Regulating the disposal of produced waters from unconventional oil and gas activities in Australia

Tina Soliman Hunter; Dave Campin

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-18342-4_12

Regulating the disposal of produced waters from unconventional oil and gas activities in Australia

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Abstract

Production of unconventional petroleum resources in Australia comprises the exploration for and extraction of shale gas and coal seam gas (CSG, also known as coalbed methane). This chapter examines the issues associated with produced water from CSG and shale gas extraction, which differ greatly in both content and regulation. In examining the regulation of produced water from the extraction of CSG, only the Queensland jurisdiction will be assessed, since it is the only jurisdiction where production is occurring. Due to a moratorium on shale gas exploration and extraction in the Northern Territory, the regulation of produced water from shale gas exploration and production in Western Australia and South Australia is considered, with a particular focus on Western Australia given the advanced development of shale gas exploration in that state. This chapter provides an overview of unconventional petroleum resources (UPR) in Australia, and the regulation of UPR exploration and production in Queensland, Western Australia, and South Australia. It considers issues relating to produced water from both shale gas and CSG production and analyses the legal and environmental issues related to produced water in shale gas and CSG activities.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Regulating water security in unconventional oil and gas
Editors	Regina M. Buono, Elena López Gunn, Jennifer McKay, Chad Staddon
Place of Publication	Cham, Switzerland
Publisher	Springer, Springer Nature
Chapter	12
Pages	243-266
Number of pages	24
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030183424
ISBN (Print)	9783030183417
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18342-4_12
Publication status	Published - 2020
Externally published	Yes

Publication series

Name	Water Security in a New World
Publisher	Springer
ISSN (Print)	2367-4008
ISSN (Electronic)	2367-4016

Keywords

Australia
Unconventional petroleum resources
Coal seam gas
Dewatering
Shale gas

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ENRITI: Energy and Natural Resources Innovation and Transformation Research Initiative
Soliman Hunter, T., Wilson, S., Strezov, V., Taylor, M., Abbassi, R. & Pettit, J.
13/07/20 → 31/12/22
Project: Research

Land use and CSG: what rights do property owners have?
Tina Soliman Hunter
20/02/12
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Soliman Hunter, T., & Campin, D. (2020). Regulating the disposal of produced waters from unconventional oil and gas activities in Australia. In R. M. Buono, E. López Gunn, J. McKay, & C. Staddon (Eds.), Regulating water security in unconventional oil and gas (pp. 243-266). (Water Security in a New World). Springer, Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18342-4_12

Soliman Hunter, Tina ; Campin, Dave. / Regulating the disposal of produced waters from unconventional oil and gas activities in Australia. Regulating water security in unconventional oil and gas. editor / Regina M. Buono ; Elena López Gunn ; Jennifer McKay ; Chad Staddon. Cham, Switzerland : Springer, Springer Nature, 2020. pp. 243-266 (Water Security in a New World).

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Soliman Hunter, T & Campin, D 2020, Regulating the disposal of produced waters from unconventional oil and gas activities in Australia. in RM Buono, E López Gunn, J McKay & C Staddon (eds), Regulating water security in unconventional oil and gas. Water Security in a New World, Springer, Springer Nature, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 243-266. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18342-4_12

Regulating the disposal of produced waters from unconventional oil and gas activities in Australia. / Soliman Hunter, Tina; Campin, Dave.
Regulating water security in unconventional oil and gas. ed. / Regina M. Buono; Elena López Gunn; Jennifer McKay; Chad Staddon. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, Springer Nature, 2020. p. 243-266 (Water Security in a New World).

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Soliman Hunter T, Campin D. Regulating the disposal of produced waters from unconventional oil and gas activities in Australia. In Buono RM, López Gunn E, McKay J, Staddon C, editors, Regulating water security in unconventional oil and gas. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, Springer Nature. 2020. p. 243-266. (Water Security in a New World). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-18342-4_12

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