Iain Rodger
Bsc(hons), Msc
Senior Principal Researcher (Subsurface Modelling)
Gas and Energy Transition Research Centre
+61 7 334 64154
Iain’s work is focused on reservoir simulation; in particular, research related to the modelling of unconventionals and Carbon Capture and Storage projects. Iain graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a BSc (Honours) in Chemistry with Environmental Chemistry, before completing an MSc in Petroleum Engineering at UQ.
Journal Articles
Garnett, Andrew, Rodger, Iain and Lane, Joe (2023). Including sub-surface uncertainties in CCS hub investment decision making – a case history. The APPEA Journal, 63 (2), s375-s378. doi: 10.1071/aj22184
Pearce, Julie, Hofmann, Harald, Baublys, Kim A., Golding, Suzanne D., Rodger, Iain and Hayes, Phil J. (2022). Sources and concentrations of methane, ethane, and Co2 in deep aquifers of the Surat Basin, Great Artesian Basin. SSRN Electronic Journal. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.4197924
La Croix, Andrew D., Harfoush, Ahmed, Rodger, Iain, Gonzalez, Sebastian, Undershultz, Jim R., Hayes, Phil and Garnett, Andrew (2019). Reservoir modelling notional CO2 injection into the precipice sandstone and evergreen formation in the Surat Basin, Australia. Petroleum Geoscience, 26 (1), petgeo2019-058. doi: 10.1144/petgeo2019-058
McCourt, Thomas A., Blackmore, Ryan, Rodger, Iain, Hurter, Suzanne, Thompson, Bevan, Reilly, Mark and Donovan, Diane (2019). Proxy modelling for multi-well simulations: enabling identification of major input variables and reduced computation time over Monte Carlo sampling. The APPEA Journal, 59 (1), 444-456. doi: 10.1071/aj18065
Hurter, Suzanne, Rodger, Iain and Garnett, Andrew (2019). Comment on “Numerical investigation of the potential contamination of a shallow aquifer in producing coalbed methane” by Xianbo Su, Fengde Zhou, and Stephen Tyson. Energy Exploration and Exploitation, 37 (1), 593-601. doi: 10.1177/0144598718778164
Conference Papers
Santiago, V., Rodger, I., Hayes, P., Leonardi, C. and Deisman, N. (2023). Understanding compressibility coefficients in heterogeneous fractured rocks and implications for CSG reservoir simulation. Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Symposium, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 14-15 November 2023. Richardson, TX USA: Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi: 10.2118/217281-MS
Rodger, Iain, Hayes, Phil, Hofmann, Harald, Pearce, Julie and Golding, Sue (2022). From old data, new understanding: Advancing conceptualisation of Surat Basin basal GAB aquifers using historical oil and gas data and exploratory modelling. Australian Groundwater Conference, Perth, WA Australia, 21-23 November 2022.
Hofmann, Harald, Raiber, Matthias, Pearce, Julie, Hayes, Phil, Suckow, Axel, Cendon, Dioni, Rodger, Iain and Golding, Sue (2022). Finding the edge: Assessing inter-basin connectivity between the Surat and Clarence-Moreton basins with environmental tracers to define the eastern margin of the Great Artesian Basin. Australian Groundwater Conference, Perth, WA Australia, 21-23 November 2022.
Pearce, J., Hofmann, H., Golding, S., Hayes, P., Baublys, K. and Rodger, I. (2022). Greenhouse gases in deep Great Artesian Basin aquifers. Australasian Groundwater Conference, Perth, WA Australia, 21-24 November 2022.
Hoerning, Sebastian and Rodger, Iain (2021). Key properties are not well represented by means: spatial asymmetry in coal seam gas reservoir modelling. SPE/AAPG/SEG Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Virtual, 16-18 November 2021. Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC). doi: 10.15530/AP-URTEC-2021-208353
Rodger, Iain, Reilly, Mark, Hamerli, Zsolt, Hayes, Phil and Hurter, Suzanne (2019). Sequence stratigraphy of walloons-springbok sections: Different or significantly different?. SPE/AAPG/SEG Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Technology Conference 2019, APUR 20192019, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 18 - 19 November 2019. Richardson, TX, United States: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC). doi: 10.15530/AP-URTEC-2019-198308
Wang, Qian, Donovan, Diane, Thompson, Bevan, Rodger, Iain, Zhou, Fengde, Su, Xianbo and Yazici, Emine Şule (2019). Impacting factors on horizontal coal seam gas well production and proxy model comparison. SPE/AAPG/SEG Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 18-19 November. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC). doi: 10.15530/AP-URTEC-2019-198251
Rodger, Iain, Garnett, Andrew and Hurter, Suzanne (2018). Simple numerical simulations to demonstrate key concepts related to Coal Seam Gas well integrity. SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition 2018, APOGCE 2018, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 23-25 October 2018. Richardson, TX United States: Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi: 10.2118/192106-MS
Rodger, Iain and Garnett, Andrew (2018). Lost time analysis of Queensland coal seam gas drilling data and where next for improvement?. SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition 2018, APOGCE 2018, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 23-25 October 2018. Richardson, TX United States: Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi: 10.2118/192034-MS
Rodger, Iain, Aaskow, Dale and McCaul, Tor (2017). Case Study: Successful application of a novel CSG completion strategy in the Galilee Basin, Australia. SPE/IATMI Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition 2017, Jakarta, Indonesia, 17-19 October 2017. Society of Petroleum Engineers.
Research Reports
Rodger, Iain and Hörning, Sebastian (2023). Technical note: incorporating uncertainty in a porosity-permeability relationship in geostatistical modelling. New Stratigraphy and geostatistics for gas and water resources Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/953e027
Rodger, Iain and Hörning, Sebastian (2023). Technical note: a statistical approach to identifying geological intervals in wireline log data. New Stratigraphy and geostatistics for gas and water resources Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/2bf1407
Hofmann, Harold, Pearce, Julie, Rodger, Iain, Golding, Sue and Hayes, Phil (2021). Hydrogeology of the southern Surat Basin: Final report. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Australian National Low Emissions Coal Research & Development (ANLEC R&D).
Rodger, Iain, Harfoush, Ahmed and Underschultz, Jim (2019). CO2 injection sensitivity study. The University of Queensland Surat Deep Aquifer Appraisal Project (UQ-SDAAP) Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Ribeiro, Ayrton Soares, Rodger, Iain, Underschultz, Jim and Garnett, Andrew (2019). Notional injection sites – injection scenarios. The University of Queensland Surat Deep Aquifer Appraisal Project (UQ-SDAAP) Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Ribeiro, Ayrton Soares , Rodger, Iain and Underschultz, Jim (2019). Fluid model. The University of Queensland Surat Deep Aquifer Appraisal Project (UQ-SDAAP) Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Rodger, Iain, Gonzalez, Sebastian and Underschultz, Jim (2019). Sector model for carbon dioxide injection simulations – gridding and upscaling. The University of Queensland Surat Deep Aquifer Appraisal Project (UQ-SDAAP) Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Rodger, Iain, Garnett, Andrew and Underschultz, Jim (2019). Notional injection well design. The University of Queensland Surat Deep Aquifer Appraisal Project (UQ-SDAAP) Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Rodger, Iain, La Croix, Andrew, Underschultz, Jim and Garnett, Andrew (2019). Transition zone behaviour test models. The University of Queensland Surat Deep Aquifer Appraisal Project (UQ-SDAAP) Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Rodger, Iain, Sedaghat, Mohammad and Underschultz, Jim (2019). Multiphase behaviour – relative permeability and capillary pressures. The University of Queensland Surat Deep Aquifer Appraisal Project (UQ-SDAAP) Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Rodger, Iain, Altaf, Ifti, Underschultz, Jim and Garnett, Andrew (2019). Pressure constraints on injection. The University of Queensland Surat Deep Aquifer Appraisal Project (UQ-SDAAP) Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland.
La Croix, Andrew, Harfoush, Ahmed, Rodger, Iain and Underschultz, Jim (2019). Sector-scale static reservoir modelling of the basin-centre in the Surat Basin. The University of Queensland Surat Deep Aquifer Appraisal Project (UQ-SDAAP) Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland.