in June 2020, but COVID-19 lockdown disrupted supply chain and the company could not complete the project in time. RIL and its partner BP are developing three sets of discoveries in KG-D6 block — R-Cluster, Satellites, and MJ by 2022. Peak output of around 28 mscmd is expected by FY24 when all three projects are up and running.
R-Cluster will have a peak output of 12 mmscmd while Satellites, which are supposed to begin output from Q3/2021, will produce a maximum of seven mmscmd. MJ field will start production in Q3/2022 and have a peak output of 12 mmscmd.
RIL has so far made 19 gas discoveries in the KG-D6 block. Of these, D-1 and D-3 — the largest among the lot — were brought into production from April 2009 and MA, the only oilfield in the block, was put to production in September 2008.
RIL is the operator of the block with 66.6% interest while BP holds the remaining stake.