Ballera Gas Processing Plant

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Summary Information

• Ownership: Santos
• Website: http://www.santos.com/
• Location:
• Capacity:

Brief Description

• The facility accepts production from approximately 45 gas fields containing about 130 producing gas wells through approximately 450 kilometres of pipelines and flowlines.
• All field boost compression is located at the plant. Further nodal compression is operational at Yanda, Challum and Munkah/Wackett. The Ballera facility also incorporates the Chookoo storage facility that is used for the storage and processing of sales gas at the Chookoo field.
• Sales gas is sent to Mt Isa via the 840 kilometre Carpentaria Natural Gas Pipeline.
• The remaining gas, natural gas liquids and condensate are sent to Moomba via the 180 kilometre Ballera-Moomba pipeline. No crude oil is processed at Ballera. All oil is sent to the Jackson facility 65 kilometres to the south-east.

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History

• 1991 - Construction started
• 1997 - Upgraded plant opened

Relevant Links

1. Ballera, Santos
2. Official Opening of Upgraded Ballera Gas Plant

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