Activity details

Organisation	PTTEP Australasia (Ashmore Cartier) Pty Ltd
Project
Activity types	Any other petroleum-related activity
In-force EP	7005
Submission date	04 May, 2022
Outcome	Accepted
Acceptance date	23 February, 2023
Locations	Ashmore Cartier
Start date	Pending titleholder notification
Stop date	Pending titleholder notification
Lifecycle Classification	Decommissioning

Please note: activity start and stop dates are based on notifications provided by the titleholder.

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Activity Description

The titleholders undertaking this activity are PTTEP Australasia (Ashmore Cartier) Pty Ltd and PTTEP Australia Timor Sea Pty Ltd (collectively, PTTEP AA). PTTEP Australasia (Ashmore Cartier) Pty Ltd is the 100% titleholder of AC/RL12 and PTTEP Australia Timor Sea Pty Ltd is the 100% titleholder of AC/RL4. The title areas are located in a remote area of the Timor Sea, over 260 km northwest of the Kimberley coastline of Western Australia (WA), and approximately 640 km west of Darwin, Northern Territory (NT). The title areas are located in an area of shared jurisdiction with Indonesia called the Perth Treaty Area; as such the title areas and the petroleum activity covered by this EP are located outside of the Australian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and the Australian Fishing Zone (AFZ). This EP revision covers the decommissioning of two permanently plugged wells, Oliver-2, located in permit area AC/RL12 and Tenacious West-1 ST1, located in permit area AC/RL4. These wellheads currently remain on the seabed and the wells are classified as having adequate barriers in place for permanent abandonment, as outlined in an accepted Well Operation Management Plan (WOMP; Revision 4, PTTEP Technical Document CORP-DR-D41-868269 (HQ202103848.1). Final abandonment reports have been accepted by the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) for both wells. The scope of the EP revision covers the permanent abandonment of the two wellheads in situ. The wellheads were inspected by a dedicated ROV survey on 13/03/2022 and were observed to be intact, with no leaks observed and no sign of cuttings piles or debris on the surrounding seabed. The wells were documented to be almost completely covered in marine growth, creating a habitat for attracting numerous fish. No on-the-water activities are proposed as part of this EP, and therefore the activity will be considered complete upon acceptance of the EP from NOPSEMA.

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Accepted EP Documents

EP Document	A908524 (19.1 MB)
NOPSEMA Report	A914827 (103 KB)

Related EP assessments

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