News & events

UQ-CNG's latest reseach on the impact of the gas industry on regional and rural towns, is now available. Here is the link to the data and highlights for each of the 11 towns.

UQ-CNG's Professor Suzanne Hurter has been appointed Vice Chair of the CO2 GeoNet Executive Committee

UQ-CNG and SMI team members have published a paper appearing in “Advances in Geoethics and Groundwater Management : Theory and Practice for a Sustainable Development”. This paper summarises the “Resetting Our Understanding of the Great Artesian Basin” project, highlighting its importance for sustainable development.

NERA has this launched a new database for Australian Research Capabilities.

Understanding the stress in the earth surrounding coal seam gas wells is vital when it comes to making decisions about drilling, completion, stimulation, and production in the gas industry.

Despite the disruptions of COVID-19 throughout this year, our UQ-CNG Social Scientist Dr Kathy Witt, has been busy working on a range of different projects, providing insights into Queensland communities and beyond.

The development of two prototype models looking at pressure at the bottom of gas wells and predicting pump failures, will allow a better control of well performance and scheduling maintenance, saving operators in the industry time and money.