Pertamina EP discovered oil and gas with wildcat Akasia Maju 1 (AMJ-1) in the Jawa Bagian Barat (JBB) PPC, located in onshore West Java, around mid-July 2018. The well flowed 3 MMcfg/d from DST 2, 6 MMcfg/d from DST 3 and 1,320 bo/d from DST 4. The tests were conducted over the Upper Oligocene to Middle Miocene intervals of the Upper and Lower Cibulakan groups.    The well was likely spudded around March 2018. The discovery reportedly has the potential to produce approximately 1,000 bo/d. The area comprises several producing fields, such as Jatibarang, the Cemara fields complex and Akasia Bagus.    In 2017, Pertamina drilled three wells in the block. The first well, Pondok Makmur Indah 1, likely discovered small volumes of gas. Haur Gede 1 was reported as an oil and gas discovery, with approximately 14 MMboe of 2C reserves according to local reports. Both discoveries were made in the Cibulakan Group. The third well was West Gantar 1 gas discovery, in August 2017. The well may have targeted the deeper Eocene-Oligocene clastics of the Jatibarang Formation in a stratigraphic play.  Pertamina is operator and sole interest holder in the JBB PPC.  Background Information  The JBB PPC is managed under Pertamina EP Asset 3, which comprises the Jatibarang, Subang and Tambun field areas. The asset produced approximately 10,000 bo/d and 55 MMcfg/d in 2017.  Aside from exploration drilling, a 3D seismic survey was completed in the block in December 2016, over the Akasia Besar area. Approximately 99% of the planned area of around 1,120 sq km has been covered by seismic data recording. Elnusa conducted the survey, which covered an area located in the Cirebon, Majalengka and Indramayu regencies.   Akasia Besar 1 wildcat was suspended on 28 August 2012 with at least 2,250 b/d of oil and 0.8 MMcf/d of gas flowed during the test. It had PTD of 2,700 m and was targeting Upper Oligocene to Lower Miocene sandstones of the Talang Akar Formation/Cibulakan Group and Lower Miocene carbonate build-up of the Batu Raja Formation.  PT Pertamina's upstream operating areas, converted to "Production Sharing Cooperation Contracts" (subsequently termed "Pertamina Petroleum Contracts" or PPCs), were signed with BPMigas on 17 September 2005. The signature was delayed from its original scheduled date of 25 June 2004 due to undisclosed "internal problems" within PT Pertamina. This was then rescheduled to take place on 12 December 2004 at a PSC signing ceremony but it was again delayed as the PPC model was still being examined by the government.
Pertamina EP discovered oil and gas with wildcat Akasia Maju 1 (AMJ-1) in the Jawa Bagian Barat (JBB) PPC, located in onshore West Java, around mid-July 2018. The well flowed 3 MMcfg/d from DST 2, 6 MMcfg/d from DST 3 and 1,320 bo/d from DST 4. The tests were conducted over the Upper Oligocene to Middle Miocene intervals of the Upper and Lower Cibulakan groups. The well was likely spudded around March 2018.