Coal Seam Gas Water Management



This course is available at these future events:
Gold Coast 2010

Learn about the full CSG water cycle, and how to achieve better overall water outcomes to support the growth of this critical Australian industry.  The rapid upstream development currently underway to support LNG projects involves a significant effort on associated water management, including both treatment and beneficial use plans. This course provides a broad overview of the wide range of specialties involved in the management of coal seam gas associated water.

The presenters are two of Australia’s leading CSG water practitioners and designers, and the course is structured around real-life challenges and solutions encountered in some of Australia’s largest and most demanding CSG water management projects.  This hands-on course focuses on practical exercises and case studies to develop skills that can be applied immediately in the workplace.

ISSUES ADDRESSED

Day 1

  • Industry overview including CSG global activities
  • Regulatory constraints and approaches
  • Field development
  • Hydrogeology
  • Field infrastructure design (gathering system)
  • Design Exercise 1: Water curve estimation

Day 2

  • Dams - Overview of regulation, design principles and operational challenges
  • Water Quality:
    • How does water chemistry influence the treatment options
    • Which water quality parameters are key to determining plant design ?
    • Interpreting water quality data - achieving product water quality targets and identifying design limitations
    • Water and salt loading, and loading capacities
  • Treatment:
    • Summary of basic system configurations
    • RO membrane desalination, chemical and physical treatment technologies
    • Plant layout considerations and general equipment arrangements
    • Approach to developing a capital and operating cost estimate for treatment plants
    • Practical design considerations: Balance of plant

  • Design Exercise 2: Design a CSG water treatment facility

Day 3

  • Overview of beneficial reuse options and key drivers
  • Overview of brine management, including solar and mechanical evaporation and crystallisation
  • Case studies from operating full scale plants
  • Design exercise 3: Design a beneficial reuse scheme

WHAT DO YOU GET ?

  • Access to a leading CSG associated water process expert 
  • Course notes and CD-ROM 
  • Workshop sessions based on real case study material 
  • Analysis and design skills to take back to your workplace 
  • Australian and international case studies 
  • Design exercises and real-world case studies

WHO SHOULD ATTEND ?

The workshop is designed specifically for engineers, field operators, scientists, consultants and researchers who do not have a strong background in CSG water quality issues or water treatment processes.


PRESENTERS:
Nick Hudson
Andrew King