Projects

Environmental monitoring and microbial degradation of onshore shale gas activity chemicals and fluids in the Northern Territory

To better understand how typical onshore gas chemicals biodegrade in relevant aquifers and soil types in the Northern Territory.

15 May, 2019

Baseline monitoring of groundwater properties in the Beetaloo Sub-basin, NT

To better understand the geochemical properties, recharge rates and recharge mechanisms of groundwater.

22 October, 2018

Microbial degradation of onshore gas-related chemical compounds

To better understand the biodegradation of certain chemical compounds used in onshore gas production in the south-east of South Australia.

2 October, 2018

Baseline measurement and monitoring of methane emissions in the Beetaloo sub-basin

Providing a better understanding of the natural methane levels, over the various seasons, a baseline for accurately quantifying any future onshore gas impacts.

19 September, 2018

Groundwater balance in gas development regions of South East SA

This research aims to improve groundwater balance models in the onshore gas development regions of south east South Australia.

8 August, 2018

Assessing the value of locally produced conventional gas in SA’s South East

This project is developing a profile of the gas industry and its role within the regional economy, and developing scenarios for how the local gas industry may evolve.

10 July, 2018

Community well-being and attitudes to conventional gas

This research aims to measure levels of perceived risk, benefits, knowledge, and other underlying drivers of trust and social acceptance of conventional gas development in SA’s south east, and develop baseline data on community values, well-being and future expectations.

4 July, 2018

Water contamination: causes, pathways and risks

This project investigates potential groundwater contamination causes, pathways and vulnerability to understand onshore gas water quality impacts for south east South Australia.

4 July, 2018

Gas impacts and opportunities on primary industries

This project will analyse possible impacts and opportunities from gas development for rural areas in South Australia’s south east.

4 July, 2018

Potential health impacts from CSG

This project will establish processes and governance to ensure research quality, define the project boundary, conduct hazard identification and exposure pathways, and screen data.

31 May, 2018

Trends in community wellbeing and attitudes to CSG development – Survey 3

This project involves monitoring and communicating the changes and trends in community wellbeing, resilience and attitudes to CSG development across different phases of industry operation in south west Queensland, and identifies how these vary between the construction, post-construction, and operations phases of development.

23 February, 2018

Air, water and soil impacts of hydraulic fracturing, Phase 2

20 December, 2017

Air, water and soil impacts of hydraulic fracturing, Phase 1

28 February, 2017

Groundwater contamination risk assessment

6 February, 2017

Inside the herd

30 January, 2017

Guidelines for offset population sizes

25 January, 2017

Decommissioning pathways for CSG projects

9 January, 2017

Potential human health effects of coal seam gas (study framework)

This project has developed a framework to investigate the potential health effects of coal seam gas activities.

5 November, 2016

Improving the representation of the impact of CSG in groundwater models

4 November, 2016

Spatial design of groundwater monitoring network in the Narrabri Gas Project area

3 November, 2016