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RESEARCH ARTICLE (Non peer reviewed)

Queensland’s booming coal seam gas industry

Tim Brain A and Ross Randall A

Tim Brain presented this Extended Abstract on Monday April 7th.

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Department of Mines and Energy Level 3 Mineral House 41 George Street Brisbane QLD 4000

The APPEA Journal 48(2) 462-462 https://doi.org/10.1071/AJ07052
Published: 2008

: Queensland

Tim Brain graduated with a BSc (Geology) from the University of Queensland in 1981. He then worked for Marathon Petroleum Australia Ltd as a geologist and was involved in coal exploration in Queensland, Tasmania and Western Australia. He joined the Queensland Department of Mines in 1984 and was involved in coal geology, extractive industry, assessment of hydrocarbon potential of Queensland sedimentary basins and petroleum and geothermal policy and tenure administration. He is Senior Project Officer, Exploration Strategies, Queensland Department of Mines and Energy.

Member: PESA.

brain@dme.qld.gov.au

Ross Randall started work with the Queensland Department of Mines in 1982 as a cadet geological technician. He obtained a DipAppSc (Geology) in 1989, BAppSc (Hons, Geology) in 1996 and a Diploma of Frontline Management in 2005. He has been involved in geological mapping, mineral occurrence mapping, tenure administration and policy development. Ross is now a Senior Project Officer, Exploration Strategies, Queensland Department of Mines and Energy (DME).

Member: DME Geothermal Group and PESA.

ross.randall@dme.qld.gov.au


References

Draper, J.J., and Boreham, C.J. (2006). Geological controls on exploitable coal seam gas distribution in Queensland APPEA Journal 46, 343–66.