Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Request for a download link to be sent to you, Alternative name: MR9944. XPev5wdyXavqkd96XBCnp8q1Na8qf0y3Fj4WjPmE6VPLn/HQP/GNv1jBn+lOk+tKsvcZ2KuxV2Ku JIIU7zyDDLY6xbxNbF9X1D9IOZrcso+BF4/u5IpOSshZXVwQT86nhQJ8laz8mXENzb3E+pPdyw6O The Moonie oil discovery is one of the most profoundly significant events in Australias 175 year history of settlement. lSiylv8AdsMJjB5Fjx5d6nMk45EOFDJHYsc8sS2mqXEs9nqpSUCOT0oDbsfSPwj4WST4G4faHXxr K9lbzB+X+tXOnLqV5c3tiIXqWt7txOvxj45UIeN1PECjcqDsN8rnPfnaYCxtYQtuk8Ci3aV54l4o If, after a few days you havent received an email, please email us on GSQOpenData@dnrme.qld.gov.au. Open Type /SkjX7lGKWO6pNbx+XtZeK6V7h7iSVYzFefveEvIAhYJi1VHUQynwYn4sUJX5luLS38g6FbSSwmN Download in queue. sZRn+lydJ9aVZe4zsVdirsVdiqGv7xbS3MtKsdkXxJyUY2UEsJfzRrt1qkmnzW4Fm0fqRSqJxWhG My father, Del Pyle, was one of the engineers working for Union Oil that developed the Moonie field. vM/9Ol[k>2-j}fyZ jJU$QT),);)UV{Zyi&V'">r-(K"hW3#8^h#5I\'h,.PiBud`5_g$>%$kP]IHI8ZO#iScIGT^H}FV(7 Y!j>]aw[ Ln/CJ3UP2rBeQAeL[k4a.!%ew~84VW 8rat5xa3ktLnS9PKI4Xib+4YiN+o4/UfbpXIQnEdT8mzUDe6G6M/RHmF4WlW0tbWWtfqsdxLOlAx Amongst the drivers who hauled pipe on to the spread for the latter company was a young owner-operator, Neil Mansell, who has since, with his company Neil Mansell Transport, hauled a lot more pipe onto many of the major pipelines throughout Australia. HM37CTqYz0/adOQ6+CYw1o/iHy/H6UT0J/hPz/H6EgbSdXtL5JNVMEspf/RVjZuNCp5yRqTtwBCN It is interesting to look at the history of the Australian pipeline industry and when we talk about the history we refer to the building of the major oil and gas pipeline network that is now in place and the colourful characters involved who made pipelining such an interesting and exciting industry. XRqGjKaMARsQDtXMDLj4JU7DFk442p3Wo2tnFeS+keVtG0jAADnxXnRT45VD1S4RzZyqIs8kpm1v googletag.defineSlot('/36655067/pipelinerweb', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-859956988431-0').setTargeting('pos', ['mrec1']).addService(googletag.pubads()); Transmission pipelines can be hundreds of kilometres in length and they can pass through a wide variety of terrain with different geological and topographical features, as well as State and Territory borders. LNROqWM/pNpVzKjAGOaM24RwRX4ecqN7bjIEEOdj4ZC+Ifb+pKzpmr3N7JLLcapaW/LkIWWw9ABR However it was April 1964 before the pipeline was officially opened with oil flowing by May 1964. In recent years, most transmission pipelines in the East Coast grid have been made bi-directional which means that gas produced in Queensland can be used in Tasmania and gas from Bass Strait can be sent to as far north as Gladstone where it could be exported and eventually used somewhere in Asia. Queen Elizabeth said after years of tireless and sometimes frustrating exploration you have made this highly important discovery and it gives me great pleasure to unveil a stone to commemorate it. bAZEQZHL3KkX5XvbXkMtlfRWkcF/JewvDblJ4opJlk+rxOsoT02RfTYOjCm4AOPAviJnrPk/VLq8 +G352SrKCY1Y0kHh4MWynhHeh7Pzv5me8MVvoA9Kr+rbiHUYHWQqGMvqS2SIUeXmBtUj4utVwcRX The overarching Standard that applies to the pipeline industry in Australia is AS 2885. Map type: Mine. Matthew Doman Andrew Nairn. We have no argument with those who may say the history of pipelining in Australia started with the building of the famous Kalgoorlie water pipeline by C.Y. Millimeters uTpPrSrL3GYj5n8y6zperCFLSO4tZYqWEq2moXMsdzxarOLaCVGj49lcN99RAktkYghqPzJraosk AGarReg; Adobe Garamond i0MU01Q8IuAf3aNt6J5k9h1wcQTwFVTzx5YkMxju2eKDj6twsE5gHIKyj1hH6VSJFNOXfHiC8BRG BRh8Kn0zx3Pw16Bj3xAjYWN2xW71O8iiBjtFuiVKFIUhRgAtQ1ZGTclQta1qfCpzOHVypGwBXJM/ WdFdOSyciCSymLiVU1CP8tqZICJ5/j9f2LxSANc/x8vtT/ykBp8MOmpDb2ytQqlrGI05KnxJQUB+ awWGtwfVnuAl3fyXjW0lCgYr68z8lbl+65L2bjTuQxkNujKckwdirsVU7m3juIHhkrwcUNNj4g4q VbutUubfDeP4/UkGka5pT31zot1qV7LNJIl3EjTXMfEXCJLGfrb6qA/pQweozBgeoUndSAWRj1/H OpenType - PS Adobe Garamond 1HUYpby+sri0luH9UfWPq+6lFCcfQlm2CgCrUY03GbAARHCBVOvkbPETdpphYuxV2Kpr5c/46B/4 The Bowen Basin covers an area about 600 km long and 250 km wide extending from Collinsville in the north to south of Moura in Central Queensland. The Moonie Field, located in the eastern portion of the Surat Basin and 300 km west of Brisbane, was discovered in December 1961 by Union Oil, operator of the 'UKA' joint venture consisting of Union Oil, Kern and AOG. 2.200 xmp.did:c4ebff52-1377-4d79-b4b5-4e94221631e5 And it was here, in this God forsaken place, that a little park appeared and in that little park was a rather impressive stone with a brass plaque, a reminder of its glory days. pVvHK9Rj44eYZ6XLwT8il19p+lXF1Jc6ZZWWnNdM0s96tonrTKqvI7yFTGzE1ZlDftdchjwnGL5y Click here for more information. Open Type In some situations, such as river crossings, a process called horizontal directional drilling is used to minimise the impact on the environment. Q6g0Zmjjl4wykTVpHHIZIPjQrRgl0lO1AQcUL/NbvDBHbxGJrp7CPgjSL6f99xdiEMfLiTRqfIvi VkA+ZoMlpMogfI/i27V6aU47cx+KRVteW10rNBIsgQ8X4mtGIDUNO9DmyIp1JiRzTvy5/wAdA/8A 339658446 obHwFMHR4SNCFVJicvEzJDRDghaSUyWiY7LCB3PSNeJEgxdUkwgJChgZJjZFGidkdFU38qOzwygp Several other names of note appear when studying the history of this pipeline, one being Ken de Shan from Oklahoma, the late husband of Joan de Shan a very well known figure in the contemporary pipeline scene. The cheapest way to get from Moonie to Brisbane costs only $76, and the quickest way takes just 3 hours. The Roma to Brisbane Natural Gas Pipeline - 1969. Coverage: Series. You can copy and paste the embed code into a CMS or blog software that supports raw HTML. Black Ir2eJdSurszqtEvpBIsYj5E+nxRTVue9a9BlBPF0AaQLTxvLLXV21rMfTgicBZ1JbmTGxKldqHv1 converted Santos was fined $300,000 and no conviction recorded. googletag.enableServices(); This resource view is not available at the moment. kml1iW4tjJyitUhhAVKEcHdUZmFTWux2Hvys4S035pxZ3DJcIfTcAkAOCgI32PxE/cRhhsebXmHF Ray Miller a 22-year plant oiler from Chinchilla, learnt how to operate the Cleveland Trencher, being allowed to drive it by the expat operator during smoko and lunch breaks. 001.003 UtQenK5lNP8ALb+uS4i4PEVAXE7q3JyeZPMnq2/c9ThMyRRKLQt7FI8dIp3tmaitNEELgV2oJFdO Unfortunately his death was recorded in the August 1974 edition of Pipeline Construction when he was killed a car accident just outside Parkes in central NSW. -- The Moonie to Brisbane pipeline was the foremost Australian pipeline attempted to transport oil. PGlBg4gngKKvPNGhWmmWmqS3PKxvigs5YY5J/V9RDInBYldjVFJ6YbCBE3SCk/MHygkCzjUBLE/H rbdv2cUIC4e1u/KNpberLJbXEV9G0MBDQSLxYMssYuLUMn8y8RtXp9oqsQt9V0LQ9RS9S/EN3GoW In one of the Moonie Oil Pipeline Companys original pipeline documents the company says The 190 miles of pipeline crossed various types of terrain. Various satellite based solutions (shared HUB) offering either . I was very young, but I recall my dad and my brother talking about the visit by the Queen. The first step in the construction of a gas transmission pipeline is surveying the route. PzwgqxPzB5WtjrB1i2sInu5E4SXKRKZgKAEcgOXEhV+7K5g/BpyRNpUQQSCKEdRlLUhLie5gnjnS OfWqpUyEnkrAnfpsRlMzukKmsvC1/wCnEiqtupQlQBVnox6dgAPxzYaSFRvvdZrJ3Ku5EeXP+Ogf Community stakeholders can obtain further information about the decommissioning at Santos dedicated MBP website (www.mooniebrisbanepipeline.com.au), or by calling our Community Contact hotline on 1 800 882 185. 7WK24EBuL19HlWg64iNIlMkJG35TcoGrrEzXV3HINTleNWWWVpxdJIq1BUJcLy4lj8JK1GR4GXi+ Then the pipe is ready to be transported to the construction site. Gotham-MediumItalic 2944402250 There was a lighthouse on the island from 1912 to 1983, which can now be seen at the Queensland Maritime Museum at South Bank. Yb9j4WBIPbIHCOLiBI8ufzZeKaALI7HRtJhjml8x3v6LWNwsZnZbeJiEaVgsklObKqMW49APnR4i It turns out it was the site of the first major oil or gas pipeline to be built in Australia and holds Queensland pipeline licence No. t3NwEh+AFnbj8J3r+yN+2+CVV5tkBZovYNNhf9H2SfagEakhyWYgrVSTt37ZWZ3v1QYCNx7kX6sV Regular 2kSTSpWSRmdWM7EN1+H7P44eFBn96TaR+VKQ2NhYatcWt7ZWTsWhit5YvWVrZrf4y9xNRwSH5JTc 0 Pipelines also act as storage vessels which can assist in delivering gas in response to peaks and troughs in demand. Very significantly, senior executives mainly of the construction companies operating at that time, including Dick Plake and Ken Piesse of Ingrams and latterly J. Ray McDermott, Carter Johnson of Australian Pipelines Construction, Lucio Lussu of Snam Progetti (now Saipem) and Ron Nicholas of Red Ru Pipelines came together and decided it was high time to form an industry association. Before the pipeline can be used for transporting gas, it must be tested to ensure it is safe to operate. 4l9RUZUiimkf945REKIjOHLIw4EctjtscHEE8BbXz15aa7S0E0/1iSP1lU2l2B6W37zkYuIQchVq Once the route has been selected, the process of securing all the necessary approvals begins. ZaF5mSbgysJCiiF90B2HL4u5XKNXiM4Xf0+fP3uZosohOu/y5e429I0vQNC0lWXStOtdPVgFYWsM Work on the pipeline started June 1963 and pipelaying was completed October of the same year. 000354 Moonie to Brisbane Pipeline Route Map P5.pdf. K1PQgYpYtr9jGvkrVDILdEedofW9COimaVYwCtw62jU51pI3I+BNFKhEeaLG3i0yO5vI0t7eHTIV Terms of Service apply. Coverage: Series. False True . In this case a hole is drilled from one side of the river to the other and then a pipe casing is pulled through the hole to the other side. Gotham xS9tms7qSEisZ3Unup3BrTrk+aLpNdDvmDC0c8oyCbd++25U/r/zGRKapHanZC5tzxFZk3jP8Ppw Roboto-Bold You are number 0 in the queue. Union Oil formed a new company called the Moonie Oil Pipeline Co Pty Ltd. Union Oil let the contract for construction of the pipeline to Bechtel Pacific Corporation and Bechtels field superintendent was an American named Ralph Bucher. The clean prime and tape machines travelled along the pipe adjacent to the sidebooms, a cloud of dust and rust concealing a mass of rotating wire brushes and scraper knives, and whirling arms which wrapped the adhesive insulation tape around the pipe just coated with a priming paint. Ix4ggwITvJMXYq7FXYql+qzX1sBcwOvooKSRMOpJoDUb9/HCEFTtvMFtIVWVDEWNA1ap9J2/VjSb Probably the most significant name to feature in later years on the Australian scene, and in fact, a founding member of the Australian Pipeline Contractors Association (forerunner to APIA), was Ron Nicholas, more usually known as The Roo, who went on to found his own pipeline construction company Ron became, to use a well worn phrase a legend in his own lifetime, and will appear again in later articles. Pipe was supplied from Japan. It was completed in 1964 and was 306 kilometres long. The Moonie Oil Pipeline -1963 - The Australian Pipeliner Cultural heritage and environmental surveys are carried out at the site before any clearance, and then the pipeline easement is pegged out by the surveyors. Map sheet reference: TOOWOOMBA:9242,OAKEY:9243,HELIDON:9342,ESK:9343. 0F1a3L8k9RWW2uI5yhUkfbEfH6cuItoiaY0/5U2C3k6WVyLDRrmW0mm0+CIcj9TWQoPUcuPimkEh \\EwjW#Z/-|!g* X\@ps0_D`7mBs1w#vfO,2ky[K_8}LkmH9i[:6Q xw=5d{ce5 I~lVAWVdfn;FR; Dutz D~2W Roboto-Light Monotype Typography -- +61 8 8116 5260 / +61 (0) 421 888 858 +61 8 8116 5314 / +61 (0) 437 166 497. matthew.doman@santos.com andrew.nairn@santos.com. OpenType - TT xmp.iid:c4ebff52-1377-4d79-b4b5-4e94221631e5 Gotham-Black.otf 3109534924 JPEG -- Every welded joint was x-ray tested, then the pipe was . Gotham-Book %PDF-1.5 % As a consequence, a formal relationship was developed between the RSC and the worlds leading pipeline research organisations the US-based Pipeline Research Council International and the European Pipeline Research Group. byyNtpepwahJbqolaCaKVuT13kEdQOVD0AzA/iJkHHmSd0zuoPWgePufsn3GVY58MrYyFhBeWrmO 4246143584 The little park with the Moonie oil line plaque is . 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Version 2.200 Pro NDT technicians were Gerald MacKnight, Tom Clayton and Guy Thwaites. jDd/9ZlYn8cyoig5cRQQMnlbSrbVptf0+wtl1lwfUlW3t0llBoHVpxGJqsB3elaV2yYl0KUXo9zq Moonie-Lytton Oil Pipeline Nears Completion (1963) - YouTube 4jEAUFyXBCCA+kodtnlQtv13KD1CAFrRd6VwCIuz0Y5OW3NBR+YdNjrp01za/X7kgwWz/BcFBVuc SOascoJcYlZgVACC8tZxONUuSTMXRWFuqotK8AViVuK0qCTyr3yyO+1Momt0oXUriGaRrihlmVlS Bechtel brought all of their key construction people out from the States and Australians were introduced to snuff, baccy chewing (and spitting) Texans, Red Wing boots, pipeline spreads, pigs and a whole lot more of specialised pipeline equipment and pipeline jargon. +MbfrGTz/Sw0n1pVl7jLZY1kjaNiwVwQSrMjUPgykMPmDiDSpReeX7T0/Uja45KCCDc3BqDWp3k6 Successful appraisal and development drilling led to the construction of the Moonie to Brisbane pipeline in 1963-64. 1.00000 lp0n1pVl7jIO/t2aksYPIbMB1pk4lBY+lndJqkd1BdzW4iIkj9MQkBxT+dHND39icxZaW5/0XPGs