Coal seam methane production and compression {AU}| | AusLCI, U
Unit process Australia v00.00.001
Included processes:Energy and fugitive emissions from coal seam methane extraction Remark: Data is based on a single case study by WorleyParsons and may not be representative of other CSG projects Geography: Australia. Technology: Average Time period: Data collected for 2009 Version: 1.0 Record: Data entry by: Helene Cruypenninck Telephone: ; E-mail: Helene@lifecycles.com.au; Company: LCS; Country: AU Generator: Data entry by: Helene Cruypenninck Telephone: ; E-mail: Helene@lifecycles.com.au; Company: LCS; Country: AU
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- Fuels
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- 12 Oct 2026
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5516b9fd-5773-3329-9599-391aa136e5b1
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- Coal seam methane production and compression {AU}| | AusLCI, U
- Sampling procedure
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- Creation date
- 04 Jul 2013
- Is copyright protected
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- Is infrastructure process
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- Sources
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Study of Australian CSG to LNG/2011/T. Clark, R. Hyne
Product outputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coal seam methane production and compression {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 1.0 | MJ | — |
Technical inputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light fuel oil {RoW}| market for light fuel oil | Cut-off, U | 0.00020635547642738227 | kg | — |
Elementary flow inputs
| Flow | Sub-compartment | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gas, natural/m3 | in ground | 0.03182219533565866 | m3 | — |
| Occupation, oil and gas extraction site | — | 0.0000000008299086302517655 | m2*a | — |
| Transformation, from mineral extraction site | — | 0.000000000027663621008392185 | m2 | — |
| Transformation, from unspecified | unspecified | 0.000000000027663621008392185 | m2 | — |
| Transformation, to mineral extraction site | unspecified | 0.000000000027663621008392185 | m2 | — |
| Transformation, to unspecified | — | 0.000000000027663621008392185 | m2 | — |
| Water, well, AU | — | 0.00007979890675497746 | m3 | average value from gloucester water factsheet - 8800 wells per year / 5000 to 20000 litres/day/well |
Elementary flow outputs
| Flow | Compartment | Sub-compartment | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon dioxide, fossil | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.010800183537485537 | kg | — |
| Carbon monoxide, fossil | Emissions to air | — | 14.7 | mg | — |
| Methane, fossil | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.0004900618081691433 | kg | — |
| Nitrogen oxides | Emissions to air | — | 22.3 | mg | — |
| PAH, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons | Emissions to air | — | 0.0000097 | mg | — |
| Particulates, < 10 um | Emissions to air | — | 0.05 | mg | — |
| Particulates, < 2.5 um | Emissions to air | — | 0.03 | mg | — |
| Sulfur dioxide | Emissions to air | — | 0.02 | mg | — |
Parameters
| Name | Value | Formula | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| EFCO2_tot | 5413700.0 | EFCO2_gfield_constr+EFCO2_gfield_op+EFCO2_pipeline | [t] |
| EFPAH | 0.0000097 | — | [mg/MJ] NPI 2010 - average for "Coal Seam Gas Production and Compression" sites |
| EDV_Diesel | 38.6 | — | GJ/Kl of diesel oil at high heating level, Source: Department of Climate Change 2009 (2,1,1,1,1,na) |
| diesel_pipeline_constr_l | 2500000.0 | — | [l] litres of diesel consumed for pipeline construction for 10Mtpa of Coal Seam Methane. WorleyParsons 2011 |
| EFPM10 | 0.05 | — | [mg/MJ] NPI 2010 - average for "Coal Seam Gas Production and Compression" sites |
| diesel_gfield_constr_l | 55000000.0 | — | (1,4,1,1,1,5)[l] litres of diesel consumed for gasfield construction for 10Mtpa of Coal Seam Methane. WorleyParsons 2011 |
| water_well | 40000000.0 | — | [m3] quantity of water extracted during CSM production (for 10Mtpa of CSM). WorleyParsons 2011. |
| mine_lifetime | 30.0 | — | — |
| EFNOx | 22.3 | — | [mg/MJ] NPI 2010 - average for "Coal Seam Gas Production and Compression" sites |
| EFCO2_pipeline | 67700.0 | — | [t] tonnes CO2 emitted for pipeline operationfor 10Mtpa of Coal Seam Methane.. WorleyParsons 2011 |
| EFNMVOC | 3.1 | — | [mg/MJ] NPI 2010 - average for "Coal Seam Gas Production and Compression" sites |
| diesel_tot_PJ | 0.25 | diesel_gfield_op_PJ | — |
| d_naturalgas | 0.77 | — | kg/m3 |
| diesel_gfield_op_PJ | 0.25 | — | [PJ] quantity of diesel consumed for gasfield operations for 10Mtpa of Coal Seam Methane. WorleyParsons 2011 |
| CH4_fugitive | 0.02 | — | Estimates in report went from 0.1 up to 4% |
| d_diesel | 0.846 | — | kg/l ADO physical density |
| EFCO2_gfield_op | 5149000.0 | — | [t] tonnes CO2 emitted for gasfield operationfor 10Mtpa of Coal Seam Methane.. WorleyParsons 2011 |
| EDV_CSM | 0.0377 | — | [GJ/m3] energy content of Coal Seam Methane. WorleyParsons 2011. |
| ENgas_PJ | 501.26 | — | [PJ] energy content of 10Mtpa of Coal Seam Methane. WorleyParsons 2011. |
| diesel_tot_l | 57500000.0 | diesel_gfield_constr_l+diesel_pipeline_constr_l | — |
| gas_tot_PJ | 601.36 | gas_gfield_op_PJ+ENgas_PJ | — |
| EFCO2_gfield_constr | 197000.0 | — | [t] tonnes CO2 emitted for gasfield construction for 10Mtpa of Coal Seam Methane.. WorleyParsons 2011 |
| EFPM25 | 0.03 | — | [mg/MJ] NPI 2010 - average for "Coal Seam Gas Production and Compression" sites |
| mdiesel_tot | 103437746.11398964 | (diesel_tot_PJ*10e9/edv_diesel+diesel_tot_l)*d_diesel | [kg] |
| gas_gfield_op_PJ | 100.1 | — | [PJ] quantity of gas consumed for gasfield operations for 10Mtpa of Coal Seam Methane. WorleyParsons 2011 |
| mine_area | 416.0 | — | [ha] mine area for 10Mtpa of Coal Seam Methane. WorleyParsons 2011 |
| EFCO | 14.7 | — | [mg/MJ] NPI 2010 - average for "Coal Seam Gas Production and Compression" sites |
| EFSO2 | 0.02 | — | [mg/MJ] NPI 2010 - average for "Coal Seam Gas Production and Compression" sites |