Indonesia: East Java well encounters carbon dioxide

June 12, 2012

AWE Ltd., Sydney, said the Atlas-1 exploratory well in the East Java basin is to be plugged and abandoned at present depth of 613 m having encountered gas with a high percentage of carbon dioxide.

Alan Petzet

AWE Ltd., Sydney, said the Atlas-1 exploratory well in the East Java basin is to be plugged and abandoned at present depth of 613 m having encountered gas with a high percentage of carbon dioxide.

The well is in the Titan production sharing contract in the East Java Sea 35 km northeast of the Lengo gas discovery. Participants in the Titan PSC are AWE operator with 40% interest, Baruna Oil and Gas Ltd. 25%, Mitra Energy (Indonesia Titan) Ltd. 25%, and PT Sillo Maritime Perdana 10%.

About the Author

Alan Petzet | Chief Editor Exploration

Alan Petzet is Chief Editor-Exploration of Oil & Gas Journal in Houston. He is editor of the Weekly E&D Newsletter, emailed to OGJ subscribers, and a regular contributor to the OGJ Online subscriber website.

Petzet joined OGJ in 1981 after 13 years in the Tulsa World business-oil department. He was named OGJ Exploration Editor in 1990. A native of Tulsa, he has a BA in journalism from the University of Tulsa.