Project Profile
Value: Undisclosed
Location: South Australia’s onshore Cooper basin
Start-up Year: October 2003
Area: 4.33 km2
Discovered: June 2003
The Christies oil field is developed by five wells. Christies-1 production is assisted by positive displacement beam pump. Production from the other wells is assisted by jet pump. Crude is exported via the Callawonga to Tantanna flowline or is trucked 127 kmto Moomba, depending on facility availability.
PPL 205 was amended on 14 August 2007 to incorporate the Silver Sands oil field. The field is developed by a single well, Silver Sands-1. Production is assisted by a beam pump and the crude is piped to the Christies oil field facilities.
Beach operates PPL205 with a 75% stake in is partnered by fellow Australian company Cooper Energy which holds the remaining 25% interest.
Operators:
Beach Energy: Operator with 75% interest
Cooper Energy: 25% interest