Vintage starts commissioning of Vali gas field in Queensland
ASX-listed Vintage Energy on February 13 said that commissioning of the gas production facilities at Vali-1 in Vali gas field in Queensland has started in preparation for the first gas flows from the field.
“Commissioning has commenced at Vali-1, starting with purging of the system with nitrogen to expel air and various checks prior to the introduction of gas,” the company said. “This will be followed by commissioning of the metering facility, Beckler tie-in and export lines. Subject to the progress of commissioning, it is projected first gas from the field is likely in 7-12 days.”
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Vintage is the operator of the Vali field in ATP 2021 with 50% interest. Other interest holders are Metgasco and Bridgeport. The field, discovered by the joint venture in 2020, is being connected to the South Australian Cooper Basin gas gathering infrastructure to supply eastern Australia.
Vali has been independently certified as having proved and probable gas reserves of 101 petajoules (PJ) (Vintage share 50.5 PJ). The joint venture has contracted to supply an estimated 9 PJ to 16 PJ gas to AGL from field start-up to end-2026.
The Vali gas project involves the installation of separation and metering and facilities at the Vali field, the installation of flowlines connecting the field's three completed wells and twin export gas pipelines from the field to tie into the Moomba gas gathering network at the Beckler gas field.
Installation and pressure testing of the export flowlines was completed successfully in December 2022. The Vali gas wells are to be connected and brought on-line progressively, commencing with Vali-1, followed by Vali-3 and Vali-2.
Construction and installation work is ongoing at the Vali-2 and Vali-3 sites. Mechanical handover and commissioning at these locations are anticipated to occur by early March, Vintage said.