The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has brought out following policies/notifications after Coal Bed Methane (CBM) Policy 1997:
Policy for extension of exploration phases for exploration and production under CBM contracts in 2007.
Guidelines for pricing and commercial utilization of CBM in 2011.
Notification for grant of right to exploration and exploitation of Coal Bed Methane to Coal India Limited and its subsidiaries from all coal bearing areas for which they possess mining lease for coal in 2015.
Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy was introduced in 2016 wherein all types of hydrocarbon resources, both conventional and unconventional can be explored and exploited.
Policy framework for Early Monetisation of CBM in 2017.
Notification for consolidated terms and conditions for grant of right to exploration and exploitation of Coal Bed Methane to Coal India Limited and its subsidiaries from all coal bearing areas for which they possess mining lease for coal in 2018.
A policy framework for Exploration and exploitation of Unconventional hydrocarbons in existing acreages under existing Production Sharing Contracts, CBM contracts and Nomination fields was introduced in 2018.
A policy framework to promote and incentivize enhanced recovery methods for Oil and Gas was notified by the Government in 2018.
33 blocks have been allotted to various companies in four CBM bidding rounds. State-wise list of CBM blocks is annexed.
Details of CBM producing blocks and its operators are as under:
S No
Block
Operator
1.
Raniganj (South)
Great Eastern Energy Corporation Limited
2.
Raniganj (East)
Essar Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Limited
3
Sohagpur (West)
Reliance Industries Limited
4.
Jharia
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited.
5.
Bokaro
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited
CBM production in the previous five years till February 2020 is as under:
S.NO
State
CBM Production (MMSCM)
1
Jharkhand
17.11
2
West Bengal
2103.24
3
Madhya Pradesh
879.42
Total
2999.77
MMSCM: Million Metric Standard Cubic Meters
Operators are required to take environment clearance from Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change before starting CBM operations in the area.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan in the Rajya Sabha today in a written reply.
Annexure
Sr.No
Block
Coalfield
State
1
Raniganj (South)
Raniganj
West Bengal
2
Raniganj (North)
Raniganj North
West Bengal
3
RG(E)-CBM-2001/I
Raniganj East
West Bengal
4
BB-CBM-2005/III
Birbhum
West Bengal
5
Jharia
Jharia
Jharkhand
6
BK-CBM-2001/I
Bokaro
Jharkhand
7
NK-CBM-2001/I
North Karanpura
Jharkhand
8
SK-CBM-2003/II
South Karanpura
Jharkhand
9
NK(W)-CBM-2003/II
North Karanpura
Jharkhand
10
RM-CBM-2005/III
Rajmahal
Jharkhand
11
RM(E)-CBM-2008/IV
Rajmahal
Jharkhand
12
SP(West)-CBM-2001/I
Sohagpur
Madhya Pradesh
13
SP(East)-CBM-2001/I
Sohagpur
Madhya Pradesh
14
ST-CBM-2003/II
Satpura
Madhya Pradesh
15
SR-CBM-2005/III
Singrauli
Madhya Pradesh
16
ST-CBM-2008/IV*
Satpura
Madhya Pradesh
17
SP(N)-CBM-2005/III
Sohagpur
Madhya Pradesh
18
SP(NE)-CBM-2008/IV
Sohagpur
Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh
19
SH(N)-CBM-2003/II
Sonhat
Chhattisgarh
20
MR-CBM-2005/III
Mand Raigarh
Chhattisgarh
21
TR-CBM-2005/III
Tatapani Ramkola
Chhattisgarh
22
BS(1)-CBM-2003/II
Barmer Sanchor
Rajasthan
23
BS(2)-CBM-2003/II
Barmer Sanchor
Rajasthan
24
BS(3)-CBM-2003/II
Barmer Sanchor
Rajasthan
25
BS(4)-CBM-2005/III
Barmer Sanchor
Rajasthan
26
BS(5)-CBM-2005/III
Barmer Sanchor
Rajasthan
27
TL-CBM-2008/IV
Talcher
Odisha
28
IB-CBM-2008/IV
IB VALLEY
Odisha
29
WD-CBM-2003/II
Wardha
Maharashtra
30
KG(E )-CBM-2005/III
Kothagudem
Andhra Pradesh
31
GV(N)-CBM-2005/III
Godavari
Telangana
32
MG-CBM-2008/IV
Mannargudi
Tamil Nadu
33
AS-CBM-2008/IV
Assam
Assam