This project focused on understanding and characterising the multiphase transport in the heterogeneous porous material of a coal seam. We investigated the shift in gas composition during the life of a production well.
Funding / Grants
- Arrow Energy Pty Ltd (OCS) - Commercial Research (2012 - 2013)
 
Chief Investigators
- Dr Steven Psaltis
 - Professor Ian Turner
 - Professor Troy Farrell
 - Professor Timothy Moroney
 - Professor Kevin Burrage
 - Dr Pamela Burrage
 - Professor Peter McCabe
 
Publications
- Psaltis, Steven, Farrell, Troy, Burrage, Kevin, Burrage, Pamela, McCabe, Peter, Moroney, Timothy, Turner, Ian, Mazumder, Saikat (2015) Mathematical modelling of gas production and compositional shift of a CSG (coal seam gas) field: Local model development. Energy, 88, pp.621-635.
 - Psaltis, Steven, Farrell, Troy, Burrage, Kevin, Burrage, Pamela, McCabe, Peter, Moroney, Timothy, Turner, Ian, Mazumder, Saikat, Bednarz, Tomasz (2017) Using population of models to investigate and quantify gas production in a spatially heterogeneous coal seam gas field. Applied Mathematical Modelling, 49, pp.338-353.