Pertamina EP Zone 14 Papua Field Performs Red Fruit Exploration Well Hijak

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JAKARTA - The Special Task Force for Upstream Oil and Gas Business Activities (SKK Migas) and Pertamina EP Zone 14 Papua Field (PEP Papua), which are part of the Eastern Indonesia Subholding Upstream Pertamina, carried out a Red Fruit exploration well (BMR)-001 tax located in Klasafet District, Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua Province, on Monday, April 29, 2024.

The BMR-001 well will be drilled in direction (directional) using a BMS#01 Land Rig measuring (750 HP) with a planned final depth of 455 meters measured depth (mMD) and a duration of work targeted for 49 days.

The drilling of exploration wells is intended to test and evaluate the potential oil and gas content contained in the Kais Formation, with an estimated oil reserves of 11.22 MMBO.

Kepala Perwakilan SKK Migas Wilayah Papua dan Maluku Subagyo dalam sambutan menyampaikan terima kasih kepada, para pemangku kepentingan di daerah serta masyarakat pemilik hak ulayat yang selalu mendukung aktivitas hulu migas.

Sebelumnya sejak 15 September 2021, telah dilakukan Proses Pengadaan Tanah dan upacara traditional Sumur ekplorasi Buah Merah (BMR-001) bersama pemilik hak Ulayat (marga Idik).

SKK Migas-KKKS Pertamina EP takes more than 3 years in communication and coordination with PT HIP as the owner of the oil palm head land.

"Of course it cannot be separated from the support and synergy of the PBD and Sorong Regencies Provincial Governments together with the Regional Forkompinda, which today we can perform the BMR-001 Sumur Drill," said Subagyo in a statement to the media, Tuesday, April 30.

Subagyo said, SKK Migas continues to encourage exploration well drilling programs in eastern Indonesia, because the potential for large oil and gas reserves is currently in the area.

The drilling of the Red Fruit well exploration well (BMR-001) in the Bird's Head is in order to optimize the potential for oil and gas in Southwest Papua in finding oil and gas reserves to increase production and support the fulfillment of national needs. Subagyo added the readiness of the upstream oil and gas industry to support the increase in national oil and gas reserves through more massive and aggressive exploration well drilling this year.

"The target for drilling exploration wells in the Palumu area in 2024 is 8 wells," he added.