Coal seam gas (CSG) has developed rapidly in Australia over the last decade, emerging as a flexible, clean and competitive source of energy in an expanding economy seeking lower pollution fuels.
Lucas is a major provider of services to the emerging coal seam gas sector with one of the largest CSM and CMM degasification, services, engineering, technical, drilling, exploration, development and production teams operating in Australia.
The coal seam gas services chain
The table below shows the coal seam gas services chain in each phase of the successful development and commercialisation of coal seam gas resources.
Lucas is directly engaged in the activities in red and coordinates specialist partners in the remainder.
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Lucas is among Australia’s most experienced and comprehensive coal seam gas service providers. Our expertise includes technical, project management and operational services.
Technical services
- Geological modelling
- Geological evaluation and assessment
- Geophysical and petrophysical studies and assessment
- Land access management and approvals with landowners and regulatory bodies
- Community consultation
- Drilling engineering and planning
- Facility and engineering design
- Gas and water gathering design.
Project management services
- Management of quality, health, safety and environmental systems in accordance with statutory requirements and standards and maintenance of all necessary documentation
- Establishment of work programmes and budgets
- Implementation of field work programmes
- Day to day supervision of field activity
- Daily and other reporting as required (joint operating agreements and statutory authorities)
- Production reporting
- Preparation and management of cost reporting
- Ensuring operations comply with all relevant statutory requirements, licences, regulations, standards and accepted industry practices
- Provision of standard operating and maintenance procedures such as:
- Emergency response procedures
- Health and safety procedures
- Environmental procedures
- Asset management plan
- Integrity management plan.
Operational services
- Drilling
- Coring and exploration
- Vertical and deviated CSG production wells
- Surface-to-inseam (SIS) production wells
- Underground coal seam drilling for mine gas drainage
- Surface and underground infrastructure
- Gas gathering systems including valves, metering and flare stations
- Compressor stations
- Piping & steel fabrication
- Pipelines & flowlines
- Well services
- Procurement
- Casing and tubular running services
- Pump installation and retrieval
- Dewatering and water treatment
- Monitoring & maintenance
- Workovers
- Steering services
- Infrastructure
- Gas gathering systems
- Compressor stations
- Piping & steel fabrication
- Pipelines
- Pipeline inspection services
- Operations and maintenance