Variation of Pipeline Licence WA-30-PL (Spartan to John Brookes Pipeline)

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

 

Sections 226 and 708

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006

 

VARIATION OF PIPELINE LICENCE WA-30-PL

(SPARTAN TO JOHN BROOKES PIPELINE)

 

I, GRAEME ALBERT WATERS, the National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator, on behalf of the Commonwealth–Western Australia Offshore Petroleum Joint Authority hereby vary Pipeline Licence WA-30-PL, dated 3 December 2021 (the Licence), for which:

 

Santos WA Southwest Pty Limited

(ACN 050 611 688)

 

Santos (BOL) Pty Ltd

(ACN 000 670  575)

 

 

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

 

 

GRAEME ALBERT WATERS

TITLES ADMINISTRATOR

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

“The pipeline route is described in the table hereunder and displayed in the attached map (Annexure A), commencing at the diverless connector on the gooseneck assembly downstream of the Spartan XT hub to the upstream flange on end of flexible at interface to topside shut down flange on the John Brookes Platform.

Feature ID

Feature Name

KP

Easting

(mE)

Northing

(mN)

Bend

Radius

1

Diverless connector on the gooseneck assembly downstream of the Spartan XT hub

 

317 286.15

7 728 372.41

 

2

TP1A

0.120

317 166.15

7 728 372.41

 

3

IP1

 

317 135.72

7 728 372.41

150

4

TP1B

0.180

317 107.69

7 728 360.55

 

5

IP2

 

316 648.23

7 728 166.13

150

6

TP1C

0.564

316 924.29

7 728 581.69

 

7

IP3

 

316 991.83

7 728 683.36

150

8

TP1D

0.769

316 906.01

7 728 770.16

 

9

TP2A

1.010

316 736.55

7 728 941.55

 

10

IP4

 

316 680.18

7 728 998.56

150

11

TP2B

1.157

316 601.47

7 728 983.39

 

12

IP5

 

316 303.18

7 728 925.88

203

13

TB2C

1.555

316 364.18

7 729 223.48

 

14

IP6

 

316 380.27

7 729 302.01

150

15

TP2D

1.703

316 323.92

7 729 359.04

 

16

TP3A

4.418

314 605.87

7 731 093.11

 

17

IP7

 

314 525.90

7 731 173.83

1000

18

TP3B

4.374

314 430.15

7 731 234.44

 

19

TP4A

14.137

306 186.38

7 736 453.01

 

20

IP8

 

306 010.15

7 736 564.57

1130

21

TP4B

14.550

305 885.36

7 736 731.68

 

22

TP5A

15.241

305 472.80

7 737 284.16

 

23

IP9

 

305 186.66

7 737 667.36

1200

24

TP5B

16.152

304 715.38

7 737 748.69

 

25

Upstream flange on end of flexible at interface to topside shut down flange on the John Brookes Platform

17.0

303 895.34

7 737 890.25

 

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

 

 

 

SPECIFICATIONS

 

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

 

Basis of Design

 

The pipeline design is based on the following parameters:

 

Item

Item Description

Details

1

Outside diameter of pipe and riser

 

XT Connector (Gooseneck Pipe): 7.38” (187.5 mm)

HOT Section: 263.92 mm

MID/COLD Sections: 264.51 mm

2

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

XT Connector: Gooseneck Pipe 1” (25.4 mm)

Internal Cladding Inconel 625, 0.125” (3.2 mm) min thickness

HOT Section: 30.36 mm

MID/COLD Sections: 30.66 mm

3

Length

16.7 km (approximate)

4

Design life

20 years (approximate)

5

Pipeline Material

Flexible steel

6

Pipeline and Riser Steel Grade

XT Connector – Gooseneck Pipe: Steel API 5L X70

HOT/MID/COLD Section Carcass Material: Duplex Stainless Steel

7

Pipeline Specification

 

XT Connector – Gooseneck Pipe: API 5L X70

HOT/MID/COLD Sections: Duplex Stainless Steel carcass

8

Minimum yield strength of pipe steel

XT Connector – Gooseneck Pipe: 70 ksi

HOT/MID/COLD Section: N/A

9

Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure

22.5 MPa

10

Design Capacity

118 MMscf/d

11

Minimum/ Maximum Design Temperature

 

XT Connector

(Gooseneck & Connector)

HOT Section

MID Section

COLD Section

Min: -18 °C

Min: -18 °C

Min: -30 °C

Min: -30 °C

Max: 121 °C

Max: 120 °C

Max: 90 °C

Max: 60 °C

 

 

12

Operating Temperature

Maximum: 115 °C

Minimum: 0 °C

13

Characteristics of substance proposed to be conveyed

The production fluid is a combination of gas, condensate and water.

13

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

N/A

14

General plans and description of pigging facilities

N/A

15

Cathodic protection

Cathodic protection at XT Connector provided by XT. Bracelet anodes at each midline connection and end connections.

16

Stabilisation

Concrete stabilisation mattresses

3.        The WA-30-PL Pipeline Route Map at Annexure A is deleted and replaced with the map at Attachment 1.

 

 

 


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