Salamander spuds Indonesian well

Indonesia: Salamander Energy's prospects in the Bontang and South East Sangatta production sharing contracts

Indonesia: Salamander Energy's prospects in the Bontang and South East Sangatta production sharing contracts

SALAMANDER ENERGY

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Danica Newnham

 13 February 2013 09:51 GMT

Asia-focused independent Salamander Energy said Wednesday it has spudded an exploration well in the South East Sangatta production sharing contract off East Kalimantan, Indonesia.

The North Kendang-1 well is being drilled by the semi-submersible Ocean General to a depth of about 2600 metres subsea.

Located in 465 metres of water, the well is targeting oil and gas pay in a series of stacked Pliocene-Upper Miocene sandstone reservoirs.

According to Salamander, North Kendang-1 is estimated to hold about 91 million barrels of oil and 770 billion cubic feet of gas.

Following completion of the well, the Ocean General is expected to return to the nearby Bontang PSC to drill the Bedug prospect, located up-dip of the South Kecapi oil…

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