PEP to drill Benggala-3 well

By Febry Silaban

PT Pertamina EP (PEP), an upstream subsidiary of state-owned oil and gas firm PT Pertamina, is scheduled to drill another delineation well named the Benggala-3 within the Pangkalan Susu filed in Langkat Regency, North Sumatra, in early Sept. 2014.

?Currently we are conducting the site preparation for drilling of the Benggala-3 well,? Acting VP for Exploration of PEP Imam Setiawan told Petromindo.com, adding that the Benggala-2 delineation well is now being drilled.

The company hopes that the drilling of the Benggala-2 and Benggala-3 wells can follow the successful drilling of Benggala-01 so that it could help increase national oil and gas reserves particularly in North Sumatra. Production in Benggala-1 well has started since last year with output rate of about 2-3 mmscfd of gas. The gas has been distributed via the existing pipeline to state-owned electricity firm PLN and state-owned gas distribution firm PGN. The gas from the Benggala wells is expected to help resolve the current acute gas shortage in Medan, the capital of North Sumatra Province.

Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak