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12. Regulating the Disposal of Produced Waters from Unconventional Oil and Gas Activities in Australia

Authors : Tina Soliman Hunter, David Campin

Published in: Regulating Water Security in Unconventional Oil and Gas

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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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.

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Title: Regulating the Disposal of Produced Waters from Unconventional Oil and Gas Activities in Australia
Authors: Tina Soliman Hunter
David Campin
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Regulating Water Security in Unconventional Oil and Gas
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-18341-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-18342-4

Copyright Year: 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18342-4_12

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