... The Snapper platform, located 32 km offshore and in 55 meters of water, is one of 18 platforms producing under a 50:50 joint venture between Esso Australia Resources Pty Ltd (EARPL) and BHP Billiton Petroleum (Bass Strait) Pty Ltd (BHPB) in Bass Strait. The platform produces oil, gas...

... Abstract As production from the Gippsland Basin in Bass Strait Australia passes the 30 year mark, the need to find innovative techniques to maximise production from this world class maturing basin is a principle priority for the operator. To address this issue, Esso Australia, on behalf...

... Abstract Esso Australia Ltd. (EAL) has continued to make advancements in extended reach drilling (ERD) having recently broken two long-standing Bass Strait records for depth and reach. In breaking these records Esso has also set a number of performance benchmarks with the help of emerging ERD...

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... ABSTRACT Gaslift is of high importance to Esso Australia's Bass Strait operation, with 65% of oil production being gaslifted, an average of 198 kbd for 1993. As water cut increased in recent years, the importance of gaslift to crude production was recognised, hence a co-ordinated effort...

... is a brief summary of the well conditions Esso typically specifies for and what is actually specified. Typical Well Information Details of a typical well within Esso operations (Bass Strait, Australia) are: Temperature (at wellhead): 40-230°F Pressure (SITHP): 250 - 3 500 psi Produced...

... ABSTRACT Weighted-batch inhibition is a technique used in Bass Strait oil wells to provide protection against corrosion. A new radiotracer Selenium-75 was attached to the inhibitor enabling the fall rates in gas, oil and water phases to be calculated. The radiotracer technique clearly showed...

... Abstract Over 200 workovers have been completed In Bass Strait since 1987. These workovers have been a major factor in arresting the decline of Bass Strait oil production. The work has been performed with a variety of equipment, including wireline, coiled tubing, hydraulic concentric and jack...

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... ABSTRACT This paper describes Esso/BHP's development of the Bream field in the Bass Strait. The Bream field contains a 13.5 metre (44 ft.) pancake oil zone overlain by a large gas cap with strong aquifer support from the basin wide aquifer. Bream is an anticlinal structure located 46km (28...

... ABSTRACT Since 1985 Bass Strait oil production has declined by over 100 kSTB/D (16 ML/d) to an average of 364 kSTB/D (58 ML/d) in 1988. To mitigate this decline Esso Australia has undertaken a coordinated program aimed at realising the full production potential of existing reserves...