Associated Water Volumes for P&G Wells in the Surat Cumulative Management Area

Monthly associated water volumes are reported by coal seam gas and conventional development tenure holders to the Office of Groundwater Impact Assessment (OGIA) every six months. The data, which includes historical records synthesized from submissions to the Department of Resources, undergoes quality control and assurance checks by OGIA before publication. This export is updated every six months and uses the GDA94 datum.

Use Cases

• Model groundwater level changes based on reported associated water extraction volumes.
• Monitor compliance and environmental impact of coal seam gas operations over time.
• Analyze trends in water production from conventional developments like the Moonie field.
• Assess the effectiveness of cumulative management area regulations on water resources.

Strengths

• Data undergoes quality control and assurance checks by the regulatory body OGIA.
• Includes historical data synthesized from tenure holder submissions, suggesting a multi-year time series.
• Updated on a regular six-month publication cycle, indicating a maintained dataset.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and specific temporal coverage are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and source bias inherent to the Surat CMA reporting framework.

Provenance

Source

Office of Groundwater Impact Assessment (OGIA), Queensland Government.

Collection Method

Submitted by coal seam gas and conventional development tenure holders, with historical data synthesized from Department of Resources records.

Freshness

Updated every six months; last metadata update was 2026-05-27.

Geography

Surat Cumulative Management Area (CMA), Queensland, Australia.