Indonesia Energy Discovers Oil at Kruh 28, the Second of Two Back-to-Back New Wells at Kruh Block in 2022
2022年10月20日 - 9:30PM
Indonesia
Energy Corporation (NYSE American: INDO)
("IEC"), an oil and gas exploration and production company focused
on Indonesia, today announced that it has discovered oil in its
“Kruh 28” well. Kruh 28 is the second of two back-to-back wells
being drilled by IEC during 2022 at its 63,000-acre Kruh Block.
The Kruh 28 well reached the final total depth
at 3,475 feet depth on September 16, 2022. Approximately 135 feet
of oil sands were encountered at Kruh 28 between the depths of
3,165 and 3,300 feet. This oil-bearing interval (meaning the top of
the oil zone to the bottom of the oil zone) in the Kruh 28 well was
6 feet thicker and therefore larger than anticipated, meaning that
the total reserve potential for Kruh 28 could be larger than
anticipated. Based on these drilling results and testing, IEC
expects production could begin at Kruh 28 by the end of November
2022.
In addition, as previously announced, IEC
unexpectedly found evidence of a potential natural gas bearing
reservoir between the 976 and 1,006 feet interval with 30 feet net
thickness. This initial evidence was supported by both wireline
logging and geologic logging data, and subsequent gas flaring.
Moreover, in an effort to maximize the potential
of Kruh Block after several encouraging new oil discoveries made by
IEC during 2021 and 2022, after production begins at Kruh 27 and
Kruh 28, but before continuing with additional production drilling
operations, IEC is planning to conduct significant new seismic
operations across the entire Kruh Block. IEC believes that this new
work, together with what has been learned from recent oil and gas
discoveries, will greatly assist IEC in ascertaining the best
locations to re-start a continuous drilling campaign at Kruh Block
that will look to develop not only the one formation currently
being targeted, but to look to develop what appears to be at least
two potential additional oil formations that could contain
significant commercial quantites of oil and natural gas. Completion
and full interpretation of this seismic operations will take
approximately 12 months, after which IEC plans to re-start its
continuous drilling campaign at Kruh Block. IEC still plans on
drilling a total of 18 new wells at Kruh Block, four of which have
already been completed, but now by the end of 2025 rather than 2024
as previously announced. This change in the Kruh Block drilling
program was previously disclosed in IEC’s mid-year Form 6-K report
filed with the SEC on September 29, 2022.
IEC can conduct this new, potential maximizing
seismic work based on its fundraising efforts during 2022, where
the Company has raised approximately $12 million (net of fees and
expenses) from investors.
As previously disclosed, wells drilled that
average production of 100 barrels of oil per day over the first
year of production and based on the terms of IEC’s contract with
the Indonesian government and an oil price of $80.00/barrel (which
is approximately 15% below yesterday’s closing price for Brent
crude), each well is expected to generate $2.1 million in net
revenue in its first twelve months, which is more than enough to
recover the cost of drilling the well in only the first year of
production.
The Kruh Block is located on Sumatra Island,
where IEC is already producing oil from 5 existing wells.
Mr. Frank Ingriselli, IEC's President, commented
"The Kruh 28 well continues our string of successful discovery
wells and is another a significant achievement for our company. Our
results at Kruh 28 reinforce our belief that Kruh Block is a world
class asset and, in order to maximize shareholder returns, we are
planning on conducting significant seismic operations across the
entire Kruh Block so that based on what we have learned from our
recent discoveries, including our gas discovery, we can determine
the best locations to re-start our continuous drilling campaign.
Additionally, we will also be moving forward during 2023 with
developmental activities at our potential billion-barrel equivalent
natural gas 1,000,000-acre Citarum Block, where the previous
operator drilled a few gas discoveries. In short, we’ve never been
more excited about IEC’s potential, and we look forward to
continuing our efforts as we seek to drive shareholder value."
About Indonesia Energy Corporation
LimitedIndonesia Energy Corporation Limited (NYSE
American: INDO) is a publicly traded energy company engaged in the
acquisition and development of strategic, high growth energy
projects in Indonesia. IEC’s principal assets are its Kruh Block
(63,000 acres) located onshore on the Island of Sumatra in
Indonesia and its Citarum Block (1,000,000 acres) located onshore
on the Island of Java in Indonesia. IEC is headquartered in
Jakarta, Indonesia and has a representative office in Danville,
California. For more information on IEC, please
visit www.indo-energy.com .
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release of Indonesia Energy Corporation Limited (“IEC”) and its
representatives and partners that are not based on historical fact
are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the provisions of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section
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or development, are forward-looking statements. While management
has based any forward-looking statements contained herein on its
current expectations, the information on which such expectations
were based may change. These forward-looking statements rely on a
number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a
number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which
are outside of the IEC's control, that could cause actual results
(including, without limitation, the anticipated results of IEC’s
exploration, drilling and production activities and the impact of
such activities on IEC’s results of operations as described herein)
to materially and adversely differ from such statements. Such
risks, uncertainties, and other factors include, but are not
necessarily limited to, those set forth in the Risk Factors section
of the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2021, filed on May 2, 2022, with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC). Copies are of such documents are
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obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes
after the date of this release, except as required by law.
Company
Contact:
Frank C. IngriselliPresident, Indonesia Energy
Corporation LimitedFrank.Ingriselli@Indo-Energy.com
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