Activity - Offshore Gas Victoria Drilling and P&A Activities
Activity - Offshore Gas Victoria Drilling and P&A Activities
Activity details
| Organisation | Beach Energy (Operations) Limited |
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| Project | |
| Activity types | Drilling |
| In-force EP | 7734 |
| Submission date | 09 February, 2024 |
| Outcome | Accepted |
| Acceptance date | 06 February, 2025 |
| Locations |
Otway
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| Start date | Pending titleholder notification |
| Stop date | Pending titleholder notification |
| Lifecycle Classification | Exploration |
Titleholder contact
| Activity Description |
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Beach Energy (Operations) Limited (Beach), proposes to undertake Drilling and Plug-and-Abandon (P&A) Activities within Commonwealth waters of the Otway and Bass Basins. The proposed scope of the Drilling and P&A Activities covered by this EP consists of: • Drilling of up to five wells in Otway, consisting of: o One exploration well in exploration licence VIC/P43 o One appraisal well in exploration licence production licence VIC/L35 (formerly part of VIC/P43) o One exploration or appraisal well in production licence VIC/L36 (formerly part of VIC/P73) o Up to two exploration wells in exploration licence T/30P. • Plugging, abandonment and removal of well infrastructure above the mudline for five legacy suspended subsea exploration wells: o Thylacine 1 in T/L2 o Geographe 1 in VIC/L23 o Trefoil 1 in T/L5 o Yolla 1 in T/L1 o White Ibis 1 in T/RL4 The Operational Areas are where planned activities will occur. Within the Operational Area drilling and plug and abandonment (P&A) activities will be undertaken within a 3 km radius around the well sites whilst the drill rig is moored on location. The 3 km radius encompasses both the outer extent of mooring equipment on the seabed, and the 500 m petroleum safety zone (PSZ). The estimated timings for each activity are: • Drilling: 30 - 40 days per well. • Plug and abandonment: 15 – 20 days per well. Activities will be conducted on a 24 hours per day, 7 days per week basis. The above timings equate to approximately 300 days of activity for the full Drilling and P&A activities and will be undertaken within the period of 1 January 2025 to the 31 December 2028. Proposed activities will be undertaken with a single moored semi-submersible drill rig with a thruster assisted mooring system. The drill rig will be supported with up to three vessels. Note: The EP was previously named the "Offshore Gas Victoria Drilling Program Environment Plan". |
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