ForumIAS announcing GS Foundation Program for UPSC CSE 2025-26 from 27th May. Click Here for more information.
The main objective is to setup National Data Repository of reliable exploration and production data for India with provisions for seamless access and on-line data management. Specific goals are:
- To validate, store, maintain and reproduce high quality and reliable geoscientific data
- To facilitate efficient data reporting, data exchange, and data trading among existing players including all geoscientific agencies
- To improve DGH’s ability to monitor and control the E&P activities and reporting
- To encourage new E & P activities by providing high quality and reliable data
- To strengthen overall geoscientific activities in India
- To support an open acreage system for an improved Global E & P Business environment in India
- To provide quality E & P data for Processing, Interpretation and Visualization Centers at DGH
- The proposed NDR will primarily safeguard national E&P data asset and shall help and promote exploration and production activities in India.
- This will further streamline all associated procedures, policies and workflows pertaining to data submission, data cataloguing and data viewing, data retrieval and data trading for all concerned quarters pertaining to E&P domain including stack holders, industries, government agencies, academia and research communities.
- NDR is expected to store and maintain hydrocarbon exploration & production data in a safe and reusable manner, in perpetuity.
- The data shall be preserved in accordance with generally accepted NDR standards, and made available to entitled users.
