Two Gas Finds in Malaysia Have Estimated Recoverable Resource of 3.5 Tcf.
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Petronas reported significant gas discoveries at two offshore Sarawak, Malaysia, exploration wells that contain an estimated total recoverable resource of 3.5 trillion cu. ft. of gas. The largest of the two finds was #1-Kasawar, which was designed to test the carbonate reservoirs. The well was drilled to 3,196 meters and penetrated an approximate 1,000-meter gas column, the longest drilled section of gas column in Malaysia. According to Petronas, the preliminary assessment of Kasawari Field indicates that the gas-in-place is 5 trillion cu. ft. with an estimated recoverable hydrocarbon resource of just over 3 trillion cu. ft. The well test produced 29 million cu. ft. per day of gas. The #1-NC8SW exploration well was drilled about 17 kilometers south of #1-Kasawar to 3,853 meters, and gas was discovered in a 440-meter column in similar carbonate reservoirs. The recoverable resource for the NC8SW Field is estimated at more than 450 billion cu. ft. of gas. The company plans to drill 30 additional exploration wells in Malaysia this year. Petronas is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Petronas reported significant gas discoveries at two offshore Sarawak, Malaysia, exploration wells that contain an estimated total recoverable resource of 3.5 trillion cu. ft. of gas. The largest of the two finds was #1-Kasawar, which was designed to test the carbonate reservoirs. The well was drilled to 3,196 meters and penetrated an approximate 1,000-meter gas column, the longest drilled section of gas column in Malaysia. According to Petronas, the preliminary assessment of Kasawari Field indicates that the gas-in-place is 5 trillion cu. ft. with an estimated recoverable hydrocarbon resource of just over 3 trillion cu. ft. The well test produced 29 million cu. ft. per day of gas. The #1-NC8SW exploration well was drilled about 17 kilometers south of #1-Kasawar to 3,853 meters, and gas was discovered in a 440-meter column in similar carbonate reservoirs. The recoverable resource for the NC8SW Field is estimated at more than 450 billion cu. ft. of gas. The company plans to drill 30 additional exploration wells in Malaysia this year. Petronas is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.