Basement Configuration in Eastern part of Vindhyan Basin Derived from Aeromagnetics and its Significance in Oil Exploration

The basement configuration of the eastern part of the Proterozoic Vindhyan basin has been deduced by re-processing of the aeromagnetic data. The depths to the magnetic basement vary from 2 to 6 km. The basement in this part appears to consist of basement 'highs' (culminations) and 'lows' (depressions) elongated in a general ENE-WSW to EW direction. This configuration has divided the eastern Vindhyan basin into sub-basins. The large thickness of sediments in the sub-basins may be of interest in exploration for oil industry.