Oil and Gas Activities in Indonesia in May – June 2022

A pumping well of Pertamina. Photo courtesy of Pertamina

Here is the monthly summary of oil and gas exploration and production activities in Indonesia in May 2022, according to SKK Migas.

·     Daily crude oil production: 616,800 BOPD
·     Daily gas production: 5321 MMSCFD
·     Daily oil and gas production: 1,567,000 BOEPD
·     Exploration wells drilled YTD: 11
·     Development wells drilled YTD: 291
·     2-D seismic survey completed YTD: 559 KM
·     3-D seismic survey completed YTD: 269 KM2
·     Amount of investment YTD: USD 3.9 billion
·     Number of Work Areas: 170

Here are other recent happenings in the oil patch of Indonesia.

·     Pertamina recorded $2.046 billion corporate profit in 2021. This almost doubles the profit it made in 2020. 
·     Pertamina EP has completed the construction of the Beringin A gathering station in Muara Enim in South Sumatera. The gathering station is designed to increase the capacity of the Prabumulih field to handle an additional 15 million MMSCFD of gas and 382 BPD of condensate.  
·     Pertamina Hulu Energy has made hydrocarbon discovery from its exploration well GQX-1 in the Offshore North West Java (ONWJ) work area.
·     Gas production from the newly completed JML1 platform in the Jumelai field operated by Pertamina Hulu Mahakam had come on stream. The gas is piped to the production facility of the Senipah-Peciko-South Mahakam field. The Jumelai project is expected to produce 45 MMSCFD of gas and 710 BPD of condensate.
·     PT BSP (Bumi Siak Pusako) has started drilling its exploration well Nuri-1X in the CPP (Corridor Plain and Pekanbaru) Block in Riau. The company plans to drill 15 development wells and two exploration wells in 2022.
·     Pertamina Hulu Energy has started drilling the exploration well NSO-R2 in the North Sumatera Offshore work area.
·     Gas production from the new platform WPS-3 of Pertamina Hulu Mahakam came on stream on 10 June 2022. The installation of the WPS-3 platform and the subsequent drilling of the development wells are part of the JSN (Jumelai, North Sisi, and North Nubi) project. This platform is designed to handle 45 MMSCFD of gas.

This article is curated by Jamin Djuang, Chief Learning Officer of LDI Training.

Oil Fields in Indonesia with EOR Potential

A jetty at Balikpapan Refinery – Photo shared by Zaldi Ansyah

In the efforts to increase the oil production of Indonesia, the government has identified 34 oil fields as candidates having potentials for enhanced oil recovery.

Here are the fields and their locations:

  • Rantau field – Aceh
  • Bangko field – Rokan Block
  • Bekasap field – Rokan Block
  • Kulim field – Rokan Block
  • Balam South field – Rokan Block
  • Petani field – Rokan Block
  • Pematang field – Rokan block
  • Zamrud field – Coastal Plain and Pekanbaru (CPP) block
  • Beruk field – CPP block
  • Pedada field – CPP block
  • Pusak field – CPP block
  • Sago field – Pertamina EP Asset 1 Jambi
  • Ramba field – Pertamina EP Asset 1 Jambi
  • Limau Q51 field – Pertamina EP Asset 2 South Sumatera – Limau
  • Jirak field – Pertamina EP Asset 2 South Sumatera – Limau
  • Belida field – Natuna D Alpha block
  • Melibur field – Siak, Riau
  • Gemah field – Jambi, South Sumatera
  • Makmur field – Jambi, South Sumatera
  • Kaji field – Rimau block
  • Semoga field – Rimau block
  • Iliran High field – Rimau block
  • Rama field – South East Sumatera (SES) block
  • Krisna field – SES block
  • Widuri field – SES block
  • E-main field – Offshore North West Java (ONWJ)
  • Zulu field – ONWJ
  • MQ field – ONWJ
  • Jatibarang field – Pertamina EP Asset 3 in West Java
  • Mudi field – Pertamina EP Asset 4 in East Java
  • Sukowati field – Pertamina EP Asset 4 in East Java
  • Tanjung field – Pertamina EP Asset 5 in Kalimantan
  • Handil field – Mahakam block
  • Gundih field – Central Java