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RESEARCH ARTICLE (Non peer reviewed)
Contents Vol 63 (S1: Proceedings)

Delivery through adversity: the planning and execution of Beach Energy’s multi-year Offshore Otway Program

Jason Storey A * , David Ross A , Mike Zambonini A and Sergio Di Prinzio A
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A Beach Energy, Adelaide, SA, Australia.

* Correspondence to: Jason.storey@beachenergy.com.au

The APPEA Journal 63 S101-S104 https://doi.org/10.1071/AJ22123
Accepted: 9 March 2023   Published: 11 May 2023

© 2023 The Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Published by CSIRO Publishing on behalf of APPEA.

Abstract

Beach Energy conducted the only integrated offshore program, during Covid-19, consisting of drilling six development wells and one successful exploration well along with installation of the subsea infrastructure to connect the first two development wells at the Geographe Field. All of this was delivered during the height of the pandemic from 2020 through to 2022, with installation activities continuing to complete the installation of the four subsea Thylacine wells in 2023. To deliver an integrated offshore program required a fully integrated and aligned one-team approach within our organisation, and joint venture (JV), to deal with and adapt to constant changes associated with the pandemic. Dealing with the attendant supply chain issues built on this flexible approach. The program delivered new gas in January 2022 into the Otway Gas Plant from two new wells in the Geographe Field only 9 months from the spud of the first of the two wells in the field.

Keywords: campaign, Covid-19, development, drilling, exploration, offshore, oil and gas, subsea.

Jason Storey is the General Manager for Exploration and Subsurface at Beach Energy responsible for the operated subsurface offshore portfolio in Victoria and New Zealand, and part of the onshore portfolio in South Australia. Jason graduated from Victoria University of Wellington with an Honours degree in Geology and a Bachelor’s degree in Arts and Science. He is a member of PESA, SEG, ASEG and SPE.

David Ross is the General Manager Victoria, responsible for two gas plants supplying energy to the East Coast market. David graduated from the University of Queensland with an Honours degree in Mechanical Engineering subsequently completing a Graduate Diploma in Management. He is a Fellow of Engineers Australia.

Mike Zambonini is the General Manager for Drilling & Completions at Beach Energy responsible for all Drilling, Completions and Well Intervention activities within Beach’s portfolio. Mike graduated from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow with a B.Sc. (Hons) in Mining Engineering and a M.Sc. in Petroleum Engineering. He is a member of SPE.

Sergio Di Prinzio is the General Manager for Development and Projects at Beach Energy providing leadership to development opportunities and ensures effective project delivery that drive the strategic direction of the organisation. Sergio graduated from Curtin University of Technology (Perth, Australia) with an Honours degree in Mechanical Engineering.