A Year Of Managing The Rokan Block, Pertamina Successfully Drills 370 Wells

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JAKARTA - PT Pertamina (Persero) through its subsidiary PT Pertamina Hulu Rokan (PHR) reported that until June 2022 it had successfully drilled 370 wells in the Rokan Block.

Pertamina's President Director, Nicke Widyawati, revealed that within one year of the transfer of management, PHR managed to carry out 370 drillings.

This number has more than tripled from the previous one, namely 105 well drilling with the execution of 15,000 work over (WO) activities and well intervention well services (WIWS) which absorb 60 percent of the domestic component level (TKDN) to drive the national economy.

"The massive drilling has automatically increased the number of active drilling rigs more than doubled from the initial 9 to 21 rigs and will continue to increase to 27 rigs until the final quarter of 2022. Likewise with the use of WOWS rigs. , currently to 32 WOWS rigs and will continue to increase to 52 WOWS rigs in the fourth quarter of this year," said

Nicke explained that the massive and aggressive drilling resulted in an increase in oil and gas production from an average of 158.7 MBOPD before the transfer of management to the current 161 MBOPD. Reserve volume also increased from 320.1 MMBOE at the beginning of the transition to 370.2 MMBOE after one year of management transfer.

In carrying out the drilling of the Rokan Block, continued Nicke, Pertamina is experiencing difficulties, because the Rokan Block is an old well.

"The challenge is not only to stop the decline in production, but also to increase production," continued Nicke.

The Rokan Block is one of the largest Oil and Gas WKs in Indonesia.

Through the Decree of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources No. 1923 K/10/MEM/2018 On August 6, 2018 since August 9, 2021 at 00.01 WIB, the management of the Rokan WK in Riau Province has shifted to PT Pertamina Hulu Rokan (PHR) after 80 years or since 1951 it has been managed by PT Chevron Pacific Indonesia (CPI). ).

This transfer of management is a milestone in the history of upstream oil and gas management in Indonesia.

Currently, Rokan accounts for 24 percent of Indonesia's total oil production.

The CA that contributes the second largest oil production nationally has an area of 6,220.29 km2 with 10 main fields, namely Minas, Duri, Bangko, Bekasap, Balam south, Batak City, Farmers, Lematang, Petapahan, and Pager.

Reserve status January 1 2020, oil 350.73 MMSTB (million stock tank barrels) and natural gas 9,071 BSCF.

"It is undeniable, although the increase in global oil prices has had a positive impact on Pertamina in the upstream business, on the other hand, this condition has put pressure on the fuel supply business," said Nicke.