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Bug - I believe it was Vonks' Dutch English as in the perforation company would need 3 weeks notice for preparing the perforation guns as this would be quite a long string as you point out. It won't take that long to connect 20 plus joints (threaded connections) using a rig or crane. We are talking maybe 4-5 hours.
Alan
Could go either way imo. Vonk said 3 weeks to perforate ages ago which I thought was excessive but they are/were going to perforate 200m which is also a lot.
From January presentation;
We Aim To Produce From ~200m Fractured Section In The Kimmeridge
Installing Connection To National Grid For Selling On-site Power Generated From Associated Gas Production - Scheduled Completion March ’18
Have any eyes in area spotted connection to grid opposite the farm where they have a 440V box up a pole?
Alan - agreed - PV said no rig in his Q+A section.
Ibug - that is correct for Brockham. I just remembered Vonk talking about rig, but a crane can do the job (as we see at HH), plus the paperwork for Balcombe stated a rig on the plan, but now they have dispensed with that.
The installation of the tubing and the perforation of the casing is likely to require the use of either a workover rig
or a crane.
Based on Alan's opinion that a rig is needed to perforate. So we will know 7 days in advance.
Workover Rig
8. No workover rig shall be brought onto the site without prior written approval by the County
Planning Authority of a ‘scheme of work’ detailing the operations involved. Such a scheme
shall make provision for notifying the County Planning Authority and neighbouring
residents seven (7) days in advance of the operations, which shall include:
(a) details of all lighting to be used both on the workover rig and at the wellsite and
mitigation measures to ensure no light spill or sky glow;
**(b) details of the number of Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) movements per day over the
workover programme;**
(c) a programme of noise monitoring including details of noise measurement locations, the
method of noise measurement and the levels of noise at each location alongside
mitigation measures.
The ‘scheme of work’ shall be implemented as approved.
Bullmister
this is the only condition imposed by SCC regarding;
Highways & Access
9. The means of access to the development hereby approved shall be via the previously approved HGV route to the site as detailed in Appendix 6 of the submitted Planning Statement dated 19 February 2018.
10. Except for the case of emergency, no HGV movements to or from the site shall take place except between the hours of 07:00 - 08:00, 09:00 - 15:30, and 18:00 - 19:00 on Monday to Friday and 08:00 - 13:00 on Saturday, nor shall the contractor permit any HGVs associated with the development or associated operations at the site to be laid up, waiting, in Old School Lane or Bushbury Lane during these times.
11. In the event of any damage to the public highway between the site and Red Lane caused by the development hereby permitted the applicant or operator shall repair such damage in liaison with the County Highway Authority.
I don't suppose you have any evidence?
It is not going straight to Brockham because the there planning requires advance notice of HGV movements.
Chickendinner - you posted 5 posts regarding the crane and Brockham overnight…when 1 post would have sufficed. I get your point and where you are leading, but just chill.
wrong section of video:
https://youtu.be/RHEj-ntGiQc?t=2m40s
BMD could happen before your fantasy placing ;-)
Brockham next how soon after Balcombe weeks, days or hours?
It's also just waiting to be turned on.
https://youtu.be/RHEj-ntGiQc
So i believe the plan was Brockham was to follow on from Balcombe.
Therefore do we believe the Crane is on its way to Brockham now, together with any other equipment needed there?
Or are we jumping the gun here and need Balcombe to complete its 7 day test, remove some of the equipment and then move onto Brockham (so there's no overlapping)?
Yes. It's hard to imagine. Then Brockham next! Angs is in that transformational period looking for a re-eating on good results.
Balcombe should prove to be a transfmational moment in Weald exploration. A horizontal well over 1,700ft. Looking very exciting.
No rig required. I have just been reading the FAQ's Balconbe Field on the Angus website. It's worth looking at for a reminder of what's happening on site. ... The existing oil well is ready to simply be turned on, similar to turning on a faucet. Except, while there is a tap, there is no pressure. An inert gas will be utilised to displace the fluids in the well. Acting as a “pumping” mechanism, it will push the contents of the well to the surface. The fluids produced will be stored in the on-site storage facility. After the completion of the 7-day test, all of the fluids are removed from the site. 5. Will a tower or a large ‘rig’ be constructed, or heavy machinery be used? There will be no ‘rigs’ utilised for the purposes of the actual test or on site. If you have ever seen ‘rigs’ and /or towers utilised, they are always temporary over short periods as compared to construction sites for example. Therefore, in the main, oil fields do not create an unusual or industrial visual presence during routine operations. The largest piece of heavy machinery we will use (all temporary) is called a Coiled Tubing Unit. It is a very large spool of narrow tubing which is approximately 2 inches in diameter. A lifting crane will also be used to position the various equipment on site. 6. Will there be a flare on the site? There is a flare, however you will not see any flame or illumination as it is covered by protective cladding. The flare mechanism is a safety device used to eliminate any gas that may be produced from this Oil Well during the test.
So crane gone,all the heavy stuff in place,last bits of equipment to deliver,sign off the bund and away we go.
https://twitter.com/Adrianwfire/status/1042103809609269248?s=19