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ARRC is situated within Technology Park, approximately 6km from Perth, Western Australia's capital city. Western Australia has a population of nearly 2 million people.

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Capability Statement

CSIRO

CSIRO Petroleum provides R&D and technical services to the petroleum industry in Australian and around the world. Researchers are currently focusing on:

  • Increasing exploration success through better understanding of generation, migration, entrapment and preservation of oil and gas. Technologies include isotope studies, organic geochemistry and petrology, fluid inclusions, stratigraphic modelling and hydrodynamics.

  • Improving appraisal and development efficiency through better reservoir characterization, including new techniques for seismic and geological conditioning of reservoir models.

  • Improving drilling and completion performance through knowledge systems and strong capability in geomechanics, fracture analysis and drilling fluids.

  • Research into CO2 sequestration, geothermal energy and converting gas to liquids.

  • Coalbed methane and management of gas-in-coal for mining.

  • Improving performance through new tools for managing risk and uncertainty.

CSIRO Exploration & Mining is the largest supplier of strategic R&D to Australia's $63 billion exploration and mining industry. Working across the spectrum from exploration, through resource delineation and mining to environmental rehabilitation, the division provides innovative solutions to key industry issues.

Current focus is on 'seeing' through the top kilometre of the Earth's crust to aid discovery of major new deposits concealed below the surface. The "Glass Earth" portfolio of projects will develop new technologies to recognise ore-bearing systems and new ways of integrating and visualising exploration data to produce exploration models for prospective areas. It also provides valuable scientific information for agriculture and land use programs.

In parallel with Glass Earth, the division is developing the science and technology needed for safe, economic and sustainable access to new and existing mineral resources. A major thrust is the automation of mining systems to optimise efficiency, safety and economic success.

 

Curtin University of Technology

Research at the Department of Exploration Geophysics and the Centre of Excellence for Exploration and Production Geophysics is directed at improving recovery of hydrocarbons and minerals from known sources by the use of advanced geophysical imaging techniques. When oil reservoirs are abandoned, much of the oil-in-place can be left in the ground because the reservoir has been incorrectly imaged; improved imaging can improve recovery. Similar problems exist in the search for minerals. The development of future geoscientists for industry is also one of the Departments major roles. The Department also supports the Centre of Excellence for Exploration and Production Geophysics which is a Centre of Excellence for Industry-focussed Research and Development with funding from the State Government and CSIRO.

The Centre of Excellence in Petroleum Geology has expertise in areas such as petro-physics, basin modelling and seismic interpretation. Research projects are geared at developing a better understanding of the North West Shelf and other key reservoirs, improving the predictability of reservoir quality and improving petroleum recovery.

The Department of Petroleum Engineering and the Western Australian Petroleum Research Centre (Curtin node) prides itself in being a supplier of top quality teaching, research and consultancy to the oil and gas industry. Its industry-focused research and development program offers novel, cost-effective solutions to complex engineering problems. Staff have a proven track record in academia and many years' experience in the petroleum industry. This combination of talent provides strong theoretical base coupled with a practical approach to solving real-life industrial problems.

The Department is a member of the Western Australian Petroleum Research Centre. The WAPRC is an unincorporated collaborative research venture between Curtin University of Technology and the University of Western Australia (UWA), part funded by the Centres of Excellence (COE) Program.

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