Salamander Energy says that the North Kendang-1 exploration well (NK-1) in its operated South East Sangatta PSC has been suspended as a potential gas discovery. The rig is now being mobilised to the Bontang PSC to drill the Bedug-1 exploration well, the third well in Salamander’s multi-well programme in the North Kutei basin.

The Ocean General semi-submersible rig spudded the NK-1 well on the 10th February 2013; to date the well has been drilled to 2,535 metres true vertical depth subsea (TVDSS). The well drilled through a predominantly shale-prone section throughout the Pliocene. On reaching what is prognosed to be the first Upper Miocene reservoir target at 2,533 metres TVDSS, the well took a significant kick from an influx of high pressure hydrocarbon gas into the well bore at a wellhead pressure of circa 4,000 psi.

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