Oz Senex Roma North Output Hits 8TJ/Day
Australia’s Senex Energy July 22 said it “continues to achieve key milestones” in the delivery of its Surat Basin natural gas development projects, with Roma North gas output exceeding 8 terajoules/day (7.5mn ft3/day) following commissioning of the Roma North gas compressor station.
“Gas production at Roma North has benefited from commissioning of the facility’s compression system, which allows the raw gas gathering network from the production wells to be operated at a lower pressure, thus providing significant improvement in both the rate and total volume of gas able to be desorbed from the coals in the gas reservoir,” Senex said.
The company expects Roma North gas production to continue to increase as the gas compression facility completes the commissioning process, and as additional wells are tied in. In June, Senex announced it had agreed to sell its Roma North natural gas processing facility and pipeline to energy infrastructure operator Jemena for A$50mn (US$34mn) and entered into a long-term gas tolling agreement.
In April, Senex awarded the drilling contract for its approximately 110-well Surat Basin campaign to oil and gas services provider, Easternwell. The first well spudded on June 5 and nine wells have subsequently been drilled. These wells will be connected and brought online during Q1 FY2020, Senex said. Ten wells will be drilled at Roma North prior to mobilisation of Easternwell Rig 27 to Project Atlas in late July.
The completed facility comprises four gas compressors providing approximately 16 TJ/day (15mn ft3/day) of initial gas processing capacity, a dehydration unit to remove water from the gas and a 5.6km pipeline connection to the Comet Ridge to Wallumbilla Pipeline. The initial capacity can be expanded to about 24 TJ/day, with potential for further doubling of capacity up to approximately 48 TJ/day.