Pertamina Hulu Sanga Sanga Successfully Find Hydrocarbons In Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan

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JAKARTA - The Special Task Force for Upstream Oil and Gas Business Activities (SKK Migas) together with the Cooperation Contract Contract Contract Contractor (KKKS) Pertamina Hulu Sanga Sanga (PHSS) managed to find a hydrocarbon source in the form of gas through drilling the Helios D-1X Exploration Well.

The exploration well is located in Java Village, Sanga Sanga District, Kutai Kartanegara Regency, East Kalimantan.

The D-1X Helios well is drilled in a directional manner using Rig Elnusa EMR-01 (1,000 HP).

On October 5, 2022, this well was drilled and reached its final depth at 9,368 ftMD on February 2, 2023.

Based on the data obtained, the results of DST#1 KY 1400 (8,451.5 8,583 ftMD) show that there is a low hydrocarbon influenza and is currently still in the evaluation stage.

Meanwhile, for DST#2 KY 1200.1 (7.8147.824 ftMD) a flow rate of 2.4 million cubic feet of gas per day or MMSCFD on a 28/64-inch choke opening.

Status as of May 10, 2023, the D-1X Helios well is continuing testing and observing potential wells at the DST#2 interval.

Deputy for Exploration of SKK Migas Working Area Development and Management Benny Lubiantara gave his appreciation to all PHSS teams and their partners who have succeeded in finding hydrocarbons in drilling the D-1X Helios exploration well.

"Congratulations and appreciation to PHSS and the partners involved in drilling the D-1X Helios exploration well for the discovery of Hydrocarbons. This is also encouraging news for the upstream oil and gas industry and all relevant stakeholders. We hope that the next steps and processes will be carried out properly and maintain the safety of the work of all workers involved," said Benny, quoted on Friday, May 12.

Benny added that the hydrocarbon discovery shows that the potential of upstream oil and gas in Indonesia is still promising so that it can continue to contribute to supporting government programs in national energy security and supporting sustainable development considering the role of upstream oil and gas is very large for the Indonesian economy.

To make this happen, SKK Migas continues to encourage more massive exploration well drilling activities.

The exploration well drilling program in 2023 is targeted to be 57 wells, an increase of 90 percent compared to the realization in 2022 of 30 wells.

The massive exploration well drilling program is an effort to support the government's target of increasing national oil and gas production in a sustainable manner towards the 2030 target, namely oil production of 1 million barrels per day (BOPD) and gas of 12 billion cubic feet per day (BSCFD)," he explained.

Benny conveyed that the strong passion of upstream oil and gas investors to find new reserves was amid the still high world oil prices.

This can be seen from the investment plan for exploration well drilling in 2023 reaching 1.7 billion US dollars, an increase of 112 percent compared to the realization in 2022 as well as being the largest exploration well investment since 2015.

SKK Migas noted that until the first quarter of 2023, SKK Migas and KKKS managed to record an increasing success ratio.

If the success ratio for the discovery of exploration wells in 2021 is 55 percent, then in 2022 the success ratio will increase to 81 percent, and until the first quarter of 2023 it will successfully record the success ratio at 100 percent.