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Angel

Angel is a fixed, normally unattended gas and condensate production platform in approximately 80 metres of water on Australia’s North West Shelf. Production began in 2008. The platform performs initial offshore processing and exports the commingled gas-condensate stream through a 49-kilometre pipeline to the North Rankin Complex, from which it continues through the Rankin trunkline to the Karratha Gas Plant.

Operator: Woodside

Status: Operational

Angel platform photo

Image Source: Woodside Energy. (All rights belong to the original owner.)

Production: Gas

Operations start: 2008

Water depth: 80 m

Country: Australia

Block: WA-3-L

Type: Fixed steel jacket

Field

The Angel gas field lies in production licence WA-3-L, approximately 115 kilometres north-west of Karratha in the Northern Carnarvon Basin’s Dampier Sub-basin. It is a substantial gas-condensate accumulation discovered during early North West Shelf exploration. Hydrocarbons occur in Late Jurassic marine sandstone reservoirs. Development uses platform-based wells and a remotely operated processing installation linked directly to the established North Rankin infrastructure.

Facilities

Angel is developed through a fixed steel platform comprising a wellhead and processing structure designed for normally unattended operation. Production wells are completed at the platform and deliver gas and condensate directly to the topsides. Installed process equipment removes produced liquids and conditions the gas-condensate stream sufficiently for pipeline transportation; final sales-gas and condensate processing occurs at the onshore Karratha Gas Plant. Export is through a dedicated 30-inch pipeline approximately 49 kilometres long. The line connects Angel to the North Rankin Complex, using a subsea hot-tap connection into the existing North Rankin trunkline system. From North Rankin, the combined stream travels through the offshore trunkline to the Burrup Peninsula. Angel has no independent accommodation complex and is not continuously staffed. Electrical power, communications and operational control are provided remotely from North Rankin A through a subsea power and control connection. The North Rankin A control room was modified to supervise Angel’s wells, process systems and safety functions. Platform visits are undertaken for planned inspection, maintenance and well work. Permanent supporting systems include process control, emergency shutdown, fire and gas detection, pressure relief and flare equipment, chemical injection, metering and corrosion-management facilities. The installation is surrounded by a statutory marine exclusion zone. Its remote-power and remote-control arrangement eliminated the need for full standalone generation and living quarters, while its direct connection to North Rankin integrated Angel into the wider North West Shelf gas-gathering system.

Angel layout
Image Source: https://docs.nopsema.gov.au/A587517. (All rights belong to the original owner.)

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