IPC pressing development in Viet-Malay area

IPC's Phase Two Development Scheme [37640 bytes] Operator International Petroleum Corp. (IPC), Vancouver, B.C., is advancing plans to develop oil and gas in a jointly administered area off Malaysia and Viet Nam. IPC's plans call for an early production system for Bunga Kekwa field and second phase development covering Block PM-3, the Malaysia-Viet Nam Commercial Arrangement Area off peninsular Malaysia. Phase one production start is set for July 1. IPC expects output from three future

March 31, 1997

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IPC's Phase Two Development Scheme [37640 bytes]

Operator International Petroleum Corp. (IPC), Vancouver, B.C., is advancing plans to develop oil and gas in a jointly administered area off Malaysia and Viet Nam.

IPC's plans call for an early production system for Bunga Kekwa field and second phase development covering Block PM-3, the Malaysia-Viet Nam Commercial Arrangement Area off peninsular Malaysia.

Phase one production start is set for July 1. IPC expects output from three future wells on the Bunga Kekwa feature will total about 18,000 b/d of oil.

Meanwhile, IPC has refined its field development plan to take into account reservoir information obtained during the 1996 appraisal drilling program. It's currently conducting conceptual engineering for phase two development.

Ultimately, phase two will include a central processing platform to be tied into a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel to be installed as part of phase one work, as well as additional oil and gas platforms linking Bunga Kekwa/Raya and the Orkid/Pakma complex after 2000 (see schematic).

Development strategy

During May and June, a jack up will complete the three producers and tie them back to the Bunga Kekwa A wellhead platform, nearing fabrication completion.

Plans call for a 10-in. oil pipeline to link it with the Bunga Kekwa B platform, which will be linked to the Bunga Raya A platform by 12-in. oil, 14-in. gas, and 6-in. water injection pipelines.

The 60,000-dwt Red Teal FPSO, now undergoing minor modifications and refurbishing at Singapore, will be stationed on the field (OGJ, Dec. 16, 1996, p. 24). Gas will come ashore via a 22-in. export pipeline owned by participant Petronas Carigali Sdn. Bhd.

IPC expects phase two production will increase to about 250 MMcfd of gas and 40,000 b/d of liquids. Phase two start-up is slated for Nov. 1, 1999.

The five-well 1996 appraisal program included: Bunga Kekwa-A1 and Bunga Kekwa-A4 to the south, which tested 14,462 b/d and more than 8.35 MMcfd; Bunga Kekwa-A, which tested 3,767 b/d of oil northeast of the Bunga Kekwa-A2, which tested 1,546 b/d; and Bunga Raya-2, which tested 11,528 b/d of oil and condensate and 100 MMcfd (see map, OGJ, July 8, 1996, p. 36).

IPC also plans to drill two exploratory wells on channel sands that intersect with the Kekwa feature. Plans call for the first well to spud in May and the second in August.

Interests in PM-3 are operator IPC 26.44%, Petronas Carigali 46.06%, Sands Petroleum AB 15%, and Petrovietnam Exploration & Production 12.5%.