Q: In which of the following regions of India are shale
gas resources found?
a) Cambay Basin
b) Cauvery Basin
c) Krishna-Godavari Basin
The correct answer is 1, 2 and 3.
- Six basins have been recognised by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) as having shale gas potential.
- These are the Indo-Gangetic plain, Krishna-Godavari, Gondwana, Assam-Arakan, and Cambay. Hence, Option 4 is correct.
- Shale gas is trapped under low permeable rocks, which are typically found next to rocks providing usable/drinking water known as “aquifers.”
- Shale rocks are fine-grained sedimentary rocks that can be rich resources of petroleum and natural gas.
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