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Pertamina EP Rantau Starts Drilling Five Wells in Aceh Tamiang
Pertamina EP Rantau has started drilling five new oil and gas wells in Aceh Tamiang, Indonesia.
The work is taking place as the company recovers from flooding that disrupted its operations.
It says production returned to its earlier performance within four months and is now stable at 1,700 barrels of oil per day.
Two wells are in Tanjung Seumantoh village, while three are in Paya Meta village, both in Karang Baru district.
The company says drilling is intended to find new reserves and help maintain production.
Flood damage also affected the electricity supply and water facilities, so crews restored power using gas from other sites after the main compressor station was badly damaged.
The company says the five wells have been started, but some are still being drilled.
Pertamina EP Rantau Field has started drilling five new wells in Aceh Tamiang.
The company says oil production has returned to 1,700 barrels per day after flood recovery.
Two wells are in Tanjung Seumantoh and three are in Paya Meta, both in Karang Baru district.
The drilling is intended to find new oil and gas reserves and help maintain production.
The company says the five wells form part of efforts to support national energy security.
- Who
- Pertamina EP Rantau Field.
- What
- It has started drilling five new wells to find oil and gas reserves and maintain production.
- When
- The report was published on 11 October 2026; the start date of drilling was not stated.
- Where
- Aceh Tamiang, Aceh, Indonesia. The wells are in Tanjung Seumantoh and Paya Meta in Karang Baru district.
- Why
- To find new oil and gas reserves, maintain production and support national energy security.
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Despite still being in the post-flood recovery situation, the company is drilling wells to find new oil and gas reserves and maintain oil and gas production.
The spudding of these new wells is very important for national energy supply.
Collaboration with rig-service contractors and full support from SKK Migas are part of our joint commitment to maintaining national energy security and sustainability.
Pertamina EP Rantau Field carried out post-flood recovery in four phases: emergency, reactivation, recovery and sustainability.
The company said production had returned to its initial performance.
The company had spudded five new wells; two were still being drilled.
- New wells
- 5
- Oil production
- 1,700 barrels per day
- Tanjung Seumantoh wells
- RNT DZ-51 and RNT DZ-52
- Paya Meta wells
- RNT DZ-11, RNT DZ-23A and RNT DZ-33
- RNT DZ-51 final depth
- 1,145 MMD
- RNT DZ-11 final depth
- 1,132 MMD
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