Abstract:
First and foremost I offer my sincere gratitude to all of my supervisors, Prof. D. K. Mukhopadhyay, Prof. Stuart Burley and Dr. Premanand Mishra for their support and guidance. I would especially like to thank Prof. Mukhopadhyay who assigned me the project, showed me the field area of study and guided me throughout the dissertation with his knowledge and useful comments. I would also like to thank Cairn Energy India Pvt Ltd for logistics and financial support during the field work, which was a part of a Project sanctioned to Prof. Mukhopadhyay.
I would also like to express my gratitude to the Head of Department for offering appropriate environment to carry out the work without any difficulty. I would also take the opportunity to thank Prof. G. J. Chakrapani and the coordination committee for their valuable comments and suggestions. Special thanks to Miss Harjot Kaur for her help and support. I am grateful to my family and friends for their motivation and everlasting support.
