11 - Chapter 2 PDF
11 - Chapter 2 PDF
11 - Chapter 2 PDF
ORGANIZATIONAL SET-UP
OF ONGC
Chapter - 2: ORGANIZATIONAL SET-UP OF ONGC
ONGC (Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd, formerly: Oil & Natural Gas
Commission) was set up in 1956 soon after India got its independence
development and production of crude oil, natural gas, and some value
Petroleum. ONGC is exploring and producing oil & natural gas from
round the clock. It is this toil, which amply reflects in the performance
ONGC contributes around Rs. 10,000 crore to the nation’s oil pool
India’s largest producer of crude oil, natural gas and LPG. It also
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ONGC has entered into a joint venture (JV) with Coal India Limited to
organisatoinal values.
people.
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5. Provide value linkages in other sectors of energy business,
value.
In the new assess based structures the entire major activities and
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Fig.-1: ONGC Structure
Hazira Tripura
Plant IPSEM
Offshore
PSC-JV Chief - EM Technical
Audit &QA
Head
Chief- Engg.
Regional
Services
Office
1CBMMBP)— IRS
Chief- Design
Logging
Exploration Geophysical
Directorate Services IDT Works
[ EXCOM |-
GEOPiC (OGPT Maintenance
Regional IEOT
Geophy. Services
enables those at the top to know what goes on at the bottom, at the
as below.
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Fig.-2: Offshore Asset Structure
Director (Offshore)
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Fig.-4: Basin Structure
Basin Manager
Block Head Specialist Head Bid Head Head Head Head Head Regional
Manager Group Monitoring Group Database Support Regional Labs Geophy. Services Office
Forward - Base
Managers
actively in the game and then strive to extend their own spheres of
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significance for India's Oil Sector, which has to provide oil security, and
thereby economic strength & resilience, to the country. This sector has
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competitive strength in the market place. An intensive company-wide
the nine premier ONGC institutes that offer R&D need and consultancy
that some of the best in the world in terms of quality, reliability, and
cost-effectiveness.
ONGC, during the period 1962-1977, had only one Research &
and Sibsagar. This mother institute prepared the first ever sedimentary
perspective and plans for the country. The optimism R&T generated in
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subsequent to the initial foray by ONGC in these shallow waters off the
Gujarat coast under the company’s initiative called ’Leap Frog’. The
The basic objectives of these R&D institutes are to meet its needs and .
around the world in all the areas of exploration, drilling, production, etc.
excellence.
are the focused areas for realizing the basic objectives effectively.
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institutes have been accredited with the prestigious ISO 9001, ISO—
(KDMIPE), Dehradun-1962
Panvel-1984
Panvel--1983
(GEOPIC), Dehradun-1987
1985
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Andhra University and the Centre for Petroleum Biotechnology (CBPT)
the field of oil and natural gas exploration, stands to foster the culture
and energy security. There are three major functions of the institute—
foreign appraisal.
Objectives of KDMIPE:
> to unravel the complexities of habitat of petroleum
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> to develop exploration models and to firm up and
plays,
technologies,
sources.
modeling.
prospecting techniques.
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7. Geochemical classification and correlation of oil and
formation fluids.
maturation modelling.
Information Network). The future R&D thrust areas of KDMIPE for the
which the major activities will revolve around are: Remote sensing,
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2.5.2 Institute of Reservoir Studies (IRS)
the reservoir.
Objectives of IRS:
reservoir management.
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Air Injection (HPAI) for improved oil recovery is taken with University of
national collaborative projects are: NCL, Pune, and TERI, New Delhi.
R&D in the areas of Oil & gas well drilling technology; IDT is engaged
development of technologies.
Objectives of IDT.
materials.
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of high temperature, high-pressure deep wells in
3. Operations monitoring
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wells under varied sub-surface geological environment. IDT has also
been assigned the task of up gradation of the onland drilling rigs in ER,
WOBU and SR. This exercise will enhance the useful life of rigs and
modernize them.
provide a strong Research & Development base for oil and gas
R&D support to the entire spectrum of oil and gas production, which
Objectives of IOGPT
competent professionals.
house R&D
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Services from IOGPT:
IOGPT has six major functional groups, and the capabilities in the
areas are:
tubing.
properties of fluids.
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Electrical submersible pumps, Probe testing of gas lift
valves.
engineers.
role in existing work areas and work with field teams for solutions
and development wing of ONGC. Today the institute is the nodal centre
corrosion engineering.
The institute has set a vision to transform itself into a global centre of
Objectives of IEOT:
ocean technology.
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> Quality consultancy services to wider clientele in the
fields of:
2. Geotechnical engineering
3. Structural engineering
fields
2. HAZOP Studies
foundations
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reputed universities for carrying out in-depth study of different problems
related to engineering in oil and gas industry. The institute has also
entered into collaborations with NGI, Norway in the area of soil testing
one of the finest capabilities in the world in the area of data evaluation,
problems.
techniques
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2. Seismic data processing—2D & 3D seismic data
Objectives of IPSHEM:
The primary objective of the institute is to promote standards of safety,
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1. Training—Theoretical classroom training of safety,
audit.
projects. The institute has planned for augmenting its practical training
a number of oil fields throughout the region. Being rich in flora and
movements.
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Petroleum biotechnology plays a vital role in geomicrobial prospecting,
bioremediation techniques.
Objectives of INBIGS:
The main objectives of INBIGS are:
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bioscientists.
related activities.
biotechnology.
1. Microbial EOR
SRB/GAB.
fields of DVP, ER, and bioremediation of oil spilled soil of cluster, I, II,
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2.5.9 Institute of Management Development (IMD)
ONGC and its work force to enhance their professional and managerial
skills.
Objectives of IMD:
industry by:
technologies internationally
modules
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> To promote quality awareness, develop quality in
ONGC’s network of working and activities are spread over the various
Projects:
MR: -Neelam Pilot Project, Mumbai
Plants
- Uran Plant, Uran Mumbai Region
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Regional Work Centres:
1. Delhi
(AP)
work culture. Information is the key input to the modern E&P business
centres are now established at different work centres with its long
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2.7.1 Library & Information Centres as Information Pool
The followings are the ONGC libraries scattered all over the regions
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1. KDMIPE Library (Dehradun)
This is the central Library of ONGC (HQ) and known to be the biggest
among all the libraries, with huge collection of about 60,000 books and
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Sedimentology, Geophysics, Petroleum engineering, Petroleum
technology and its sub facets. The collection ranges to 10,000 books
Drilling bits, Oil & gas, Oil recovery, Oil economics, etc. Library
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is 9.30 to 17.30 hrs. on 5 days pattern. The facilities are restricted to
training only. The management trainees are the exclusive users of this
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5. IRS Library (Ahmedabad)
concentrate its subscription on: Oil & gas, reservoir engineering, oil
linkage with INFLIBNET. Timings of the library are 9.30 to 17.30 hrs.
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7. Chennai Regional Library (SR-Chennai)
Chennai region.
ONGC. Since, the library is in its initial phase of development with the
The reference books are also available. Technical journals are very few
The library is located in the institute at Panvel and well equipped with
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gas, electronics and telecommunication, management and computer
the related aspect of oil production and operations. These are on: Oil &
only. The library is open from 9.30 to 17.30 hrs. This library is known to
manner. The timings of the library are from 9.30 to 17.30 hrs. The
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RTI library is adjacent to the IOGPT. The core collection of this library
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computer science, and general readings, etc. Journals are very few on
The members are the temporary basis for the specialized trainees and
to 17 hrs.
the Priyadarshini building at Sion, Mumbai, this library caters the needs
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Offshore exploration, R&D of oil & gas, Geochemistry, management
and computer science. The technical and scientific journals are in the
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are 9.00 to 17^00 hrs. The members are allowed to access the facilities
standards—API, BIS, ASTM, IP, ISO, AANSI, IEC, etc. The library is
open from 9.30 to 17.30 hrs and allows accessing the employees of
This library is located at Uran Township quite far from the main city of
receive oil and gas from Mumbai High field off the costal areas of
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engineering, plant engineering, process engineering, Production
crude oil and gas. Electronic information formats are also available in
scientists. Apart from this, the library is connected with IMMS, ICNET
services are from 9 to 18 hrs and allow to the employees of Uran plant
only. Here the employees are attending the duties in Shift pattern.
enable the engineers and scientists aware in the area of oil and natural
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production engineering, drilling, computer science, oil & gas, etc.
on oil and gas, drilling, reservoir engineering which has got relevance
Library working hrs is normal and allow to the trainees and employees
users of this library. The collections are on these areas with non-
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round the clock as the Geopic centers work in shifts and managed by
INBIGS library is very recent in its development and has acquired little
on occasional basis.
organization.
In Oil Exploration business, Basin analysis and studies are the vital
area where the large amount of data are generated and correlated with
acreages and reserve estimates for finding oil & gas. Geophysical
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natural gas are regularly generating handful of data and information for
gas production tasks. All the projects/ plants of ONGC invariably bring
vehemently recycled for further use by the engineers and scientists for
their up coming projects and assignments they await. Deep sea drilling
become very urgent to strike oil & gas at great depth of meterage.
The joint ventures (JVs) are another challenged area where ONGC is
prospects of oil findings and production abroad are going well with new
the country.
into its shape of working. The integrational drive of IT and its interface
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related matters among the applications with the communication
on:
- Minimisation of interfaces
SAP has been considered as preferred platform for project ICE. The
SAP platform. The solution architecture of SAP taken into account the
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- Improved responsiveness to changing market/global
conditions
and must also be integrated into SAP platform for seamless cross
functional integration.
production of oil & gas and related oil field services. ONGC’s entire
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Fig.- 6: Strength of Executives of ONGC
6000n
5432
4884
5000-
Strength
2000-
1000-
7 l
E-0 E-1 E-2 E-3 E-4 E-5 E-6 E-7 E-8 E-9
Levels of Executives
4000-1
3568 3609
3500- ^ Engineers
2931 BS Scientists
3000-
Strength
2526
2500- 2362
2000
1500-1
1000
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I 35 99 49 145 , 7 0
0 T T T
E-0 E-1 E-2 E-3 E-4 E-5 E-6 E-7 E-8 E-9
Levels of Executives
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Table-2: Discipline & Level-wise strength of Engineers (E-0 to E-9)
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Table—4: Age-wise & Level wise strength of Scientists
and outsourced resources and the need for information directly geared
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In the drive of CRC, the corporate executives ranging from E-6 to E-9
level have the strength of 692 (table-1), which falls under the category
has the strength of 11,392 (table-1), and the remaining forms the part
and generation both are at crucial stage at the level, that navigates the
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for the ultimate net effects. Thus, the drive of the information flow
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