Salamander Suspends Indonesia Well As Gas Discovery

Salamander Energy has announced that the North Kendang-1 exploration well ('NK-1') in its operated South East Sangatta PSC, Indonesia has been suspended as a potential gas discovery.

 The rig is now being mobilised to the Bontang PSC to drill the Bedug-1 exploration well, the third well in Salamander’s multi-well programme in the North Kutei basin.

The well drilled through a predominantly shale-prone section throughout the Pliocene. 

Salamander is reviewing the option to return to NK-1 as part of the current drilling campaign, in order to drill ahead and evaluate the Upper Miocene section. NK-1 is the second well in Salamander’s multi-well programme in the North Kutei basin and follows on from the oil and gas discovery at the South Kecapi-1 well announced in February.