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Petrel-3 and Petrel-4 Monitoring and Decommissioning

Activity type Any other petroleum-related activity
Activity subtypes
Lifecycle Classification Decommissioning
Submitted by Eni Energy Bonaparte Pty Ltd
Submission date 10 October, 2024
Subtype Revision
Decision date 28 October, 2025
RMS ID 8007
Status Finalised
Outcome Accepted
Link to previously accepted EP 4422 - Petrel-3 and Petrel-4 Monitoring and Decommissioning
Contact
Samir Wasim
Phone: +61 (08) 9320 1111
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Location map - Activity: Petrel-3 and Petrel-4 Monitoring and Decommissioning (refer to description)
Description

Eni Energy Bonaparte Pty Ltd is the titleholder of the Petrel gas field in the Bonaparte Basin in northern Western Australia. The Petrel field is located in permits NT/RL1 and WA-6-R, in water depths of ~95m.

The activity applies to two wells within NT/RL1 (Petrel-3 and Petrel-4) which were suspended in the 1980s.

The defined petroleum activity for the Petrel-3 and Petrel-4 Monitoring and Decommissioning EP (the petroleum activities) will be limited to:
- Annual general visual inspections (GVI) as part of the in-force Well Operations Management Plan (WOMP) until permanent Petrel-3 and Petrel-4 plug and abandonment (P&A). The current in-force WOMP will be updated in 2025 to include P&A activities, following the pre-decommissioning inspection
- A geophysical and geotechnical survey campaign
- A pre-decommissioning inspection to prepare the wells for decommissioning and inform wellhead removal methodology
- The decommissioning campaign, to permanently seal and abandon the Petrel-3 and Petrel-4 wells and retrieve subsea equipment at or below the mudline
- In the event that all reasonable attempts to remove and recover the wellheads and associated equipment are unsuccessful, a contingency activity to leave in-situ any property that could not be removed has been included, and
- A post-decommissioning seabed survey.

Other Details
Locations Northern Territory
Commonwealth waters adjacent to Northern Territory
Titles (or other instruments) NT/RL1
Current Documents (Finalised)
EP Document


OPEP Document


OSMP Document


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Previous EP Documents (Under assessment)
EP Document


OPEP Document


OSMP Document


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