India: Dholka and Wavel Fields

Total current production, as of September 2026, from the two fields in India
is about 780 BOE (barrels of oil equivalent) per day


In 1995, JTI entered into a production sharing agreement with the Government of India (GOI) to develop the Dholka and Wavel fields in Gujarat, India.  Through our onsite improvements and analysis of the field's proven reserves, we have increased production in Dholka field three-fold, and doubled the reserves in Dholka field. In Wavel field, we have reactivated the abandoned field by drilling new wells.

The Dholka and Wavel fields are located in the state of Gujarat in India, about 320 miles north of Mumbai, and within 38 miles from Ahmedabad, a major city in Gujarat, India. Dholka field has numerous hydrocarbon zones including conventional sandstone-siltstone reservoirs and newly discovered shale reservoirs. Wavel field also has numerous hydrocarbon zones.

As of September 2026, the total production from the two fields in India is about 780 BOE (barrels of oil equivalent) per day.

Dholka Field:

As of September 2026, there are 38 producing wells in the Dholka field with oil production of about 580 barrels of oil per day and gas production of about 21,000 Std. Cubic Meters (SCM) per day (equivalent to 100 BOE per day). Thus, the total production from Dholka field as of September 2026 is about 700 BOE per day. The majority of produced gas is sold to local business enterprises.

In addition, we have two active water-injection schemes for secondary recovery in Dholka field. Our daily injection rate ranges at about 800-900 barrels of water injection.

We own a work-over rig which is being used to maintain and improve production in Dholka & Wavel fields. We have successfully maintained production in both fields by doing work-over jobs.

The addition of more water injection schemes for enhancing secondary recovery is ongoing.

Wavel Field:

Wavel field was abandoned. After JTI took over the field, we reactivated it by drilling two new wells. As of September 2026, the three active wells in Wavel field produce a total of about 75 barrels of oil per day.