Abstract

The Krishna-Godavari Basin, in the East coast of India is a passive margin basin which belongs to a unique poly cyclic extensional province. Geologically the basin exhibits a very complex sub-surface picture, especially in the west Godavari subbasin area. The sub-surface imaging becomes a challenge because of the thick basaltic layer at the shallow level in this part of the basin. Many 2-D and 3-D seismic campaigns were conducted in this area. But the sub surface could not be mapped satisfactorily including the basement. The acquisition efforts were hampered further because of the logistic problems due to presence of large water bodies, aqua culture and dense population.