Otway Basin (Minerva, Geographe, Thylacine and Casino) Fields, Australia
Key Data:
Minerva
Block
VIC/L22 permit
Location
10km from Port Campbell
Water depth
60m
Operator
BHP Billiton
Discovery
1993
Production
130-140TJ/d gas, 530-575 barrels per day (gross) of stabilised condensate (2007)
Cost
$255 million
Wells
2
Pipeline
10km
Diameter
10in
Casino
Discovery
2002
Recoverable reserves
290 billion ft³ gas
Block
VIC/P44 permit
Location
250km south-west of Melbourne
Water depth
70m
Operator
Santos (50%), AWE (25%), Mitsui (25%)
Production rate
96TJ/d gas, 96 barrels of condensate per day (2007)
Cost
$200 million
Wells
2
Pipeline
38km
Diameter
12in
Geographe and Thylacine
Operator
Woodside ( 51.55%), Origin Energy (29.75%), Benaris (12.7%), CalEnergy (6%)
Location
Thylacine - Tasmanian permit T/30P, 70km south of Port Campbell; Geographe - Victorian permit Vic/P43
Gas
Thylacine - 281m gross gas column
Reserves
950 billion ft³ of raw gas, 885PJ sales gas, 12.2 million barrels of condensate, 1.7 million tonnes of LPG
Production rate
60PJ/yr sales gas (2007)
