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Petramina drills PHE 2-3
SOUTH ASIA SOUTHEAST ASIA
OGDCL strikes gas, Pertamina execs visits exploration well offshore
condensate in Wali block Mahakam Madura

Oil and Gas Development Company Limited, President Commissioner of PT Pertamina Pertamina Hulu Energi West Madura Offshore
being operator of Wali Exploration Licence (Persero), Basuki Tjahaja Purnama visited (PHE WMO), which is part of Zone 11 of
with 100% Working Interest has successfully Rig Tasha in the Mahakam Block Working the Eastern Indonesia Subholding Upstream,
tested gas and condensate in Lockhart Area (WK) which is included in Zone 8 conducted an exploration well of PHE 2-3 in
Limestone at Wali-1 well which is located in Regional Kalimantan Subholding Upstream Madura waters on Monday (27/9) at 19.30 WIB.
FR Lakki, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, in the context of Management Walkthrough This exploration drilling is expected to
Pakistan. (MWT), Monday (27/09). This hybrid MWT last for 120 days, with a target depth of 8245
Wali # 01 well was spudded-in on 2nd activity is carried out in accordance with the Ft TVDSS, using the Rig 2000 HP Raniworo
December, 2019 as an exploratory well and applicable health protocol. with the aim of the Fracture Basement &
drilled down to total Depth of 4727 meters Present at the event were Deputy President Ngimbang Carbonate layer as the Primary
into Kawagarh Formation. Earlier, at said well, Commissioner of PT Pertamina (Persero), Pahala Objective and Rancak-2 and Rancak-3 as the
successful testing was carried out in Kawargarh Nugraha Mansury; President Director of PT Secondary Objective.
and Hungu Formation, which proved to be Pertamina Hulu Indonesia (PHI), Chalid Said In a joint prayer event held on Sunday
gas and condensate discovery. Now third Salim; Committee members of PT Pertamina (26/9), the President Director of the Eastern
prospective zone, Lockhart Limestone, in (Persero); President Director of PT Apexindo Indonesia Region, Awang Blueuardi said
the Wali-1 has also been tested at the rate of Pratama Duta Tbk, Zainal Abidinisyah Siregar and that the PHE 2-3 exploration drilling was
13.695 Million Standard Cubic Feet Per Day General Manager of PT Pertamina Hulu Mahakam the third well in the Eastern Indonesia
(MMSCFD) gas and 1010 Barrels per Day (PHM), Agus Amperianto. Region in 2021 to be drilled.
Condensate (BPD) at Choke size 32/64” at Well In his remarks at the field, Chalid Said “East Indonesia Region is quite
Head Flowing Pressure of 3050 Psig. Salim said, “We continue to invest in aggressive in conducting exploration
This confirmation of presence of exploration and exploitation drilling to drilling. Previously, the North Wolai-001
hydrocarbon in the deeper reservoirs has increase reserves and maximize production well was drilled and the discovery was made
further extended the hydrocarbon play area from mature fields,” he said. at the West Turtle-001 well,” explained
on the south western part of Bannu Basin and Furthermore, Chalid explained that the Awang. In the future, the Eastern Indonesia
de-risked the exploration. It will positively strategic objective of PHM’s drilling activities Region will also drill other exploration
contribute in mitigating energy demand and with two offshore rigs at this time is to wells. “It will follow the drilling of 1
supply gap from indigenous resources and increase work program activities at Mahakam Exploration Cassowary Gold (KSE) 001,
will add to the hydrocarbon reserves base of WK as proof of PHM’s commitment to which is currently in preparation,” he
OGDCL and of the country. continue to increase production. added.
OGDCL, September 28, 2021 PERTAMINA, September 29, 2021 PERTAMINA, September 29, 2021

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