Article: Phillips well confirms extension of Bayu field in Timor Sea between Australia and Indonesia; Bayu-3 appraisal well encounters thin, productive section of hydrocarbons.

BARTLESVILLE, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 1996-- Phillips Petroleum Company (NYSE:P) today announced that an appraisal well in the Bayu gas/condensate field in the Timor Sea between Indonesia and Australia encountered a thin, productive section of hydrocarbons on the eastern flank of the field.

The Bayu-3 well was drilled on Phillips-operated block ZOCA 91-13 to a total depth of 10,417 feet. The $6.5 million well was plugged and abandoned without testing.

"Taken with the results of wells drilled by others on an adjacent block, our drilling program has confirmed the Bayu field has significant potential for development," said Knut Am, senior vice ...

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