Petrogas starts production in Kepala Burung?s North Klalin well
Wednesday, May 2 2012 - 11:47 AM WIB
Singapore-listed RH Petrogas announced on Wednesday the start of production at the North Klalin-1 well in Kepala Burung PSC located in the Sorong area of West Papua.
The company said that the well has been put on production on 26 March 2012 with an initial production rate of approximately 1.56 mmscfd of gas and 107 barrels of condensate per day (bcpd) on a gross basis.
?Two delineation wells, North Klalin-2 and North Klalin-3, are planned to be drilled later this year and if successful, production acceleration/development of the field is expected to be achieved,? the company said in a statement filed with the Singapore Stock Exchange.
On October 24, 2011, the company announced the discovery of gas and condensate reserve at the well by its wholly owned subsidiaries Petrogas (Basin) Ltd. (PBL) and RHP Salawati Basin B.V. (RHPSB). The well tested 5.867 mmscfd of gas and 137 bcpd on a 24/64? choke.
The company through PBL and RHPSB has an aggregate 60 percent working interest in the block, also known as Basin PSC. The other partners are PetroChina International (30 percent) and PT Pertamina Hulu Energi (10 percent).
Editing by Johannes Simbolon