AWE Completes Java Gas Well Testing

AWE Limited has completed the drilling and testing program at the Lengo-2 gas appraisal well, offshore East Java, Indonesia and will now assess these results with a view to a future commercial development.

Two separate Drill Stem Tests (DST) were completed. The first DST tested the upper part of the Kujung I formation and flowed gas at a rate of 4.5 million standard cubic feet per day (scf/d). The second DST was conducted over the Kujung I formation and achieved a maximum gas flow rate of 21.2 million scf/d.

“There is a growing market for natural gas in East Java which provides a potentially attractive destination for this gas resource, should it prove commercial,” the company said.  

“The flow rates from the two DSTs at Lengo-2, combined with a gas flow of 12.8 million scf/d achieved in the Lengo-1 well in 2008 gives the Joint Venture a strong base from which to evaluate the future commercial development potential of the Lengo field,” AWE’s Managing Director, Bruce Clement, said.

AWE holds a 42.5% interest in the Bulu production sharing contract.