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Thu, 10 Jul 2008
U.S. firm mulls building geothermal power plant from Sidoarjo mudflow
Polisi, that bell rings throughout Indonesia, but, I will say, not with the multi-nationals.
Thu, 10 Jul 2008
U.S. firm mulls building geothermal power plant from Sidoarjo mudflow
You stop all rotary table action and secure slips around the drill string, switch flow through the choke and kill manifold if not in use already and get prepared to increase the mud weight if a well kill is required (for example if constant circulation fails to get rid of the inflow).
Thu, 10 Jul 2008
U.S. firm mulls building geothermal power plant from Sidoarjo mudflow
A very interesting account, more detailed than those I've seen before. I have no expertise in this but I gather that part of the reason we will never know the truth is that the documentation which was sent to BP Migas on a continuous basis was often fictive.
Thu, 10 Jul 2008
U.S. firm mulls building geothermal power plant from Sidoarjo mudflow
Originally Posted By: DilliJogja was used as an excuse...I included it to highlight the teflon shoulder approach they adopted.Yes, when the trip tank alarm goes off, everyone is supposed to take action to control the mud system, in this case they all ran away! I assume you directly stop drilling to...
Thu, 10 Jul 2008
U.S. firm mulls building geothermal power plant from Sidoarjo mudflow
Jogja was used as an excuse...I included it to highlight the teflon shoulder approach they adopted.Yes, when the trip tank alarm goes off, everyone is supposed to take action to control the mud system, in this case they all ran away!
Thu, 10 Jul 2008
U.S. firm mulls building geothermal power plant from Sidoarjo mudflow
Quote:THE CAUSE - in search for an explanationN E D E R L A N D SHere follows an attempt to explain what happened.The Porong district at East-Java, had for long time been an area with small villages, some factories, rice-fields, a relatively big river, and a highway connecting the big cities of...
Thu, 10 Jul 2008
U.S. firm mulls building geothermal power plant from Sidoarjo mudflow
What actually happened.....as far as I can make outBPJ-1 Well data sheet Well Name = Banjar Panji 1 Basin = East Java Basin Political Province = Jawa Timur Situation = Onshore Spud Date = March 08,2006 Well Class = Exploration New-field wildcat Operator = Lapindo Brantas Inc Contract area = Brantas...
Thu, 10 Jul 2008
U.S. firm mulls building geothermal power plant from Sidoarjo mudflow
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Thu, 10 Jul 2008
U.S. firm mulls building geothermal power plant from Sidoarjo mudflow
Originally Posted By: DilliNormal temperature gradient is 0.1 degree C per every 100 feet. To get down to 180 C they would have to drill @ 4,000 feet. In that area, I think they would have a problem creating a stable well environment given the damage done to the formation already.
Thu, 10 Jul 2008
U.S. firm mulls building geothermal power plant from Sidoarjo mudflow
Normal temperature gradient is 0.1 degree C per every 100 feet metres. To get down to 180 C they would have to drill @ 4,000 feet. In that area, I think they would have a problem creating a stable well environment given the damge done to the formation already.
Thu, 10 Jul 2008
U.S. firm mulls building geothermal power plant from Sidoarjo mudflow
Well 40-60 C is bloody ambient in Sidoarjo so that isn't the source of the energy. I've looked at some of the low pressure non condensing turbines which will tick along at 8 or 9 bar (175-180C) and whilst they are nowhere near as efficient as high pressure condensors, no one much cares because the...
Wed, 09 Jul 2008
U.S. firm mulls building geothermal power plant from Sidoarjo mudflow
Makes sense, but the whole area is now extremely fractured....I'll have to think about ths one!This is the statement that had me buggered..."Our plan looked feasible as the Sidoarjo mudflow temperature could reach 40 to 60 Celsius degree daily," he said.Wont work.
Wed, 09 Jul 2008
U.S. firm mulls building geothermal power plant from Sidoarjo mudflow
Yes, now whether they cab dewater the lagoon to stabilize it is a possible benefit, and of course those poor penduduk porong yang belum dapat ganti rugi may well get some work, rather than just selling VCD's and offering guided tours.
Wed, 09 Jul 2008
U.S. firm mulls building geothermal power plant from Sidoarjo mudflow
so there's basically no connection with the mudflow then, they could be drilling anywhere with hot water underground?
Wed, 09 Jul 2008
U.S. firm mulls building geothermal power plant from Sidoarjo mudflow
By the time the mud hits the surface it has flashed off most of it's energy - thus that great plume of steam that you see when you pass Porong. You need to get it at pressure , and the easiesy way to do that is to tap it a depth - you have a couple of alternatives, create the superheated steam...
Wed, 09 Jul 2008
U.S. firm mulls building geothermal power plant from Sidoarjo mudflow
So they're not actually using the mudflow, but the place it came up from?
Wed, 09 Jul 2008
U.S. firm mulls building geothermal power plant from Sidoarjo mudflow
Originally Posted By: DilliWill 40 - 60 Degrees C allow the flash vessels to work effectively? Agreed the mud is thixotrophic but whatever they add will cool it, even taking water from the discharge cycle after cooling will take that temperature down considerably.
Wed, 09 Jul 2008
U.S. firm mulls building geothermal power plant from Sidoarjo mudflow
Originally Posted By: Polisi CepekSounds pretty unlikely. According to one of the independent foreign researchers studying the mud volcano, the whole thing is subsiding and will eventually form a crater.
Wed, 09 Jul 2008
U.S. firm mulls building geothermal power plant from Sidoarjo mudflow
Will 40 - 60 Degrees C allow the flash vessels to work effectively? Agreed the mud is thixotrophic but whatever they add will cool it, even taking water from the discharge cycle after cooling will take that temperature down considerably.
Wed, 09 Jul 2008
U.S. firm mulls building geothermal power plant from Sidoarjo mudflow
Originally Posted By: Dilli*Skeptical* It wont power turbines, they will need heat exchangers, how will they pump it trhough the system without cutting the pumps to bits, I could go on.... It's going to go ahead without a doubt, Taswin is no fool, and his investments in Bioethanol will go some way...
Wed, 09 Jul 2008
U.S. firm mulls building geothermal power plant from Sidoarjo mudflow
Sounds like a case of someone's PR firm trying to eek some good news out a major misdeed. Like Freeport desperately trying to make concrete from its tailings. They could pave the whole fucking island ad still have plenty left over still smothering the once-was forest.
Wed, 09 Jul 2008
U.S. firm mulls building geothermal power plant from Sidoarjo mudflow
Sounds pretty unlikely. According to one of the independent foreign researchers studying the mud volcano, the whole thing is subsiding and will eventually form a crater. Sine you'd want the mud at the hot spot to flow past the heat exchangers (or whatever), you have to have the damn thing floating...
Wed, 09 Jul 2008
U.S. firm mulls building geothermal power plant from Sidoarjo mudflow
They are probably just going for the whole heat exchange bit, since the mud flows on it's own you don't need to pump it, but question that begs asking is where is that mud gonna go after they're done with it? Doesn't look like a very permanent solution to stick a power plant on top of it if said...
Wed, 09 Jul 2008
U.S. firm mulls building geothermal power plant from Sidoarjo mudflow
Yes it's a bit stodgy isn't it? As well as poisonous. (The mud I mean).
Wed, 09 Jul 2008
U.S. firm mulls building geothermal power plant from Sidoarjo mudflow
A U.S.-based consortium Vlocity Holding Inc. said it plans to build a 2000-Megawatt (MW) geothermal power plant from the Sidoarjo mudflow.Vlocity director Taswin Tarib said his consortium could invest US$5 billion in the project should the government agree with the plan.
Wed, 09 Jul 2008
Land problems leave housing projects in limbo: Govt
Land acquisition problems are threatening the government's ambitious five-year project to secure 1.3 million subsidized housing units through the construction of apartments and houses in cities.Expensive land prices provoked by legal battles over land acquisitions have impeded the construction of...
Wed, 09 Jul 2008
Property market in RI almost opaque to foreign investors
The Jakarta Post, JakartaForeign investors are wary about investing in the Indonesian real estate market due to a low level of information transparency and restricted access to the market, a report says.
Wed, 09 Jul 2008
RI cocoa production floored by pests while global prices rise
Indonesia's cocoa production fell 7.6 percent to 480,000 tons in the first half of this year compared to in the same period last year due to failure to prevent pest attacks, an association says.Halim Razak, chairman of Indonesia's Cocoa Producers Association (Askindo), said Monday the fungus and...
Mon, 07 Jul 2008
Government mulls restricting number of vehicles: Veep says
Palembang, South Sumatra (ANTARA News) - Vice President Jusuf Kalla said that the government was studying a possibility of restricting the growth in the number of vehicles in an effort to save on energy and reduce subsidy.
Sun, 06 Jul 2008
Domestic Tourism Booming in Bali
Despite Rising Fuel Costs, Domestic Tourism Expected to Grow 15% in 2008.(7/5/2008) Bisnis Indonesia predicts that domestic tourism totals to Bali will grow by 15% in 2008, in part due to the unprecedented surge of local tourist coming to the Island during the current school holiday period.
Sun, 06 Jul 2008
Surf the Internet to Catch Illegal Bali Villas
good to see that the bali constabulary have got their priorities straight.
Sun, 06 Jul 2008
Surf the Internet to Catch Illegal Bali Villas
Bali Police Chief Wants a List of Illegal Villas Offered for Rent on the Internet.(7/5/2008) Bali's Chief of Police Inspector General Ashikin Husein has issued orders to his subordinates to undertake a complete review of the number illegal villas, including those in Bali's more remote regions.
Sun, 06 Jul 2008
Tourism Indonesia Mart & Expo Returns To Makassar
(7/5/2008) This year's Indonesia's annual travel mart Tourism Indonesia Mart & Expo (TIME) or Pasar Wisata Indonesia returns to Makassar, South Sulawesi. The only oficial Indonesian-wide tourism and travel mart will be held on October 14-17, 2008 at the Celebes Convention Center (CCC).
Sun, 06 Jul 2008
Energy demand boosts Indonesian coal mines
Published: July 3 2008 01:48 | Last updated: July 3 2008 01:48Bayan Resources on Wednesday highlighted the interest investors are taking in Indonesia, the world’s largest thermal coal exporter, when it announced plans to raise up to $695m by floating 25 per cent of its shares on the country’s...
Sun, 06 Jul 2008
Govt ready to renegotiate all mining contracts
The government is ready to renegotiate all mining contracts in response to the developing in society, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said."We are ready to renegotiate the mining work contracts again and adjust them to the dynamics developing in society," the...
Sun, 06 Jul 2008
Govt plans revision to CPO export duty policy, in talks with producers
The Trade Ministry is in talks with the country's crude palm oil (CPO) producers over a revision to the current policy for the commodity's export duty."There are several options being discussed, including whether it will be set to the level of the range of the increase (of the duty) from time...
Sun, 06 Jul 2008
Govt, House agree to cut dividend tax
The government and the House of Representatives have agreed to reduce tax on companies' dividend payments despite disagreements between House factions on the size of the cut.Melchias Markus Mekeng, head of the House's committee overseeing the income tax bill currently under deliberation, said...
Sun, 06 Jul 2008
Industries oppose operating hours restrictions
Industry players say a government plan to regulate company operating hours will lower their productivity and hurt workers relying on overtime payments.Hasanuddin Rachman, deputy chairman of Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo), said Friday the plan would only create new problems for many...
Sun, 06 Jul 2008
Most Indonesians say country in recession: Nielsen survey
Novia D. Rulistia, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA survey of Asia-Pacific countries carried out on the Internet reveals 77 percent of the respondents believe Indonesia is in a recession, despite first-quarter economic growth.
Wed, 02 Jul 2008
Telkom signs deals to boost services
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom), the country's largest telecom firm, signed agreements Tuesday with nine foreign operators to expand its international traffic communications volume."The signing of the agreements is part of our effort to expand our international traffic communication...
Wed, 02 Jul 2008
Telkom signs deals to boost services Irawaty Wardany , The Jakarta Post , Jimbaran, Bali | Wed, 07/02/2008 10:5
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom), the country's largest telecom firm, signed agreements Tuesday with nine foreign operators to expand its international traffic communications volume."The signing of the agreements is part of our effort to expand our international traffic communication...
Wed, 02 Jul 2008
May exports boosted by CPO sales: BPS
Exports in May increased 17.47 percent from the previous month mainly thanks to a higher price and volume of shipped crude palm oil (CPO), the Central Statistic Agency (BPS) reported Tuesday."CPO is the biggest contributor to the increase due to its higher price and volume, making up for 15.
Tue, 01 Jul 2008
Faced with tough choices, consumers vote with their stomachs
A special poll was conducted in April by Roy Morgan Research to understand the views of people around Jakarta on issues relating to the increasing price of fuel, energy and commodities.As many as 2,010 respondents of 14 years of age and older were asked what would impact more greatly on the lives...
Tue, 01 Jul 2008
Rail investors call on government to clear the way
New railway routes are key to boosting efficiency and reducing distribution costs for local developing businesses, but progress has been hampered by land-clearance issues, business players say."With trains, we will know when our goods will arrive.
Tue, 01 Jul 2008
Govt to limit reimbursable items under cost recovery scheme
Aditya Suharmoko , The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Tue, 07/01/2008 10:25 AM | HeadlinesThe government is wrapping up a new regulation that will eliminate 17 expenses that oil and gas contractors can currently claim for reimbursement under the cost recovery scheme, a minister says.
Tue, 01 Jul 2008
Indonesia inflation accelerates further in June, led by higher transport costs
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia's annual inflation in June accelerated to its fastest pace since September 2006, driven by higher transportation costs after the government hiked subsidised fuel prices the month before, the Central Bureau of Statistics said Tuesday.
Tue, 01 Jul 2008
Govt. plans 10% mandatory biofuel mix by 2010
Indonesia plans to start its mandatory biofuel blending program in September with a 2.5% mix of either bioethanol or biodiesel, a senior industry executive said, Dow Jones reported.The blend will gradually be raised to 10% by 2010 in a bid to reduce reliance on fossil fuels, said Erwin Duma,...
Tue, 01 Jul 2008
Oil palm plantation to be turned back into forest
The government said it has decided to turn 42,000 hectares of oil palm plantation into forests in Padanglawas, North Sumatra, Asia Pulse reported.The plantation was built on a protected forest land by PT Torus Ganda, owned by Darianus Longguk Sitorus, now serving eight years in jail.
Tue, 01 Jul 2008
Govt. to expand plantation forests
The government will speed up the development of plantation forests (HTI) in a bid to increase the country's export capacity for pulp, an official of the forestry ministry said, quoted by Asia PulseNext year, the government targets expansion of HTI by 9 million hectares and by 15 million hectares in...
Tue, 01 Jul 2008
Essar commissions steel service center
India's Essar Group on Wednesday said its PT Essar steel plant in Indonesia has commissioned a $15 million advanced service center at the firm's cold rolling complex near Jakarta, Asia Pulse reported.The new center, which will have an annual capacity of 300,000 tons, will process hot rolled,...