Sound Oil Starts Drilling in Java

Sound Oil, has started drilling operation at the Geulis-1 exploration well in Java, Indonesia.

The well will be drilled as a deviated hole to a proposed total measured depth of 3,937 ft to target limestone and sandstone reservoirs in the Miocene, Parigi and Cibulakan formations.  Operations are scheduled for 42 days.

The well is located in the Jonggol area approximately 7 km east of the Pasundan-1 well and 16 km south of the Jatirarangon gas and oil discovery.  The Geulis prospect has been independently assessed by Fugro Robertson Limited to have gross P90-P50-P10 prospective gas resources of 9-26-55 Bscf respectively.