Project Profile
Value: US$100 million
Location: Onshore North Perth Basin
Production: 5 million cubic feet of gas per day
Cumulative production: 1.72 billion cubic feet of gas
Start-up year: -
Exploration permit EP 389 is in the onshore North Perth Basin, Western Australia. The Gingin Gasfield is located in EP 389 and was discovered by WAPET in the Gingin-1 and Gingin-2 wells drilled in 1964 and 1965 respectively. Gingin-1 was put on production from 1972-1976 flowing an average 5 million cubic feet of gas per day. Cumulative production was 1.72 billion cubic feet of gas. The gingin-2 discovery tested gas at rates up to 3.9 mmcfg/d. The Dongara Gasfield was discovered and the Gingin-1 and Gingin-2 wells were then later plugged and abandoned.
Between 1997 and 2000, Empire recorded an aeromagnetic survey including detailed aeromagnetic over the Gingin Gasfield area and acquired 443 line kms of 2D 160 fold seismic together with reporocessing 300 line kms of seismic recorded by previous explorers. Empire have drilled two additional wells, Gingin-3 in 1998 and Eclipse-1 in 2003.
Operator:
Empire Oil & Gas NL(Empire Oil Company (WA) Ltd.): Operator with 76.39% interest
ERM Power (ERM Gas Pty Ltd.): 23.61% interest
Contractors:
FarleyRiggs Ltd: Production test
Advanced Well Technologies Pty Ltd: Package, production test
Terrex Seismic Australia: Contract to carry out a 3D seismic survey over EP 389 in the onshore Perth basin, Western Australia and contract to supply the recording equipment, geophones, the seismic crew and the subcontractors to record the seismic data
Sub-contractors:
Precision Helicopters: Contract to provide two helicopters and two pilots for the 3D shoot
Webster Drilling: Contract to supply 12 heliportable drills and crew