Abstract

A GIS based plate tectonic reconstruction of the Indian and Arabian plate during Neo-ProterozoicCambrian suggests that the Najd Fault system of the Arabian Peninsula to be continuous from the Arabian Plate on to the northern part of Indian plate. These extension of Najd Fault systems can be spatially correlated with presently. E-W faults of Bikaner Nagaur and Ganga Basin. The Neo Proterozoic Cambrian Huqf supergroup of Oman which are prolific hydrocarbon producers are deposited in basins formed due to sinistral movement along these basins. Coeval formations in Bikaner Nagaur and Indus Basin have also been found to be hydrocarbon producing and are deposited in basins formed due to movement of faults considered to be extension of Najd Fault system. In Ganga basin, Hydrocarbon shows have been observed from Neo-ProterozoicCambrian sequences in Sarda and Gandak depressions. This paper attempts to delineate the extension of Najd Fault system on to Ganga basin and on that basis delineate prospective/ promising zones for exploration.