Publications, Presentations and Reports
At CoalGAS, we appreciate that your projects are often proprietary and confidential, and so we don’t publish case studies on our website. We do, however, produce a range of publications, presentations and reports around mining, coal seam gas and ventilation which are available within the public domain. These are available for download below.
| Black, D J, 2018. Control and Management of Outburst in Australian Underground Coal Mines, in Proceedings of the 2018 Coal Operators Conference, Wollongong, 7-9 February. | Download |
| Black, D J, 2018. Analysis of Bulli Seam Benchmark and DRI to determine outburst threshold limits, in Proceedings of the 2018 Coal Operators Conference, Wollongong, 7-9 February. | Download |
| Esen, O, Fisne, A, Ökten, G and Black, D, 2018. Gas desorption rate of coal seams in Zonguldak coal basin as an indicator of outburst proneness , in Proceedings of the 2018 Coal Operators Conference , Wollongong, 7-9 February. | Download* |
| Black, D J, 2017. Application of modelling to improve ventilation and gas management in a single-entry longwall panel, in Proceedings of the 2017 Australian Mine Ventilation Conference, Brisbane, 28-30 August. | Download |
| Black, D J, 2017. Gas reservoir and emission modelling to evaluate gas drainage to control tailgate gas concentrations and fugitive emissions , in Proceedings of the 2017 Australian Mine Ventilation Conference , Brisbane, 28-30 August. | Download |
| Black, D J, 2017. Control and management of gas emissions to reduce production delays and fugitive emissions , in Proceedings of the 2017 Coal Operators Conference , Wollongong, 9-10 February, pp. 359-370. | Download |
| Black, D J, 2016. Investigations into the identification and control of outburst in Australian underground coal mines, in Proceedings of the 9 th International Symposium on Green Mining, Wollongong, 27-30 November, 8p. | Download |
| Black, D J, 2016. Planning effective management of gas emissions in an underground coal mine, in Proceedings of the AusIMM Life of Mine Conference , Brisbane, 28-30 September. | Download |
| Black, D J, 2016. Applied modelling of ventilation and gas management to increase production in a single-entry longwall panel , in Proceedings of the 2016 Coal Operators Conference , University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 10-12 February, pp. 298-306. | Download |
| Black, D J, 2015. Guidelines for the measurement and reporting of fugitive emissions from underground coal mines . ACARP Project Report No. C21002. | Download* |
| Aziz, N, Florentin, R, Zhang, L, Ren, T and Black, D, 2014. Enhancement of coal seam gas by nitrogen injection – a laboratory study , in Proceedings of the 10 th International Mine Ventilation Congress , August 2-8, Sun City, South Africa, pp. 41-46. | Download* |
| Black, D J and Aziz, N I, 2014. Changes in gas composition during coal seam drainage and laboratory testing , in Proceedings of the 2014 Underground Coal Operators Conference , University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 12-14 February, pp. 252-265. | Download |
| Black, D J, 2013. Cyclic inert gas injection – an alternative approach to stimulate gas drainage from tight coal zones , in Proceedings of the 2013 Underground Coal Operators Conference , University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 14-15 February, pp. 292-299. | Download |
| Black, D J, 2011. Factors affecting the drainage of gas from coal and methods to improve drainage effectiveness , PhD thesis, University of Wollongong. p.384. | Download* |
| Aziz, N I, Black, D J and Ren, T X, 2011. Mine gas drainage and outburst control in Australian underground coal mines , International Symposium on Mine Safety and Engineering , Beijing, China, 26-29 October. pp.84-92. | Download |
| Black D J, 2011. Getting the most out of your gas drainage programme , Mine Ventilation Conference 2011 , Brisbane, 30 August – 01 September. | Download* |
| Black, D J, Aziz, N I and Ren, T X, 2011. Enhanced gas drainage from undersaturated coalbed methane reservoirs , in Proceedings of the 3rd Asia Pacific Coalbed Methane Symposium , University of Queensland, Brisbane, 3-6 May, Paper No. 50 | Download |
| Black, D J and Aziz, N I, 2011. Actions to improve coal seam gas drainage performance , in Proceedings of the 2011 Underground Coal Operators Conference, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 10-11 February, pp. 309-316. | Download |
| Black D J, 2010. Appropriate risk control and drainage to avoid gas outbursts, Mine Ventilation Conference 2010 , Brisbane, 31 August – 01 September. | Download* |
| Black, D J and Aziz, N I, 2010. Coal properties and mine operational factors that impact gas drainage , in Proceedings of the 13th U.S. / North American Mine Ventilation Symposium , Sudbury, Ontario, 13-16 June, pp 251-258. | Download |
| Black, D J, Aziz, N I and Florentin, R M, 2010. Assessment of factors impacting coal seam gas production , in Proceedings of the 2010 International Coalbed & Shale Gas Symposium , University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 17-21 May, Paper No. 1004. | Download |
| Black, D J, Aziz, N I and Florentin, R M, 2010. Estimating total gas content from early stage gas emission data, in Proceedings of the 2010 International Coalbed & Shale Gas Symposium , University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 17-21 May, Paper No. 1005. | Download |
| Black, D J and Aziz, N I, 2010. Outburst threshold limits – current research outcomes , in Proceedings of the 2010 Underground Coal Operators Conference , University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 11-12 February, pp 203-209. | Download |
| Black, D J and Aziz, N I, 2010. Impact of coal properties and operational factors on mine gas drainage , in Proceedings of the 2010 Underground Coal Operators Conference , University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 11-12 February, pp 229-240. | Download |
| Black, D J and Aziz, N I, 2009. Developments in coal mine methane drainage and utilisation in Australia , in Proceedings of the Ninth International Mine Ventilation Congress , Department of Mining Engineering, Indian School of Mines University, Dhanbad, India, 10-13 November, pp 445-460. | Download |
| Black, D J and Aziz, N I, 2009. Reducing coal mine GHG emissions through effective gas drainage and utilisation , in Proceedings of the 2009 International Coalbed & Shale Gas Symposium , University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 18-22 May, Paper No. 0912. | Download |
| Black, D J and Aziz, N I, 2009. Reducing coal mine GHG emissions through effective gas drainage and utilisation , in Proceedings of the 2009 Underground Coal Operators Conference, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 12-13 February, pp 217-224. | Download |
| Black, D J, Aziz, N I, Jurak, M J and Florentin, R M, 2009. Outburst threshold limits – are they appropriate? , in Proceedings of the 2009 Underground Coal Operators Conference , University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 12-13 February, pp 185-192. | Download |
| Black, D J, Aziz, N I, Jurak, M J and Florentin, R M, 2009. Gas content estimation using initial desorption rate , in Proceedings of the 2009 Underground Coal Operators Conference , University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 12-13 February, pp 193-198. | Download |
| Black, D J and Aziz, N I, 2008. Gas drainage improvement in underground coal mines , in Proceedings of the 1st ASIA Pacific Coalbed Methane Symposium , University of Queensland, Brisbane, 22-24 September, Paper No. 043. | Download |
| Black, D J and Aziz, N I, 2008. Hydraulic fracturing in underground coal mines , in Proceedings of the 1st ASIA Pacific Coalbed Methane Symposium , University of Queensland, Brisbane, 22-24 September, Paper No. 044. | Download |
| Black, D J and Aziz, N I, 2008. The evolution in coal mine gas extraction – a response to economic, environmental and community pressures , in Proceedings of the 16th Coal Congress of Turkey , Chamber of Mining Engineers of Turkey, Zonguldak, Turkey, 26-28 May, pp 149-156. | Download |
| Black, D J and Aziz, N I, 2008. Improving UIS gas drainage in underground coal mines, in Proceedings of the 16th Coal Congress of Turkey, Chamber of Mining Engineers of Turkey, Zonguldak, Turkey, 26-28 May, pp 157-170. | Download |
| Black, D J and Aziz, N I, 2008. Development of hydraulic fracturing in high stress conditions in Australian underground coal mines, in Proceedings of the 16th Coal Congress of Turkey, Chamber of Mining Engineers of Turkey, Zonguldak, Turkey, 26-28 May, pp 171-183. | Download |
| Black, D J and Aziz, N I, 2008. Improving UIS gas drainage in underground coal mines, in Proceedings of the 2008 Underground Coal Operators Conference, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 14-15 February, pp 186-196. | Download |