News & events

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.  

The UQ Centre for Natural Gas is inviting applications for a free trial of their newly developed UQ Copula Plug-in for Petrel. The geostatistical modelling plug-in is showing real promise in contributing to more cost-effective resource planning.trial

UQ researchers have come up with a clever machine learning script to help reliably and cost-effectively predict the pressure at the bottom of a well. This flowing bottom hole pressure (FBHP) is a key factor in optimisation of the production of gas wells, making it key information for well operators.

Professor Andrew Garnett outlines highlights of new projects for the Centre, gives some insights into how COVID is impacting on the global energy industry, and discusses the Centre's work on several formal submissions which are focussed on giving practical expert input into the realistic energy mix needed in the transition to a low emissions future.