
The year 2022 has been quite an active and eventful year for the oil and gas industry in Indonesia, especially in drilling.
Oil and gas operators drilled 760 development wells in 2022. This is slightly below its target of 790 wells, but it is a big increase from 480, the number of development wells drilled in 2021. We expect to see even higher drilling activities as the target of development drilling in 2023 is set at 991 wells.
In exploration drilling, oil and gas operators in Indonesia spudded 30 exploration wells in 2022 compared to 28 wells in 2021.
Out of the 27 exploration wells which were completed in 2022, 22 of them tested hydrocarbon resulting in an 81% success ratio in exploration drilling.
Here are the 22 exploration wells that tested hydrocarbon.
WELL NAME | OIL OR GAS | OPERATOR |
Reentry TDE C-1X LSW | Gas | Pertamina Hulu Mahakam |
MPT-1X | Gas | Pertamina Hulu Mahakam |
Camelia – 001 | Gas | Pertamina EP |
Kenanga – 001 | Gas | Pertamina EP |
SGET – 001 | Oil and gas | Pertamina EP |
SA S-1 | Oil and gas | Sele Raya Belida |
GASOP D South – 1 | Gas | Sele Raya Belida |
JTB – 2X | Gas | PHE Ogan Komering |
Flamboyan – 1X | Gas | Medco |
Timpan – 1 | Gas | Harbour Energy, Mubadala, BP |
NSO – R2 | Oil and gas | PHE – North Sumatra Offshore |
NSO – S2 | Gas | PHE – North Sumatra Offshore |
Anambas – 2X | Gas | KUFPEC |
Nuri – 1X | Oil | Bumi Siak Pusako (BSP) |
SRT – 1X | Oil and gas | PHE Jambi Merang |
Wilela – 001 | Gas | Pertamina EP |
GQX – 1 | Oil and gas | PHE – Offshore North West Java |
Bajakah – 1 | Oil and gas | Pertamina EP |
Kolibri – 001 | Gas | Pertamina EP |
Phoenix – 1X | Gas | Pertamina Hulu Sanga Sanga |
Markisa – 001 | Gas | Pertamina EP |
Kembo – 001 | Oil and gas | Pertamina EP |
Here are the locations of the exploration wells.

We expect to see a huge increase in exploration drilling in 2023 with a target of 57 wells as Indonesia is serious in its intention to meet its targets of producing 1 million barrels of oil per day and 12 billion SCF of gas per day by 2030.
This post is adapted by LDI Training from information provided by SKK Migas.
Jamin Djuang
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