Gas & Energy Transition Research Centre
Professor Raymond Johnson Jr
Chair in Well Engineering and Production Technology
Biography
Professor Raymond Johnson is a internationally-recognised expert in hydraulic stimulation for unconventional gas and is leading several important projects across well engineering, production technology and reservoir simulation at UQ Gas and Energy Transition Research Centre.
He has more than 35 years' of experience in the oil and gas sector, including extensive experience in the execution and evaluation of reservoir stimulation treatments undertaken in North America and Australia (CSG, tight gas sands and shale gas resources).
Ray was appointed as the Chair for Well Engineering and Production Technology with the Centre in 2017.
Highlighted publications
Journal Articles
Alarcon Vigil, Daniel, Johnson Jr., Raymond L. and Tauchnitz, James (2025).Improved estimation methods for surface coal mine methane emissions for reporting, beneficial use, and emission reduction purposes and relative to Australia's safeguard mechanisms. Journal of Environmental Management, 376 124366, 124366. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.124366
Johnson, Raymond L. (2024).Don’t forget your keys when trying to unlock the productivity of low-permeability coals. Australian Energy Producers Journal, 64 (1), 80-90. doi: 10.1071/ep23158
Johnson, Raymond L. (2024).The implementation of subterranean barriers with mine pre-drainage to reduce coal mine methane emissions from open-cut and underground metallurgical-coal mines. International Journal of Coal Geology, 283 104402. doi: 10.1016/j.coal.2023.104402
Di Vaira, Nathan J., Łaniewski-Wołłk, Łukasz, Johnson, Raymond L., Aminossadati, Saiied M. and Leonardi, Christopher R. (2023).Hydrodynamic clogging of micro-particles in planar channels under electrostatic forces. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 960 A34. doi: 10.1017/jfm.2023.214
Zhong, Ruizhi, Salehi, Cyrus and Johnson, Ray (2022).Machine learning for drilling applications: a review. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 108 104807, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.jngse.2022.104807