A5041615918- CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
- Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
- Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
- Drilling and Well Engineering
- NMR spectroscopy and applications
- Rock Mechanics and Modeling
- Geological Modeling and Analysis
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments
- Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
- Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
- Geological and Geophysical Studies
- Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques
- Tunneling and Rock Mechanics
- Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
UCL Australia
2007-2020
The University of Adelaide
2005-2020
CO2CRC
2005-2020
The successful commercial scale deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) requires assurance the confinement injected CO2 at each potential site. critical elements are caprock overlying formation, any faults or fractures which occur within caprock. most significant aspect containment is seal caprock, defined as capacity, geometry integrity. capacity refers to column height that can retain before capillary forces allow migration into possibly through Determination achieved primarily...
Geosequestration of CO2 in the offshore Gippsland Basin is being investigated by CO2CRC as a possible method for storing very large volumes emissions from Latrobe Valley area. A storage capacity about 50 million tonnes per year 40-year injection period required, which will necessitate several individual sites to be used both sequentially and simultaneously, but timed such that existing hydrocarbon assets are not compromised. Detailed characterisation focussed on Kingfish Field area first...
Australia's coal-fired power plants produce about 70% of the nation's total installed electricity generation capacity and emit 190 million t CO2/yr, which 44 come from central southeast Queensland. A multidisciplinary study has identified onshore Bowen Basin as having potential for geological storage CO2. Storage been documented within a 295-km2 (113-mi2) area on eastern flank Wunger Ridge using simplified regional three-dimensional model is based estimating injection rates 1.2 CO2/yr 25 yr....
A resurgent interest in the gas potential of Gulf Papua has been enhanced by recent announcement developing new LNG facilities Port Moresby. Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) recently acquired a 6,000-km2Multi-Client 3D (MC3D) survey gulf. Although most discoveries PNG are from highland areas, gulf is proven hydrocarbon province with gas/condensate accumulations previously discovered several reef build-ups. It thought that sediments Papuan Fold Belt produced clastic dominated deltas area. this...
This study evaluates the accuracy of generating pseudo-capillary pressure curves from laboratory nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analysis and NMR wireline log data by comparing threshold pressures curve characteristics to rock-derived mercury injection capillary (MICP) analysis. Accurate production could negate or reduce need for expensive rig-time-consuming core acquisition subsequent MICP Successful application this technique will allow large stratigraphic intervals at a significantly...
This study provides the first New Zealand-wide assessment of hydrocarbon seal rock potential twenty sedimentary basins and is designed to help evaluate pre-drill risk assessment. Seal quality has been assessed using key petroleum wells seismic lines. Deep-sea drilling research holes provide glimpses stratigraphy in some more distal basins. The Taranaki Basin currently Zealand's only producing basin — all others are frontier many have no or few exploration rather sparse coverage. We produced...
Screening of New Zealand's sedimentary basins indicates several gigatonnes carbon dioxide storage capacity might be available. However, is currently untested in Zealand and it likely that most theoretical will discounted once detailed assessments are made. position on an active Neogene plate boundary raises additional key factors affect final site selection. Issues specific to setting include 1) rapid facies changes, syndeposition post-depositional structural events, particularly regions...
Geotechnical assessments of carbon dioxide (CO2) storage sites in the Gippsland Basin have mainly focussed on interpreting stratigraphy, reservoir/seal characteristics, and populating geo-models using one dimensional (1D) well data. Less emphasis has been placed ascertaining openness fluid-flow pathway that could be anticipated for CO2 migrating within a trap, 3D seismic data to interpret any associated faults. This study addresses structural seal complexities involved assessment leads...
Clues to fill histories of gas fields