Increase Gas Production From Kutai Kartanegara, Pertamina Hulu Mahakam Estimates 135 MMscfd Gas Production

Workers of PT Pertamina Hulu Rokan (PHR) Sumatra Zone 4 check the gas pipeline leading to the West Prabumulih X Gas Compressor Station (SKG X PMB) in Prabumulih, South Sumatra. (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - PT Pertamina Hulu Mahakam (PHM), which is part of Zone 8 Regional Kalimantan Subholding Upstream, has succeeded in carrying out on stream gas activities from the second platform of the Jumelai Project, North Sisi, North Nubi (JSN), namely WPS-3 on Friday, 10 June 2022. , at Sisi Nubi Square, Kutai Kartanegara Regency.

After the onstream success of the first JML1 platform, the first gas flow from the WPS-3 platform indicates that PHM has officially increased gas production from the JSN Project, namely from the SS-301 well by 22.51 million standard cubic feet per day (MMscfd).

General Manager of PHM, Krisna, said that PHM's success in delivering gas from the JSN project, both from the first and second platforms, is a manifestation of the Company's commitment to realizing a work program supported by the receipt of oil and gas incentive approval from the government.

"Since the approval of oil and gas incentives was given in 2021, all levels of management and PHM workers have continued to take various strategic steps to realize the work program that has been approved. In addition to increasing the number of drilling activities, we have succeeded in finding new sources of oil and gas reserves from exploration and exploitation activities that can support the achievement of Indonesia's oil and gas production targets in 2030," said Krisna in an official statement, Saturday, June 18.

In addition, according to Krisna, PHM also applies the best engineering practices in maintaining and improving the reliability of its decades-old oil and gas operation and production facilities so that they continue to operate optimally.

"With the incentives given to us, the continuity of investment and production of PHM can be maintained so that the supply of energy for national needs can be achieved," he said.

PHM's Senior Manager of Subsurface Development & Planning, Ferico Afrinas said gas reserves from the Plan of Development for the North Sisi North Nubi Field are estimated at 82 BSCF with 626 Mstb of condensate.

"In addition to the 2 onstream wells, namely SS-301 & 302, currently PHM is focusing on completing drilling and production operations in the remaining 10 wells. It is planned that additional production will be produced through the SS-302 well which also comes from the same platform," said Ferico.

Meanwhile, PHM Senior Project Manager Setyo Sapto Edi explained that the WPS-3 platform has a design production capacity of up to 45 MMscfd and PHM has successfully completed the third platform construction project.

"PHM has completed the construction of the third platform, WPN-4, and has been Ready for Drilling since February 22, 2022, and is currently still in the drilling process and is targeted to be onstream in August 2022," said Edi.

With the planned operation of 3 platforms for the JSN Project, PHM is estimated to be able to increase gas production by 135 MMscfd and support 20 percent of oil and gas production by 2024.