Indonesia Energy Corporation (IEC) has announced a significant oil discovery at its newly drilled K-29 well within the 63,000-acre Kruh Block, located onshore in Sumatra, Indonesia.
The energy company confirmed that high-quality oil was encountered during recent testing operations, with full commercial production expected to begin within the next few weeks.
The K-29 well was spudded on July 25, and reached its total depth of 3,378 feet.
Operational highlights from the site indicate promising potential: the perforation gun used in alignment with state-owned enterprise Pertamina’s approved targets began naturally bleeding oil.
Industry experts typically view natural seepage as a strong operational signal. Notably, this phenomenon has not been observed in previous wells drilled across the Kruh Block, suggesting the K-29 well may commence natural production without requiring hydraulic fracturing procedures.
IEC plans to gather further operational data as production kicks off. The company confirmed that drilling operations were completed with zero lost time injuries or environmental, health, and safety incidents.
Following the success at K-29, the operational drilling rig has already been mobilised and is en route to the WK-5 wellsite.
Drilling at WK-5 forms the next phase of IEC’s ongoing 2026 exploration and development programme across its Sumatran acreage.
