The Gas Guide & Roadmap
The Gas Guide is the most comprehensive guide to gas development available to Queensland landholders, bringing together all the information landholders need to know about gas development. Packed with helpful resources, the Gas Guide is designed to give landholders all the information they need to negotiate a fair and reasonable outcome should a resource company request to operate on their land.
Early
Engagement &
Exploration
Phases
Engagement
Phase
Land Access
Agreements
Make Good
Construction
Phase
Operational
Phase
Land
Rehabilitation
& Asset
Handover
Dispute
Resolution
Helpful
Resources
Early
Engagement &
Exploration
Phases
Chapters 1, 2 and 3
In these chapters we cover:
- Why The Gas Guide?
- What is The Gas Guide’s ‘Roadmap’?
- Overview of Queensland’s petroleum and gas industry
- Difference between conventional and unconventional gas wells
- State Government Legislation and Policy Frameworks
- Early engagement activity overviews, which include:
- Exploration programs (Government)
- Early landholder engagement (Resource companies)
- Early community engagement (Resource companies).
Engagement
Phase
Chapter 4
In this chapter we cover:
- Why resource companies access private land
- Classification of activities
- Preliminary activities vs. Advanced activities
- Introduction to Conduct and Compensation Agreements
- First steps – positive working relationships
- Entry notices
- Entry report following entry to private land
- Restricted land protections
- Rights and obligations
- Queensland’s Land Access Code
Land Access
Agreements
Chapter 5
In this chapter we cover:
- The negotiation framework
- What is a Conduct and Compensation Agreement (CCA)?
- Landholder information
- Resource company information
- Link between the Regional Planning Interests Act 2014 & negotiating a CCA
- Ongoing disturbances
- Engaging professional services
- Deferral Agreements – Opt-Out Agreements
- Seven tips for CCA success.
Make Good
Chapter 6
In this chapter we cover:
- Water – Important considerations
- Underground Water Impact Reports (UWIR)
- Baseline assessments
- Bore assessments
- Determining impaired capacity
- Presence of gas in water bores
- Make Good Agreements (MGAs)
- MGA Process
- MGA Decision Table
- Engaging professional services.
Construction
Phase
Chapter 7
In this chapter we cover:
- Before works begins
- Construction phase (what to expect)
- Access tracks
- Drilling gas wells
- Types of gas wells and well pads
- Additional infrastructure
- Gas gathering
- Commissioning and startup practices.
Operational
Phase
Chapter 8
In this chapter we cover:
- Operations, monitoring and maintenance
- Maintenance timelines
- Well standards
- Petroleum and gas flaring
- Noise, light and odour
- Air quality.
Land
Rehabilitation
& Asset
Handover
Chapter 9
In this chapter we cover:
- Rehabilitation responsibilities
- Rules for plugging and abandoning gas wells
- New guideline to enable gas infrastructure transfers.
Dispute
Resolution
Chapter 10
In this chapter we cover:
- Dispute resolution
- Conference – Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR)
- Arbitration – Land Court of Queensland hearings
- Conduct and Compensation Agreement (Negotiation Framework)
- Make Good Agreement (Negotiation Framework)
- Potential breaches of agreements
- Dispute resolution (restricted land).
Helpful
Resources
Chapter 11
In this chapter we cover:
- Experts on tap – who to ask for help?
- Research institutions
- Health and wellbeing
- Primary Healthcare Networks (PHN)
- Government Health Initiatives
- Gas industry glossary
- Well operation terms
- Understanding Resource Authorities.
