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Large-scale development of CSG resources presents communities in the Western Downs of Queensland with what are known as 'cumulative impacts' -- social, economic, and environmental. These cumulative impacts present significant challenges to regulators, who have historically focused on project-by-project approval...
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Due to the geological complexity of the Surat and Bowen Basins, recharge can occur via multiple pathways along the basin margins, principally within the 'intake beds', but other less direct pathways may also be important. The amount of recharge varies...
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Conflicting knowledge claims and disputes about the perceived lack of (especially scientific) knowledge and certainty occupy a central role in how impacts and risks of present and planned CSG developments are understood by different stakeholders. Martin's proposed anthropological ethnographic research...
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Groundwater contamination in the Pavilion area of Wyoming, USA was investigated by the USA Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to determine if natural gas wells and fraccing had adversely influenced groundwater quality. The preliminary report from this EPA study indicated that...
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The aim of the project is to characterise the most effective ways for coal seam gas companies to determine how to invest in communities for sustained social and economic benefits in the regions where they operate. Community engagement strategies, and...
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This project aims to develop a context-sensitive understanding of the key drivers of stakeholders' trust in the CSG companies and industry operating in the Western Downs and Surat Basin. It offers the CSG companies operating in these regions the opportunity...
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This project aims to produce a new generation of high flux, inorganic membranes for desalination in the coal seam gas (CSG) industry. The key concept of this research is an inorganic membrane with an intelligent, hierarchical and highly percolative structure...
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Few technologies have caused more concern in the general population than the so called hydraulic fracturing technique, applied to enhance the hydraulic conductivity of resource-bearing rocks by injecting high pressure fluids. The concern revolves around uncertainty with leakage of used...
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Teck has commissioned CSRM to work in collaboration with Pam Bourke Consulting to finalise the development of their Social Management and Responsibility Toolkit (SMART). SMART is a set of practical tools providing guidance to site-level communities staff to meet Teck's...
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The aims of the thesis are to: Understand the governance challenges facing University-Industry Partnerships in producing knowledge, through the case study of two contentious policy arenas in Australia, CSG and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). Investigate how structures and processes...
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RISKGATE: Promoting and redefining best practice for risk management in the Australian coal industry
RISKGATE is an interactive online risk management system developed by the Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre (MISHC; University of Queensland) to assist the mining industry in implementing continual improvement in management of major unwanted events so maximising health and... -
The project seeks to utilise deep coal and coal waste tailings as the primary substrates for bioproduction of methane gas. The process may be applied in situ to generate gas from stranded coal deposits, including abandoned coal mines and exhausted...
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This project aims to deliver breakthroughs in gas separation technologies for the production of helium from natural gas. Global demand for helium in critical medical, scientific and industrial applications is projected to grow at around 5 % pa. To overcome...
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The project seeks to use coal seams as bioreactors to replenish gas drained during coal seam methane production, generating methane from coal as the substrate. An option is that carbon dioxide injected into the coal could be reduced to methane,...
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Coal seam gas operation is raising a national debate over the potential of interfering with water sources and increasing greenhouse gas emission. Fluid flow in the coal seams and overlying sedimentary strata is predominately controlled by preferential flow paths provided...
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Evaluation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Queensland Resources Council Ltd, the State of Queensland and the Australian Government to Increase Indigenous Employment and Economic Participation in the Queensland Resources Sector. The current MoU is due to expire...
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The unique structure of coal may offer opportunities for the development of new methods for increasing productivity of low permeability coals. Cleat de-mineralisation and oxidation of the macromolecular structure of coal have been identified as possible methods of permeability enhancement...
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This thesis is investigating the corporate identity of UIRAs and how they fulfil stakeholder and public expectations of credibility, relevance and legitimacy in controversial spheres of research. Specifically, it will examine: the expressions of collaborating organisations' identity and image; how...
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This project aims to develop a better understanding of where and how water occlusion (blockage) may occur with a coal seam gas reservoir, and to identify strategies to prevent water blockages from occurring. A microfluidic methodology will be used to...
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It is highly desirable to reduce the volume of saline CSG water, but the technologies available to achieve this are severely impacted on by fouling and mineral scaling. Of concern are the build up of organics, formation of mineral scales...
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This project will review the literature on the environmental impact of coal seam gas development in Australia, Canada and the USA. Analysis of the incidents and impacts documented in these reports can provide the Australian public, government agencies and CSG...
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This scoping document provides an overview of the state of knowledge about potential sources, pathways, and impacts on health from activities of the CSG industry, particularly in Queensland but for other states of Australia as well. We can conclude that...
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This project examined the factors that influence corporate decision-making with regards to workforce accommodation options. The project informed company decisions about the suitability of various workforce accommodation options under a range of conditions. The project will provide valuable insights to...
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This project aims to identify the barriers, challenges and opportunities that inform current thinking and behaviour in relation to combined or alternative land uses and managing their impacts; to build knowledge about the priorities and roles of various sectors and...
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In this paper, the authors' adopt the novel approach of examining the public submissions to the 'Strategic Cropping Lands' policy development consultative process and the Queensland Government's responses to the concerns raised. Using this information we explore how public participation...
