Removal of 180km of oil overflow pipe in South West Queensland
Scope of Work
- Drag and cut pipeline into manageable sections
- Dewater pipework and dispose to approved waste facility
- Relocate and stack pipework ready for disposal
- Load and transport pipework and site debris to approved waste facility
- Remediate pipeline sites to a stable and non-polluting state in compliance with intended post-closure land use
Equipment Used
For the project Aussie Enviro acquired two specialised attachments:
- Shears for the cutting of the pipeline, and a
- Grapple for holding the pipe during shearing and loading onto the pipe trailer for relocation and recycling.
Additional equipment used
- 35 tonne excavator – fitted with shears
- 20 tonne excavator – fitted with hydraulic grapple
- 14 tonne excavator
- Front end loader
- Large posi track
- Truck and quad dog
- Mine specification water truck
- Road trains and prime mover
Project Innovations
- Changed loading chains as original chains not rated or considered fit for task
- Purchases grapple and shear attachments suitable to use on our large excavators to cut the pipeline
- Used a posi track rather than loader in soft swamp sections of pipeline, on site with narrow gates and in hazardous areas
