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Cervantes-01 Conventional Well Drilling Proposal

Project
Proponent: 
RCMA Australia Pty Ltd
Proposal description: 

RCMA Australia is proposing to drill one conventional oil exploration well to determine if there is oil in the prospect, located 11 kilometres (km) south of Dongara / Port Denison in the onshore Perth Basin, within the Beekeepers Nature Reserve.  

The proposal includes all activities associated with drilling a conventional oil exploration well including site preparation, equipment mobilisation, drill, case and cement, decommissioning, demobilisation, site restoration and rehabilitation.  

The proposal will require the clearing of 5.3 hectares (ha) of native vegetation for the well pad and road widening, within a development envelope of 36.5 ha. No hydraulic fracture stimulation is proposed.

Assessment Number: 
2283
Region: 
Mid West
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Oil and gas
Last updated: 
December 14, 2021
Current Status: 
Ministerial Statement published
Ministerial Statement published
1. Referral
Comment on this referral: 
Cervantes-01 Conventional Well Drilling Proposal
Comment period: 
Friday, 27 November, 2020 to Thursday, 3 December, 2020
Referral documentation: 
PDF icon Referral Form
PDF icon Referral Supporting Document.pdf
PDF icon Flora and Fauna Report.pdf
PDF icon Spring Targeted Flora Survey October 2020.pdf
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
Assess - Referral Information
Extract of determination: 
PDF icon Cervantes-01 Conventional Well Drilling Proposal
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Flora and Vegetation
Terrestrial Environmental Quality
Terrestrial Fauna
Date published: 
Monday, 15 February, 2021
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
1702
EPA Report: 
PDF icon EPA Report 1702 - Cervantes-01 Conventional Well Drilling Proposal - assessment report.pdf
Key Environmental Factors: 
Flora and Vegetation
Terrestrial Environmental Quality
Terrestrial Fauna
Date published: 
Friday, 2 July, 2021
Appeals close: 
Friday, 16 July, 2021
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval: 
Tuesday, 14 December, 2021
Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Ministerial Statement 1178

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/cervantes-01-conventional-well-drilling-proposal