Pertamina, Medco strike another gas in C. Sulawesi
Tuesday, May 14 2002 - 06:40 AM WIB
State oil and gas company and Exspan, a subsidiary of publicly listed Medco Energi Inetrnational Tbk. last month had discovered another significant gas reserve in Senoro-Toili exploration block in Central Sulawesi.
A Pertamina official said that Senoro-3 well which is drilled to the depth of 2,280 meters flowed 12 million standard cubic feet of gas and 237 barrels per day of condensate.
?The amount of the reserve is significant,? said the company official. An Exspan official also confirmed the finding.
Earlier, the two companies had discovered gas and condensate in Senoro-1 and Senoro-2 well with the recoverable reserve estimate of 2.92 trillion cubic feet of gas.
Pertamina and Exspan operates the Senoro-Toili exploration block through JOB (joint operating body) Pertamina-Exspan Tomori Sulawesi.
The Pertamina official said that the JOB would drill Senoro-4 well early August this year. (alex/godang)