Assessment and Management of Derelict Petroleum Wells
Tender ID: 179357
Tender Details
Tender Description
Derelict Mines Program proposes a multi-staged approach for assessing and prioritising derelict petroleum boreholes. The objective of the project is to develop a systematic and defensible method for evaluating and ranking of petroleum boreholes, and then apply this method in the field to develop a priority list for management.
Stage 1 of the project shall focus on developing a risk ranking and prioritisation methodology. Works will include consultation with Departmental stakeholders, desktop analysis, including consideration of sensitive areas.
Stage 2 will involve a program of site inspections, applying the methodology developed during Stage 1. Information will be collected in the field on the current condition of derelict petroleum boreholes.
Stage 3 will involve the detailed field assessment and development of plug and abandonment plans for the top five priority sites in accordance with relevant policies and standards.
Delivery of the project will be via contractors engaged by the Derelict Mines Program. Access to private property may necessitate the use of Department staff from OCSG Operations Environmental Inspectors to apply “powers of entry” provisions under the Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991.
Stages 1 and 2 are to be completed in the 2014 calendar year. Stage 3 is expected to be delivered by March 2015.
The timeframes for the project are critical and form part of the assessment criteria for tender evaluation. It is also expected that tenderers put forth an appropriately qualified team, including skills and experience in mining related rehabilitation, drill engineering and community engagement.
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