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Australian Energy Producers Journal
Abstract
Vol.
https://doi.org/10.1071/EP24238
Logistical challenges of the largest fracture 
stimulation
in Australian history
B Empire Energy, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
ABSTRACT
The stimulation of Empire Energy’s Carpentaria-3H shale well in the Beetaloo Basin of the Northern Territory (NT) was the largest in the Australian petroleum industry history, successfully placing 6000 tonnes, the entire stock of frac sand available in Australia at the time. The significantly larger planned fracture stimulation
of Carpentaria-5H will stretch the logistical capability of the relatively small Australian petroleum industry and the capability of the Beetaloo region and the NT. This paper will discuss the logistical challenges of the initial frac campaigns and the way forward for ongoing operations. The challenging logistics will require extensive preparation and a coordinated approach with local and remote suppliers, and the NT government. In the future continuous operations will require an evolution in these techniques to ensure operations can be cost-effectively managed whilst minimising risks.
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