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Panadro Formation
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Panadro Fm base reconstruction

Panadro Fm

Period: 
Paleogene

Age Interval: 
Early Eocene


Province: 
W.India Kutch Basin

Type Locality and Naming

SUBSURFACE. Interval 663-774m in well GK-29A-1. [Original Publication: Zutshi, P.L., Mittal, S.K and Shah, L. (1993) Lithostratigraphy of Indian Petroliferous Basins, Document IV, Kutch Saurashtra Basin, KDMIPE, ONGC Publication, pp 1-50.]

[Fig. Geological and structural map of Kutch, also showing the onshore and offshore wells drilled for oil exploration. (Map by Rasoul Sorkhabi in GeoExpro Dec2014, based on various sources including S.K. Biswas, Current Science, 25May2005)]


Lithology and Thickness

Clayey sandstone. The formation consists dominantly of sandstone facies in the upper part and the alteration of sandstone, ferruginous shale and silty siltstone in the lower part. 111m thickness in GK-29A-1 well.


Lithology Pattern: 
Clayey sandstone


Relationships and Distribution

Lower contact

Unconformable with Nora member of the Nakhtarana Fm in the well GK-29A-1

Upper contact

Unconformable with Jakhau Fm, the contact is distinct between argillaceous limestone of Jakhau Fm and dominantly sandy facies of Panadro Fm.

Regional extent


GeoJSON

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Fossils

Nummulites – Dicocyclina – Assilina biofacies.

[Figure 1: Biostratigraphic Correlation in the Paleogene succession of Kutch Offshore Basin along section line A-B, showing the location of the type section of Panadro Fm in Well GK-29-A-A (modified after Anil Bhandari et al., 1996)]


Age 

Lower Eocene

Age Span: 

    Beginning stage: 
Ypresian

    Fraction up in beginning stage: 
0.3

    Beginning date (Ma): 
53.62

    Ending stage: 
Lutetian

    Fraction up in the ending stage: 
0.2

    Ending date (Ma):  
46.66

Depositional setting

This formation got deposited in near-shore beach environment.


Depositional pattern:  


Additional Information


Compiler:  

D.S.N Raju