D&S provided construction and maintenance services to design, supply, manufacture, assemble, quality assurance, inspection, testing, packaging and identification of the Wellfields and general site construction for the Honeymoon Project in South Australia.
D&S provided construction and maintenance services to design, supply, manufacture, assemble, quality assurance, inspection, testing, packaging and identification of the Wellfields and general site construction for the Honeymoon Project in South Australia.
The Project, owned by Boss Energy Limited, is located approximately 80 kms from the town of Broken Hill, near the South Australia/New South Wales border. Access to the Project is via the Barrier Highway to the Mulyungarie Road turn-off, approximately 7 kms west of Cockburn and then via an unsealed access road to the site.
Scope of work
The works comprised electrical and hydro testing of 3 existing wellhouses and filter skids and refurbishment. This is followed by the construction of 3 new wellfields comprising the installation of pumps, installation of HDPE pipework, plumbing and electrical connections, testing and commissioning.
The responsibilities and obligations included:
- Develop, QA/QC, Inspection and Test Program and Work Packages
- Engineering Design
- Procurement, onboarding, inductions
- Wellfield 1, 2 and 3 Refurbishment and Construction
- Hydro testing existing pipe, flanges valves, filter skid and wellhouse
- Refurbish filter skid and wellhouse
- Integrity test Wells
- Install pipework, pressure test
- Install pumps, run electrical connections, test electrical
- Commissioning; test pumps, instrumentation and pipework
Other works included:
- Plant demolition of existing steelwork, solvent extraction columns and mixer settler tanks
- Removal of existing dryer
- Installation of new Ion Exchange columns and dryer/calciner
- Additional SMP works to integrate the new components into the plant
- Upgrade and refurbishment of site amenities including offices and laundry facilities
- Supply of HDPE fitting/ pipe and valves
- Fabrication of HDPE Well spooling
Skills/services demonstrated
- Full-lifecycle delivery — design, supply, manufacture, assembly, QA/QC, inspection, testing, packaging and identification all handled under one engagement
- Remote site mobilisation — procurement, onboarding and inductions managed for a site accessed via unsealed road, roughly 80km from Broken Hill
- Asset integrity testing and refurbishment — hydro testing and integrity testing of existing pipe, flanges, valves, filter skids, wellhouses and wells before returning them to service
- New wellfield construction — pump installation, HDPE pipework, plumbing and electrical connections delivered through to commissioning
- Process plant modification — demolition of legacy solvent extraction and mixer settler equipment, and installation/integration of new Ion Exchange columns and a dryer/calciner
- Engineering and QA documentation discipline — ITPs and formal work packages developed and followed across the program
- Multi-trade capability on one site — mechanical, electrical, civil, demolition and HDPE fabrication works delivered concurrently
- Site infrastructure/amenities works — extending beyond core process scope into office and laundry facility upgrades
