Bor 49 Sumur, SKK Migas Sumbagsel Can Additional Production 14,187B BOPD

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JAKARTA - The Director General of Oil and Gas, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Indonesia, Tutuka Ariadji, visited the South Sumatra oil and gas area.

In front of the Director General of Oil and Gas, Head of the Operations Department, Bambang Dwi Djanuarto, who represented the Head of SKK Migas South Sumatra Representative, Anggono Mahendrawan in his presentation before the Director General of Oil and Gas, conveyed the successful performance of SKK Migas and KKKS Sumbagsel Region which had succeeded in obtaining an additional production of 14,187 barrels of oil per day and 67.50 million cubic feet of gas per day (MMSCFD) from drilling exploit wells or development wells as many as 49 South Sumatra Region wells.

He said, in addition to the success of development drilling activities, in order to increase oil and gas reserves in the South Sumatra region, it was conveyed that the success of SKK Migas and KKKS in the South Sumatra Region which had completed exploration drilling as many as 8 wells in 2022.

The results of exploration drilling in the South Sumbagsel region of 6 wells found hydrocarbons of 4,396 barrels of oil per day and 34.75 MMSCFD gas namely Wilela-01 Well (PHR Zone-4), JTB Sumur 2X (PHE Ogan Komering), SRT-1X Well (PHE Jambi Merang), South Wine River Sumur-1 and Rimbo-1 Re-Entry Well (Sele Raya Belida) and Flamboyan Well (Medco EP Indonesia). A total of 1 well, namely BDA-2X Well (PHE Ogan Komering), did not get hydrocarbons," he explained, quoted Monday, January 23.

On the same occasion, the Head of the South Sumatra Representative Operations Department, Bambang Dwi Djanuarto, explained that to pursue the lifting target in 2023 in the South Sumbagsel Region which was set in the 2023 State Budget at 70,489 barrels of oil per day and 1,441 million cubic feet of gas per day (MMSCFD).

To pursue this target, he continued, efforts will be made, among others, by drilling exploration or developing 80 development wells, reworking as many as 113 wells and maintenance wells as 2,257 wells.

"There is also an LTRO-1B project at Medco Grissik Ltd which is expected to be completed this year so that it can increase gas production by 45 MMSCFD," he explained.

The South Sumatra KKKS, he continued, will also optimize the planned shutdown and try not to carry out an unplanned shutdown to pursue the 2023 lifting target.

"To increase oil and gas reserves in the Sumbagsel region, there will be exploration drilling of 12 wells and 7 seismic surveys in 2023," he concluded.