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Valhalla Gas Exploration and Appraisal Program

Project
Proponent: 
Bennett Resources Pty Ltd
Proposal description: 

Bennett Resources is proposing to undertake an unconventional exploration drilling and hydraulic fracture stimulation program within Petroleum Exploration Permit EP 371 (EP 371) within the Shire of Derby, West Kimberley.   

The proposal area is located approximately 123 kilometres south east of the town of Derby.  The proposal comprises the construction of up to twenty wells in a region of the Canning Basin that has been previously surveyed and explored for petroleum purposes.   The proposal is targeting hydrocarbons in the Laurel Formation, with hydrocarbon shows present at depths in the order of 2,000 metres (m) to 4,000 m below ground level.  The proposal will require an overall disturbance footprint of 112 hectares.

Assessment Number: 
2281
Region: 
Kimberley
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Oil and gas
Last updated: 
October 7, 2024
Current Status: 
Public Environmental Review period closed
Public Environmental Review period closed
1. Referral
Comment on this referral: 
Valhalla Gas Exploration and Appraisal Program
Comment period: 
Thursday, 21 January, 2021 to Wednesday, 27 January, 2021
Referral documentation: 
PDF icon Referral Form.pdf
PDF icon Supporting Information Document - Rev 1.pdf
PDF icon Supporting Information Document - Rev 1 - Appendicies.pdf
Image icon Overview_V1.jpg
Image icon Regional_V1.jpg
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
Assess - Public Environmental Review
Extract of determination: 
PDF icon Valhalla Gas Exploration and Appraisal Program
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Social Surroundings
Human Health
Flora and Vegetation
Subterranean Fauna
Terrestrial Environmental Quality
Terrestrial Fauna
Inland Waters
Date published: 
Monday, 8 February, 2021
3. Assessment
Scoping
Environmental scoping document for public comment: 
PDF icon EPA prepared draft Environmental Scoping Document Valhalla July final.pdf
Public comment on Environmental Scoping Document: 
Wednesday, 4 August, 2021 to Wednesday, 1 September, 2021
Comment on this ESD: 
Valhalla Gas Exploration and Appraisal Program – Environmental Scoping Document
Environmental scoping document: 
PDF icon CMS17936 - ESD Approved - 151121.pdf
Approved: 
Monday, 8 November, 2021
Environmental Review
Public submissions: 
Monday, 12 August, 2024 to Monday, 7 October, 2024
Make a submission: 
Valhalla Gas Exploration and Appraisal Program - Public Environmental Review
Environmental Review documentation: 
PDF icon Environmental Review Document.pdf
PDF icon Appendix A - Chemical inventory.pdf
PDF icon Appendix B - Geotechnical Risk Analysis.pdf
PDF icon Appendix C - Flora and Fauna Report.pdf
PDF icon Appendix C - TPFR Nymphoides beaglensis (P3) Additional Locations.pdf
PDF icon Appendix C - TRF report form.pdf
PDF icon Appendix D - Desktop Vegetation Assessment.pdf
PDF icon Appendix E - Valhalla Monitoring Program.pdf
PDF icon Appendix F - Regional Baseline Soil Sampling Report.pdf
PDF icon Appendix G - 2023 Soil Sampling and Profile (Gemec 2023).pdf
PDF icon Appendix H.1 - Air Quality and GHG Monitoring Report.pdf
PDF icon Appendix H.2 - Collated2022DataReport.pdf
PDF icon Appendix I - Rockwater 2016 Hydrogeological Assessment.pdf
PDF icon Appendix J - Local Groundwater Characterisation Results.pdf
PDF icon Appendix K - Yungngora Community Data.pdf
PDF icon Appendix L - Groundwater Modelling.pdf
PDF icon Appendix M - Groundwater Management Plan.pdf
PDF icon Appendix N - Human Health Risk Assessment.pdf
PDF icon Appendix O - Valhalla Baseline Noise Monitoring Report.pdf
PDF icon Appendix P - Valhalla Noise Modelling Assessment.pdf
PDF icon Appendix Q - Baseline Traffic Monitoring Data.pdf
PDF icon Appendix R - GHG Management Plan.pdf
PDF icon Appendix R addendum - peer review.pdf
PDF icon Appendix S - Subterranean Fauna Desktop Study.pdf
PDF icon Appendix T - Canning Basin Technical Discussion.pdf
Date Published (Environmental Review documentation): 
August 12, 2024
Change to proposal during assessment under s. 43A
s. 43A notice: 
PDF icon CMS17936 - S43A Notice - 060522.pdf
Date of approval s. 43A: 
Fri, 06/05/2022

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/valhalla-gas-exploration-and-appraisal-program