Again, SKK Migas Announces Hydrocarbon Findings In Aceh

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JAKARTA - The day before the commemoration of the 77th independence anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia, Pertamina Hulu Energi North Sumatra Offshore (PHE-NSO) Regional 1 Sumatra found indications of hydrocarbons in the form of gas through the drilling of the R2 Exploration Well.

The exploration well is located in the North Sumatra Offshore Working Area (WK) with operator PHE NSO, which is off the coast of Lhokseumawe, Nanggroe Aceh Darusallam Province. The drilling of this exploration well has the main objective in the limestone of the Malacca Formation.

Well R2 was drilled in a vertical profile using the Essar-Tribara Semi-Submersible rig. Well R2 was drilled on 14 June 2022 and reached a final depth of 4339 ftMD on 27 July 2022. Currently, the DST#1 (FAF Period) interval of 3826 - 3846 ftMD is in the limestone layer of the Malacca Formation. Status as of August 16, 2022, Well R2 is doing Shut-in well, after that it will be planned for the next 24 hours, followed by the FAF period and Shut-in well for the final PBU.

"If last Saturday hydrocarbons were found in West Papua, eastern Indonesia, today hydrocarbons were found off the coast of Lhokseumawe Nanggroe Aceh Darusslalam, the westernmost region of Indonesia," said SKK Migas Deputy Planning Officer Benny Lubiantara in an official statement, Tuesday, August 16.

Furthermore, Benny added that the continuous discovery of hydrocarbons in the western and eastern ends of the Indonesian territory shows the potential for upstream oil and gas is still promising and is encouraging news, and further strengthens the confidence of all stakeholders, including SKK Migas and cooperation contract contractors (KKKS) that the increase sustainable production towards the targets of 1 million barrels of oil per day (BOPD) and 12 billion cubic feet per day (BSCFD) of gas in 2030 will be realized.

For information, until the first semester of 2022, the success ratio for drilling exploration wells reached 75 percent, higher than the success ratio for drilling exploration wells in 2021 which was 55 percent and outperforming the global success ratio in 2021, which was 23.8 percent.

The successive discoveries of hydrocarbons by the passion fruit-001 well and the R2 well will add confidence to the future of the upstream oil and gas industry, which is increasingly promising this year.

"Seeing the high success ratio and successive hydrocarbon findings in August, with the 2022 exploration well drilling program which reached 42 wells or higher than last year's exploration well drilling realization of 28 wells, we are optimistic this year. will result in greater hydrocarbon discoveries than last year,” he concluded.