Salamander spuds Bedug-1 exploration well

By Romel S. Gurky

UK-based Salamander Energy Plc announced on Tuesday it has spudded the Bedug-1 exploration well in the Bontang PSC, where it has a 100 percent interest.

Salamander said in a filing that the Bedug-1 well will be drilled to a depth of approximately 2,050 meters total vertical depth sub-sea and is targeting gas and oil pay in both Upper Miocene and Lower Pliocene channel sands on the crest of the Bedug structure.

The well is located to the east of the Angklung-1 gas discovery and 4 km east and 500m up-dip of the recent South Kecapi-1 ST oil and gas discovery.

Bedug-1 will be drilled by the Ocean General semi-submersible rig in a water depth of 460m.

Editing by Dadan Wijasana