Salamander announces gas-condensate discovery on TA-3 appraisal well
Monday, May 28 2012 - 07:39 AM WIB
UK-based oil and gas firm Salamander Energy announced the successful appraisal of the Tutung gas-condensate discovery through the drilling of the Tutung Alpha-3 (TA-3) appraisal well.
The TA-3 well was spudded on March 25, 2012 and drilled to a total depth of 3,351 meters true vertical depth sub-sea using the MB Century-28 land rig. The TA-3 well found stacked sequences of deltaic sandstones in the target section on depth prognosis, Salamander said in a filing.
Sandstones within the target formation were found to be gas-bearing, and individual units of up to 15 meters gross thickness were encountered.
The TA-3 well is currently being suspended, while work continues on the submission of a POD for the Tutung gas-condensate accumulation, which will incorporate the TA-3 well results.
The Tutung discovery is located in the Bontang PSC and is approximately 37 km northeast of the producing Sangatta field. Salamander is the operator of the Bontang PSC and has a 100 percent equity interest.
Editing by Dadan Wijaksana