Pertamina finds gas

Pertamina finds gas

JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned oil company Pertamina and its
partner Saga Petroleum Indonesia Jambi have discovered natural
gas and condensate at the Pulau Gading-1 (PGD) well, roughly 75
km southeast of Jambi, the capital of Jambi province.

Pertamina announced on Wednesday that the well was spudded on
Nov. 14, 1995 and reached a final depth of 2,220 meters on Jan.
3, 1996.

Five tests were conducted in Basement, Weathered Basement,
Talang Akar and Baturaja formations.

In the Weathered Basement testing period of 1975-1990, gas was
discovered at the rate of 1.127 million cubic feet per day with a
CO-2 content of approximately 20-21 percent.

The testing in the Baturaja formation, interval 1744-1768
meters, found gas which exits at the rate of 14.5 million cubic
feet per day, and condensate at 472 barrels per day. A wellhead
pressure of 1995 PSI and a CO-2 content of approximately 6.5-8.8
percent were measured.

A further test in the Baturaja formation at 1,703-1,726 meters
resulted in the discovery of gas which exits at the rate of 17.7
million cubic feet, and condensate at 628.9 barrels per day, with
a wellhead pressure of 1580 PSI and a CO-2 content of
approximately 6.7-7.6 percent. (13)