appendix a : technical reports
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Appendix A : Technical reports
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A.1 List of technical reports from OGIA
Below is the list of reports on technical projects carried out by OGIA that have underpinned the
preparation of UWIR 2019. The reports will be available on OGIA’s website and are referenced in the
document.
Updated geology and geological model for the Surat Cumulative Management Area; 2019
Construction and calibration of the Cumulative Impact Assessment Model for the Surat
Cumulative Management Area; 2019
Key elements of hydrogeological conceptualisation in the Surat Cumulative Management
Area; 2019
Groundwater level trends in the Hutton Sandstone, Springbok Sandstone and Condamine
Alluvium; 2019
Conceptualisation and Characterisation of Faults in the Surat Basin; 2019
Evaluating methods and attributes for monitoring springs in the Surat Cumulative
Management Area; 2019
Terrestrial groundwater-dependent ecosystems in the Surat Cumulative Management Area: a
literature review and desktop conceptualisation; 2019
Groundwater extraction and use in the Surat Cumulative Management Area: Overview,
methods for water use estimation and results; 2019
Subregional hydrogeological assessment reports; 2019
Identification of gaining streams in the Surat Cumulative Management Area. Hydrogeological
investigation report; 2017
Springs in the Surat Cumulative Management Area: A summary report on spring research
and knowledge; 2016
Groundwater connectivity between the Condamine Alluvium and the Walloon Coal Measures:
a hydrogeological investigation report; 2016
Hydrogeological conceptualisation report for the Surat Cumulative Management Area; 2016
Wetland conceptualisation: A summary report on the conceptualisation of springs in the Surat
Cumulative Management Area; 2015.
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Appendix B : Details about P&G tenures in the Surat CMA
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B.1 Details of major CSG projects
A brief description of petroleum and gas projects for each of the authorised tenure holders, and their
current status of development, is provided below.
Arrow Energy
Arrow’s Surat Gas Project is a joint venture with Royal Dutch Shell (Shell) and PetroChina. The
development area originally covered approximately 6,100 km2, extending from the township of
Wandoan in the north, in an arc through Dalby, towards Goondiwindi in the south, with a total of 6,500
proposed production wells (Arrow SEIS). Much of the southern tenure has been relinquished; the
southern most tenure is now situated around Cecil Plains.
The joint venture proposal stated that the project had approximately five trillion cubic feet of gas
reserves in the Surat Basin (Arrow Surat Gas Project EIS). Sustained gas production is aimed at
about 1,215 TJ/d, with 80 TJ/d of gas for supply to the domestic gas market. An EIS for the project
was lodged in December 2011 and a supplementary EIS was lodged in June 2013. The project
received environmental approval from the Queensland Government on 25 October 2013 and from the
Australian Government on 20 December 2013.
Arrow does not operate an LNG facility in Gladstone, but rather has entered into a gas supply
agreement with Shell QGC. The 27-year deal will allow Arrow to commercialise the majority of the
proposed five trillion cubic feet of gas reserves.
Arrow currently has two main existing gas fields, Daandine and Tipton, with about 440 CSG wells.
Daandine began supplying gas for domestic purposes in 2006; Tipton began in the following year.
Production from these fields has continued with some slight expansion.
Arrow’s production plans have recently changed in scheduling rather than production footprint. As
described earlier, Arrow has reversed its development direction for Development Area 5,
progressively bringing wells online from the south-east to the north-west, along the Dalby to Chinchilla
development path. Recent approval of Arrow’s PLAs to PLs allows it to progress with the
development plans.
Origin Energy
Origin’s Australia Pacific LNG Project is a joint venture between Origin (37.5%), ConocoPhillips
(37.5%) and Sinopec (25%). The project tenures run north-west from the Chinchilla/Tara region to 30
km east of Injune, with another block of tenures south-west of Cecil Plains.
The project includes existing gas fields Spring Gully and Peat in the southern Bowen Basin. In 2010,
Origin submitted an EIS for the project to cover the remainder of the 5,700 km2 project area in the
Surat Basin. The project was approved by the Queensland Government in late 2010 and by the
Australian Government in early 2011. Origin currently has about 2,300 producing CSG wells. Since
the UWIR 2016 each of Origin’s existing gas fields, other than Peat, has expanded – most notably
Combabula, with an expansion of approximately 150 km2.
Since 2016, Origin has added a number of gas fields to its production plans. Ramyard, 25 km south-
west of Wandoan, is planned to progressively commence production between 2020 and 2029.
Kainama, located 30 km south of Chinchilla, is expected to come online in 2021, with the majority of
the field in production by 2025. Dalwogan, directly west of Miles, is expected to commence production
between 2022 and 2023. These gas fields add approximately 800 additional wells to the total
projected wells.
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The existing fields will continue to expand progressively outward from their current production areas.
Spring Gully is expected to expand 10 km towards Injune. The development plans will see
Combabula expand 20 km west by 2024, and 15 km south by 2027. The tenure area between Talinga
and Orana, 19 km west of Chinchilla, will also be progressively brought online over the next few years
– 2019 to 2025. The Peat gas field, 10 km east of Wandoan, is planned to significantly expand by
2023, from 20 to 130 km2.
The Ironbark Project is a good example of how plans can change in the CSG industry. Ironbark was
included in the UWIR 2012 modelling, but was removed completely from the development plans
provided for the UWIR 2016. Origin has again provided OGIA with an indicative future development
plan for Ironbark. The planned CSG production area of Ironbark is located approximately 20 km north-
west of Tara, commencing production in 2021-2024. Origin intends to construct approximately 145
wells across 100 km2; however, the project is yet to obtain the relevant tenure and approvals to allow
progression to production.
QGC
At the time of submitting an EIS for the Queensland Curtis LNG Project, QGC was operating as a
subsidiary of the BG Group. In 2016, Royal Dutch Shell (Shell) acquired 100% of the BG Group.
An EIS for the project was completed in 2009. The Queensland Government Coordinator-General
released his report on the EIS in June 2010 and the project received Australian Government approval
in October 2010. At the time of submission of the EIS, the gas field tenure area was approximately
4,600 km2 (QGC EIS).
The project area was designed in three main gas field regions: the Southern development area west
of Dalby, the Central development area between Chinchilla and Miles, and the Northern development
area west of Wandoan. The project also included pipelines and an LNG facility in Gladstone. Of the
major CSG proponents, QGC was the first to export LNG from the Gladstone facilities.
QGC is currently operating about 3,200 CSG wells. Since the UWIR 2016, the gas fields Celeste,
Poppy and Sean have been added to the fields in the Southern development area. Matilda-John and
McNulty gas fields have continued expansion in the Central development area. The Northern
development area is where QGC has expanded most since UWIR 2016. The Charlie Project was
completed and linked into the QCLNG project area in 2017. The Charlie Project brought online a
number of gas fields in 2017; Charlie, Portsmouth, Bloodworth, Golden Grove, with a number more to
commence production from 2021 to 2024.
An additional 1,500 CSG wells are planned by QGC. In the Southern development area, there will be
minimal expansion around the existing production areas. Other than Codie, Kate, and Avon Downs,
the gas fields in the Central development area are already in production. Codie and Kate gas field
areas are planned to be in production by 2022. Production at Avon Downs is planned to commence
by 2025. The Northern development area still has a significant area to commence production; the
middle of the development area is expected to commence production during 2020. In the southern
extent of the Northern development area, Mamdal gas field is intended to commence producing in
2022; the northern extent of the Northern development area is expected to be online by 2024.
Santos
Santos’s Gladstone LNG (GLNG) project is also a joint venture. In 2009, Santos submitted the initial
EIS proposal for the project, which included tenure from Roma to Emerald. The EIS was assessed by
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the Queensland Government Coordinator-General in May 2010; the corresponding Australian
Government approval was released in October 2010. In 2014, Santos submitted the GLNG Gas Field
Development project EIS for additional tenure areas and expansion of the GLNG project tenure
footprint to 10,676 km2. The expansion received state approval in December 2015 and Australian
Government approval in March 2016.
Since the UWIR 2016, Santos has increased its existing production area in the Roma gas field to a
total of 1,300 CSG wells. There has been little change in the existing production footprint for the
Fairview, Arcadia and Scotia gas fields.
The planned production footprint for the Roma gas field begins several kilometres from the Roma
township and stretches approximately 30 km to the north and 70 km to the east. The planned
production will start from the north-east corner of the gas field in 2018-2019 and progressively work
back towards the township, with the entire field to be in production by 2028. Santos plans to slightly
expand the Fairview planned production area footprint in the north-east.
There are two new gas fields to begin production as part of a new project area west of the current
GLNG project. Kia Ora and Arcadia West gas fields are located west of Fairview and Arcadia,
respectively. They are planned to begin production in two stages, the first being in 2023 and the
second in 2030. Scotia gas field, north-east of Wandoan, now has some planned expansion around
the flanks of the current production footprint to occur between 2020 and 2025.
The Mahalo Project, located in the Denison Trough and spanning from Injune to Rolleston, is a joint
venture project between Santos and Origin. Similar to Origin’s Ironbark Project, this project still
requires various approvals before production can begin; however, OGIA obtained a development plan
for the project, which indicated a planned commencement date of 2023-2030. The total production
area for the project would reach approximately 4,000 km2, with 3,000 wells projected to be
constructed.
Senex
Senex is the owner and operator of the Western Surat Gas Project, a relatively small project
compared to other operators’ projects. The project is located 30 km north of Roma, between Santos’s
Fairview and Origin’s Spring Gully gas fields. Senex has obtained the necessary environmental
approvals for the project.
Senex has run a pilot project within the south-east corner of the project area and has planned staged
production commencement across the area from 2019 to 2040. A total of about 700 wells are
planned. Senex has another project area in the Surat Basin: the Project Atlas, west of Wandoan. The
tenure was released by the Queensland Government for domestic gas supply only and fast tracked to
PL status. Production is expected to commence during 2019.
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B.2 Planned commencement and cessation of CSG production areas
Figure B-1 Planned commencement and cessation of CSG production areas in the Surat
Basin
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Figure B-2 Planned commencement and cessation of CSG production areas in the Bowen
Basin
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B.3 Relevant tenures and production areas
Relevant tenures are described in Chapter 2. A detailed list of all relevant tenures, corresponding
major tenure holders within the Surat CMA and planned production in those tenures as compiled for
the UWIR is available on OGIA’s website.
A summary of total production area for each major tenure holder and the proportion of existing and
planned production areas is summarised in the table below.
Table B-1 Summary of relevant tenure areas and production areas in the Surat CMA
Authorised
tenure holder
Relevant tenure
area (km2)
CSG production area
(percentage of relevant tenure) Production wells
Total Existing Planned Existing Planned
Arrow 4,287 61% 5% 56% 404 3,204
Origin 7,825 57% 23% 34% 2,137 4,221
QGC 4,717 67% 47% 20% 3,103 1,629
Santos 8,930 39% 12% 27% 1,111 4,433
Senex 744 99% 5% 94% 58 683
Total 26,503 54% 20% 34% 6,813 14,170
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Appendix C : Geology
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C.1 Stratigraphy of the Surat CMA
Figure C-1 Stratigraphic column of the Surat CMA (after Jell 2013)
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Figure C-2 Stratigraphic subdivision of the Walloon Coal Measures (after Scott et al. 2004;
Ryan et al. 2012)
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Appendix D : Water use
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D.1 Groundwater extraction
Table D1 provides a further breakdown of bore numbers and estimated water use for various purposes.
Table D-1 Details of water bores and estimated groundwater use
Formation
Number of bores Estimated groundwater extraction (ML/year)
Non-
S&D S&D Total
Stock-
intensive
Town
water Agriculture Industrial Irrigation
Non-
associated S&D Total
Condamine Alluvium
1,366 3,278 4,644 6,060 2,078 1,305 54 57,826 - 2,436 69,760
Other Alluvium and Basalts
1,524 7,451 8,975 8,129 3,933 909 701 28,945 - 7,253 49,870
Upper Cretaceous
9 123 132 133 - - - 392 - 414 940
Non-GAB upper subtotal 2,899 10,852 13,751 14,322 6,012 2,214 755 87,163 - 10,103 120,570
Wallumbilla Formation
2 122 124 3 - - - 14 - 339 357
Bungil Formation
1 235 236 2 1 - - - - 634 638
Mooga Sandstone
13 625 638 130 120 7 1 - - 1,713 1,971
Orallo Formation 33 736 769 980 425 61 203 - - 1,861 3,530
Gubberamunda Sandstone
78 685 763 2,022 1,672 62 288 21 240 1,858 6,162
Westbourne Formation
2 59 61 546 1 - - - - 122 669
Springbok Sandstone
13 194 207 58 3 - 1 59 30 364 515
Walloon Coal Measures
124 1,008 1,132 1,534 314 66 63 1,421 - 1,215 4,614
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Formation
Number of bores Estimated groundwater extraction (ML/year)
Non-
S&D S&D Total
Stock-
intensive
Town
water Agriculture Industrial Irrigation
Non-
associated S&D Total
Durabilla Formation
10 101 111 115 - 4 5 58 - 162 345
Hutton Sandstone
348 2,697 3,045 5,169 907 540 895 2,635 13 3,596 13,755
Boxvale Formation
44 44 - - - - - - 143 143
Evergreen Formation
21 443 464 140 14 83 314 83 12 802 1,448
Precipice Sandstone
45 289 334 2,112 2,397 65 441 355 207 547 6,125
Moolayember Formation
2 156 158 - 17 - - 42 1 450 510
GAB subtotal 692 7,394 8,086 12,811 5,871 888 2,212 4,687 503 13,808 40,781
Clematis Sandstone
6 126 132 - 232 - - - - 319 551
Rewan Group 3 60 63 - - - 19 - 1 111 131
Bandanna Formation
4 62 66 18 3 - - 148 - 112 280
Bowen Basin Sediments
27 336 363 37 99 - - 858 - 447 1,440
Cattle Creek Formation
- 10 10 - - - - - - 10 10
Non-GAB lower subtotal 40 594 634 55 334 - 19 1,006 1 999 2,413
TOTAL 3,631 18,840 22,471 27,188 12,216 3,103 2,986 92,857 505 24,910 163,764
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D.2 Groundwater chemistry
The section provides a statistical summary of groundwater chemistry in various formations as derived from monitoring data.
Table D-2 Water chemistry summary for the major formations in the Surat CMA
Formation Ca Mg Na K Alkalinity Cl SO4 F TDS pH SAR
25th 50th 75th 25th 50th 75th 25th 50th 75th 25th 50th 75th 25th 50th 75th 25th 50th 75th 25th 50th 75th 25th 50th 75th 25th 50th 75th 25th 50th 75th 25th 50th 75th
Alluvium 30.0 46.0 76.8 22.0 40.0 80.0 100.0 205.0 500.0 0.05 1.00 3.00 308.0 403.0 511.7 84.0 250.0 780.0 5.0 15.0 70.0 0.10 0.20 0.30 649.0 1064.0 2016.0 7.6 7.9 8.2 2.9 5.4 11.9 Basalt 22.0 46.0 80.0 15.0 52.0 98.0 75.0 106.0 155.0 0.05 1.00 3.00 244.0 393.0 537.0 86.4 170.0 310.0 3.2 9.4 19.0 0.10 0.20 0.30 536.7 825.9 1179.0 7.7 7.9 8.2 1.6 2.7 5.8 Upper Cretaceous Formations
43.4 305.0 819.1 29.0 215.0 620.9 771.5 2260.0 4556.0 2.00 10.00 42.50 143.5 200.0 431.5 861.2 4150.0 9105.5 45.5 470.8 1225.0 0.12 0.20 0.33 2366.4 7915.4 17205.9 7.2 7.4 8.0 19.9 25.6 29.9
Cenozoic 15.4 44.0 107.0 16.4 54.0 175.8 397.5 563.0 1503.5 0.05 4.00 9.50 275.5 470.0 640.5 370.0 630.0 2320.0 9.4 38.0 135.0 0.04 0.20 0.40 1405.9 1901.9 5018.3 7.6 8.0 8.2 9.1 16.9 27.8 Wallumbilla Formation
2.8 11.0 502.8 1.0 6.0 363.9 435.0 500.0 3451.5 0.05 2.00 15.50 229.0 486.0 855.0 160.0 376.0 6735.9 1.0 26.0 613.4 0.20 0.80 1.40 1447.0 1664.5 12408.3 7.2 8.0 8.5 23.2 32.5 68.6
Bungil Formation
2.0 4.0 27.8 0.3 1.9 6.8 440.0 526.5 805.0 0.05 2.00 3.00 348.0 715.0 929.5 140.8 302.5 1046.5 0.1 2.0 11.5 0.30 0.98 1.84 1468.1 1757.0 2328.4 8.1 8.2 8.5 42.9 57.6 72.4
Mooga Sandstone
2.0 3.0 8.0 0.2 1.0 3.0 396.0 462.0 567.0 0.05 1.00 2.00 460.0 700.0 888.0 140.0 210.0 457.0 0.1 2.0 48.0 0.30 0.90 2.03 1272.8 1558.3 1857.6 8.1 8.4 8.6 41.0 57.8 73.7
Orallo Formation
2.0 3.0 12.3 0.1 1.0 4.0 320.0 435.0 534.5 0.05 1.00 2.00 338.5 598.0 884.5 110.0 164.0 422.5 1.0 6.0 51.2 0.10 0.50 2.18 1080.4 1388.4 1792.2 8.1 8.4 8.5 31.0 48.9 66.9
Gubberamunda Sandstone
1.9 2.6 8.2 1.0 1.0 3.0 274.0 350.0 424.0 1.00 1.00 3.00 350.0 527.0 664.0 104.0 150.0 257.0 1.0 3.0 22.0 0.20 0.30 0.50 894.9 1126.4 1320.6 7.9 8.4 8.7 26.1 46.3 56.7
Westbourne Formation
3.3 11.5 320.3 1.0 7.8 256.3 201.3 646.5 4405.0 1.00 3.00 24.50 238.0 417.0 448.8 69.5 686.5 7350.0 3.8 21.8 190.8 0.10 0.28 1.23 706.6 1756.4 13062.1 7.4 8.2 8.6 31.7 42.4 56.8
Springbok Sandstone
2.9 11.5 43.8 1.0 1.2 17.9 470.8 653.5 1207.5 1.63 3.00 6.00 240.0 364.5 620.0 364.8 844.5 1780.0 1.0 1.3 18.5 0.20 0.70 2.00 1442.2 1970.1 3408.7 7.8 8.3 8.8 24.2 64.1 88.3
Walloon Coal Measures-Non-CSG
11.6 34.2 80.0 4.0 19.0 63.9 250.0 550.0 1350.0 0.05 2.00 5.00 282.0 427.0 644.8 245.0 597.5 1988.5 1.0 10.0 40.0 0.20 0.37 0.80 1052.0 1877.4 4101.1 7.7 8.0 8.3 8.6 18.6 54.4
Walloon Coal Measures-CSG
4.0 6.0 11.0 0.7 1.2 3.5 912.0 1160.0 1770.0 4.00 6.70 13.00 880.8 1230.0 1561.6 503.5 930.5 1932.5 0.1 0.1 2.0 1.50 2.40 3.60 2817.9 3466.4 5054.6 8.2 8.3 8.4 97.3 112.1 130.3
Durabilla Formation
3.1 11.0 68.5 1.0 3.9 42.0 244.8 425.0 778.0 0.05 1.00 2.00 254.8 316.0 491.3 252.5 477.7 1117.5 0.1 3.9 23.5 0.20 0.35 0.78 906.4 1437.3 2601.2 7.7 8.1 8.4 13.4 34.5 55.5
Hutton Sandstone
4.0 29.0 72.0 1.0 10.0 59.4 196.0 321.0 623.0 0.05 2.00 5.00 244.0 399.0 604.0 152.0 310.0 790.0 2.0 13.0 37.0 0.13 0.30 0.70 775.7 1297.7 2252.7 7.7 8.0 8.3 5.9 12.8 38.1
Evergreen Formation
5.0 20.0 52.0 1.0 8.7 22.0 33.0 87.0 356.0 0.05 2.00 5.00 122.0 195.0 478.0 25.0 54.0 310.0 0.1 8.1 24.5 0.10 0.20 0.42 223.1 411.1 1458.1 7.2 7.6 8.2 1.7 6.4 12.5
Precipice Sandstone
1.1 2.7 7.0 0.3 1.0 1.7 31.0 45.0 75.3 2.00 2.00 3.00 73.8 112.0 172.0 10.0 16.0 44.4 0.1 1.0 2.0 0.10 0.20 0.50 128.4 184.1 302.9 7.0 7.3 8.0 3.0 7.8 10.7
Moolayember Formation
13.5 27.0 89.3 4.9 21.5 81.3 118.8 384.0 1123.8 0.05 1.03 5.75 150.0 282.0 460.8 98.5 444.5 1654.8 0.1 4.9 24.0 0.10 0.30 0.59 537.5 1401.5 3657.1 7.5 7.9 8.2 5.0 13.2 26.1
Clematis Sandstone
9.4 23.5 39.0 5.3 14.0 39.0 31.5 76.0 120.0 8.00 12.00 16.00 120.0 322.5 465.0 34.3 50.0 68.5 2.0 5.5 16.8 0.10 0.17 0.23 227.1 522.4 745.4 7.1 7.8 8.0 1.7 2.3 3.9
Rewan Group 27.4 80.6 281.0 51.3 71.8 200.9 252.0 706.0 2326.3 0.05 1.00 8.25 143.3 342.0 381.8 272.5 1141.0 4215.0 1.0 25.9 164.9 0.16 0.30 0.45 1138.7 2648.0 7009.0 7.4 7.4 7.6 5.8 17.0 28.5 Bandanna Formation
2.1 5.5 31.7 1.0 1.0 36.2 271.5 498.0 934.9 0.05 1.00 2.00 549.3 675.5 993.0 51.3 177.0 865.7 1.0 1.0 11.5 0.33 1.45 2.30 946.3 1576.8 2768.1 7.8 8.1 8.2 14.5 44.5 96.9
Bandanna Formation-CSG
7.0 11.0 13.0 5.0 6.0 8.5 1210.0 1470.0 1715.0 23.00 39.00 61.50 967.0 1150.0 1520.0 1230.0 1420.0 1975.0 0.1 0.1 4.0 0.25 0.40 0.50 3538.8 4437.3 5025.5 8.0 8.2 8.4 70.9 85.5 102.1
Undivided lower Bowen Basin
28.3 38.3 58.1 33.5 49.0 76.0 79.5 163.5 1096.8 1.25 4.00 8.00 316.5 533.5 742.5 57.5 164.0 1609.8 14.3 25.3 84.3 0.20 0.30 0.50 731.3 991.9 3762.2 7.9 8.1 8.3 2.4 8.1 19.7
Undivided Permian Upper
31.5 61.8 84.3 36.3 52.2 85.1 143.3 372.0 628.0 1.25 2.50 5.50 474.3 722.0 890.8 137.3 342.5 595.3 0.1 16.0 85.0 0.22 0.35 0.62 1244.2 1770.1 2342.4 7.9 8.0 8.1 3.4 7.9 14.9
Metamorphic/ igneous/old basement rocks
42.4 115.1 159.5 35.0 51.4 166.8 260.5 512.0 806.0 2.00 3.00 13.75 200.3 261.0 382.3 420.0 1054.5 1665.0 11.8 74.0 154.5 0.22 0.37 0.60 1138.5 2338.6 3491.7 7.3 7.9 8.1 4.6 8.1 17.1
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Figure D-1 Summary of groundwater chemistry characteristics for formations
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Appendix E : Groundwater trends
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Figure E-1 Interpreted groundwater flow directions – Gubberamunda Sandstone and
Springbok Sandstone
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Figure E-2 Interpreted groundwater flow directions – Upper Juandah Coal Measures and
Taroom Coal Measures
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Figure E-3 Interpreted groundwater flow directions – Hutton Sandstone and Precipice
Sandstone
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Figure E-4 Spatial distribution of selected hydrographs in the Hutton Sandstone
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Figure E-5 Spatial distribution of selected hydrographs in the Springbok Sandstone
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Figure E-6 Spatial distribution of selected hydrographs in the Condamine Alluvium
footprint
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Appendix F : Modelling of impacts
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Figure F-1 Numerical permeameter workflow
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Appendix G : Predictions of impacts
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G.1 Details of IAA bores
Table G-1 lists 100 water supply bores that have been identified as IAA bores for the first time (refer
to section 7.2.2 of the main report).
Table G-1 Newly identified IAA bores in this UWIR
RN Latitude Longitude Formation Purpose Current RTH Authorised
9579 -26.85452 150.93411 WCM S&D Arrow yes
10598 -26.90114 150.88069 WCM S&D Arrow yes
10790 -26.90889 150.65757 WCM S&D Arrow yes
10898* -26.83318 150.64452 WCM S&D Arrow yes
10939 -26.94909 150.91423 WCM S&D Arrow yes
11637 -26.87702 150.90272 WCM S&D Arrow yes
12360** -26.95549 151.17056 WCM S&D Arrow yes
12437 -26.97368 151.12728 WCM S&D Arrow yes
13316* -26.12974 149.36314 WCM S&D Origin yes
13600 -26.83283 150.61866 WCM S&D Arrow yes
14361 -25.93106 149.47058 WCM S&D QGC yes
14365 -25.84893 149.45369 WCM S&D QGC yes
14421 -25.79343 149.70103 WCM S&D QGC yes
14649 -26.00417 149.47380 WCM S&D QGC yes
14743 -26.11409 149.59313 SSt S&D QGC yes
14891 -25.90898 149.75416 WCM S&D QGC yes
15711 -25.97652 149.84148 WCM S&D QGC yes
15789 -25.79757 149.67087 WCM S&D QGC yes
15802 -26.04458 149.93062 WCM S&D Origin yes
15836 -25.98703 149.86750 WCM S&D QGC yes
15838 -25.99399 149.72095 WCM S&D QGC yes
15848 -25.81954 149.68640 WCM S&D QGC yes
15868 -26.91414 150.67406 WCM S&D Arrow yes
16211 -26.20278 148.90861 WCM S&D Senex yes
16400 -26.62759 150.44832 WCM S&D QGC yes
17301** -26.92550 150.67836 WCM S&D Arrow yes
17683 -26.96143 151.17867 WCM S&D Arrow yes
17753 -25.98703 149.69528 WCM S&D QGC yes
17799 -26.00762 149.85519 WCM S&D QGC yes
17800 -25.99537 149.85389 WCM S&D QGC yes Formation: SSt = Springbok Sandstone. WCM = Walloon Coal Measures. Purpose: A = agriculture. In. = industrial. S&D = stock and domestic. TWS = town water supply. * = Proactive make good agreement completed by tenure holder. ** = Recent unverified baseline assessment from tenure holder reports these bores as abandoned or destroyed.
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RN Latitude Longitude Formation Purpose Current RTH Authorised
21013 -26.76859 150.84953 WCM S&D Arrow yes
21061 -26.90820 150.88498 WCM S&D Arrow yes
21791 -26.89322 150.93662 WCM S&D Arrow yes
21795 -26.88395 150.96889 WCM S&D Arrow yes
21799 -26.91265 150.98089 WCM S&D Arrow yes
21809** -26.89250 150.91711 WCM S&D Arrow yes
21825 -26.85003 150.93474 WCM S&D Arrow yes
21828 -26.91144 150.92632 WCM S&D Arrow yes
22031 -26.89009 150.70110 WCM S&D Arrow yes
23053 -26.96622 150.37784 WCM S&D QGC yes
23150 -27.39314 150.73194 WCM S&D QGC yes
24466 -26.93487 150.64154 WCM S&D Arrow yes
24472* -26.86660 150.56700 SSt S&D Origin yes
24486 -26.77136 150.68525 WCM S&D Arrow yes
24504 -26.87614 150.64245 WCM S&D Arrow yes
24910 -26.66917 150.66226 WCM S&D Arrow yes
30783 -26.08672 149.18353 WCM S&D Origin yes
30997 -27.20696 151.02446 SSt S&D Arrow yes
31331 -26.11509 149.84416 SSt S&D Origin yes
32314 -26.89048 150.92963 WCM S&D Arrow yes
35405 -27.02865 150.96704 WCM S&D Arrow yes
35623 -27.19886 151.06940 WCM S&D Arrow yes
37177 -27.01284 150.83504 WCM S&D Arrow yes
37838 -26.95728 151.18496 WCM S&D Arrow yes
48523 -26.65542 150.67094 WCM S&D Arrow yes
48803* -26.06549 149.36530 WCM S&D Origin yes
48824* -26.08565 149.34639 WCM S&D Origin yes
48841 -25.96475 149.88680 WCM S&D QGC yes
48887 -25.96842 149.37889 WCM S&D QGC yes
48951 -26.17333 148.97583 WCM S&D Senex yes
48955 -26.27555 149.04479 WCM S&D Senex yes
48956 -26.24760 149.05460 WCM S&D Senex yes
48966 -25.82586 149.43822 WCM S&D QGC yes
56714 -26.78969 150.71900 WCM S&D Arrow yes
58084 -26.07174 149.25821 WCM S&D Origin yes
Formation: SSt = Springbok Sandstone. WCM = Walloon Coal Measures. Purpose: A = agriculture. In. = industrial. S&D = stock and domestic. TWS = town water supply. * = Proactive make good agreement completed by tenure holder. ** = Recent unverified baseline assessment from tenure holder reports these bores as abandoned or destroyed.
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RN Latitude Longitude Formation Purpose Current RTH Authorised
58101 -25.90824 149.49994 WCM S&D QGC yes
58103 -26.18704 148.89334 WCM S&D Senex yes
58129 -26.10627 149.83677 WCM S&D Origin yes
58302 -25.95814 149.68222 WCM S&D QGC yes
58371* -26.14965 149.30746 WCM S&D Origin yes
58533 -26.16430 148.93350 WCM S&D Senex yes
58910 -26.17960 149.86700 WCM S&D Origin yes
66146 -26.99489 150.85759 WCM S&D Arrow yes
66152 -26.92630 150.68839 WCM S&D Arrow yes
87320 -26.97681 150.88237 WCM S&D Arrow yes
87505 -26.97700 150.66990 SSt S&D Arrow yes
87718 -26.82496 150.62434 WCM S&D Arrow yes
87777 -26.99715 150.94954 WCM S&D Arrow yes
87897 -26.94898 150.61582 SSt A Arrow yes
87912 -26.72314 150.71776 WCM S&D Arrow yes
94039 -26.99641 150.84874 WCM A Arrow yes
94143 -26.93248 150.91549 WCM TWS Arrow yes
94586 -27.00807 150.97624 WCM S&D Arrow yes
94587 -27.01383 150.98151 WCM A Arrow yes
94678 -27.00772 150.97617 WCM S&D Arrow yes
94831 -27.19548 151.05524 WCM S&D Arrow yes
107085 -27.01514 150.98448 WCM S&D Arrow yes
107784 -26.73148 150.54221 WCM S&D Origin yes
107873 -27.00446 150.95914 WCM A Arrow yes
119076 -26.95010 150.85960 WCM S&D Arrow yes
123454 -26.21447 149.75083 SSt S&D QGC yes
147001* -26.86218 150.66355 WCM A Arrow yes
147412 -27.01555 150.97584 WCM A Arrow yes
147599 -26.98083 150.90361 WCM S&D Arrow yes
147607* -26.93346 150.65568 WCM S&D Arrow yes
147653 -27.00763 150.62665 SSt S&D QGC yes
147703 -27.00639 150.66290 SSt I QGC yes
172028 -27.30118 151.14248 WCM S&D Arrow yes
172144 -26.95917 151.17889 WCM S&D Arrow yes
172525 -26.96917 150.90861 WCM S&D Arrow yes
Formation: SSt = Springbok Sandstone. WCM = Walloon Coal Measures. Purpose: A = agriculture. In. = industrial. S&D = stock and domestic. TWS = town water supply. * = Proactive make good agreement completed by tenure holder. ** = Recent unverified baseline assessment from tenure holder reports these bores as abandoned or destroyed.
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Table G-2 lists the current status of water supply bores that were identified as IAA bores in previous UWIRs (refer to section 7.2.2 of the main report).
Table G-2 Details of IAA bores from previous UWIRs
RN Latitude Longitude
Original
formation
Current
formation Purpose
Original
RTH
Current
RTH
First
identified Current status
226 -26.46850 148.88490 WCM NA S&D Santos NA 2012 Decommissioned
5390 -26.82110 150.53545 WCM NA S&D Origin NA 2012 Decommissioned
6505 -27.08420 151.01110 WCM WCM S&D Arrow Arrow 2016 Recently determined as authorised*
8425 -26.86146 150.53104 WCM NA S&D Origin NA 2012 Decommissioned
8665 -26.83625 150.50279 WCM NA S&D Origin NA post 2012 Decommissioned
9135 -26.74362 150.41723 WCM NA S&D Arrow NA 2012 Decommissioned
10459 -26.14914 149.81061 WCM NA S&D QGC NA 2012 Decommissioned
10697 -26.73849 150.28226 WCM NA S&D QGC NA 2012 Decommissioned
10725 -26.67639 150.29833 WCM NA S&D QGC NA 2012 Decommissioned
11590 -26.07648 149.53167 WCM WCM S&D QGC QGC 2016 Decommissioned
12078 -26.62260 150.24100 WCM NA S&D Origin NA post 2016 Decommissioned
12144 -26.65382 150.22299 WCM NA S&D Origin NA 2012 Decommissioned
12340 -26.73870 150.36719 WCM WCM S&D QGC QGC 2012 Finalised MGA
12341 -26.78977 150.32459 WCM NA S&D QGC NA 2012 Decommissioned
12646 -27.06513 150.85612 WCM WCM S&D Arrow Arrow 2012 MGA negotiations ongoing
13117 -26.18614 149.29478 WCM WCM S&D Origin Origin 2012 Finalised MGA
13322 -26.19426 149.49972 SSt SSt S&D Origin Origin 2016 No longer IAA, not a water bore
13602 -26.63398 150.31388 WCM NA S&D Arrow NA 2012 Decommissioned
Formation: GS = Gubberamunda Sandstone. HS = Hutton Sandstone. OF = Orallo Formation. SSt = Springbok Sandstone. UCF = Upper Cretaceous formations. WCM = Walloon Coal Measures. WF = Westbourne Formation. Purpose: P&G Ex. = P&G exploration. TWS = town water supply. S&D = stock and domestic. A = agriculture. I = industrial. Status: MGA = Make good agreement. * = Previously listed as not authorised in Table E-2 of the UWIR 2016.
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RN Latitude Longitude
Original
formation
Current
formation Purpose
Original
RTH
Current
RTH
First
identified Current status
14219 -26.20814 149.30208 WCM NA S&D Origin NA 2012 Decommissioned
14308 -26.76306 150.30500 WCM NA S&D QGC NA 2012 Decommissioned
14533 -26.09039 149.48494 WCM NA S&D Origin NA 2016 Decommissioned
14595 -25.98018 149.65161 WCM WCM S&D QGC QGC 2016 Finalised MGA
14596 -26.00119 149.63829 WCM WCM S&D QGC QGC 2016 Finalised MGA
14618 -25.95715 149.53911 WCM WCM S&D QGC QGC 2016 Finalised MGA
14632 -26.05307 149.61462 WCM WCM S&D QGC QGC 2016 Finalised MGA, awaiting execution
14648 -25.99390 149.50270 WCM WCM S&D QGC QGC 2016 Uncertain authorisation status*
14745 -26.12944 149.58278 WCM NA S&D QGC NA 2012 Decommissioned
14888 -25.87953 149.74636 WCM HS S&D QGC NA 2016 No longer IAA, aquifer not impacted
15083 -26.80799 150.54622 WCM NA S&D Origin NA post 2012 Decommissioned
15784 -26.78154 150.57868 WCM NA S&D Origin NA 2016 Decommissioned
15810 -26.76639 150.33972 WCM NA S&D Origin NA 2012 Decommissioned
15820 -25.85694 149.69725 WCM WCM S&D QGC QGC 2016 Finalised MGA, awaiting execution
15831 -25.98438 149.81469 WCM WCM S&D QGC QGC 2016 Finalised MGA
15855 -26.07201 149.82854 WCM WCM S&D QGC QGC 2016 Finalised MGA
15892 -26.06417 149.78583 WCM WCM S&D QGC QGC 2016 Finalised MGA
15992 -25.86600 149.65975 WCM WCM S&D QGC QGC 2016 Uncertain authorisation status*
16022 -25.86240 149.65119 WCM WCM S&D QGC QGC 2016 Uncertain authorisation status*
16040 -26.05887 149.74781 WCM WCM S&D QGC QGC 2016 Finalised MGA
Formation: GS = Gubberamunda Sandstone. HS = Hutton Sandstone. OF = Orallo Formation. SSt = Springbok Sandstone. UCF = Upper Cretaceous formations. WCM = Walloon Coal Measures. WF = Westbourne Formation. Purpose: P&G Ex. = P&G exploration. TWS = town water supply. S&D = stock and domestic. A = agriculture. I = industrial. Status: MGA = Make good agreement. * = Previously listed as not authorised in Table E-2 of the UWIR 2016.
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RN Latitude Longitude
Original
formation
Current
formation Purpose
Original
RTH
Current
RTH
First
identified Current status
16102 -26.19130 149.53700 WCM NA S&D Origin NA 2012 Decommissioned
16119 -26.00187 149.53333 WCM NA S&D QGC NA 2016 Decommissioned
16135 -26.15478 149.64725 WCM NA S&D QGC NA 2012 Decommissioned
16191 -26.02870 149.74278 WCM WCM S&D QGC QGC 2016 Uncertain authorisation status*
16552 -27.10440 151.01725 WCM WCM S&D Arrow Arrow 2016 Recently determined as authorised*
16855 -27.14400 151.01978 WCM WCM S&D Arrow Arrow 2016 Finalised MGA
16938 -26.12728 149.45332 WCM NA S&D Origin NA 2012 Decommissioned
16939 -26.13457 149.47627 WCM NA S&D Origin NA 2012 Decommissioned
16940 -26.15342 149.44980 WCM NA S&D Origin NA 2012 Decommissioned
16941 -26.16473 149.49046 WCM NA S&D Origin NA 2012 Decommissioned
16942 -26.14148 149.49834 WCM NA S&D Origin NA 2012 Decommissioned
16943 -26.17252 149.46405 WCM NA S&D Origin NA 2012 No longer IAA, not a water bore
16944 -26.17551 149.47748 WCM NA S&D Origin NA 2012 Decommissioned
16946 -26.17342 149.44687 WCM NA S&D Origin NA 2012 Decommissioned
17414 -27.13882 150.99103 WCM WCM S&D Arrow Arrow 2012 Finalised MGA
17631 -27.32296 151.14667 WCM SSt S&D Arrow NA 2012 No longer IAA, aquifer not impacted
18197 -25.93401 149.79165 WCM WCM S&D QGC QGC 2016 MGA negotiations ongoing
18230 -26.50121 149.50195 WCM NA S&D Origin NA 2012 No longer IAA, not a water bore
19995 -26.84754 150.53572 WCM NA S&D Origin NA 2012 Decommissioned
22123 -27.08625 150.80754 WCM NA S&D QGC NA 2012 No longer IAA, not a water bore
Formation: GS = Gubberamunda Sandstone. HS = Hutton Sandstone. OF = Orallo Formation. SSt = Springbok Sandstone. UCF = Upper Cretaceous formations. WCM = Walloon Coal Measures. WF = Westbourne Formation. Purpose: P&G Ex. = P&G exploration. TWS = town water supply. S&D = stock and domestic. A = agriculture. I = industrial. Status: MGA = Make good agreement. * = Previously listed as not authorised in Table E-2 of the UWIR 2016.
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RN Latitude Longitude
Original
formation
Current
formation Purpose
Original
RTH
Current
RTH
First
identified Current status
22724 -26.40398 149.30695 WCM NA S&D Origin NA 2016 Decommissioned
23060 -27.02537 150.36138 WCM WCM S&D QGC QGC 2016 Recently determined as authorised*
23386 -27.13342 150.69638 WCM NA S&D QGC NA 2012 Decommissioned
23424 -26.95528 150.39767 WCM WCM S&D QGC QGC 2016 Recently determined as authorised*
23460 -26.87040 150.41270 WCM NA P&G Ex. QGC NA 2012 No longer IAA, not a water bore
23469 -27.00814 150.34555 WCM WCM S&D QGC Origin 2016 Uncertain authorisation status*
23560 -27.29222 150.68611 WCM SSt S&D QGC NA 2012 No longer IAA, aquifer not impacted
24278 -27.33829 151.15059 WCM SSt S&D Arrow Arrow 2012 No longer IAA, aquifer not impacted
24280 -27.46639 151.17992 WCM WCM S&D Arrow Arrow 2012 DES advised on hold
24288 -27.42897 151.18773 WCM WCM S&D Arrow Arrow 2012 DES advised on hold
24465 -26.86760 150.54993 WCM WCM S&D Origin Origin post 2012 Finalised MGA
24469 -26.86481 150.59919 WCM WCM S&D Arrow Arrow 2016 Finalised MGA
24478 -26.81578 150.56112 WCM NA S&D Origin NA 2016 Decommissioned
26063 -26.84600 150.50173 WCM SSt S&D Origin NA 2012 No longer IAA, aquifer not impacted
26429 -25.95338 149.76145 WCM WCM S&D QGC QGC 2016 Finalised MGA, awaiting execution
30409 -26.77057 150.45066 WCM NA S&D Origin NA 2012 Decommissioned
30564 -26.22984 149.22681 WCM NA S&D Origin NA 2012 Decommissioned
30997 -27.20696 151.02446 WCM SSt S&D Arrow Arrow 2012 Removed from IAA post 2012,
aquifer not impacted; aquifer now impacted
31995 -26.16092 149.55806 WCM NA S&D QGC NA 2012 Decommissioned
Formation: GS = Gubberamunda Sandstone. HS = Hutton Sandstone. OF = Orallo Formation. SSt = Springbok Sandstone. UCF = Upper Cretaceous formations. WCM = Walloon Coal Measures. WF = Westbourne Formation. Purpose: P&G Ex. = P&G exploration. TWS = town water supply. S&D = stock and domestic. A = agriculture. I = industrial. Status: MGA = Make good agreement. * = Previously listed as not authorised in Table E-2 of the UWIR 2016.
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RN Latitude Longitude
Original
formation
Current
formation Purpose
Original
RTH
Current
RTH
First
identified Current status
32259 -26.13917 149.56694 WCM NA S&D QGC NA 2012 Decommissioned
32939 -26.21425 149.20250 WCM NA S&D Origin NA post 2012 Decommissioned
33319 -27.06311 150.79451 WCM NA S&D QGC NA 2012 Decommissioned
33435 -26.14528 149.61222 WCM NA S&D QGC NA post 2012 Decommissioned
33821 -26.11509 149.57639 WCM NA S&D QGC NA 2012 Decommissioned
33830 -26.74880 150.50200 WCM NA S&D Origin NA 2016 Decommissioned
34708 -26.10166 149.66360 WCM WCM S&D QGC QGC 2012 Finalised MGA
34709 -26.11425 149.66148 WCM WCM S&D QGC QGC 2016 MGA negotiations ongoing
34718 -26.09434 149.73134 WCM WCM S&D QGC QGC 2016 Uncertain authorisation status*
34846 -26.83158 150.55106 WCM NA S&D Origin NA post 2012 Decommissioned
34929 -26.08592 149.69972 WCM WCM S&D QGC QGC 2016 Uncertain authorisation status*
35754 -26.19127 149.34940 WCM NA S&D Origin NA 2012 Decommissioned
35842 -26.20516 149.63512 WCM NA S&D QGC NA 2012 Decommissioned
35966 -26.28561 149.82514 WCM GS A QGC NA 2012 No longer IAA, aquifer not impacted
36143 -26.13731 149.39556 WCM NA S&D Origin NA 2016 Decommissioned
37301 -26.17616 149.33295 WCM NA S&D Origin NA 2012 No longer IAA, not a water bore
37949 -25.99090 149.55289 WCM NA S&D QGC NA 2016 Decommissioned
38191 -26.84656 150.58569 WCM WCM S&D Arrow Arrow 2016 Finalised MGA
43380 -25.98981 149.69249 WCM WCM S&D QGC QGC 2016 Uncertain authorisation status*
43660 -26.17923 149.41230 WCM NA S&D Origin NA 2012 Decommissioned
Formation: GS = Gubberamunda Sandstone. HS = Hutton Sandstone. OF = Orallo Formation. SSt = Springbok Sandstone. UCF = Upper Cretaceous formations. WCM = Walloon Coal Measures. WF = Westbourne Formation. Purpose: P&G Ex. = P&G exploration. TWS = town water supply. S&D = stock and domestic. A = agriculture. I = industrial. Status: MGA = Make good agreement. * = Previously listed as not authorised in Table E-2 of the UWIR 2016.
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RN Latitude Longitude
Original
formation
Current
formation Purpose
Original
RTH
Current
RTH
First
identified Current status
44006 -26.25556 149.83972 WCM NA S&D Origin NA 2012 No longer IAA, not a water bore
44246 -26.03800 149.64058 WCM WCM S&D QGC QGC 2016 Finalised MGA, awaiting execution
44605 -26.07759 149.66222 WCM NA S&D QGC NA 2012 Decommissioned
48806 -26.21507 149.65950 WCM NA S&D QGC NA 2012 Decommissioned
48811 -25.94304 149.79228 WCM WCM S&D QGC QGC 2016 MGA negotiations ongoing
48886 -26.22342 149.34424 WCM NA S&D Origin NA post 2012 Decommissioned
48965 -26.15071 149.64013 WCM NA S&D QGC NA 2012 Decommissioned
48981 -26.15342 149.44980 WCM NA S&D Origin NA 2012 Decommissioned
55015 -27.33127 151.12818 WCM SSt S&D Arrow NA 2012 No longer IAA, aquifer not impacted
55365 -27.16555 151.06982 WCM WCM S&D Arrow Arrow 2016 Finalised MGA
58005 -25.91679 149.78041 WCM WCM S&D QGC QGC 2016 MGA negotiations ongoing
58009 -26.19149 149.75707 WCM SSt S&D QGC NA 2012 No longer IAA, aquifer not impacted
58064 -25.99358 149.66039 WCM WCM S&D QGC QGC 2016 Finalised MGA
58077 -25.99656 149.57884 WCM WCM S&D QGC QGC 2016 Finalised MGA
58079 -26.04940 149.67877 WCM WCM S&D QGC QGC 2016 Finalised MGA
58253 -26.22593 149.24919 WCM NA S&D Origin NA 2012 Decommissioned
58288 -26.26306 149.25269 WCM NA S&D Origin NA 2012 Decommissioned
58297 -26.07139 149.68528 WCM NA S&D QGC NA 2012 Decommissioned
58301 -25.97424 149.71788 WCM WCM S&D QGC QGC 2016 Uncertain authorisation status*
58304 -25.90315 149.77597 WCM WCM S&D QGC QGC 2016 MGA negotiations ongoing
Formation: GS = Gubberamunda Sandstone. HS = Hutton Sandstone. OF = Orallo Formation. SSt = Springbok Sandstone. UCF = Upper Cretaceous formations. WCM = Walloon Coal Measures. WF = Westbourne Formation. Purpose: P&G Ex. = P&G exploration. TWS = town water supply. S&D = stock and domestic. A = agriculture. I = industrial. Status: MGA = Make good agreement. * = Previously listed as not authorised in Table E-2 of the UWIR 2016.
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RN Latitude Longitude
Original
formation
Current
formation Purpose
Original
RTH
Current
RTH
First
identified Current status
58307 -26.35676 149.82389 WCM GS S&D Origin NA 2012 No longer IAA, aquifer not impacted
58402 -26.27111 149.23194 WCM WF S&D Origin NA 2012 No longer IAA, aquifer not impacted
58435 -26.17953 149.21786 WCM WCM S&D Origin Origin post 2012 Finalised MGA
58499 -27.26709 149.18333 WCM UCF S&D Origin NA 2012 No longer IAA, aquifer not impacted
58537 -26.03560 149.64950 WCM WCM S&D QGC QGC 2016 Finalised MGA, awaiting execution
58541 -25.98815 149.58849 WCM WCM S&D QGC QGC 2016 Finalised MGA
58600 -26.05120 149.53445 WCM WCM S&D QGC QGC 2016 Uncertain authorisation status*
58609 -26.18673 149.77268 WCM SSt S&D QGC NA 2012 No longer IAA, aquifer not impacted
58612 -25.99085 149.55280 WCM NA S&D QGC NA 2016 Decommissioned
58646 -26.17228 149.36798 WCM NA S&D Origin NA 2012 Decommissioned
58768 -26.08754 149.62854 WCM NA S&D QGC NA 2016 Decommissioned
58786 -26.26009 149.84333 WCM WF S&D Origin NA 2012 No longer IAA, aquifer not impacted
61111 -27.09194 150.84306 WCM SSt S&D QGC NA 2012 No longer IAA, aquifer not impacted
83510 -27.07893 150.53286 WCM OF S&D QGC NA 2012 No longer IAA, aquifer not impacted
83627 -26.84642 150.52155 WCM NA A Origin NA 2012 Decommissioned
87471 -27.15807 151.00961 WCM WCM A Arrow Arrow 2012 Finalised MGA
87611 -26.76315 150.48594 WCM NA S&D Origin NA 2012 Decommissioned
94052 -27.19611 151.00917 WCM SSt A Arrow NA 2012 No longer IAA, aquifer not impacted
94135 -27.04028 150.96778 WCM WCM I Arrow Arrow 2016 Finalised MGA
107222 -26.77759 150.50249 WCM NA S&D Origin NA post 2012 Decommissioned
Formation: GS = Gubberamunda Sandstone. HS = Hutton Sandstone. OF = Orallo Formation. SSt = Springbok Sandstone. UCF = Upper Cretaceous formations. WCM = Walloon Coal Measures. WF = Westbourne Formation. Purpose: P&G Ex. = P&G exploration. TWS = town water supply. S&D = stock and domestic. A = agriculture. I = industrial. Status: MGA = Make good agreement. * = Previously listed as not authorised in Table E-2 of the UWIR 2016.
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RN Latitude Longitude
Original
formation
Current
formation Purpose
Original
RTH
Current
RTH
First
identified Current status
107910 -27.08972 150.92139 WCM WCM S&D Arrow Arrow post 2012 Finalised MGA
119170 -26.92259 150.48577 WCM NA S&D QGC NA 2012 Decommissioned
119267 -27.10942 150.91119 WCM NA I QGC NA 2012 Decommissioned
119484 -26.83131 150.60353 WCM NA S&D Arrow NA 2016 Decommissioned
119859 -27.33428 151.09095 WCM SSt S&D Arrow NA 2012 No longer IAA, aquifer not impacted
123291 -26.55781 148.61902 WCM OF S&D Origin NA 2012 No longer IAA, aquifer not impacted
123292 -26.51809 148.81732 WCM OF S&D Origin NA 2012 No longer IAA, aquifer not impacted
137140 -26.85685 150.44512 WCM SSt S&D QGC NA 2012 No longer IAA, aquifer not impacted
137175 -27.12317 150.81889 WCM NA A QGC NA 2012 Decommissioned
137552 -27.11743 150.89550 WCM HS TWS QGC NA 2012 No longer IAA, aquifer not impacted
147108 -26.75040 150.51640 WCM NA S&D Origin NA 2016 Decommissioned
147156 -27.00194 150.67000 WCM HS S&D Origin NA 2012 No longer IAA, aquifer not impacted
147170 -26.92045 150.51762 WCM WF S&D Origin NA 2012 No longer IAA, aquifer not impacted
147264 -26.88111 150.51222 WCM NA S&D Origin NA 2012 Decommissioned
147393 -26.80972 150.52389 WCM NA S&D Origin NA 2016 Decommissioned
147832 -26.81306 150.56278 WCM NA S&D Origin NA 2016 Decommissioned
Formation: GS = Gubberamunda Sandstone. HS = Hutton Sandstone. OF = Orallo Formation. SSt = Springbok Sandstone. UCF = Upper Cretaceous formations. WCM = Walloon Coal Measures. WF = Westbourne Formation. Purpose: P&G Ex. = P&G exploration. TWS = town water supply. S&D = stock and domestic. A = agriculture. I = industrial. Status: MGA = Make good agreement. * = Previously listed as not authorised in Table E-2 of the UWIR 2016.
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Table G-3 lists bores that, as a result of UWIR 2019, are predicted to experience an impact of more
than the trigger threshold of five metres within three years, but where either there is insufficient data to
reliably assess whether or not the bores tap the impacted aquifers; or there is an inconsistency
between the aquifer authorised under the Water Act 2000 (Water Act) and the impacted aquifer (refer
to section 7.2.2 of the main report).
Table G-3 Potential IAA bores with uncertain status or bore information
RN Latitude Longitude
Impacted
aquifer
Authorised
aquifer Purpose Category
6778 -26.903534 150.857230 WCM S&D LCOA
7724 -26.889150 150.908353 WCM S&D LCOA
14062 -26.223426 149.404726 SSt BF S&D AAI
14255 -25.953980 149.344170 HS BF S&D AAI
14369 -25.785921 149.640554 WCM NS S&D LCOA
14423 -25.932324 149.406574 HS ICG S&D AAI
15079 -26.771929 150.666901 WCM S&D LCOA
17005 -26.033082 149.444343 HS ICG S&D AAI
17542 -26.701253 150.657137 WCM KB S&D AANI
17640 -26.036417 149.288250 HS ICG S&D AAI
19964 -26.733586 150.721582 WCM S&D LCOA
21786 -26.976197 150.946650 WCM S&D LCOA
21787 -26.921622 150.913556 WCM S&D LCOA
21796 -26.966076 150.959429 WCM S&D LCOA
21797 -26.915607 150.904662 WCM S&D LCOA
21805 -26.945120 150.904270 WCM S&D LCOA
21806 -26.955967 150.901883 WCM S&D LCOA
21817 -26.977120 150.968870 WCM S&D LCOA
21820 -26.953899 150.947683 WCM NS S&D LCOA
21832 -26.969300 150.908690 WCM S&D LCOA
24487 -26.760219 150.688618 WCM S&D LCOA
24497 -26.666369 150.632169 WCM HS S&D AANI
26466 -26.797704 150.856357 WCM S&D LCOA
30035 -27.186000 151.032350 SSt CRA S&D AANI
30165 -26.038703 149.328893 HS ICG S&D AAI
30259 -25.948980 149.351392 HS BF S&D AAI
30553 -26.241520 149.657610 WF WCM S&D AAI
Aquifer: All. = Alluvium. BF = Birkhead Formation. CRA = Condamine River Alluvium. HS = Hutton Sandstone. ICG = Injune Creek Group. KB = Kumbarilla Beds. NS = not specified. OF = Orallo Formation. SSt = Springbok Sandstone. WCM = Walloon Coal Measures. WF = Westbourne Formation. Purpose: A = Agriculture. SI = Stock-intensive. S&D = Stock and domestic. Category: AAI = Authorised aquifer impacted. AANI = Authorised aquifer not impacted. LCOA = Lower confidence OGIA attribution. UA = Uncertain authorisation.
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RN Latitude Longitude
Impacted
aquifer
Authorised
aquifer Purpose Category
31408 -26.285030 149.371230 GS ICG S&D AAI
32507 -26.159220 149.160540 HS ICG S&D AAI
33286 -26.231570 149.679520 WF WCM S&D AAI
33553 -26.920875 150.639697 SSt WCM S&D AAI
37479 -26.184340 149.636060 SSt WCM S&D AAI
44555 -26.242596 149.103896 WCM NS S&D LCOA
48977 -25.924535 149.375559 HS ICG S&D AAI
48979 -25.942868 149.392781 HS ICG S&D AAI
52763 -27.287020 151.077390 SSt WCM S&D AAI
58111 -26.194125 149.049413 HS BF A AAI
58451 -26.122400 149.331670 HS ICG S&D AAI
58810 -26.324066 149.027826 OF ICG S&D AAI
61675 -26.752852 150.678209 WCM S&D LCOA
66553 -26.879716 150.754332 All. WCM S&D AAI
83486 -26.974436 150.473515 WF WCM S&D AAI
86622 -26.968181 150.856600 WCM NS S&D LCOA
107260 -26.632089 150.461619 WCM KB S&D AANI
123196 -26.496857 149.234154 OF ICG S&D AAI
123554 -26.241389 149.657501 GS ICG S&D AAI
147717 -27.074880 150.854020 SSt WCM S&D AAI
Unregistered -26.983 150.8958 WCM
S&D UA/LCOA
Aquifer: All. = Alluvium. BF = Birkhead Formation. CRA = Condamine River Alluvium. HS = Hutton Sandstone. ICG = Injune Creek Group. KB = Kumbarilla Beds. NS = not specified. OF = Orallo Formation. SSt = Springbok Sandstone. WCM = Walloon Coal Measures. WF = Westbourne Formation. Purpose: A = Agriculture. SI = Stock-intensive. S&D = Stock and domestic. Category: AAI = Authorised aquifer impacted. AANI = Authorised aquifer not impacted. LCOA = Lower confidence OGIA attribution. UA = Uncertain authorisation.
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G.2 Drawdown pattern for long-term impacts in key formations
A series of maps showing the distribution of long-term impacts in key formations is presented in
following figures (refer to section 7.3 of the main report). These maps also show the upper (95th
percentile) and lower bounds (5th percentile) of predicted impacts based on the predictive uncertainty
analysis. The predictions based on the fully calibrated model sit close to the 50th percentile.
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Figure G-1 Distribution of long-term impacts – Springbok Sandstone
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Figure G-2 Distribution of long-term impacts – Walloon Coal Measures
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Figure G-3 Distribution of long-term impacts – Hutton Sandstone
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Figure G-4 Distribution of long-term impacts – Precipice Sandstone
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Figure G-5 Distribution of long-term impacts – Condamine Alluvium
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Figure G-6 Distribution of long-term impacts – Gubberamunda Sandstone
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Figure G-7 Distribution of long-term impacts – Clematis Sandstone
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Figure G-8 Distribution of long-term impacts – Bandanna Formation
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Figure G-9 Distribution of long-term impacts – Cattle Creek Formation
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G.3 Time series of predicted impacts
Figure G-10 Predicted drawdown time series, Bandanna Formation and Precipice Sandstone contact zones
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Figure G-11 Predicted drawdown time series, CSG development area west of Wandoan
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Figure G-12 Predicted drawdown time series, CSG development area north-east of Roma
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Figure G-13 Predicted drawdown time series, CSG development area south-west of Chinchilla
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Figure G-14 Predicted drawdown time series, CSG development area south-west of Dalby
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Appendix H : Water Monitoring Strategy
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H.1 Water Monitoring Strategy monitoring points
The tables below summarise the status of existing and proposed monitoring points that are part of the
WMS. More details for each of the monitoring points are available on OGIA’s website.
Table H-1 Summary of WMS pressure monitoring points
Formation by
tenure holder
Status
Total Maintain Repair Replace Remove Integrate Proposed
Arrow
Alluvium - - - - - 1 1
Condamine Alluvium
23 - - 2 3 1 29
Main Range Volcanics
2 - - 2 - - 4
Westbourne Formation
1 - - - 1 - 2
Springbok Sandstone
4 - - 2 5 1 12
Walloon Coal Measures
55 6 1 4 12 5 83
Durabilla Formation
3 - - - - - 3
Hutton Sandstone
6 - 1 2 3 7 19
Evergreen Formation
1 1 - - - - 2
Precipice Sandstone
2 1 - - 2 - 5
Bandanna Formation
- - - 1 - - 1
Arrow subtotal 97 8 2 13 26 15 161
Bridgeport
Hutton Sandstone
- - - - - 1 1
Precipice Sandstone
- 1 - - - - 1
Bridgeport subtotal - 1 - - - 1 2
Origin
Alluvium - - - - - 2 2
Mooga Sandstone
2 - - - - - 2
Gubberamunda Sandstone
14 - - - - - 14
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Formation by
tenure holder
Status
Total Maintain Repair Replace Remove Integrate Proposed
Westbourne Formation
2 - - - - - 2
Springbok Sandstone
25 - - - 3 2 30
Walloon Coal Measures
55 12 - 4 6 3 80
Hutton Sandstone
21 - 2 1 3 4 31
Boxvale Sandstone Member
1 - - - - 1 2
Precipice Sandstone
13 1 - - 7 3 24
Clematis Sandstone
- - - 1 - - 1
Bandanna Formation
3 2 - 1 - 3 9
Origin subtotal 136 15 2 7 19 18 197
QGC
Alluvium - - - - - 3 3
Condamine Alluvium
1 - - - - 2 3
Gubberamunda Sandstone
9 - - - - - 9
Westbourne Formation
3 1 - - - - 4
Springbok Sandstone
15 2 1 1 3 6 28
Walloon Coal Measures
45 9 6 4 2 3 69
Durabilla Formation
1 - - - - - 1
Hutton Sandstone
14 1 - - 2 3 20
Precipice Sandstone
6 - - 1 1 - 8
QGC subtotal 94 13 7 6 8 17 145
Santos
Mooga Sandstone
- 1 - 5 - - 6
Orallo Formation
1 - - 1 - - 2
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Formation by
tenure holder
Status
Total Maintain Repair Replace Remove Integrate Proposed
Gubberamunda Sandstone
7 - 1 7 - 2 17
Westbourne Formation
- - - 2 - - 2
Springbok Sandstone
7 1 1 3 - 2 14
Walloon Coal Measures
19 - 11 17 - 5 52
Durabilla Formation
- - - 1 - - 1
Hutton Sandstone
8 - 1 1 1 4 15
Boxvale Sandstone Member
- - - - - 1 1
Precipice Sandstone
13 - 2 1 2 6 24
Clematis Sandstone
6 - - - - - 6
Bandanna Formation
11 1 2 - - 3 17
Cattle Creek Formation
2 - - - - 1 3
Santos subtotal 74 3 18 38 3 24 160
Senex
Gubberamunda Sandstone
2 - - - - - 2
Springbok Sandstone
2 - - - - 1 3
Walloon Coal Measures
6 - - - - 6 12
Hutton Sandstone
3 - - - - 1 4
Senex subtotal 13 - - - - 8 21
Total 414 40 29 64 56 83 686
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Table H-2 Water chemistry production wells
Status by formation
Tenure holder
Total Arrow Origin QGC Santos Senex
Walloon Coal Measures
Integrate 15 24 48 21 3 111
Proposed 2 5 1 2 5 15
Walloon Coal Measures subtotal 17 29 49 23 8 126
Bandanna Formation
Integrate - 13 - 17 - 30
Proposed - - - 1 - 1
Bandanna Formation subtotal - 13 - 18 - 31
Total 17 42 49 41 8 157
Table H-3 Summary of WMS chemistry monitoring points
Tenure holder
and formation
Status
Maintain Repair Replace Remove Integrate Proposed Total
Arrow
Condamine Alluvium
5 - - - - - 5
Westbourne Formation
- - - 1 - - 1
Springbok Sandstone
1 - - - 1 1 3
Walloon Coal Measures
2 - - - - - 2
Hutton Sandstone
2 - 1 - 1 - 4
Precipice Sandstone
- - - 3 - - 3
Arrow subtotal 10 - 1 4 2 1 18
Origin
Mooga Sandstone
- - - 1 - - 1
Gubberamunda Sandstone
- - - 8 - - 8
Springbok Sandstone
23 - - - 1 - 24
Walloon Coal Measures
6 - - 1 - - 7
Hutton Sandstone
5 - 1 - 5 - 11
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Tenure holder
and formation
Status
Maintain Repair Replace Remove Integrate Proposed Total
Precipice Sandstone
3 - - 1 1 5
Bandanna Formation
1 - - - - 3 4
Origin subtotal 38 - 1 10 7 4 60
QGC
Westbourne Formation
1 - - - - - 1
Gubberamunda Sandstone
2 - - 3 - - 5
Springbok Sandstone
8 - - - 2 1 11
Walloon Coal Measures
- - - 2 - - 2
Hutton Sandstone
5 - - - 1 1 7
Precipice Sandstone
2 - - - - - 2
QGC subtotal 18 - - 5 3 2 28
Santos
Mooga Sandstone
- - - 3 - - 3
Orallo Formation
- - - 1 - - 1
Gubberamunda Sandstone
- - - 4 - - 4
Springbok Sandstone
2 - - - - - 2
Hutton Sandstone
2 - - - - - 2
Precipice Sandstone
1 - - 2 2 3 8
Clematis Sandstone
- - - 2 - - 2
Bandanna Formation
4 - - - 1 1 6
Santos subtotal 9 - - 12 3 4 28
Total 75 - 2 31 15 11 134
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Table H-4 Water chemistry suite
Suite Type
Parameters to be measured
as part of the suite
Frequency
UWIR MP CSG bore
Suite A
Field parameters
Electrical Conductivity (µS/cm @ 25°C), pH, Redox Potential (Eh), Temperature (°C), Free gas at wellhead (CH4)
Every 6 months until 5 samples obtained
Every 12 months
Laboratory analytes
Major cations and anions: Calcium (Ca2+), Magnesium (Mg2+), Potassium (K+), Sodium (Na+), Bicarbonate(HCO3
-), Carbonate (CO3
-), Chloride (Cl-), Sulphate (SO4
2-), Total Alkalinity
Metals (dissolved): Arsenic (As), Barium (Ba), Boron (B), Cadmium (Cd), Chromium (Cr), Cobalt (Co), Copper (Cu), Iron (Fe), Lead (Pb), Manganese (Mn), Mercury (Hg), Nickel (Ni), Selenium (Se), Strontium (Sr2+), Zinc (Zn)
Fluoride (F-), Total Dissolved Solids
Gas (dissolved): Methane (CH4)
Suite B Laboratory analytes
Isotopes: Strontium (87Sr/86Sr) Once only in: SBK, HUT, PCP Metals (dissolved): Strontium (Sr2+)
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H.2 Guidelines for the construction of new monitoring points
Three standards apply to the construction of monitoring bores in Queensland:
Minimum construction requirements for water bores in Australia (National Uniform Drillers
Licensing Committee 2012)
Minimum standards for the construction and reconditioning of water bores that intersect the
sediments of artesian basins in Queensland (Department of Natural Resources Mines and
Energy 2017)
Code of practice for the construction and abandonment of coal seam gas and petroleum
wells, and associated bores in Queensland (Department of Natural Resources Mines and
Energy 2018).
The following section provides additional guidance on matters such as borehole access, effective
monitoring intervals and instrumentation for new pressure and water quality monitoring points. All new
monitoring points required under the Water Monitoring Strategy (WMS) are to be constructed in a way
that is consistent with the above standards and the following guidelines.
Water pressure monitoring points
1. Borehole access
Access to down-hole equipment and instrumentation should be able to be undertaken by a small crew
and generally completed within a single day (including removal and replacement of well caps and
monitoring instrumentation) without the need for specialist equipment or a workover rig.
2. Isolation of the target horizon and the effective monitoring interval
Monitoring bore and screen design should effectively isolate a small number of permeable units which
are all considered to be part of the same target formation.
Where multiple permeable units are logged within the same formation, the screened section should
target the units in closest proximity to the targeted coal reservoirs, whilst maintaining at least five
metres separation from adjacent formations.
For pressure monitoring points in formations other than target coal reservoirs, the effective screened
interval should be within the range of six to 24 metres to minimise the potential for inadvertently
completing the bore within a low-permeability unit or extending the bore substantially into an adjacent
formation.
Screen designs should be finalised on site based on down-hole geophysics and geological logs.
3. Pressure monitoring instrument selection and accuracy
The type and make of instrumentation installed should achieve the following:
Be of proven reliability, easy to obtain, serviceable, long lasting and appropriate for the
conditions (including water quality, temperature, installation depth and expected water
pressures in the bore)
Can be calibrated, easily and reliably deployed (including cabling and connections) and is
replaceable.
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4. Pressure data validation
The bore design should allow for the following:
data validation, either via regular manual check readings or through the use of temporarily or
permanently installed duplicate gauges
as a minimum, data validation readings should be undertaken every six months and/or at the
end of each download period (whichever period is shorter)
quality assurance of multi-level facilities should include regular comparison of data from
different monitoring levels to look for trends, data anomalies and identify any evidence of
cross-formational communication
where possible/applicable, validation readings should be used to correct for logger ‘drift’ and
other artefacts prior to the final data sets being provided to OGIA.
5. Data access
Where a logger is installed, pressure should be logged continuously at a frequency of one reading per
hour (i.e. 24 readings per day) to assist with identifying trends and possible reasons for variations.
6. Monitoring bore completion diagram
All pressure monitoring must have an associated monitoring bore completion diagram. These
diagrams must be provided to OGIA prior to the monitoring point being endorsed. As a minimum,
each completion diagram should include:
the location, type and dimensions of all seals installed to prevent water movement
the location, type and dimensions of all screens installed to allow water ingress into the bore
lithological, geophysical and interpreted stratigraphic logs of the bore
detail on the installed headworks sufficient to identify/confirm any access constraints
the location and type of all pressure and water quality monitoring instruments or other
equipment installed in the bore
observed post-completion standing water level and any available information on water strikes
identified during drilling
surveyed ground, datum levels and location information
date of drilling, installation and commissioning
confirmation of data logging frequencies, data download methods, purging and sampling
methods and whether/how data validation checks are undertaken.
Water chemistry monitoring points
In addition to the above, the following guidance on water quality monitoring points is provided:
7. Purging and sampling
Collection of the water sample should be able to be undertaken in less than one day.
Purging and monitoring of field water quality parameters (for stabilisation) is undertaken to ensure
representative groundwater samples from the targeted formation. Water quality sampling should not
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have a significant effect on water pressure and 90 per cent recovery should occur within two weeks of
sampling.
Sampling equipment is dedicated within the bore, thereby limiting potential cross contamination.
Sampling techniques limit any contamination/interaction with groundwater that may alter chemical
and/or physical properties.
Sampling technique minimises volumes of purge water generated to reduce possible handling and
disposal requirements.
Sampling intake is at or near the centre of the screen to promote flow through the borehole screen
rather than sampling from the annulus.
Monitoring bore types
Consistent with the standards mentioned above, for relatively shallow bores where there is no gas
risk, an aquifer monitoring bore completion is preferred, while for monitoring points where there is a
potential gas risk, a coal seam gas type completion is preferred. Cemented-in vibrating wire
piezometers are unsuitable.
OGIA endorsement of new monitoring points
As detailed in section 8.2.6, for all new monitoring points, a summary of the planned construction
details must be provided to OGIA for endorsement prior to construction and installation. This should
include a description or schematic, which provides the following details:
the planned monitoring point construction type
the proposed screen and effective monitoring interval
the proposed monitoring equipment selection and accuracy.
OGIA will respond within 10 business days of receipt of the information.
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H.3 Groundwater monitoring networks
Figure H-1 Mooga and Gubberamunda sandstones monitoring networks
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Figure H-2 Clematis Sandstone and Bandanna Formation monitoring networks
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Figure H-3 Alluvium and Main Range Volcanics monitoring networks
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Appendix I : Spring Impact Management Strategy
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I.1 Springs in the Surat CMA
The Water Act provides that a spring is a spring of interest if it overlies an aquifer where the long-
term predicted impact on water levels at the location of the spring resulting from the extraction of
water by petroleum tenure holders exceeds 0.2 metres. In most cases, the affected aquifer does not
feed the identified spring.
There are 212 spring vents and 119 watercourse springs identified as springs of interest. A summary
of the springs of interest are shown in Tables I.1 and I.2. A detailed list of each spring of interest is
available on OGIA’s website. The following definitions apply to the table columns:
Source aquifer: the aquifer providing the greatest contribution to groundwater discharge.
Type: the spring type using the spring typology (section 9.3.3 of the main report).
Table I-1 Summary of spring vents
Source aquifer
Spring wetland typology
Total Type 1a Type 1b Type 2 Type 3 Type 4a Type 4b
Alluvium 0 0 0 1 5 0 6
Volcanics 0 0 0 9 5 0 14
Gubberamunda Sandstone
0 0 0 2 0 8 10
Hutton Sandstone 5 (5) 3 (3) 7 (4) 1 0 8 24 (12)
Boxvale Sandstone Member
12 (12) 0 0 2 0 1 15 (12)
Precipice Sandstone 77 (77) 7 (7) 11 (11) 25 (4) 0 16 136 (99)
Clematis Sandstone 2 (2) 0 0 5 (1) 0 0 7 (3)
Total 96 (96) 10 (10) 18 (15) 45 (5) 10 33 212 (126)
Note: The number in brackets is the total number of EPBC spring vents.
Table I-2 Summary of watercourse springs
Dominant aquifer Number of watercourses
Alluvium 24
Alluvium and/or other formation 10
Main Range Volcanics 5
Mooga Sandstone and/or Orallo Formation 9
Gubberamunda Sandstone 3
Springbok Sandstone 3
Walloon Coal Measures 3
Hutton Sandstone 26
Clematis Group 4
Boxvale Sandstone 10
Precipice Sandstone 22
Total 119
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I.2 Spring risk assessment Consistent with the risk assessment for the UWIR 2016, a similar assessment has completed to guide the identification of sites for monitoring and mitigation plans in the UWIR 2019. Details of the assessment have been reported previously (OGIA 2016a, 2016b), with a summary provided below.
For each spring, a risk level between 1 (low) and 5 (very high) was assigned on the basis of the
likelihood of there being reductions in the flow of water to the spring and the consequences on
known spring values if a reduction in flow was to occur.
The likelihood of a reduction in the flow of water to a spring was based on the predicted impact in the
spring’s source aquifer using the regional groundwater flow model. The model outputs provide details
of the magnitude and timing of the predicted impact. Two likelihood factors are considered.
L1: Magnitude of long-term predicted impacts in the spring’s source aquifer
Description Score (L1)
> 1 metre predicted drawdown 5
0.5–1 metres predicted drawdown 4
0.2–0.5 metres predicted drawdown 3
0–0.2 metres predicted drawdown 2
‘Spring of interest’ with nil predicted impacts 1
Not identified as a ‘spring of interest’ 0
L2: Timing of the predicted 0.2-metre impact in the spring’s source aquifer
Description Score (L2)
Within 10 years 5
Between 10 and 20 years 4
Between 20 and 30 years 3
Between 30 and 50 years 2
Beyond 50 years 1
0.2-metre impact not predicted to occur 0
The consequence assessment relates to a measure of impact on the ecological functioning of the
spring that may result if the predicted decrease in pressure was to occur. This provides a measure of
the sensitivity of the spring to a changed groundwater regime.
Springs are subject to a range of groundwater and non-groundwater related influences that may affect
their condition and ecological function. Within the context of the UWIR 2019, only consequences
resulting from changes in the groundwater flow regime are assessed.
The overarching principle is that changes in groundwater pressure will affect groundwater flow to
springs, which is necessary to maintain the integrity of the associated ecosystem. Three equally
weighted criteria have been applied to assess the consequence of a reduction in pressure in a
spring’s source aquifer. Details are provided in (OGIA 2016a, 2016b) with a summary as follows:
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C1: Change in available pressure above ground
Description Score (C1)
>80% change 5
50–80% change 4
20–50% change 3
>0–20% change 2
No change 1
C2: Spring typology
Description Score (C2)
Type 1a, Type 1b and Type 2 – regional flow system 5
Type 1a, Type 1b and Type 2 – regional and local flow system 4
Type 3 3
Type 2 and 3 – groundwater and surface water system 2
Type 4 – local flow system 1
C3: Conservation ranking
Description Score (C3)
Category 1a, Category 1b and unsurveyed springs 5
Category 2 4
Category 3 and watercourse springs 3
Category 4a 2
Category 4b 1
Category 5 (inactive) 0
Total scores for likelihood and consequence of impact were then calculated as follows:
Likelihood of impact (max 10) = L1 + L2
Consequence of impact (max 15) = C1 + C2 + C3
A matrix was applied to assign overall risk.
Consequence
0 - 3 4 - 7 8 - 9 10 - 12 13 - 15
Very low Low Moderate High Very high
Like
lihoo
d
1 Rare Very low (1) Very low (1) Low (2) Low (2) Low (2)
2 Unlikely Very low (1) Low (2) Moderate (3) Moderate (3) Moderate (3)
3 – 4 Possible Low (2) Low (2) Moderate (3) High (4) High (4)
5 – 7 Likely Low (2) Moderate (3) High (4) High (4) Very high (5)
8 - 10 Highly likely Low (2) Moderate (3) High (4) Very high (5) Very high (5)
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I.2.1 Results
The outcomes from the risk assessment at a spring complex and watercourse spring scale are
summarised in Table I-3 and Table I-4. Only sites where any drawdown is predicted are included in
the tables.
Responsible tenure holders are assigned where monitoring activities or mitigation plans are required under the UWIR 2019. The following explanations apply to these tables:
Complex: as defined by the Queensland Springs Dataset held by the Queensland
Herbarium. Watercourse springs have a site number.
Years before impact exceeds 0.2 metres (from 2019): the time before predicted impact is
to exceed 0.2 metres in the source aquifer at the location of the spring complex. These
impacts are based on P&G development only and do not include the influence of injection
(see section 4.2.3). This will significantly delay predicted impacts for springs which are fed
from the Precipice Sandstone.
Maximum drawdown: the magnitude and timing of the maximum impact predicted from the
regional groundwater model in the source aquifer at the location of the spring complex.
Risk assessment scores: the highest risk score assigned for each criterion to a spring within
the complex (see also Appendix I.2).
RTH actions: the action required to be undertaken by the RTH. This is specified as either
mitigation – a mitigation plan is required (see section 9.5.2 of the main report) – or validation
(see section 9.4.2).
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Table I-3 Spring complexes – predicted impacts and risk assessment results
Complex Name Formation
Summary of model predictions Risk assessment scores
RTH action RTH
Years
before
>0.2 m
Maximum drawdown Risk criterion
Total
Magnitude
(metres)
Timeframe
(years) L1 L2 C1 C2 C3
3 Dawson River 3 Precipice Sandstone - < 0.2 30 2 0 2 5 5 3 - -
4 Dawson River 4 Precipice Sandstone - < 0.2 30 2 0 2 3 3 3 - -
5 Boggomoss Precipice Sandstone - < 0.2 30–32 2 0 2 4 5 3 - -
6 Dawson River 6 Precipice Sandstone - < 0.2 29–30 2 0 2 4 4 3 - -
230 Lucky Last Evergreen Formation (Boxvale Sandstone Member)
0–4 0.2–0.4 26 3 5 2 4 5 5 Mitigation plan
Santos
260 Scotts Creek Hutton Sandstone - < 0.2 > 100 2 0 2 5 5 3 Monitoring Origin
283 Barton Gubberamunda Sandstone
> 100 0.0–0.5 > 100 3 1 3 1 3 2 Monitoring Origin
296 Carnarvon Gorge
Precipice Sandstone - <0.2 50
2 0 2 1 5 3 - -
311 311 Precipice Sandstone 2–4 0.5–0.7 26–27 4 5 4 3 5 5 Mitigation plan
Santos
334 Glapagos Clematis Sandstone - < 0.2 > 100 2 0 2 1 4 2 - -
339 Lonely Eddie Precipice Sandstone 0–3 0.6–0.8 27–30 4 5 4 1 4 4 Mitigation plan
Santos
362 Cockatoo Precipice Sandstone 8–12 0.3–0.5 29 3 5 2 5 5 4 Mitigation plan
Santos
370 Starling Precipice Sandstone - < 0.2 30 2 0 2 4 4 3 - -
371 Sprocket Precipice Sandstone - < 0.2 30 2 0 2 4 5 3 - -
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Complex Name Formation
Summary of model predictions Risk assessment scores
RTH action RTH
Years
before
>0.2 m
Maximum drawdown Risk criterion
Total
Magnitude
(metres)
Timeframe
(years) L1 L2 C1 C2 C3
437 Horror Hutton Sandstone - < 0.2 > 100 2 0 2 5 5 3 - -
561 561 Precipice Sandstone 0 1.1–1.5 25 5 5 5 1 5 5 Mitigation plan
Santos
580 Prices Precipice Sandstone - < 0.2 30 2 0 2 5 5 3 - -
584 Wambo Cainozoic Sediments - < 0.2 > 100 2 0 2 1 5 3 - -
591 Yebna2 Precipice Sandstone 1–3 0.5–0.7 26 4 5 2 5 4 5 Mitigation plan
Santos
592 Abyss Hutton Sandstone - < 0.2 > 100 2 0 2 5 5 3 Monitoring Santos
722 Carnassier Precipice Sandstone - < 0.2 40 2 0 2 1 3 2 - -
737 Nugget Hutton Sandstone - < 0.2 > 100 2 0 2 1 3 2 - -
765 Or Cainozoic Sediments - 0.2–0.5 > 100 3 0 3 1 5 3 - -
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Table I-4 Watercourse springs – predicted impacts and risk assessment results
Site Name
Summary of model predictions Risk assessment scores
RTH action RTH
Years
before
> 0.2 m
Maximum drawdown Risk criterion
Total
Magnitude
(metres)
Timeframe
(years) L1 L2 C1 C2 C3
W166 Barton Creek 10–18 25–26 48–49 5 4 5 3 3 5 Validation* Origin
W10 Blyth Creek > 100 0.5–1 > 100 4 1 4 3 3 4 Validation* Santos
W179 Boyd Creek 1–3 0.5–0.7 26–27 4 5 4 3 3 5 Validation Santos
W185 Cave Gully 4–9 0.4–0.6 30–32 4 5 3 3 3 4 Validation* Origin
W187 Christmas Creek 0 1.0–1.3 25–25 5 5 5 3 3 5 Validation Santos
W28 Cockatoo Creek 8–11 0.4–0.5 29–29 3 5 3 3 3 4 Mitigation plan Santos
W42 Dawson River 0 0.5–0.8 > 100 4 5 2 3 3 4 Mitigation plan Santos
W203 Dogwood Creek 0–9 9–11 23–60 5 5 5 3 3 5 Validation Arrow
W215 Horse Creek 0 38–58 36–51 5 5 5 3 3 5 Mitigation plan QGC
W77 Horse Creek (East) > 100 0.2–0.4 > 100 3 1 3 3 3 3 Validation* QGC
W216 Hutton Creek 9–24 0.4–0.6 37–50 4 5 4 3 3 5 Mitigation plan Santos
W217 Hutton Creek 0 1.5–1.8 25–25 5 5 5 3 3 5 Mitigation plan Santos
W224 L Tree Creek 5–11 > 100 70–110 5 5 5 3 3 5 Validation Arrow
W239 North Branch 5–12 0.3–0.5 31–34 3 5 3 3 3 4 Validation Santos
W251 Robinson Creek 0 0.1–0.6 50–110 4 5 3 3 3 4 Validation QGC
W254 Robinson Creek - 0.2–0.5 34–36 3 3 3 3 3 4 Validation* Santos
W261 Sardine Creek 4–9 0.4–0.6 29–32 4 5 4 3 3 5 Validation* Origin
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Site Name
Summary of model predictions Risk assessment scores
RTH action RTH
Years
before
> 0.2 m
Maximum drawdown Risk criterion
Total
Magnitude
(metres)
Timeframe
(years) L1 L2 C1 C2 C3
W265 Spring Creek 0 0.9–1.2 25–25 5 5 5 3 3 5 Validation Santos
W267 Sugarloaf Creek 38 12–13 36–180 5 2 5 3 3 4 Validation* Origin
W274 Unnamed Creek 0 1.0–1.4 25–25 5 5 5 3 3 5 Validation Santos
W81 Hutton Creek 0–3 0.4–0.6 25–26 4 5 4 3 3 5 Mitigation plan Santos
W40 Dawson River 3–7 0.6–0.7 25–26 4 5 2 3 3 4 Mitigation plan Santos
Note: * The need for validation at these locations in the current UWIR cycle will be reviewed at the Annual Report in consideration of the industry development scenario.
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I.3 Spring monitoring
The spring monitoring program is described in Chapter 9 of the UWIR. The details of springs to be
monitored are identified in Table I-5 and Table I-6.
The following explanations apply to these tables:
Complex, name and vent ID: a unique identifier for each spring vent or watercourse. For
spring vents, these are as identified in the Queensland Springs Dataset held by the
Queensland Herbarium.
Wetland discharge (extent): the reference to the method to be used as defined in Table I-7.
Water chemistry: the reference to the chemistry suite to be measured as defined in Table
I-8.
Discharge: the reference to the methods for measuring discharge as defined in Table I-7.
Flora: the reference to the methods for monitoring spring flora as defined in Table I-7.
Condition: the requirement to assess spring condition as defined in Table I-7.
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Table I-5 Spring vents – sites and methods
Complex Name Vent ID
Wetland
discharge
(extent)
Water
chemistry Discharge Flora Condition Monitoring frequency RTH
230 Lucky Last 287 A and B - - Yes Yes 6 monthly (Apr and Nov) Santos
230 Lucky Last 340 A and B - - Yes Yes 6 monthly (Apr and Nov) Santos
230 Lucky Last 686 A and B - - Yes Yes 6 monthly (Apr and Nov) Santos
230 Lucky Last 687 A and B - - Yes Yes 6 monthly (Apr and Nov) Santos
230 Lucky Last 687.1 - - - Yes Yes 6 monthly (Apr and Nov) Santos
230 Lucky Last 687.2 - - - Yes Yes 6 monthly (Apr and Nov) Santos
230 Lucky Last 687.3 - - - Yes Yes 6 monthly (Apr and Nov) Santos
230 Lucky Last 687.4 - - - Yes Yes 6 monthly (Apr and Nov) Santos
230 Lucky Last 687.5 - - - Yes Yes 6 monthly (Apr and Nov) Santos
230 Lucky Last 687.6 - - - Yes Yes 6 monthly (Apr and Nov) Santos
230 Lucky Last 688 A and B - - Yes Yes 6 monthly (Apr and Nov) Santos
230 Lucky Last 689 A and B - - Yes Yes 6 monthly (Apr and Nov) Santos
260 Scotts Creek 189 A and B - - Yes Yes 6 monthly (Apr and Nov) Origin
260 Scotts Creek 190 A and B - - Yes Yes 6 monthly (Apr and Nov) Origin
260 Scotts Creek 191 A and B - - Yes Yes 6 monthly (Apr and Nov) Origin
260 Scotts Creek 192 A and B - - Yes Yes 6 monthly (Apr and Nov) Origin
260 Scotts Creek 192.1 A and B - - Yes Yes 6 monthly (Apr and Nov) Origin
283 Barton 702 - - - - Yes 6 monthly (Apr and Nov) Origin
311 311 See W40, W81 and W217 (Table I-6) Santos
591 Yebna 2 See W40, W81 and W217 (Table I-6) Santos
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Complex Name Vent ID
Wetland
discharge
(extent)
Water
chemistry Discharge Flora Condition Monitoring frequency RTH
339 Lonely Eddie There are four known vents at this location. Monitoring locations, methods and frequency to be proposed in RTH mitigation plan (see section 9.7).
Santos
362 Cockatoo There are 20 known vents at this location. Monitoring locations, methods and frequency to be proposed in RTH mitigation plan (see section 9.7).
Santos
561 561 285.1 - A B Yes Yes 6 monthly (Apr and Nov) Santos
592 Abyss 286 B - - Yes Yes 6 monthly (Apr and Nov) Santos
592 Abyss 286.1 B - - Yes Yes 6 monthly (Apr and Nov) Santos
592 Abyss 286.2 B - - Yes Yes 6 monthly (Apr and Nov) Santos
592 Abyss 286.3 B - - Yes Yes 6 monthly (Apr and Nov) Santos
Table I-6 Watercourse springs – sites and methods
Site Name Monitoring point Latitude Longitude
Water
chemistry Discharge
Monitoring
frequency RTH
W40 Dawson River Channel (S4) -25.691822 149.215287 A A Quarterly Santos
W40 Dawson River Tributary (SC1) -25.725473 149.087755 A A Quarterly Santos
W40 Dawson River Tributary (SC4) -25.679718 149.127267 A A Quarterly Santos
W81 Hutton Creek Channel (S17) -25.701809 149.050540 A A Quarterly Santos
W217 Hutton Creek Tributary (SC3) -25.719614 149.028979 A A Quarterly Santos
W28 Cockatoo Creek Monitoring locations, methods and frequency to be proposed in RTH mitigation plan (see section 9.7). Santos
W215 Horse Creek Monitoring locations, methods and frequency to be proposed in RTH mitigation plan (see section 9.7). Santos
W42 Dawson River Monitoring locations, methods and frequency to be proposed in RTH mitigation plan (see section 9.7). QGC
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Table I-7 Attributes and methods
Attribute Method and description
Wetland discharge (extent)
Method A
The wetland discharge is monitored using the presence of known spring aquatics as a proxy of water discharge. A list of aquatic and terrestrial species for each spring complex is provided in Table I.9.
These species are to inform the delineation of the aquatic vegetation extent.
For wetlands with an area greater than 1.5 m2, use a DGPS to map the extent of aquatic vegetation. As described in Fensham and Fairfax (2009).
For wetlands with a total area of less than 1.5 m2, estimate total area of aquatic vegetation and moist soil zone.
Method B The wetland discharge is monitored using the extent of the seasonally moist soil zone – the saturated extent.
Water Chemistry
(Table I-8)
Measure and sample water quality in accordance with ‘Monitoring and Sampling Manual, Environmental Protection (Water) Policy’ (DES 2018).
Sampling and measurements must be taken as close as possible to the primary discharge areas – ideally where flowing conditions exist.
Suite A Field water quality measurements.
Suite B Collect a water sample for laboratory analysis.
Discharge
Method A Direct flow measurement using permanent stream gauging infrastructure, or a standard low-flow field hydrology method, is used at the monitoring location.
Method B Where there is a sufficient depth of water, a logger is installed to measure changes in depth, flow and water chemistry.
Flora Presence or absence of species listed in Table I.9.
Condition
Photograph the wetland from all aspects. For each photograph, record the photograph sequence number, time, date and orientation and describe the features in the photograph. Photograph and describe the following signs of water availability:
whether or not there has been recent rainfall
overall greenness and vigour of spring vegetation
extent of free water within the wetland
extent of discharge flows from the wetland
extent of surface water erosion at the periphery of the wetland
extent of soil moisture around the spring or the lack thereof
extent of salt scalding or iron staining at the periphery of the wetland
extent of shrinking or collapsing of mound structures
extent of woody emergent vegetation within and fringing the wetland
degree and recentness pugging and animal disturbance
degree and recentness of anthropogenic disturbance at the wetland.
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Table I-8 Water chemistry suite
Suite A Parameter
Field parameters
pH
Electrical Conductivity (µS/cm @ 25°C)
Redox (Eh)
Temperature (°C)
Suite B Parameter
Laboratory analytes
Total dissolved solids
Alkalinity
Total Alkalinity as CaCO3
Bicarbonate as CaCO3
Carbonate as CaCO3
Hydroxide as CaCO3
Sulfate – SO4 by ICPAES
Chloride
Major Cations – Calcium, Magnesium, Potassium, Sodium
Bromide, lodide, Fluoride
Total Nitrogen as N (including NOx and TKN)
Total Phosphorus as P
Total Organic Carbon (TOC)
Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC)
Total and dissolved metals – Strontium
Suite C Parameter
Isotopes
Radon (222Rn)
Stable isotopes (18O and 2D)
Strontium (87/86Sr)
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Table I-9 Target species list
Target species name Category Species type Listed species
Adenostemma lavenia Disjunct Aquatic -
Aeschynomene indica Invasive Native Aquatic -
Ammannia multiflora Invasive Native Aquatic -
Ampelopteris prolifera Disjunct Aquatic -
Arthraxon hispidus Rare or Threatened Aquatic Y
Azolla pinnata Invasive Native Aquatic -
Baccharis halimifolia Invasive Exotic Aquatic -
Bacopa minima Exotic Aquatic -
Baumea rubiginosa Native Aquatic -
Carex appressa Native Aquatic -
Cenchrus ciliaris Exotic Terrestrial -
Cenchrus purpurascens Disjunct Aquatic -
Centella asiatica Exotic Aquatic -
Centipeda minima Invasive Native Aquatic -
Chloris gayana Invasive Exotic Terrestrial -
Cirsium vulgare Native Terrestrial -
Cyclosorus interruptus Disjunct Aquatic -
Cynodon dactylon Invasive Native Terrestrial -
Cyperus difformis Disjunct Aquatic -
Cyperus laevigatus Disjunct Aquatic -
Cyperus polystachyos Invasive Native Aquatic -
Duma florulenta Native Terrestrial -
Eleocharis cylindricus Native Aquatic -
Eleocharis sp. Invasive Exotic Aquatic -
Eragrostis sp Native Terrestrial -
Eriocaulon carsonii Rare or Threatened Aquatic Y
Eriocaulon scariosum Native Aquatic -
Fimbrisylis ssp. Exotic Aquatic -
Isachne globosa Disjunct Aquatic -
Leersia hexandra Native Aquatic -
Livistona nitida Rare or Threatened Aquatic Y
Ludwigia octovalvis Invasive Native Aquatic -
Ludwigia peploides subsp. montevidensis Invasive Native Aquatic -
Melaleuca viminalis Native Terrestrial -
Monochoria cyanea Invasive Native Aquatic -
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Target species name Category Species type Listed species
Myriophyllum artesium Rare or Threatened Aquatic Y
Myriophyllum gracile Native Aquatic -
Opuntia tomentosa Invasive Exotic Aquatic -
Ottelia ovalifolia Invasive Native Aquatic -
Paspalum distichum Invasive Native Aquatic -
Phaius australis Native Aquatic Y
Philydrum lanuginosum Native Aquatic -
Phragmites australis Invasive Native Aquatic -
Rhynchospora brownii Disjunct Aquatic -
Rumex crispus Exotic Terrestrial -
Sacciolepis indica Disjunct Aquatic -
Sesbania cannabina Invasive Native Aquatic -
Spirodela punctata Invasive Native Aquatic -
Thelypteris confluens Rare or Threatened Aquatic Y
Typha domingensis Invasive Native Aquatic -
Typha orientalis Invasive Exotic Aquatic -
Urochloa mutica Invasive Exotic Aquatic -
Utricularia bifida disjunct Disjunct Aquatic -
Utricularia dichotoma Native Aquatic -