The APPEA Journal has been documenting the pulse of the Australian upstream petroleum industry since its first publication in 1961. It is recognised in the upstream oil and gas industry as Australia’s leading peer-reviewed publication for information on geoscience, engineering and business management.
The APPEA Journal
Volume 63 2023
AJ22219The Walloon Coal Measures resource density: how low can we go?
Brent Glassborow, Michael Scott and Steven Scott
pp. 11-24
AJ22106Quantitative self-verification, a breakthrough in ultrasonic metering technology
Gregor J. Brown and Ross Johnston
pp. 37-46
AJ22144Modelling and 3D printing of a random porous media using iterative function system fractals
Nhan Thanh Nguyen Kenny Cao, Chan Mayol, Alireza Salmachi and Agatha Labrinidis
pp. 47-55
AJ22270Mercury in natural gas: delivering accurate reservoir sampling and analysis
Janelle Lawer, John Babadimas, John Bretherton, Bernardus van Deijl, Jack Harfoushian, Damien Gerard, Brian Toole and Mark Anderson
pp. 56-67
AJ22270 Abstract | AJ22270 Full Text | AJ22270PDF (2.7 MB) Open Access Article
AJ22118Electrodialysis Membrane Technology applied to MEG reclamation – a case study
Ben Leitinger, Trina Dreher, Michael Cavill and Kobe Thys
pp. 68-82
AJ22271Designing out fabric maintenance on a new offshore development using safety principles
James McKechnie
pp. 83-89
AJ22116Technology review of the Northern Bowen and Galilee basins
Michael P. Scott, Raymond Johnson Jr, Janny Spilsbury-Schakel and Andrew Garnett
pp. 90-109
AJ22116 Abstract | AJ22116 Full Text | AJ22116PDF (8.4 MB) | AJ22116Supplementary Material (PDF 1.1 MB) Open Access Article
AJ22231An automated and universal approach for characterising cored formation intervals: gaining more insight from comparing zonation results – according to geological facie, rock type and hydraulic units
Peter Behrenbruch, Trevor Doan, Phil Dohuu, Hussam Goda and Spencer Quam
pp. 110-126
AJ22143The complexity of identifying and quantifying natural and anthropogenic influences on surface movement in coal seam gas producing regions within the Surat Basin, Queensland
Sarah Brennand, Phil Hayes and Christopher Leonardi
pp. 127-143
AJ22165Maximising gas production from late-life assets: a case study from the Snapper Field, Gippsland Basin
Hugo B. Burgin, Mohammad Bagheri, Melanie Ryan, Stewart Anderson, Jianlin Wang and Kieran Trump
pp. 144-156
AJ22033The Permian gas potential of the Taroom Trough, Queensland: new ideas to unlock a multi-TCF play
Gareth Cooper, Greg Channon, Pete Bekkers and Neil Young
pp. 157-172
AJ22197What lies beneath – a review of frontier exploration for deep plays in the Bowen Basin
Raymond L. Johnson Jr and Nathan Parker
pp. 173-189
AJ22197 Abstract | AJ22197 Full Text | AJ22197PDF (8.8 MB) Open Access Article
AJ22246Re-discovering the Gummy gas field – Gippsland Basin
Eamonn Montague, Brendan Frears, Mark Browne, Peter Strauss, Stephen Adams and Jeremy Prosser
pp. 190-206
AJ22108Application of elemental chemostratigraphy to refine the stratigraphy of the Adavale Basin, Queensland
David Riley, Tim Pearce, Morven Davidson, Eva Sirantoine, Chris Lewis 
and Carmine Wainman
and Carmine Wainman
pp. 207-219
AJ22108 Abstract | AJ22108 Full Text | AJ22108PDF (7.3 MB) Open Access Article
AJ22191Analytical approach for multivariate exploration planning via secondary migration modelling
Amin Shokrollahi, Sara Borazjani, Syeda Sara Mobasher, Ulrike Schacht, Khalid Amrouch and Pavel Bedrikovetsky
pp. 220-229
AJ22049Petrophysical interpretation and reservoir characterisation on Proterozoic shales in National Drilling Initiative Carrara 1, Northern Territory
Liuqi Wang, Adam H. E. Bailey, Emmanuelle Grosjean, Chris Carson, Lidena K. Carr, Grace Butcher, Christopher J. Boreham, Dave Dewhurst, Lionel Esteban, Chris Southby and Paul A. Henson
pp. 230-246
AJ22049 Abstract | AJ22049 Full Text | AJ22049PDF (7 MB) | AJ22049Supplementary Material (PDF 191 KB) Open Access Article
AJ22163The other Erregulla discovery, Wagina Sandstone, north Perth Basin
Matthew Wright, Anthony Cortis, Aisling Sloan and Andrew Farley
pp. 247-263
AJ22182Evolution of process safety performance measurement, reporting and management
Binu Baby, Chris Sproston, Huw Jones and Marc Ocampo Ramos
pp. 264-272
AJ22136Mercury management during decommissioning: predicting accumulation and mitigating risk of release
Luke Ellery, Peter Crafts, Andrew Sturgeon and Amit Rajani
pp. 273-284
AJ22153Australian salt basins – options for underground hydrogen storage
Marita Bradshaw, Stephanie Rees, Liuqi Wang, Mike Szczepaniak, Wayne Cook, Sam Voegeli, Christopher Boreham, Carmine Wainman, Sebastian Wong, Chris Southby and Andrew Feitz
pp. 285-304
AJ22153 Abstract | AJ22153 Full Text | AJ22153PDF (9.5 MB) Open Access Article
AJ22025Preliminary investigation of the hydrogen storage potential in the Port Campbell Embayment, Otway Basin, Victoria, Australia
Rami Eid and Louise Goldie Divko
pp. 305-320
AJ22112Optimising the transition from CO2 EOR-EGR towards CCS for a mature oil and gas reservoir
Ilaina H. Rakotondrazaka, Raymond L. Johnson, Xiaoling Li and Andres Bracho
pp. 321-335
AJ22043Assessment of CO2 storage capability in Denison Trough, Bowen Basin
Xingjin Wang, Chris Holmes, Ahmad Dehghan Khalili and Joan Esterle
pp. 336-348
