Jakarta, Nov. 3 -- Pertamina EP Tambun Field raised gas production at its Jatinegara field to 12.3 million standard cubic feet per day in October, using two operational innovations to improve well performance.

"Output was nearly 1.5 times the February average of 8.3 MMSCFD, when Pertamina EP resumed management of the field," Senior Manager Totok Parafianto said in Jakarta on Tuesday.

The increase was supported by two operational innovations, CEMARA and STEP UP 2.0, introduced in April and May, respectively, he said.

Both innovations were developed to address production challenges at wells JNG-003 and JNG-004.

At JNG-003, high water production alongside gas flows required frequent intervention, reducing the well's operational efficienc...