Overview
Background
Professor Suzanne Hurter is the Energi Simulation Industrial Chair in (Unconventional) Onshore Gas Reservoir Modelling. Based at The University of Queensland Centre for Coal Seam Gas (UQ-CCSG), Professor Hurter leads a landmark geoscience and reservoir modelling research program focused on the unconventional onshore gas industry.
Professor Hurter joined UQ-CCSG after a distinguished career in the oil and gas industry in various roles in Shell (Netherlands), Schlumberger (Netherlands and Australia), QGC (BG‐Group) and Arrow Energy (Shell‐PetroChina). Previously she had worked in academia in Germany (Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences in Potsdam and the Leibnitz Institute of Applied Geophysics in Hannover) and Brazil (University of Sao Paulo). She joined UQ in 2015 and was appointed as the Energi Simulation Industrial Research Chair in (Unconventional) Onshore Gas Reservoir Modelling in 2017.
Professor Hurter’s research interests and activities include hydrocarbon maturation and thermal evolution of sedimentary basins, carbon sequestration, coupled modelling of flow, heat in porous and fractured media and using numerical modelling to evaluate and improve onshore gas production.
Availability
- Honorary Professor Suzanne Hurter is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan
Works
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2020
Journal Article
Comparison of flow dynamics of air-water flows with foam flows in vertical pipes
Amani, Pouria, Hurter, Suzanne, Rudolph, Victor and Firouzi, Mahshid (2020). Comparison of flow dynamics of air-water flows with foam flows in vertical pipes. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 119 110216, 110216. doi: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2020.110216
2020
Journal Article
Evolution of a delta-canyon-fan system on a typical passive margin using stratigraphic forward modelling
Wan, Li, Bianchi, Valeria, Hurter, Suzanne and Salles, Tristan (2020). Evolution of a delta-canyon-fan system on a typical passive margin using stratigraphic forward modelling. Marine Geology, 429 106310, 106310. doi: 10.1016/j.margeo.2020.106310
2020
Journal Article
Modeling the contribution of individual coal seams on commingled gas production
Santiago, Vanessa, Ribeiro, Ayrton and Hurter, Suzanne (2020). Modeling the contribution of individual coal seams on commingled gas production. SPE Production and Operations, 36 (01), 1-17. doi: 10.2118/198241-pa
2020
Conference Publication
Evaluation of CO injectivity for CO-EOR using a two-stage well test approach: case study of a Chinese tight oil reservoir
Honari, Vahab, Wang, Xiangzeng, Underschultz, Jim, Garnett, Andrew, Wang, Xingjin, Johnson, Raymond, Ribeiro, Ayrton, Sedaghat, Mohammad, Gao, Ruimin, Liang, Quansheng and Hurter, Suzanne (2020). Evaluation of CO injectivity for CO-EOR using a two-stage well test approach: case study of a Chinese tight oil reservoir. SPE Asia Pacific Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition, Virtual, 17-19 November. Richardson, TX, United States: Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi: 10.2118/202374-ms
2020
Conference Publication
Impact of injection temperature on CO2 storage in the Surat Basin, Eastern Australia
Ribeiro, Ayrton, Sedaghat, Mohammad, Honari, Vahab and Hurter, Suzanne (2020). Impact of injection temperature on CO2 storage in the Surat Basin, Eastern Australia. SPE Asia Pacific Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition, Virtual, 17-19 November. Richardson, TX, United States: Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi: 10.2118/202333-ms
2019
Journal Article
Proxy modelling for multi-well simulations: enabling identification of major input variables and reduced computation time over Monte Carlo sampling
McCourt, Thomas A., Blackmore, Ryan, Rodger, Iain, Hurter, Suzanne, Thompson, Bevan, Reilly, Mark and Donovan, Diane (2019). Proxy modelling for multi-well simulations: enabling identification of major input variables and reduced computation time over Monte Carlo sampling. The APPEA Journal, 59 (1), 444-456. doi: 10.1071/aj18065
2019
Conference Publication
Water-gas flow in laminated and heterogeneous coal-interburden systems: the effects of gas solubility
Sedaghat, Mohammad, Owen, Des, Underschultz, James, Hurter, Suzanne, Hayes, Phil and Garnett, Andrew (2019). Water-gas flow in laminated and heterogeneous coal-interburden systems: the effects of gas solubility. SPE/AAPG/SEG Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 18-19 November 2019. Tulsa, OK, United States: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference. doi: 10.15530/ap-urtec-2019-198320
2019
Conference Publication
Enhancing CSG well production via foam assisted lift method
Amani, Pouria , Hurter, Suzanne , Firouzi, Mahshid and Rudolph, Victor (2019). Enhancing CSG well production via foam assisted lift method. Energi Simulation Summit 2019, Calgary, AB, Canada, 3-4 October 2019. Energi Simulation.
2019
Conference Publication
Modelling the Contribution of Individual Seams to Coal Seam Gas Production
Santiago, Vanessa, Ribeiro, Ayrton and Hurter, Suzanne (2019). Modelling the Contribution of Individual Seams to Coal Seam Gas Production. Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC), Brisbane, QLD Australia, 18 - 19 November 2019. Tulsa, OK United States: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference. doi: 10.15530/ap-urtec-2019-198241
2019
Conference Publication
Sequence stratigraphy of walloons-springbok sections: Different or significantly different?
Rodger, Iain, Reilly, Mark, Hamerli, Zsolt, Hayes, Phil and Hurter, Suzanne (2019). Sequence stratigraphy of walloons-springbok sections: Different or significantly different?. SPE/AAPG/SEG Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Technology Conference 2019, APUR 20192019, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 18 - 19 November 2019. Richardson, TX, United States: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC). doi: 10.15530/AP-URTEC-2019-198308
2019
Journal Article
Comment on “Numerical investigation of the potential contamination of a shallow aquifer in producing coalbed methane” by Xianbo Su, Fengde Zhou, and Stephen Tyson
Hurter, Suzanne, Rodger, Iain and Garnett, Andrew (2019). Comment on “Numerical investigation of the potential contamination of a shallow aquifer in producing coalbed methane” by Xianbo Su, Fengde Zhou, and Stephen Tyson. Energy Exploration and Exploitation, 37 (1), 593-601. doi: 10.1177/0144598718778164
2019
Conference Publication
Evaluating performance of graded proppant injection into CSG reservoir: a reservoir simulation study
Ribeiro, Ayrton, Santiago, Vanessa, You, Zhenjiang, Johnson Jr., Raymond and Hurter, Suzanne (2019). Evaluating performance of graded proppant injection into CSG reservoir: a reservoir simulation study. SPE/AAPG/SEG Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 18 - 19 November 2019. Tulsa, OK, United States: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference. doi: 10.15530/ap-urtec-2019-198324
2019
Conference Publication
Spectral decomposition of the heterogeneous springbok sandstone and Walloon coal measures in the Surat Basin, Australia
Hamerli, Zsolt, Reilly, Mark and Hurter, Suzanne (2019). Spectral decomposition of the heterogeneous springbok sandstone and Walloon coal measures in the Surat Basin, Australia. SPE/AAPG/SEG Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (APUR 2019), Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 18-19 November 2019. Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC). doi: 10.15530/ap-urtec-2019-198227
2018
Conference Publication
Simple numerical simulations to demonstrate key concepts related to Coal Seam Gas well integrity
Rodger, Iain, Garnett, Andrew and Hurter, Suzanne (2018). Simple numerical simulations to demonstrate key concepts related to Coal Seam Gas well integrity. SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition 2018, APOGCE 2018, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 23-25 October 2018. Richardson, TX United States: Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi: 10.2118/192106-MS
2018
Conference Publication
A review of current knowledge with geomechanical fault reactivation modelling: The importance of CO2 mechano-chemical effects for CO2 sequestration
Altaf, Iftikhar, Towler, Brian, Underschultz, James, Hurter, Suzanne and Johnson, Raymond (2018). A review of current knowledge with geomechanical fault reactivation modelling: The importance of CO2 mechano-chemical effects for CO2 sequestration. SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition 2018, APOGCE 2018, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 23 - 25 October 2018. Richardson, TX United States: Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi: 10.2118/192024-MS
2017
Journal Article
Uncertainty quantification of coal seam gas production prediction using Polynomial Chaos
McCourt, Thomas A., Hurter, Suzanne, Lawson, Brodie, Zhou, Fengde, Thompson, Bevan, Tyson, Stephen and Donovan, Diane (2017). Uncertainty quantification of coal seam gas production prediction using Polynomial Chaos. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 157, 1148-1159. doi: 10.1016/j.petrol.2017.08.012
2016
Conference Publication
Laboratory and mathematical modelling of fines production from CSG interburden rocks
Badalyan, A., Beasley, T., Nguyen, D., Keshavarz, A., Schacht, U., Carageorgos, T., You, Z., Bedrikovetsky, P., Hurter, S. and Troth, I. (2016). Laboratory and mathematical modelling of fines production from CSG interburden rocks. SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition 2016, Perth, Australia, 25-27 October 2016. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi: 10.2118/182295-MS
2013
Conference Publication
Probabilistic estimates of injectivity and capacity for large scale CO2 storage in the Gippsland basin, Victoria, Australia
Hurter, S., Marmin, N., Probst, P. and Garnett, A. (2013). Probabilistic estimates of injectivity and capacity for large scale CO2 storage in the Gippsland basin, Victoria, Australia. 11th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies (GHGT 2012), Kyoto, Japan, 18-22 November 2012. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.egypro.2013.06.253
2013
Conference Publication
Injectivity in the Surat basin, Queensland, Australia: likelihood and uncertainty evaluation
Garnett, A., Hurter, S., Marmin, N., Probst, P., Gonzalez, S. and Guiton, S. (2013). Injectivity in the Surat basin, Queensland, Australia: likelihood and uncertainty evaluation. 11th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies (GHGT 2012), Kyoto, Japan, 18-22 November 2012. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.egypro.2013.06.270
2013
Conference Publication
The use of dynamic models to evaluate potential large-scale CO2 storage in the gippsland basin, Victoria, Australia
Hurter, S., Probst, P., Labregere, D., Garnett, A. and Holl, H. (2013). The use of dynamic models to evaluate potential large-scale CO2 storage in the gippsland basin, Victoria, Australia. International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Technologies (GHGT), Kyoto Japan, Nov 18-22, 2012. AMSTERDAM: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.egypro.2013.06.252
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Optimisation of Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage in an ultra-shallow heavy oil reservoir
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ray Johnson
Completed supervision
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Stress-dependent flow behaviour in coal seam gas reservoirs: Implications for gas production and reservoir stimulation
Principal Advisor
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Integrating Stratigraphic Forward Modelling and Synthetic Seismic to Understand Deepwater Sedimentary Systems on a Passive Margin
Principal Advisor
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Extending the life of gas fields by re-purposing for hydrogen storage to support Australia's energy transition
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jim Underschultz, Dr Sebastian Hoerning
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Evolution of the Surat Basin: Calibrating the chronostratigraphic framework of the Jurassic formations for coal seam gas appraisal
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paulo Vasconcelos
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Numerical modelling of transient water-steam phase change in geothermal process
Associate Advisor
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Investigation of the dynamic foam flow in vertical pipes for sustainable production of unconventional gas
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Mahshid Firouzi
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Automated Microseismic Event Detection with Machine Learning
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Lutz Gross
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