North Kendang-1 suspended: Salamander
Thursday, April 11 2013 - 09:09 AM WIB
Salamander Energy plc, British-based oil and gas exploration and production firm, announced on Thursday that the North Kendang-1 exploration well in its operated South East Sangatta PSC has been suspended as a potential gas discovery.
The rig is now being mobilized to the Bontang PSC to drill the Bedug-1 exploration well, the third well in Salamander's multi-well program in the North Kutei basin, the company said.
The Ocean General semi-submersible rig spudded the NK-1 well on the February 10, 2013; to date the well has been drilled to 2,535 meters true vertical depth subsea.
As a result of encountering high pressure gas, the well experienced operational challenges ultimately leading to its suspension pending evaluation of the reservoir section. The gas has been sampled and is being analyzed with initial results pointing to a wet gas, while pressure data indicates a potentially significant column height.
Editing by Dadan Wijaksana