Activity details

Organisation	Esso Australia Resources Pty Ltd
Project	Bass Strait Development
Activity types	Drilling Construction and installation of a facility
In-force EP	4944
Submission date	09 August, 2019
Outcome	Accepted
Acceptance date	08 January, 2020
Locations	Gippsland
Start date	10 January, 2020
Stop date	13 April, 2020
Lifecycle Classification	Development

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Activity Description

The West Barracouta (BTW) and Kipper (KPA) drilling campaigns will utilise the Noble Tom Prosser Jack Up Rig to drill a total of four subsea production gas wells, two at each location. The BTW campaign will take place in Production Licence VIC/L1 located in the Gippsland Basin of eastern Bass Strait 6 km south west of the Barracouta Platform, approximately 30 km off the coast in 45.5 m of water depth. The KPA campaign will take place in VIC/L25 at the Kipper Subsea Facility approximately 45 km off the coast in 95 m of water depth. Drilling activity is expected to commence in 1Q2020 and be completed no later than 4Q 2021, with each well taking 50-80 days to drill.

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Accepted EP Documents

EP Document	A710179 (79.9 MB)

Related EP assessments

6869 (Click to view)

4944 (Click to view)