Eni has made a gas find in the Merakes exploration prospect in the East Sepinggan Block, where the company is operator with a 100% stake, according to a news release.
The block is located offshore East Kalimantan (Borneo), 170 km (106 miles) south of the Bontang LNG Plant and 35 km (22 miles) from the offshore Jangkrik field, also operated by Eni.
The finding was made through the Merakes 1 well, which was drilled at a water depth of 1,372 m (4,501 ft) and reached a total depth of 2,640 m (8,661 ft). The well encountered a significant accumulation of gas in the lower Pliocene clastic sequence, the release said. Merakes has crossed a hydrocarbon column of 60 m (197 ft) in high quality sandstones.
Merakes is the first exploration well drilled by Eni in the East Sepinggan Block, which was assigned to the company in 2012 following an international bid round.
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