Origin Spuds Yolla-5 at BassGas

Origin Energy on Monday said it has spudded the Yolla-5 production well, which is part of the BassGas project, offshore Victoria, Australia.

The Yolla-5 and Yolla-6 wells are being drilled as part of stage 2 of the BassGas Mid Life Enhancement (MLE) project.

The two-well drilling program follows the successful lift of the export compression and condensate pumping units into place on the Yolla Platform, Origin said.

Origin Chief Executive Officer Upstream, Paul Zealand said, “The spudding of the first of two production wells at Yolla is an important milestone and the culmination of years of planning. Completion of the MLE project will extend the production life of BassGas, to continue to meet the growing demand for gas on Australia’s east coast.”

Total measured depth of the well is approx. 3,280 metres.

Origin Energy Resources is the operator of the BassGas project with 42.50% stake.