Geothermal Drilling by The Government of Indonesia

The Indonesia government will drill geothermal exploration wells in 20 geothermal work areas in Indonesia beginning in 2020 until 2024, according to Ida Nuryatin Finahari, Director of Geothermal in the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.

The purpose of this initiative is to gather information on the geothermal potentials in each work area and to pass this information to potential investors.

The Indonesia government hopes this four year project will stimulate the interests of investors and accelerate the development of geothermal energy in Indonesia.

Here are the twenty geothermal work area where the government of Indonesia will drill exploration wells.

  • Lokop in Aceh
  • Sipoholon Ria Ria in North Sumatera
  • Sajau in North Kalimantan
  • Bora Pulu in Central Sulawesi
  • Marana in Central Sulawesi
  • Bittuang in South Sulawesi
  • Limbong in South Sulawesi
  • Jailolo in North Maluku
  • Banda Baru in Maluku
  • Nage in NTT (Nusa Tenggara Timur)
  • Maritaing in NTT
  • Sembalun in NTB (Nusa Tenggara Barat)
  • Gunung Batur – Kintamani in Bali
  • Guci in Central Java
  • Cisolok Cisukarame in West Java
  • Gunung Galunggung in West Java
  • Gunung Tampomas in West Java
  • Gunung Ciremai in West Java
  • Gunung Papandayan in West Java
  • Gunung Endut in Banten

If you want to understand how your geothermal reservoirs work and how to optimize them, Dr. Roland N. Horne will teach an online Geothermal Reservoir Engineering course on 6-9 October 2020.

About Dr. Roland N. Horne

 

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Dr. Roland N. Horne

Dr. Roland N. Horne is the Thomas Davies Barrow Professor of Earth Sciences at Stanford University, and Senior Fellow in the Precourt Institute for Energy. He was also formerly Chairman of the Petroleum Engineering Department from 1995 to 2006.

He holds BE, Ph.D. and DSc degrees from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, all in Engineering Science.

Roland Horne is well recognized as an expert in geothermal resources. He received Geothermal Special Achievement Award from Geothermal Resources Council in 2015. He is the Technical Programme Chair of World Geothermal Congress 2020 in Reykjavik and a member of the Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) Board of Directors.

Dr. Horne is also well known for his work in well test interpretation, production optimization, and analysis of fractured reservoirs.

He is an internationally-recognized expert in the area of well test analysis and has twice been an SPE Distinguished Lecturer on well-testing subjects.

Under him, more than 50 people have obtained Ph.D. degrees at Stanford University.  Currently, Stanford University is recognized as one of the top schools in the world for the study of well test interpretation.

Prof. Roland Horne has written more than 90 technical papers, is the author of the book Modern Well Test Analysis and co-author of the book Discrete Fracture Network Modeling of Hydraulic Stimulation. He is an SPE Honorary Member, and a member of the National Academy of Engineering in the USA.

Prof. Horne will conduct a 4-day webinar – Geothermal Reservoir Engineering– in October 6-9, 2020. If you want more information about this course, please contact LDI Training at lditrain@singnet.com.sg.

He also conducts a 5-day Modern Well Test Analysis course. This highly regarded course has been attended by thousands of oil and gas, as well as geothermal professionals in many countries for more than 20 years. If you want more information about the course, please contact LDI Training at lditrain@singnet.com.sg.