Sole increases production by 21%

Cooper Energy has reported the average Sole production rate in July for the project was 40 terajoules a day (TJ/d), increasing by 21 per cent compared to the fourth quarter of the 2021 financial year.

The company advised this was due to improved performance at the Orbost Gas Processing Plant (OGPP), owned and operated by APA Group.

This follows learning of each absorber every two weeks to maximise the average production profile through winter.

Cooper Energy has also provided approval to APA for upcoming capital works at OGPP, which are designed to improve reliability and increase sustainable production rates.

Significant testing has been undertaken at OGPP on solids removal technologies, with promising result delivered.

APA and Cooper Energy have also engaged a specialist surfactant chemist to peer review the testing results and analysis previously undertaken.

At the Sole gas field, the company plans to deliver a minimum of 49 TJ/d on average under the Sole GSAs, with its average sales volumes in July citing 59 TJ/d.

During last month Cooper Energy reported uninterrupted processing of Casino Henry gas returned with average processing rate of 13 TJ/d.

This follows periodic interruption at the Iona Gas Plant in June due to sustained high withdrawal rates from the Iona storage facility.

In addition, the upgrade of the Athena Gas Plant in the Otway Basin continues on schedule and on budget, with the work program more than 80 per cent complete.

The company advised that the mechanical completion had been achieved and preparations have commenced for start-up readiness including the pipeline cutover project which will re-direct gas from Casino Henry to the Minerva pipeline.

First commissioning gas is expected through the plant in the first quarter of the 2022 financial year, with the cutover of processing from the Iona Gas Plant to the Athena Gas Plant is expected in the second quarter of the 2022 financial year.

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