The Waitsia Field Onshore North Perth Basin, Western Australia N. Tupper, E. Matthews, G. Cooper, A. Furniss, T. Hicks and S. Hunt 1 APPEA Conference, Brisbane 6 June 2016 Photograph by Roger Xiang
Agenda 1. Overview 2. Exploration History & Geological Setting 3. Field Description 4. Development Plan & Reserves 5. Conclusions
Waitsia Overview Largest conventional onshore discovery in 30 years Licence L1/L2 300 km north of Perth AWE operator (50%) with Origin Energy (50%) Discovered by deepening of Senecio-3 in 2014 Appraised by Waitsia-1 & Waitsia-2 in…
Agenda 1. Overview 2. Exploration History & Geological Setting 3. Field Description 4. Development Plan & Reserves 5. Conclusions
Exploration history onshore North Perth Basin PRIOR to WAITSIA 120 exploration wells 13 commercial discoveries Waitsia 2P reserves - 740 BCF & 14 MMBBLS (2C) 95% Permo-Triassic 95% produced Waitsia (2P) Redback Beharra Hovea…
Permo-Triassic petroleum system & plays Kockatea Shale Senecio-3 Regional Seal Oil and Gas Prone Source Rock Unconventional target Dongara DONGARA/WAGINA PLAY Beharra Springs 12 commercial discoveries Senecio/Irwin Carynginia…
Agenda 1. Overview 2. Exploration History & Geological Setting 3. Field Description 4. Development Plan & Reserves 5. Conclusions
Discovery sequence Date Activity Result 2005 Senecio-1/2 Dongara TIGHT GAS discovery 2013 Irwin 3D Improved mapping Senecio 1/2 in local fault zone 2014 Senecio-3 Dongara better quality reservoir (not tested) Well deepened due to very…
Seismic control 3D seismic coverage of varying vintages: 1994-2013. Moderate quality but sufficient to map Top Kingia horizon. Current re-processing project. Faults initiated in Early Permian with further growth in E-M Jurassic Steep…
Structure Low-side fault closure of 50 km2 Crest at 3000m with 350m gross gas column Trap defined by Mountain Bridge & Senecio faults Senecio fault seals despite small throw Stress suggests W-E faults prone to re-activation…
Composition & gas-water contacts Full suite of log, core & test data Waitsia is 93% CH4 with low CO2 GWC defined by pressure & log 30 psi data offset South culmination GWC possibly higher than North GWC W-2 GWC 3325m…
Kingia & High Cliff correlation Gross thickness 150-200m Beach & shoreface setting Quartz sand composition Intervals of good porosity 11% in Kingia & High Cliff good reservoir net sand marker 13 13
Kingia & High Cliff reservoir characterisation Field of view 1.75 cm field of view 3.5cm GOOD RESERVOIR TIGHT RESERVOIR Clay rims prevent quartz cement Pervasive quartz cement Abundant preserved porosity (blue) Less remaining…
Good reservoir is diagenetically controlled TIGHT GOOD Porosity controlled by diagenesis NOT depth Clay rim formation not understood but likely to be influenced by depositional environment Most Kingia wells have some good…
Charge model Early Permian source rocks are mature down dip from Waitsia onset of gas Expulsion occurred during maximum burial & heat flow in expulsion Ro1.2% Late Jurassic to Mid Cretaceous 16 Burial history & maturity model…
Agenda 1. Overview 2. Exploration History & Geological Setting 3. Field Description 4. Development Plan & Reserves 5. Conclusions
Development planning STAGE 1: DEVELOPMENT & APPRAISAL STAGE 2: DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT STAGE 1: DEVELOPMENT & APPRAISAL North Hub Connect existing wells to Xyris Production Facility for early sales & to establish drainage efficiency…
Agenda 1. Overview 2. Exploration History & Geological Setting 3. Field Description 4. Development Plan & Reserves 5. Conclusions
Conclusions Largest conventional onshore Australian discovery in 30 years Material development with access to existing infrastructure & markets New play has re-invigorated Perth Basin exploration & development Positive for Mid West &…
Acknowledgements Management of AWE & Origin for permission to publish and supporting the decision to deepen Senecio-3 22 Waitsia Stage-1A Flowline under construction May 2016