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Source of Jurassic Coal Seam Gas, Eastern Australia

Source of Jurassic Coal Seam Gas, Eastern Australia

Publication Name: PESA (QLD & NT) Petroleum Symposium 2005
Authors: Chris Boreham, John Draper and Janet Hope
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: December 2005

 

 

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Tags: Australia. coal eastern gas Jurassic Seam source

Sunshine’s Coal Seam Gas Objectives in Queensland

Sunshine’s Coal Seam Gas Objectives in Queensland

Publication Name: PESA (QLD & NT) Petroleum Symposium 2005
Authors: Nick Hall
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: December 2005

 

 

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Tags: coal gas Objectives Queensland Seam Sunshine's

Leaf biomass – a new paradigm for sourcing the terrestrial oils of Taranaki Basin

Leaf biomass – a new paradigm for sourcing the terrestrial oils of Taranaki Basin

Publication Name: PESA's Eastern Australasian Basin Symposium II
Authors: R. Sykes, L.R. Snowdon and P.E. Johansen
Reference Type: Book Section
Date Published: December 2004

 

Abstract:

Late Cretaceous-Eocene coal measures have sourced waxy, paraffinic crude oils in the otherwise gas-rich Taranaki Basin, but incomplete understanding of organofacies controls on the generation and expulsion of non-volatile oil has hindered prediction ...

 

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Tags: coal cutinite kinetics. Late Cretaceous liptinite New Zealand oil potential pyrolysis Rakopi Formation Taranaki Basin

Natural fracture characterisation in a coal measure succession: an analogue for coal seam methane and tight gas reservoirs

Natural fracture characterisation in a coal measure succession: an analogue for coal seam methane and tight gas reservoirs

Publication Name: PESA's Eastern Australasian Basin Symposium II
Authors: D. Gillam, T. Flottmann and R. Hillis
Reference Type: Book Section
Date Published: December 2004

 

Abstract:

Reliable characterisation of natural fracture networks can improve management of tight gas reservoirs typical of onshore Australia. However, characterisation of natural fracture networks in tight gas reservoirs is often hindered due to poor sample av...

 

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Tags: Bowen Basin coal fractures mechanical stratigraphy thrust fault

Surat Basin Coal Seam Gas – Past, Present and Future

Surat Basin Coal Seam Gas – Past, Present and Future

Authors: Steven Scott
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: December 2002

 

 

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Tags: basin coal Future gas Past Present Seam Surat

Hydraulic Fracturing in Coals – Can the Data Assist Us in Better Understanding Reservoir Complexities in Coal Seam Methane Reservoirs?

Hydraulic Fracturing in Coals – Can the Data Assist Us in Better Understanding Reservoir Complexities in Coal Seam Methane Reservoirs?

Authors: Ray Johnson, Jr., Thomas Flottmann and David Campagne
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: December 2002

 

Abstract:

In coal seam methane reservoirs, the pre-existing natural fracture network and in-situ stress state are key parameters controlling productivity. A large degree of production variability can result from the interaction of a highly deviatoric stress te...

 

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Tags: Better coal Coals Complexities data fracturing hydraulic Methane reservoir. Seam understanding

Recent Coal Seam Gas Activities in the Surat Basin

Recent Coal Seam Gas Activities in the Surat Basin

Authors: Steven Scott
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: December 2001

 

 

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Tags: basin coal gas recent Seam Surat

The Scotia Field – An Emerging Coal Seam Gas Development

The Scotia Field – An Emerging Coal Seam Gas Development

Authors: Bonnie Lowe Young
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: December 2001

 

 

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Tags: coal development Emerging field gas Scotia Seam

Petroleum Expulsion From Permian Coal Seams in the Patchawarra Formation, Cooper Basin, South Australia

Petroleum Expulsion From Permian Coal Seams in the Patchawarra Formation, Cooper Basin, South Australia

Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium 2001
Authors: L. Kramer, K.R. Arouri and D.M. McKirdy
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: November 2001

 

Abstract:

This study documents the generation and expulsion of liquid hydrocarbons from coal seams containing Type II/III kerogen in the Patchawarra Formation at Gidgealpa-52, southwest Cooper Basin. Two different drainage scenarios have been compared, one inv...

 

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Tags: Australia. basin coal Cooper expulsion formation Patchawarra Permian petroleum Seams

Interplay of Sedimentology & Structure in the Moranbah Coal Measures, Bowen Basin, Australia

Interplay of Sedimentology & Structure in the Moranbah Coal Measures, Bowen Basin, Australia

Publication Name: PESA (QLD) Petroleum Symposium 2000
Authors: J.S. Esterle, G. Le Blanc Smith and J.V.R. Yago
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: December 2000

 

 

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Tags: Australia. basin Bowen coal Interplay Measures Moranbah Sedimentology structure

Coal Seam Gas – Now a Reality

Coal Seam Gas – Now a Reality

Publication Name: PESA (QLD) Petroleum Symposium 2000
Authors: Martin Riley
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: December 2000

 

 

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Tags: coal gas Reality Seam

Recent Developments in Coal Seam Gas in Queensland

Recent Developments in Coal Seam Gas in Queensland

Publication Name: PESA (QLD) Petroleum Symposium 1999
Authors: Andrew Falkner
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: December 1999

 

 

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Tags: coal developments gas Queensland recent Seam

Recent Developments in Coal Seam Gas in Queensland

Recent Developments in Coal Seam Gas in Queensland

Publication Name: PESA (QLD) Petroleum Symposium 1998
Authors: Steve Scott
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: December 1998

 

 

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Tags: coal developments gas Queensland recent Seam

Coal Seam Methane Development in NSW: New South Wales’ First Production

Coal Seam Methane Development in NSW: New South Wales’ First Production

Publication Name: PESA News
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: February 1998

 

 

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Tags: coal development first Methane production Seam

Recent Developments in Coal Seam Gas in Queensland

Recent Developments in Coal Seam Gas in Queensland

Publication Name: PESA (QLD) Petroleum Symposium 1997
Authors: Dr. James H. Butler
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: December 1997

 

 

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Tags: coal developments gas Queensland recent Seam

Coal Bed Methane: Mineral or Petroleum?

Coal Bed Methane: Mineral or Petroleum?

Publication Name: PESA (QLD) Petroleum Symposium 1996
Authors: Denis Gately
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: September 1996

 

 

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Tags: Bed coal Methane mineral petroleum

Coal Seam Gas: Petroleum or Mineral?

Coal Seam Gas: Petroleum or Mineral?

Publication Name: PESA (QLD) Petroleum Symposium 1996
Authors: Denis Gately
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: September 1996

 

 

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Tags: coal gas mineral petroleum Seam

Moura Coal Seam Methane Project

Moura Coal Seam Methane Project

Publication Name: PESA (QLD) Petroleum Symposium 1996
Authors: T.P. Hedley and R.D. Chatto
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: September 1996

 

 

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Tags: coal Methane Moura Project Seam

Technical articles: Oil generation from coals and carbonaceous claystones in the Bass Basin

Technical articles: Oil generation from coals and carbonaceous claystones in the Bass Basin

Publication Name: PESA Journal No. 23
Authors: S. Miyazaki
Reference Type: Journal Article
Date Published: December 1995

 

 

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Tags: Bass Basin carbonaceous claystone coal Eastern View Group oil generation

The coal basins of western New Zealand – an introduction

The coal basins of western New Zealand – an introduction

Publication Name: Second South-Eastern Australia Oil Exploration Symposium - Technical Papers
Authors: P. G. Purcell
Reference Type: Book Section
Date Published: December 1986

 

Abstract:

Cretaceous-Lower Tertiary coal measures in west central New Zealand include the Pororari Group (Albian), the Paparoa Group (Maastrichtian-Paleocene), the Pakawau Group (Maastrichtian-Eocene) and the Brunner Coal Measures and Kapuni Group (EoceneEarly...

 

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Tags: basin's coal Introduction New Zealand

The role of coal as a source rock for oil

The role of coal as a source rock for oil

Publication Name: Second South-Eastern Australia Oil Exploration Symposium - Technical Papers
Authors: A.C. Cook and H. Struckmeyer
Reference Type: Book Section
Date Published: December 1986

 

Abstract:

Until recently, most authors have dismissed coal as a potential source for hydrocarbons other than methane. This has been either on the grounds that coals are incapable of generating hydrocarbons other than methane or, that such alkanes, if generated...

 

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Tags: coal oil rock Role source

The generation and release of hydrocarbons from Victorian brown coal lithotypes

The generation and release of hydrocarbons from Victorian brown coal lithotypes

Publication Name: Second South-Eastern Australia Oil Exploration Symposium - Technical Papers
Authors: D. Rigby, T.D. Gilbert, B.D. Batts and J.W. Smith
Reference Type: Book Section
Date Published: December 1986

 

Abstract:

Victorian brown coal lithotypes have been subjected to solvent extraction, hydrogenation and hydrous pyrolysis in order to study the mechanism of hydrocarbon formation and release. The results suggest that the generation of liquid hydrocarbons from p...

 

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Tags: brown coal Generation hydrocarbon lithotypes Release Victorian

Prospects for Coal Conversion

Prospects for Coal Conversion

Publication Name: Petroleum in Queensland - A Stocktake for the Future
Authors: Professor D.J. Nicklin
Reference Type: Journal Article
Date Published: November 1977

 

Abstract:

The author gives a brief summary of the processes currently under development for the upgrading of coal to liquid or gaseous fuels . He comments on the potential of such processes for Australia....

 

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Tags: coal Conversion Prospects

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