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The pilot project has two objectives covering both R&D and business achievements. The<br />

R&D objective includes increasing the capabilities of the national human resources and<br />

developing a centre of excellence for CBM Development in Indonesia. The other objective<br />

includes establishing the CBM reserves and CBM producibility at the location of the pilot<br />

project, developing an ‘investment window’ through a CBM database and initiating CBM<br />

exploration in the South Sumatra Basin (Legowo, et al, 2006).<br />

It is planned to drill five CBM pilot wells in the Rambutan Field. A tightly spaced pattern of<br />

the five wells has been chosen based on the experience of CBM exploration in USA. This<br />

pattern of production pilot wells is also designed to study the nature of CO 2 injection in<br />

relation with both enhanced CBM recovery as well as CO 2 sequestration in the Rambutan<br />

Field.<br />

Recently, two pilot wells, CBM-1 and CBM-2, have been drilled with depths of 610 m and<br />

950m, respectively. Approximately 100 ft of core samples of Muara Enim coal from CBM-1<br />

have been sampled and analyzed for detailed CBM reservoir properties as well as methane<br />

<strong>gas</strong> potential. At least five main coal seams with thicknesses varying from 25-45 ft have been<br />

indicated from well CBM-1.<br />

The <strong>gas</strong> content measured from CBM-1 core samples varied from 0.5 to 3.6 m 3 /t. The seam<br />

<strong>gas</strong> consisted mainly of methane (80 to 93%) with smaller ammounts of CO 2 (6 to 19%), N 2<br />

and heavier hydrocarbons (less than 1%). The so-called Seam 3 shows the maximum <strong>gas</strong><br />

content of 3.6 m 3 /t. Overall, the measured properties show that Seam 3, with the highest <strong>gas</strong><br />

content, porosity, diffusivity and methane saturation, is the most suitable for methane<br />

production (Legowo, et al, 2006).<br />

Currently (late 2006), analyses of CBM-2 core samples are being conducted but the results<br />

have not yet been reported. During the drilling of well CBM-2, a <strong>gas</strong> surge was observed from<br />

the top of Seam 3, suggesting that the seam is rich of free <strong>gas</strong>.<br />

In order to complete pattern of five pilot wells, three more wells are being drilled and should<br />

be completed by the end of 2006. Following the completion of drilling, several programs to<br />

test CBM reducibility, including fracture stimulation and dewatering, will be conducted in<br />

2007.<br />

ROAD MAP OF CBM DEVELOPMENT<br />

Recently, the Government of Indonesia through Presidential Regulation no. 5/2006, has set<br />

out the target for an optimum mix energy by 2025 (see ‘Introduction’ above).<br />

As a new energy source, CBM is expected to contribute around 1 – 2 % of the total energy in<br />

year 2025. In consideration of this expected CBM contribution in 2025, a road map for the<br />

CBM development program has been established (Figure 2).<br />

New Energy Resources in the <strong>CCOP</strong> Region - Gas Hydrates and Coalbed Methane 147

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