Publication Name: AEGC 2021
Authors: Saswata Mukherjee, Mojtaba Rajabi, Joan Esterle, Renate Sliwa
Date Published: September 2021
Number of Pages: 5
Abstract:
The Permo-Triassic Bowen Basin hosts numerous thick coal seams, and it is a prolific basin for coal mining and gas production. The development of coal seam gas (CSG) reservoirs in different parts of the Bowen Basin emphasizes the potentiality of the basin as the next major gas province in eastern Australia, albeit with challenges for permeability. The Jellinbah Fold Thrust Belt in the Bowen Basin is one such area, and the current CSG development in this structurally complex area shows the significant influence of in-situ stress on the wellbore stability, gas production and well completion design. Therefore, a comprehensive analysis of in-situ stress pattern is required in order to better understand the localised stress perturbations for further appraising CSG reservoirs potentiality in this part of the basin.