Rantau (oil terrain) is a location in or related to Aceh described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu. Boorterrein (oil field) in Tamiang-blok (BPM); one of most productive in Nederlandsch-Indië with 13 oil zones and 54 productive wells; first boring at 290 m yielded a spuiter (gusher); daily production >1,700 tons.
Type
oil terrain
Description
Boorterrein (oil field) in Tamiang-blok (BPM); one of most productive in Nederlandsch-Indië with 13 oil zones and 54 productive wells; first boring at 290 m yielded a spuiter (gusher); daily production >1,700 tons.
Significance
Rantau is recorded by Jongejan as part of the geography and historical landscape of Aceh.
See Also
Source
Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu, by J. Jongejans, Oud-Resident van het Gewest Atjeh en Onderhoorigheden, with a foreword by Dr. H. Colijn (Baarn: Hollandia Drukkerij N.V., c. 1938), pp. 85, 90.