This Is What PHE Does To Support Energy Self-Sufficiency

PHE Refinery (Photo: PHE)

PT Pertamina Hulu Energi (PHE) recorded an average production in a year of 556,000 barrels of oil per day (BOPD) and 2.8 billion natural gas for the standard cubic feet per day (BSCFD) throughout 2024.

PHE President Director, Chalid Said Salim said, the achievement of this production is a contribution from 5 regions located in the operational work area of Upstream Subholding.

He detailed, for the achievement of oil production, Regional 1 (Sumatra) contributed to the production figure of 203,000 barrels of oil per day (BOPD). Meanwhile, Regional 2 (Java) is 54,000 BOPD; Regional 3 (Kalimantan) 58,000 BOPD; Regional 4 (East Indonesia) 85,000 BOPD; and Regional 5 (operational areas abroad) of 156,000 BOPD.

As for the achievement of natural gas production, Regional 1 (Sumatra) contributed a production figure of 823 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD). Meanwhile, Regional 2 (Java) is 356 MMSCFD; Regional 3 (Kalimantan) 622 MMSCFD; Regional 4 (East Indonesia) 653 MMSCFD; and Regional 5 (operative areas abroad) 375 MMSCFD.

"In order to support national energy self-sufficiency, Pertamina's Upstream Subholding intensively conducts development drills, work over (WO) and well intervention well services (WIWS)," he said, Monday, January 6.

Until the end of December 2024, he continued, the number of development drills that were successfully completed reached 814 wells, an increase compared to the realization of 2023 of 801 wells.

Meanwhile, the number of working over wells that were successfully completed by the end of 2024 was 919 wells, an increase compared to the realization in 2023 of 844 wells.

As for the work on well intervention well services (WIWS), until the end of 2024 the number has reached 33,687 jobs or an increase compared to the achievement in 2023 of 31,686 jobs.

In addition, a number of initiatives have been carried out to increase production figures. The development of new subsurface reinterpretation results as carried out on Mount Kemala with an initial production of 735 BOPD.

Another initiative is the development of stepout/nearfield/interfield wells to obtain hydrocarbon potential in new areas, one of which is in Lembak-Kemang-Tapus with an initial production at 1,700 BOPD. Then, the implementation of complementary technology in the form of multistage fracturing (MSF) in the Kotabatak field horizontal well which succeeded in increasing the production of wells with initial production in 523 BOPD.

Another effort is to accelerate Put on Production (POP) exploration wells so that they can directly contribute to increasing oil and gas production even though it is less than 1 year since the disclosure.

"The acceleration of the exploration well POP, among others, has been carried out in East Pondok Aren, Astrea, and Pinang East," continued Chalid.

In addition, Pertamina Group's Upstream Subholding also carried out further development of steamfood in the Duri field through the North Duri Development project, the development of Low Quality Reservoir through massive fracturing activities of 169 jobs throughout 2024, and Waterfood EOR in new structures such as Tanjung, Handil, Pager and E-Main.

"We are grateful for all these achievements, we also thank all stakeholders who always support the company's operational activities so that they can run smoothly," said Chalid.