ADA
Australian Drilling Associates Pty Ltd
Making A Connection
A Well Engineering and Drilling Project Management Company
Our mission is to deliver safe, cost effecrive wells which meet all customer objectives
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CURRENT & RECENT CLIENTS

Client Period Comment
Origin Energy 2001 - Present ADA has been contracted by Origin Energy since 2001 to plan and manage all of Origin's offshore drilling campaigns. This started with the planning and execution of the Yolla development campaign and was followed by an exploration well (Trefoil-1) in the Bass basin. The success of these drilling campaigns has ensured that ADA retained the drilling management services for Origin's following project, the Kupe development, located in the Taranaki Basin within New Zealand, successfully completed in 2008. The current portfolio includes  a 6-7 well drilling campaign as part of the Kan Tan IV drilling consortium.

CNOOC Ltd 2008 - Present CNOOC Ltd has contracted ADA to provide well engineering and drilling project management services for 3 wells in the Timor Sea area, that are scheduled to be drilled as part of the Songa Venus drilling consortium
MEO Australia 2008 - Present MEO Australia contracted ADA to provide well engineering and drilling project management for a single well on the North West Shelf. This well was drilled as the first well in the Songa Venus drilling consortium, early 2009.
Stuart Petroleum 2008 - Present ADA has been contracted by Stuart Petroleum to provide well engineering and complete drilling project management services for the well it has planned for the Gippsland basin, and which is part of the West Triton jack-up Drilling Consortium. In addition Stuart has contracted ADA to manage the drilling of a single well in the Browse basin as part of the Songa Venus Drilling Consortium.
3D Oil 2007 - 2008 ADA was contracted by 3D Oil to provide well engineering and complete drilling project management services for the two wells recently drilled in the Gippsland basin as part of the West Triton jack-up Drilling Consortium.
Roc Oil 2007 - Present ADA was contracted by Anzon to provide well engineering and complete drilling project management services for a number of additional development wells it had planned for the Gippsland basin. The project was transferred to Roc Oil as a result of the Anzon take –over.
Tap Oil 2007 - Present ADA has been contracted by Tap Oil to provide well engineering and complete drilling project management services for two exploration wells planned for the Bass basin, which are part of the Kan Tan IV semi-submersible Drilling Consortium.
Australian Worldwide
Exploration
2007 - Present ADA has been contracted by Australia Worldwide Exploration to provide well engineering and complete drilling project management services for  a likely 5 well drilling program planned for the Taranaki basin in New Zealand, as part of the Kan Tan IV semi-submersible Drilling Consortium.
Apache Energy 2007 - 2008 ADA was contracted by Apache Energy to provide drilling operations management services for the three wells drilled in the Gippsland basin early 2008, as part of the West Triton jack-up Drilling Consortium.
Beach Petroleum 2005 - Present ADA was contracted by Beach Petroleum to perform the engineering and design work for a deep onshore well in the Otway basin. Subsequently ADA was awarded the drilling project management for Beach's first offshore project as operator, including two wells located in the Otway and Bass basins, and part of the West Triton jack-up Drilling Consortium. These are followed by a third wel later in 2009 using the Ocean Patriot Semi-submersible.
Petratherm 2007 - Present Petratherm contracted ADA for engineering and design work for their geothermal well in South Australia.
Nexus 2007 - Present Australian Drilling Associates were contracted by Nexus for initial drilling engineering planning of the Longtom well. This was followed by the award of well engineering and complete project management for three additional wells in the Gippsland basin, two as part of the West Triton jack-up drilling consortium and a third well as part of the Kan Tan IV semi-submersible drilling consortium.
ADS 2008 - Present Australian Drilling Associates have recently completed a single well exploration drilling project for Asian Drilling Services (ADS) / STP Energyin New Zealand’s Taranaki basin, using the Ensco-56 Jack up drilling rig.
Hawkestone Oil 2008 - Present As part of the Albers Group, Hawkestone  Oil has contracted ADA to provide well engineering and drilling project management for two wells in the Browse basin, scheduled to be drilled in 2010 as part of the Songa Venus Drilling Consortium.