It has been more than 24 families who are less capable in Rajek Village, Godong District, Grobogan Regency, Central Java no longer depends on the gas elpiji 3 kg for cooking. People take advantage of the natural gas of metana (CH4) that by them is nicknamed “gas swamp†that originates from the well-being drills that emit the gas in one of the locals’ rulings.
Starting around 1999 Abdul Aziz (50) Rajek villagers intend to make a drill well when the dry season to get the clean water in the backyard, with a deep drilling of 30-40 meters Abdul Aziz did not get clean water like the cold but the very strong gas smelting out accompanied by a loud sound. Because it is considered to harm the local people and RT management according to the drill well. The hose of a few months later the gas sound appears back in the near soil as well making. Then Abdul Aziz is accredited to take the cork to try to fire from the gas smelting. Then he channeled the gas using pipes to the kitchen for daily cooking purposes.
Starting from the incident of Energy and Mineral Resources Department (ESDM) Central Java Province in 2013 responded by sending a team of geological experts to conduct research. The results of research suggest that the natural gas content that is submerged under the Rajek Village is abundant and scientifically the geological experts who are covered mentioning the natural gas in the shallow depth formed from the fossils of animals and plants around 30-40 meters.
Citizens conduct regular check "Separator" gas swamp in Rajek Village, Godong, Grobogan, Central Java.
Warga conducts routine checking "Separator" swamp gas in Rajek Village, Godong, Grobogan, Central Java.
In mid 2017 with budget assistance from the Governor of Java Tenga, the Chairman of the Geological Experts who examined in the village of Rajek, Handoko Teguh Wibowo conducts research back and practice of natural gas utilization trial by installing pipeline installation involving 22 less capable family heads whose home will be characterized by natural gas.
The results of the trial are very surprising because the gas flow to the citizen never stops. The natural gas is then excluded to all residents because of its natural gas potency is very sufficient and harmless due to its relatively low pressure so that it can be used up to tens of years forward.
The process of utilization of cartilage gas in Rajek Village is also quite simple first gas taken from the well drill containing gas then the gas that still mixes water separated using separator or separator machine that there are two different tubes that are tubes to accommodate water and tubes to accommodate gas. From the tube contains the gas that is then newly channeled to the homes of the residents who only need to pay the cost of Rp15,000 for the maintenance costs of the tools and the village cash.
Warga fires from the swamp gas out of the drill well in Rajek Village, Godong, Grobogan, Central Java.
Warga cooking using a swamp gas in Rajek Village, Godong, Grobogan, Central Java.
The citizen hopes to the Central Java Provincial Government and the related parties to continue to perfect the utilization of the prone gas in Rajek Village to be optimally utilized, fair and evenly so that the creation of wellbeing in society.
Photo and text : Joseph Nugroho
Editor : Danika Wahyu
