Air, water and soil impacts of hydraulic fracturing (HF) in the Surat Basin, QLD
This research program addresses community concerns about the potential environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing in coal seam gas (CSG) in the Surat Basin Queensland.
The project investigated the environmental impacts from CSG production involving hydraulic fracturing (HF) in the Surat Basin.
The three year research program comprised two phases – review, design and test best-practice sampling and monitoring techniques and methods; and an extensive field-based monitoring and sampling program for air, water and soils, and a laboratory analysis of soil samples exposed to HF chemicals.
The study team included researchers from CSIRO, the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), Macquarie University and The University of Queensland.
Australia Pacific LNG’s upstream operator, Origin Energy, provided researchers with access to production wells and HF operations during the research period.