Mondarra Gas Storage Facility

Mondarra is the only commercial gas storage facility in western australia.

Mondarra gas storage facility.

Mondarra gas storage facility expansion project. The facility is strategically located near dongara in western australia at the intersection of the dampier to bunbury natural gas pipeline and the apa parmelia gas pipeline both of which service perth s domestic and industrial markets. Location dongara western australia. Working closely with enerflex pilewest was able to install over 550 piles in 4 days allowing a 140 man camp to be commissioned and operational within 3 months.

The project scope was the design of a new gas storage facility that could store up to 15 petajoules capacity. The mondarra storage facility msf is located within production licence l1. The facility owned and operated by apa group includes the mondarra reservoir wellhead equipment and flowlines dbngp and parmelia pipeline inlet outlet facilities and flowlines and gas conditioning equipment. Being strategically located at the intersection of the dampier to bunbury natural gas pipeline and apa s parmelia gas.

Energy minister mike nahan said the mondarra gas storage facility had been expanded in line with recommendations following the 2008 varanus island gas supply disruption. Onshore processing facilities oil gas type at north of perth wa 6000. One of veris most significant gas infrastructure development projects is the expansion of the mondarra gas storage facility mgsf. Mondarra gas storage facility is located in the perth basin near dongara which interconnects with both the parmelia gas pipeline and dampier to bunbury natural gas pipeline dbngp.

Date february 2012. Mondarra gas storage and processing facility. Mondarra gas storage facility. Client enerflex process pty ltd.

The reservoir comprises porous rock at a depth of approximately 2 800 metres in which the natural gas is stored in the sandstone. The mondarra storage facility msf project involved the delivery of a gas reservoir storage facility capable of injecting gas at a rate of 70tj day and withdrawal of up to 150tj day as required. Apa s mondarra gas storage and processing facility provides western australian gas sellers and buyers with the flexibility to better manage their gas production and consumption. Moomba gas storage facility santos sa npa 32 85 newstead gas storage facility origin energy nsw na 8 2 roma underground storage facility glng qld 75 75 50 silver springs gas storage facility agl central qld 30 30 35 committed storage facilities newcastle lng storage facility agl tomago nsw 10 120 1 5 npa not publicly available.

Today s opening follows a decision by the state government in may 2011 to approve a long term arrangement between verve energy and the apa group to further develop the mondarra gas storage facility. The msf comprises of a previously extracted gas reservoir being utilised as a gas storage facility.