Salamander makes Bontang find

Indonesia: the semi-submersible rig Ocean General flares gas from the South Kecapi-1 exploration well in the Bontang production sharing contract

JOHN HELPER

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Danica Newnham

 04 February 2013 09:02 GMT

UK-listed Salamander Energy has completed its South Kecapi-1 DIR/ST exploration well off East Kalimantan, Indonesia as an oil and gas discovery.

The semi-submersible Ocean General spudded the well in December in Salamander’s 100%-owned Bontang production sharing contract. It was the first well to be drilled in the company’s multi-well programme covering the North Kutei basin.

Salamander reported on Monday that the well, which reached a total depth of 2102 metres subsea, had discovered a combined 40 metres of net oil and gas pay in high quality stacked Pliocene channel sandstones.

A drill stem test conducted in one of the well’s primary targets flowed light oil at a rate of 6000 barrels of oil per…

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