Yolla-5 development well has been successfully tied-in to export facilities on the Yolla platform and production from that well has commenced, AWE a partner in the BassGas project with a 35% stake informed in a statement.
Origin Energy, the operator, is monitoring well performance to achieve optimal co-mingling with production from the existing Yolla-4 well and the Yolla-6 well, which was brought online in July.
The early combined production rate from the BassGas facilities has now increased to approximately 64 TJ/day following the addition of the Yolla-5 and Yolla-6 wells.
The joint venture is turning its attention to the tie-in and commissioning of the gas compression and condensate pumping modules on the Yolla platform, work that is expected to take approximately 18 months to complete.
The jack-up drilling rig, “West Telesto”, is currently being demobilised and, when released, the development drilling phase of the BassGas Mid Life Enhancement project will be complete.
The BassGas project consists of the Yolla offshore wellhead platform connected by pipeline to the gas processing facility at Lang Lang, Victoria. The Yolla platform is located in Bass Strait, approximately 140 km offshore from Kilcunda, Victoria.