π§π Greg CocksStumbled Across Lots Of Indicators Of Coal Seam Gas Drilling Pads, #Wieambilla, QLD, #Australia
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https://maps.app.goo.gl/mB9KWHLw4tzfr4HK9
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https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:374536/s4273623_phd_submission.pdf
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A mate moved to Wieambilla, I was checking out their new town in Google Maps β and noticed all these drilling pads in close proximity to each other.
I have not worked as a geologist in Australia for 20+ years, so was not sure of the reason for them.
Looks like they are related to coal seam gas (CSG) mining, aka methane - and drilled before the ready advent of horizontal / drilling drilling (or cheaper to throw in a bunch of old school wells.)
The PhD submission linked above, although older, gave some good background.
It is a very distinct set of features on the landscape β and brought back a lot of memories of a variety of previous professional βlives.β
#GIS #spatial #mapping #GoogleMaps #remotesensing #imagery #queensland #gas #naturalresources #coalseamgas #CSG #methane #oilandgas #extraction #drilling #drillingpads #fracking #publichealth #geology #coal
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https://maps.app.goo.gl/mB9KWHLw4tzfr4HK9
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https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:374536/s4273623_phd_submission.pdf
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A mate moved to Wieambilla, I was checking out their new town in Google Maps β and noticed all these drilling pads in close proximity to each other.
I have not worked as a geologist in Australia for 20+ years, so was not sure of the reason for them.
Looks like they are related to coal seam gas (CSG) mining, aka methane - and drilled before the ready advent of horizontal / drilling drilling (or cheaper to throw in a bunch of old school wells.)
The PhD submission linked above, although older, gave some good background.
It is a very distinct set of features on the landscape β and brought back a lot of memories of a variety of previous professional βlives.β
#GIS #spatial #mapping #GoogleMaps #remotesensing #imagery #queensland #gas #naturalresources #coalseamgas #CSG #methane #oilandgas #extraction #drilling #drillingpads #fracking #publichealth #geology #coal
