-Purswottam Thapa
Dailekh, January 24: A seismic survey has begun as part of the petroleum exploration tasks taking place in the Dailekh district. With such tasks coming near to success, the seminal task of seismic survey has been stepped up.
A joint expert team of Nepal and China is carrying out the tasks of petroleum exploration in the hilly district. The Nepali workers equipped with knowledge and experiences in petroleum exploration in different countries have been mobilized for the same. High-tech machinery is being used in the course of petroleum exploration.
The process of sending wave beneath the Earth surface is taking place to gather information about the location and characteristics of geographical structure under the survey. A seismic survey is considered the most important among four surveys in the course of the exploration.
Exploration Officer at the Department of Mines and Geology Dr. Ganeshnath Tripathi informed that the survey is taking place to identify the storage capacity of petroleum products. “The survey is taking place across 10 seismic lines covering an area of around 20-km having high petroleum storage capacity”. Three seismic surveys have been completed so far, he informed. RSS
