Partnership and collaboration

A specially engineered bentonite plug is showing potential as an even more effective and permanent seal of bores than the cement-based plugs used currently.

The University of Queensland Centre for Coal Seam Gas (UQ-CCSG) congratulates UQ researcher Dr Christopher Leonardi who was recently awarded a prestigious mid-career Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowship.

Today 11 more talented engineering students from The University of Queensland (UQ), were accepted into a respected well control course to be delivered by Fendley Skills Development (FSD) at the UQ Long Pocket campus in Brisbane.

The UQ Centre for Coal Seam Gas presented current research at a number of recent workhops to help foster an understanding of landholder’s groundwater resources in areas where resource development such as coal seam gas or mining is occurring or proposed.

Energy analyst at IEA's Directorate of Global Energy Economics, Ali Al-Saffar, will give a presentation on the upcoming World Energy Outlook Special Report "The Southeast Asia Energy Outlook 2017" at Brisbane's Customs House on 26 October 2017.

Two ARC-Linkage research proposals in chemical engineering for coal seam gas projects have been awarded $521,385 in total.

UQ CCSG Director Andrew Garnett is sharing his experience on industry engagement in a coming workshop for researchers, organised by the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture & Information Tecchnology (EAIT) at UQ.

The Australian Research Council (ARC) has awarded $165,000 for the UQ research project "Mitigation of silica nanoparticle scaling in water treatment" under the "Linkage projects" scheme.

Canadian Foundation CMG (FCMG) has awarded UQ's Centre for Coal Seam Gas (CCSG) the inaugural Industrial Research Chair in Onshore Gas Reservoir Modelling. UQ Professor Suzanne Hurter holds the new chair.