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8/12/2019 lapangan beruk norteast sumatera http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/lapangan-beruk-norteast-sumatera 1/22 PROCEEDINGS INDONESIAN PETROUXJM ASSOCIATION Thirteenth Annual Convention, May 1984 THE GEOLOGY OF THE ERUK NORTHEAST FIELD, CENTRAL SUMATRA: OIL PRODUCTION FROM PRE-TERTIARY BASEMENT ROCKS T. KO** F.X.Dannono* ABSTRACT The Beruk Northeast oil field in Central Sumatra was discovered in 1976 by the drilling of Beruk Northeast No. 1 which tested 1680 BOPD from Pre-Tertiary basement. In addition to Beruk Northeast only four other fields are reported to produce oil from Pre-Tertiary basement in Indo- nesia. Indeed oil production from Pre-Tertiary rocks is very exceptional in Southeast Asia. Oil production in Beruk Northeast is obtained from fractured metaquartzites, weathered argillites, and weather- ed granite. The basement reservoirs have K/Ar adiometric dates varying from Early Permian to Early Cretaceous ages which indicate a complex Pre-Tertiary geologic history. The Bed Northeast No. 1 well has produced in excess of one million barrels of oil to date. Subsequent develop- ment wells have been less productive due to problems of reservoir, separate oil-water contacts and possible unrecog- nized fracture systems. Beruk Northeast serves as a re- minder that the Pre-Tertiary basement is a valid exploration objective in Southeast Asia and that whenever feasible, all exploratory wells should be drilled into basement. INTRODUCTION The Beruk Northeast oil field is located within the Cen- tral Sumatra Back Arc Basin, which is one of a series of Ter- tiary basins oriented along the western and southern margin of the Sunda Craton of southwestern Southeast Asia (Figure 1). The Beruk Northeast field is situated within a group of oilfields in the central area of the Pertami- na-Calasiatic-Topco Coastal Plains-Pekanbaru Production Sharing Block. The field was discovered in 1976 by the drilling of Beruk Northeast No. 1 which tested oil from fractured Pre-Tertiary metaquartzite basement rocks. DEFINITION OF BASEMENT ROCKS The term "basement rocks" generates a variety of de- finitions by geologists depending on the specific sedi- mentary basin discussed as well as the individual's experien- ce in that area. Most workers consider basement as any metamorphic or igneous rocks (regardless of age) which are unconformably overlain by a sedimentary sequence. Oil may have migrated into older porous metamorphic or igneous rocks thereby forming a basement reservoir. How- ever, in some basins as the Central Sumatra Basin, the base- ment rocks may be partially or completely unmetamor- phosed. Therefore the authors of this paper prefer the Landes et al (1960, p. 1682) description of basement, as stated: "The only major difference between basement rock and overlying sedimentary rock oil deposits is that in the forxper case the original oil-yielding formation (source rock) can not underlie the reservoir". A final comment on the definition of basement rocks is -that further exploration, geological and geochemical studies in a specific area may result in revisions of the commonly accepted definition of basement rocks within that area. Further exploration may indeed prove the e&ence of hydrocarbon source rocks located stratigraphically within rocks previoudy regarded as basement. Accordingly explorationists' definition of basement rocks can not be rigid but must be responsive to new geological ideas and data. AREAS OF BASEMENT OIL PRODUCnON Basement rocks are important oil reservoirs in various areas of the world. Basement reservoirs occur in Venezuela and Brazil in South America; Libya, Algeria, Morocco, and Egypt in North Africa; the Cuanza basin of Angola in West Africa, and the West Siberia basin of the Soviet Union (Chung-Hsiang P'an, 1982). In the United States, basement- derived oil production occurs in a number of areas, including California (Wilmington and Edison Fields), Kansas (El Do- rado and Orth Fields), and Texas (Apco Field). East Asia had no significant basement hydrocarbon pro- duction until the discovery in 1959 of oil in fractured meta- morphic rocks of Silurian age in the Yaed Field, Yumen China (Chung-Hsiang P'an, 1982). During the 1979 s about 20 prolific basement reServOirs were discovered in the Bohai Bay basin, offshore China. Production is from Paleozoic and Proterozoic limestones in structures commonly known as "buried hills Cyan Dunshi and Zhai Guangming, 1980 . Paleocene black shales are the reported oil source rocks for the Bohai Bay reservoirs (Li Guoyu, 1981). Almost all presently known oil and gas fields in Southeast Asia are located in Tertiary sediments. In most cases the * FT Caltex Pacific Indonesia oil and gas accumulations occur in Neogene age formations © IPA, 2006 - 13th Annual Convention Proceedings, 1984 sc Contents Contents Search

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PROCEEDINGS INDONESIANPETROUXJM ASSOCIATIONThirteenth Annual Convention, May 1984

THE GEOLOGYOF THE ERUK NORTHEASTFIELD, CENTRAL SUMATRA: OIL PRODUCTIONFROM PRE-TERTIARY BASEMENT ROCKS

T. KO**F.X.Dannono*

ABSTRACT

The Beruk Northeast oil field in Central Sumatra wasdiscovered in 1976 by the drilling of Beruk Northeast

No. 1 which tested 1680BOPD from Pre-Tertiary basement.

In addition to Beruk Northeast only four other fields are

reported to produce oil from Pre-Tertiary basement in Indo-

nesia. Indeed oil production from Pre-Tertiary rocks isvery

exceptional in Southeast Asia.

Oil production in Beruk Northeast is obtained fromfractured metaquartzites, weathered argillites, and weather-

ed granite. The basement reservoirs have K/Ar adiometric

dates varying from Early Permian to Early Cretaceous

ages which indicate a complex Pre-Tertiary geologic history.

The B e d Northeast No. 1 well has produced in excess

of one million barrels of oil to date. Subsequent develop-

ment wells have been less productive due to problems of

reservoir, separate oil-water contacts and possible unrecog-

nized fracture systems. Beruk Northeast serves as a re-

minder that the Pre-Tertiary basement is a valid exploration

objective in Southeast Asia and that whenever feasible, a l l

exploratory wells should be drilled into basement.

INTRODUCTION

The Beruk Northeast oil field is located within the Cen-

tral Sumatra Back Arc Basin, which isone of a series of Ter-

tiary basins oriented along the western and southern

margin of the Sunda Craton of southwestern Southeast

Asia (Figure 1). The Beruk Northeast field is situated within

a group of oilfields in the central area of the Pertami-

na-Calasiatic-Topco Coastal Plains-Pekanbaru ProductionSharing Block. The field was discovered in 1976 by the

drilling of Beruk Northeast No. 1 which tested oil from

fractured Pre-Tertiary metaquartzite basement rocks.

DEFINITION OF BASEMENT ROCKS

The term "basement rocks" generates a variety of de-

finitions by geologists depending on the specific sedi-

mentary basin discussed as well as the individual's experien-

ce in that area. Most workers consider basement as any

metamorphic or igneous rocks (regardlessof age) which are

unconformably overlain by a sedimentary sequence. Oil

may have migrated into older porous metamorphic or

igneous rocks thereby forming a basement reservoir. How-

ever, in some basins as the Central Sumatra Basin, the base-

ment rocks may be partially or completely unmetamor-

phosed. Therefore the authors of this paper prefer the

Landes et al (1960, p. 1682) description of basement, as

stated: "The only major difference between basement rock

and overlying sedimentary rock oil deposits is that in the

forxper case the original oil-yielding formation (source rock)can not underlie the reservoir". A final comment on the

definition of basement rocks is -that further exploration,

geological and geochemical studies in a specific area may

result in revisions of the commonly accepted definition of

basement rocks within that area. Further exploration may

indeed prove the e&ence of hydrocarbon source rocks

located stratigraphically within rocks previoudy regarded

as basement. Accordingly explorationists' definition of

basement rocks can not be rigid but must be responsive to

new geological ideas and data.

AREAS OF BASEMENT OIL PRODUCnON

Basement rocks are important oil reservoirs in variousareas of the world. Basement reservoirs occur in Venezuela

and Brazil in South America; Libya, Algeria, Morocco, and

Egypt in North Africa; the Cuanza basin of Angola in West

Africa, and the West Siberia basin of the Soviet Union

(Chung-Hsiang P'an, 1982). In the United States, basement-

derived oilproduction occursin a number of areas, including

California (Wilmington and Edison Fields), Kansas (El Do-

rado and Orth Fields), and Texas (Apco Field).

East Asia had no significant basement hydrocarbon pro-

duction until the discovery in 1959of oil in fractured meta-

morphic rocks of Silurian age in the Y a e d Field,Yumen

China (Chung-Hsiang P'an, 1982). During the 1979 s about

20 prolific basement reServOirs were discovered in the Bohai

Bay basin, offshore China. Production is from Paleozoic

and Proterozoic limestones in structurescommonly known

as "buried hills Cyan Dunshi and ZhaiGuangming, 1980 .

Paleocene black shales are the reported oil source rocks for

the Bohai Bay reservoirs(Li Guoyu, 1981).

Almost allpresently knownoil and gas fields in Southeast

Asia are located in Tertiary sediments. In most cases the* FTCaltex Pacific Indonesia oil and gas accumulations occur in Neogene age formations

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(Fontaine and Mainguy, 1982). In Southeast Asia rocks of

Pa-Tertiary age are ge nedy regarded by explorationists'aseconomic basement. Although the Pre-Tertiary series

produces signGcant volumes of oil and gas n Australia and

in China, the area in between these two continents has

almost been devoid of production from the Pre-Tertiary.

Severe tectonism and deformation experienced by SoutheastAsia prior to deposition of the Tertiary has decreased the

prospectiveness of the Pre-Tertiary series and in many areas

the Pre-Tertkuyis hermally ovennature for oil preservation.

The poor production history of the Pre-Tertiary in

Southeast Asia must also be partially attributed to the

absence of exploration specifidly aimed towards evaluating

the fie-Tertiary's potential. In this regards, the very recent

discoveries of gas in he-Tertiary rocks in northeast Thailand

is sig&cant. A gas flow ate of 27 MMCFD was reported

from Permian limestones in the Esso Nam Phong and

Chonnabot wells. These g a s discoveries are in a large basin

that has experienced minimal drilling to date (Oil Gas

J o d , 982).

Basement 04 ccurrencesm ndonesia

In addition to Beruk Northeast, four other Indonesian

oil fields produce from Pre-Tertiary basement rocks (Figure

2). The following occurrences of basement oil production

have been reported in the literature:

1.

2.

3.

4.

The Kluang Field in South Sumatra has produced oil

from Re-Tertiary rocks and from the Tertiary Talang

Akar Formation (Martin, 1952). OiI occurs at the top ofthe Pre-Tertiary in a limestone paleotopographic high

similar to the Chinese "buried hills . Severe weatheringprior to deposition of the Tertiary resulted in excellent

secondary porosity. The amount of oil produced from

basement is not reported.

In the Sei Teras Field, South Sumatra, 15,000 barrels oil

and 1 BCF gas has been produced since 1977 in two

wells from basement limestone and quartzite (Tiwar and

Taxuno, 1979).

Approximately 21 million barrels of oil and 14 BCF of

gas has been produced from Pre-Tertiary rocks in the

Tanjung Field, South Kalimantan (Tiwar and Taruno

1979). The basement rocks in this field consist of por-

phyritic extrusives and volcanics as well as metamor-

phosed sandstones, shales and claystones. In both

the Sei Teras and Tanjung Fields the basement is locally

deeply weathered and fractured. Mid-Tertiary sediments

are regarded as the likely source rocks for both fields.

Ln eastern Seram oil is produced from Pleistocene sedi-

ments and fractured basement (Bula Field), Pre-Tertiary

limestone (NKf pool) and he-Tertiary sandstone and

siltstone(Belienpoo1). Zillmanand Paten(1975) regarded

the Tertiar as the likely source for the Seram oils

whereas Fontaine and Mainguy (1982) have suggested

the ram oils are probably derived from Triassic sourcerocks.

Due to the paucity of basement oil production in South-

east Asia he Beruk Northeast oil field will hopefully be of

interest to the petroleum industry and the earth science

community in Indonesia and SoutheastAsia.

REGIONAL GEOLOGICAL SE G

"he Beruk Northeast fieId is located 60 km east of the

Mnas field in the Calasiatic and Topco Coastal Plains Pro-

duction Sharing Contract Area which is operated by PT

Caltex Pacific Indonesia. Fourteen oil fields have been dis-

covered in the contract area since 1971 (Figure 3,4). All

fields in the Coastal Plains produce from Sihapas sandstonesand conglomerates except the Beruk Northeast field which

produces from fractured metaquartzite, weathered granite,

and weathered metasediments. Beruk Northeast is the od y

field yithin Caltex's area of operations in Central Sumatra

which produces oil from basement.

Regional Tertiary Stratigraphy

Tertiary sedimentation in the Coastal Rains area

commenced in Paleogenetjme with the deposition ofPematang Formation sediments on the Pre-Tertiary ero-

sional surface. A stratigraphic cobmn is included for re-ference (Figure 5). Cross sections based on well control

Figure 6) and seismic isochron mapping indicates that con-

siderable paleotopographic relief existed on the Pre-Tertiary

surface prior to deposition of the Tertiary. The correlation

of well data illustrates the thi,ck i n f ~f Pematang into the

Bengkalis paleotrough eastwards of the Beruk Northeast

field. The Beruk High remained positive throughout the Pe-matang depositional cycle and is devoid of Pematang sedi-

ment. Adiwidjaja and Decoster (1973) described similar

paleotopographic relief on the Pre-Tertiary surface in South

Sumatra.

The Pematang Formation consists of varicolored and

mottled claystones and fine to coarse sandstones and cong-

lomerates of continental origin. The Pematang is separated

from the overlying Sihapas Group sediments by a regionalunconformity which is marked by dip truncations on some

seismic lines in the area. The transgressive phase of theNeogene cycle is represented by the Sihapas Group and the

Telisa Formation. The Sihapas sediments are fine to me-

dium grained sandstones interbedded with silty grey shales.Well logs, cuttings and core data suggest a fluvio-deltaic

depositional enviranment and the intermittent presence of

glauconite in the Sihapas rocks inters marine influences.

The continuation of the marine transgression is marked by

the dark grey shales, minor thin fine grained sandstones and

h e y interbeds of the Telisa Formation. The Telisa is

overlain by F'etani Formation claystones and sandstones

which represent the regressive phase of the Neogene

cycle. The Neogene is overlain by a thin veneer of Holocene

Minas Formation alluvium.

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For further details about the Central Sumatra Tertiary

sedimentaxy section, th e reader is referred t o earlier publica-

tions by Mertosono and Nayoan (1974), Mertosono (1975),

and Hasan et a i (1977). Lee (1982) descnied the Tertiary

succession in the Malacca Straits area located on the north-

eastern margin of the Central Sumatra Basin.

Regional Basement Rocks

The basement rocks of the Central Sumatra basin were

reviewed by Eubank and Makki (1981). Since this publica-

tion several recently drilled exploratory wells have providedadditional significant basement information (Table 1).

1. The Cucut No. I well was drilled in October 1981 and

cored unmetamorphosed greywackes ("pebbly mud-

stones") containing abundant angular to sub-rounded

clasts of granitic, volcanic, and metamorphic composi-

tion (Figure 7). This rock is believed t o represexkt the

Carboniferous Bohorok Formation (Tapanuli Group)

which crops out along the mountain front west of the

Central and North Sumatra Basins. Cameron et al(1980)stated that "the age of the oldest parts of the Kluet

and Bohorok Formations is unknown, and it is possible

that future work will identify rocks of Devonian orpossibly Early Paleozoic age within the Tapanuli Group

as defined at present".

Palynological, and radiometric age dating by Chevron

Oil Field Research Company (COFRC) supports the

above Cameron et a1 (1980)statement. The clay mineral

matrix was dated by palynology as Eariy-Middle car-

boniFerous. No marine palynomorphs were recovered

.thus suggesting a nonmarine depositional environment.

A granite ciast within the matrix provided a K/Arradiometric age date of uppermost Devonian (3482 10

M.Y.). The distinctive polymictic lithologic character of

the Cucut No. 1 core appears to support Cameron et al's

(1980) assertation that the pebbly mudstones" of the

Bohorok Formation represent the reworking and turbi-

ditic rededeposition of ice-rafted, subglacial or fluvio-

glacial debris. However, the palynology recovered from

the core contained none of the highly distinctive Gond-

wana or glacial flora of Late Carboniferous, Permian

or EarIy Triassic age. Further drilling in the. Cucut area

may provide more information to resolve the origin of

these interesting basement rocks.

The total organic content (TOC) of the Cucut core isvery low (0.25 wt ) indicating that the sample has

little source rock potential. HIC ratios and vitrinite

reflectance measurements (Ro >1.9) suggests that theorganic matter is thermally postmature.

2. Pusaka No. 1 . cored dark grey, slatey, silty, fractured

shales (Figure 7). On the basis of palynology, COFRCestimated the age of t he shales to be near the Devonian/

Carboniferous boundary. The Thermal Alteration Index

(TAI) of the organic material within the shales ranged

from 3.5 to 4.0 which approximately coincides with the

ry gas generation stage.

3. Idris No. 1 encountered hydrothermally altered granite

in a bot tom hole core (Figure 7). This well was drilled in

1982 and is located within 10 km of ihe Beruk North-east field. K/Ar radiometric age dates of 208 7 M.Y.

were obtained from muscovite, 206 8M.Y. from albite,and 101 f 4 M.Y. from microline. The COFRC inter-

pretation of the data is that the muscovite and albite

indicate a minimum age of granite emplacement of

about 200 M.Y. (Late Triassic or Early Jurassic). The

microcline constrains a post emplacement thermal event

younger than 100 M.Y. (Late Cretaceous or Early

Tertiary).

Rb/Sr isotopic data was obtained to supplement the

K/Ar age data. Rb and Sr data better preserve the true

formation age of a rock because these two elementsare

less disturbed by young thermal events than K and Ar.

K/Ar age dates represent the time of latest metamor-

phism. The K/Ar clock" is reset each time a rock is

raised to high temperature, even if partial melting does

not occur. Rb/Sr dating provided an age of granite

emplacement of 295 3 M.Y. (Late Carboniferous).

The initial Sr isotopic ratio indicates that the Idris

granite formed by the melting of preexisting rocks

which themselves experienced a long continental history.

In conclusion, the radiometric and petrographic data

indicates that Idris No. 1 penetrated basement that has

had a very long and complex geologic history. TheIdris No. 1 data are relevant for the Beruk Northeast

field since granites of similar age and composition

occur in several of the field wells.

FIELD DEVELOPMENT

The Beruk Northeast Field was discovered in 1976 by

Beruk Northeast No. 1 which was drilled to a total depth

of 1634 feet into h e - Tertiary basement to test a structural

closure defined by seismic (Figures 8,9). The main objective

Sihapas sandstones were absent and Telisa shales with minor

sandstone interbeds lie directly on Pre-Tertiary basement.

Beruk Northeast No. 1 penetrated 28 of heavily fractured

metaquartzite basement with oil shows in the cuttings,

bottom hole core, and in side-wall cores. An open hole

test of the basement flowed 1680BOPD (38.6' API gravity

and 115OF pourpoint). A thin Telisa sand (named theTelisa 1500-foot sand) located approximately 100 feet above

basement was tested and flowed 480 BOPD 3 8 3 O AFI and

120°F pourpoint).

To delineate the lateral extent of the oil-bearing base-ment and aIso to test the potential of Sihapas sands on-

lapping and pinching out against the basement high,BerukNortheast No. 2 was drilled in mid 1976 approximately

1.5 K m northeast of Beruk Northeast No. 1 . The well

bottomed in granite basement at a total depth of 1941

feet. An open hole test of the granite proved thebasement

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to be tight; the Sihapas sandstones were porous and water-

bearing.Beruk Northeast No. 3 and No. 4 were drilled in mid

1982 to provide additional development well control for

the field, Beruk Northeast No. 3 conf i ied oil production

from weathered arenaceous argillites. B e d Northeast No.

4 tested oil from a basement sequence consistingof weather-ed hornfelsic argillite and granite.

Beruk Northeast No. 5 was drilled in late 1982 and

tested 2252 barrels fluid per day (34%water cut) from an

open hole test covering 14 feet of fractured metaquartzite

basement. Severe lost circulation problems prevented the

drilling of ths well deeper into the objective basement

rocks.

FIELD GEOLOGY

Basement core data in the area of the Beruk Northeast

Field indicates a wide variety of basement rock types and

a broad range of radiometricallydated ages. Although theBeruk Northeast wells cover a small area of less than 5

square kilometers, the variability in rock types and ages

indicates a very complex Pre-Tertiary geological history.

The rocks can be subdivided into three broad categories

on the basis of lithology and K/Ar age dates, as follows:

1. Metaquartzites of Early Permian age (Beruk Northeast

No. 1 and No. 5).

2. Granites of Late Triassic to Early Jurassic age (Beruk

Northeast No. 2 and No. 4, Bungsu No. 1 , Idris No. 1).

3 . Argillaceous metasediments of Early Cretaceous age

(Beruk Northeast No. 3 and No. 4).

Reconstruction of the Pre-Tertiary geological history of

the B eak Northeast field is difficult due to the inaccuracies

inherent in the K/Ar radiometric age dating method as

discussed previously. To obtain a more accurate insight into

the Pre-Tertiary history preferably all basement cores

should also be dated by the Rb/Sr method.

Beruk Northeast StNCtUrd Growth History.

The growth history of the Beruk Northeast structure

during Tertiary time is evident on stratigraphic cross-

sections and key seismic lines (Figures 8, and 10). Paleo-

gene Pematang Formation and Miocene Sihapas Group sedi-

ments are absent on the crest of the structure, indicating

that major structural growth had occurred prior to deposi-

tion of the Paleogene. The isopachs of the Telisa 1500-foot

sand to the Top Pre-Tertiary in wells No. 1, 3 , 4 and 5 are

almost identical suggesting hat the Pre-Tertiarysurface was

relatively flat before deposition of the Tertiary (Figure 10).

Stratigraphic cross-sections infer that the Beruk Northeast

structure was a relatively small basement ”island” standing

some 30 feJ;t above the wave base during late Sihapas time.Consequently the Beruk Northeast basement high is ”bald”

or devoid of the Siapas Group sands which are the pro-

ducing zones in a l l other Coastal P l b s Block fields.

The consistent thicknesses of\the units between marker

beds in the Telisa indicate that structural growth was

inactive during Telisa time. However,the seismic lines show

the expression of the Beruk Northeast structure in beds

almost at surface, thereby indicating that rejuvenation of

structural growth occurred during the Plio-Pleistocene

orogenic phase. This late movement placed Telisa For-mation beds, as the Telisa 1500-foot sand, into structural

closure (Figures 11,12).

FIELD RESERVOIRS

The Beruk Northeast field produces oil from fractured

metaquartzite (wells No. 1 and No. 5), weathered argillite

(well No. 3) and weathered argillite and granite (well No.

4). Minor oil production is obtained from the Telisa 1500-

foot sand in wells No. 3 and No. 4. Telisa shales are the cap

rocks above the basement reservoirs. The reservoir had anoriginal reservoir pressure of 68 psi. The reservoir tempe-

rature is 2W°F and connate water saturation averages 37%.

Defining oil pay zones in basement by the electric logs isdifficult. Refer to the composite log of well No. 4 which

shows typical log response in basement (Figure 13).Oil pay

zones are initially detected by drill cuttings analysis. After

the wireline logs are obtained, numerous sidewall cores help

to further define the pay zones. Since the cuttings and side-

wall cores analyses are very important, accurate lithologyand oil show descriptions from the wellsite geologist are

utilised on l Beruk Northeast wells. Wireline and swab

test from many intervals are the final bases for defining

producible hydrocarbon and water zones.

The ”Top Basement” structure map (Figure 14) shows

that the Beruk Northeast structure is broken into a series of

north-south oriented fault blocks. Most of the faults donot extend into the overlying Telisa section (Figure 12).

Beruk Northeast wells No. 3 and No. 4 were drilled into

separate fault blocks. A common oil-water interface is

absent in wells No. 3 and No. 4, thereby suggesting that

either the fault separating these two wells is a sealing fault

or the reservoir is discontinuous between the wells. The

oil-water contacts are unknown in wells No. 1 and No.

since neither well penetrated the oil-water interface.

The oil produced from the Beruk Northeast basement

reservoirs has a average gravity of 38.3 degrees API and a

pourpoint of 115-120 degrees Fahrenheit, which is similar

to the gravity and pourpoint of most other Coastal Plains

oil fields. The Beruk Northeast oils are probably derivedfrom the same rich Tertiary shales source rocks as the other

Coastal Plains oil fields. Oil presumably migrated away

from the source area through Sihapas sands or along the

Pre-Tertiary unconformity surface into the Beruk Northeast

basement high. Faults may also act as conduits for oil

migration in this area.

FIELD PRODUCTION

Beruk Northeast No. 1 was placed on production in

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early 1981. Initial production averaged about 2200 BOPD(0.2% water cut). Figure 15 summarizes the productionperformance of thiswell. Decreasing oil production togetherwith increasing water production has resulted in a relatively

constant produced fluid gross, indicating that the faultblock drained by ths well has a very active water drive.

Formation pressures declined only 30 psi after one year ofproduction. To date Beruk Northeast No. 1has produced inexcess of 1,100,OOO barrels oil, 640 000 arrels water and42 MMCF associated gas. AU production from this well is

evidently obtained through the naturally-occurring racture

system in the Pre-Tertiary metaquartzites since negligible

matrix porosity existsin the core.Beruk Northeast No. 3 and No. 4 went on stream in

1983 at initial production rates of about 200 BOPD and 25

BWPD. The relatively low production rates (compared to

well No. 1) are due to the pow reservoir characteristicsof

the weathered argillite and granite reservoirs.

Beruk Northeast No. 5 began production in 1983 at an

inital rate of 300 BOPD and 40BWD, however within 3months ths well was producing 100% formation water.

Although this well is located within 900 meters of BerukNortheast No. 1 and produces from a reservoir litholo-

gically identical to the BeruqNortheast No. 1 reservoir,the production performance has been totally differentbetween these two wells. Beruk Northeast No. 5 has pro-bably penetrated a fault block with an oil-water contact

structurally higher than that in the Beruk Northeat No. 1fault block. The discontinuity of the oil-water contactbetween these wells is probably due to the discontinuousnature of the fracture network. Alternatively, the presenceo f an unrecognized water-bearing fracture system in Beruk

Northeast No. 5 may have caused a sudden water influxinto this well.

CONCLUSIONS

This paper describes the hydrocarbon potential inPre-Tertiary basement rocks in Indonesia and reviewsthe Beruk Northeast field as a case histby of basementproduction in the Central Sumatra Basin. The geologyof this field is complex, and the production performance of

the Beruk Northeast wells has been less predictable than

wells in fields producing from the normal Sihapas Grixp

Sandstone reservoirs.The importance of coring fractured and weathered base-

ment reservoirs can not be overemphasized eventhough corerecovery can be poor and mud losses are common when

drilling fractured basement. Nevertheless our experience in

this oilfield indicates that cores must be obtained because

they provide the only direct method of observing thefracture network and obtaining fbndamental reservoir

data.

Cummulativeoil production to date from Beruk North.east is approximately 1.23 million barrels of oil. Although

this field is relatively small the existence of nearby pro-duction facilitiesas the Beruk-Zammd pipeline encouragesexploration and development of fields of this size. BerukNortheast indicates that Pre-Tertiary basement can not be

disregarded as an exploration objective in Southeast Asia.Beruk Northeast also serves as a reminder that whenever

feasible, a l l exploratory wells in Southeast Asia should bedrilled into basement.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The authors wish to th nk the management of P.T.

Caltex Pacific Indonesia, Chevron, Texaco and Pertamina

for their permission to publish thispaper. We also extendour thanks to Roger Eubank for his advice and suggestions

during the preparation and writing of the paper. The fineeffort and cooperation by the CPI Exploration Division’sdrafting and secretarial staff are most appreciated. We also

express our thanks o ChevronOilField Research Company

and Lemigas Biostratigraphic Services- Robertson Researchfor the petrographic descriptions and radiometric age datesdiscussed herein.

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