research & publication

presentations

Gas and Outburst seminars
Mackay

Gas and Outburst seminars
Wollongong

2007

• Optimising Coal Seam Gas - Brian Lyne
• Moranbah North Coal Seam Gas Development - Hugh Lockhurst-Smith and Ray Williams
• Borehole Permeability Damage and impacts on Gas Drainage - Luke Connell and Rob Jeffrey
• North Goonyella Structural Controls on Permeability - Harry Seitlinger
• Outburst Mechanisms, Thresholds and Prediction Techniques - Ian Gray
• Gas Management Challenges at West Cliff Colliery - Dennis Black
• Directional Drilling / Gas Drainage Logistics at Baijigou mine, China - Frank Hungerford
• Outburst Website Update - Naj Aziz, University of Wollongong

• Camden Gas Project Status - Chris Holmes and Jon Black, AGL
• Gas Management Challenges at West Cliff Colliery - Dennis Black, BHP Billiton Illawarra Collieries
• Outburst Website Update - Naj Aziz, University of Wollongong
• Hydraulic Fracturing for Gas Recovery - Ken Mills and Winton Gale, SCT, and Rob Jeffrey, CSIRO

2006

• Tahmoor colliery- Dieter Bruggermann
• Appin colliery-Ron Peace
• Gas outburst processes and properties-Mike Wold, Luke Connell, XavierChoi
• Metropolitan colliery- Wayne Green
• Sand propped hydraulic fracture stimulation at Illawara coal operations-Ken Mills, Rob Jeffrey
• Outbursts and signs, John Hanes

• Outburst in China-Dr Wang Kai
• Coal and outburst control at coal mines in Russia
• Coal mines outburst mechanism, thresholds and prediction techniques-Dr Ian Gray
• Seam Gas Drainage-J.Hanes, A.J.Hargraves, L.Lunarzewski
• Advance in Laboratory Testing and Analysis-Jeff Wood, BHPBilliton Illawara Coal
• Gas Drainage and Experiences at Metropolitan- Wayne Green
• Australian Black Coal Mining- Longwall Operations- Ken Cram, Coal Services Pty Limited
• Operators view of Directional Drilling- Dave McKinnon, Consultant

2005

• German Creek gas management: Bruce Robertson
• Gas Management at Moranbah North: Bruce Robertson
• Handling gas problem at Tahmoor colliery: Bob Newman
• Managed pressure drilling: Ray Cowie
• Advanced Mining Technologies: Henk Verhoef
• Gas Drainage methods at North Goonyella: Owen Salisbury
• Gas Management Oaky North mine: Neville Stanton
• Oppurtunities for better Gas Management: Mike Slater

• Variability of coal seam parameters as they impact on outburst-Mike Wold, Luke Connell, Xavier Choi
• Dealing with carbon Dioxide at Tahmoor colliery-Peter Wynne
• Coal and outburst research at the university of Wollongong: Naj Aziz
• Characteristics of Gas Threshold values and their relation to outburst Management: Chris Harvey

2004

• Outburst Research Direction: Bruce Robertson
• contrasting Pre- Drainage for surface based MRD with underground In-seam: Ray Williams
• Coal interface detection comparative study of inseam surveying technology: Scott Thomson, Peter Hatherly
• SIS gas drainage: John Weissman
• Moura seam gas: Trevor Stay (download)
• Coal & Gas industry Interaction and cooperation- Bill Koppe
• Santos CSM activities: Santos
• Variability of coal seam parameters as they impact on outburst-Mike Wold, Luke Connell, Xavier Choi
• Dymaxion Surface to in-seam drilling- Tony Field
• Whats happening at Central?- Ron Cassidy

• Negotiating Adverse drilling environments: Frank Hungerford
• Coal interface detection: Peter Hatherly, Scott Thomson
• contrasting Pre- Drainage for surface based MRD with underground In-seam: Ray Williams
• Gas reservoirs within abandoned mines and sealed goaf areas- Lunagas Pty Ltd
• New legislation and major hazard management: Chris Ellicot
• Coal interface detection comparative study of inseam surveying technology: Scott Thomson, Peter Hatherly
• The development of a bore hole based investigation tool: D.Cliff Misch, J. Lakeland
• Pressurised boreholes-Gary Horne
• Gas drainage issues-West Cliff area-BHP Billiton

2003

• Outburst scoping study-John Hanes
• Low permeability coal-Tahmoor colliery
• Valley Longwall drilling- Steve Finch

• The field testing of RIM 1V: Adrian Hutton
• The installation of Underground Booster fans at North Goonyella coal mine
• Geo-physical possibilities for Outburst prediction control: Peter Hatherly

2002

• Oaky creek coal surface to inseam-Mark Johnson