Salamander Energy Strikes Gas at Indonesia Well

Salamander Energy on Monday announced that it has found “significant gas” at the West Kerendan field in Indonesia.

West Kerendan-1 (WK-1) exploration well has penetrated the primary target Upper Berai formation carbonates and is planned to drill ahead to the deeper secondary targets, the company said.

“All drilling, logging and other geological data collected to date points to the primary target being gas-bearing, with potential for a significant column of mobile gas at the WK-1 location,” Salamander announced.

As per the company, the well is primarily targeting 330 Bcf of gas resources in West Kerendan prospect, which comprises the Oligocene-age Berai carbonates, which form the productive reservoir in the nearby Kerendan field. The well has a secondary target in the deeper Sungai Lahei prospect, which comprises a four way dip closure in the Eocene-age Tanjung sandstones with a mean prospective resource potential of 580 Bcf.

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