Variation of Pipeline Licence WA-13-PL

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

 

Sections 226 and 708

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006

 

VARIATION OF PIPELINE LICENCE WA-13-PL

 

I, JOANNE JENNIFER BELL, Delegate of the National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator, on behalf of the Commonwealth–Western Australia Offshore Petroleum Joint Authority hereby vary Pipeline Licence WA-13-PL, dated 15 February 2006 (the Licence), for which:

 

Woodside Energy Ltd.

(ACN 005 482 986)

 

Woodside Energy (North West Shelf) Pty Ltd

(ACN 004 514 489)

 

BP Developments Australia Pty. Ltd.

(ACN 081 102 856)

 

Japan Australia LNG (MIMI) Pty. Ltd.

(ACN 006 303 180)

 

Shell Australia Pty Ltd

(ACN 009 663 576)

 

Chevron Australia Pty Ltd

(ACN 086 197 757)

 

are the registered titleholders, as set out below.

 

The variation takes effect on the day on which this notice of variation is published in the Commonwealth Government Gazette.

 

Made under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
of the Commonwealth of Australia

 

JOANNE JENNIFER BELL

DELEGATE OF THE TITLES ADMINISTRATOR

ON BEHALF OF THE COMMONWEALTH–WESTERN AUSTRALIA
OFFSHORE PETROLEUM JOINT AUTHORITY

 

 

 

 

 

  1. The ROUTE OF PIPELINE is varied by deleting the current words and replacing with the following:

 

“The route of the pipeline is from the Pipeline End Manifold (PLEM) to the Goodwyn A Platform within the 100 m wide corridor, as shown in licensee’s Drawing No. A1950DX0001.0001, last updated July 2022, titled ‘POG Field Layout Pipeline and Flowline Routes’, attached as Attachment 1.

 

WA-13-PL Coordinates

Feature

KP

Easting (m)

Northing (m)

Pipeline End Manifold

0

405 366

7 840 904

Production Pipeline (16”) Tie-in Flange Upstream

0

405 346

7 840 848

 

1.000

404 406

7 840 514

 

2.000

403 509

7 840 089

 

3.000

402 743

7 839 449

 

4.000

401 942

7 838 851

 

5.000

401 162

7 838 228

 

6.000

400 728

7 837 340

POGP 10” In-line Tee

6.550

400 565

7 836 812

 

7.000

400 439

7 836 384

 

8.000

400 177

7 835 420

 

9.000

399 876

7 834 467

 

10.000

399 568

7 833 516

POGP 16” In-line Tee

10.039

399 554

7 833 471

 

11.000

399 266

7 832 564

 

12.000

398 594

7 831 850

 

13.000

397 637

7 831 569

 

14.000

396 674

7 831 303

 

15.000

395 700

7 831 084

 

16.000

394 733

7 830 831

 

17.000

393 768

7 830 572

 

18.000

392 792

7 830 358

 

19.000

391 825

7 830 106

 

20.000

391 000

7 829 549

 

21.000

390 218

7 828 927

 

22.000

389 415

7 828 334

 

23.000

388 622

7 827 725

 

24.000

387 919

7 827 023

Production Pipeline (16”) Tie-in Flange Downstream

24.167

387 815

7 826 892

Upstream Spool Tie-in to SSIV

24.369

387 867

7 826 752

Goodwyn A Platform Centre

 

387 795

7 826 653

Coordinates are based on the GDA94 Geodetic datum, MGA Zone 50.

 

 

 

 

 

2.    The variation to the licence creates a system of pipes which includes the flowlines and spools linking the PER01 and PER03 wells to the Perseus over Goodwyn pipeline.

PER01 Flowline Arrangement

Feature Name

Easting (mE)

Northing (mN)

PER01 Wellhead Centre

398 795

7 837 338

POGP 10” In-Line Tee

400 565

7 836 812

PER01 Flowline Tie-in Flange

398 806

7 837 311

 

PER03 Flowline Arrangement

Feature Name

Easting (mE)

Northing (mN)

PER03 Wellhead Centre

399 588

7 833 444

POGP 16” In-Line Tee (Tie-In Flange)

399 554

7 833 471

 

 

 


SCHEDULE – SPECIFICATIONS

 

3.        The Schedule under Specifications, the Basis of Design table is varied by updating the items in bold and italics:

 

Item

Item Description

Details

1

From

Perseus PLEM

2

To

Goodwyn A Platform

3

Outside diameter of pipe and riser

406.4 mm

4

Wall thickness of pipe inclusive of riser (only for carbon steel)

21 mm + 3 mm internal CRA

5

Length

27.352 km

6

Internal Corrosion Allowance

Nil (CRA lined/clad or solid duplex)

7

External Corrosion Allowance

3 mm on riser above splash zone

8

Pipeline and Riser Steel Grade

Pipeline – DNV CS450 with CRA liner

Riser and Spools – DNV CS450 with CRA Clad

Bends and Flanges – Duplex Stainless Steel

9

Pipeline Specification

AS2885.4 / DNV-OS-F101

10

Minimum yield strength of pipe steel

450 MPa at 20⁰C

11

Pipeline Design Pressure

8.9 MPag at seabed elevation at 128 m (to LAT)

12

Max Allowable Operating Pressure

8.9 MPag at seabed elevation at 128 m (to LAT)

13

Normal Operating Pressure

3.9 – 8.9 MPag at seabed elevation at 128 m (to LAT)

14

Proposed minimum field test pressure

33.0 MPag Max

15

Normal Maximum Inlet Pressure

8.9 MPag at seabed elevation at 128m (to LAT)

16

Normal Minimum Outlet Pressure

3.9 MPag at seabed elevation at 128m (to LAT)

17

Minimum and Maximum Pipeline Design Temperature

Max 95⁰C, min -30⁰C

18

Maximum Riser and Spool Design Temperature

67⁰C

19

Design capacity

Depends on well performance, nominally

540-650 MMscf/d

20

Stabilisation

By increased steel wall thickness

21

External coating specification

FBE adhesive/PP foam installation/PP shield (4 LPP)

22

Field weld joint coating

Compatible with 4LPP

23

Weight coating design and specification

Only for localised stability at pipeline ends. 120 m at the PLEM end and 96 m at the GWA end. 50 mm thick.

24

Characteristics of substance to be conveyed

Hydrocarbons, gas/condensate fluid. Minimum formation water.

25

General plans and descriptions of pump stations, tank stations or valve stations and their equipment

Terminal station declaration at Pipeline End Module (PLEM)

26

General plans and description of pigging facilities

Provision for temporary launching and receiving commissioning pigs will be located at the PLEM and downstream GWA RESDV

27

Design life

33 years

28

The provisions for cathodic protection of the proposed pipeline

Pipeline bracelet anodes

29

Crossings

Nil

30

Marine Growth Allowance

Up to 145 mm soft, 12 mm hard

31

Location of offtake tees for future use

Upstream of Subsea Isolation Valve

 

4.    The WA-13-PL Pipeline Route Map at Annexure A is deleted and replaced with the map at Attachment 1.

Attachment 1

 

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