Associate Professor Phil Hayes
Associate Professor & Chair of Water Resources and Gas Development
UQ Centre for Natural Gas
+61 7 3346 7713
Dr Phil Hayes joined The University of Queensland Centre for Natural Gas on 4 February 2019 an as Associate Professor to lead the Centre’s water research program. Phil has been appointed as the Centre’s Chair of Water Resources and Gas Development, taking over from Professor Jim Underschultz, the outgoing Chair in Petroleum Hydrodynamics.
Researcher biography
Dr Phil Hayes is a Hydrogeologist and specialist in groundwater modelling with 22 years international consulting experience. He has assisted The University of Queensland Centre for Natural Gas on the UQ Surat Deep Aquifer Appraisal Project (UQ-SDAAP) investigating the potential for CO2 sequestration into the Precipice aquifer of the Surat Basin. Phil has been a hydrogeological consultant to the Queensland coal seam gas industry since 2011, working closely with developers and regulators. Phil has a degree in Physics, a PhD in Civil Engineering and has worked as a consultant to clients in mining, oil and gas, nuclear and water resources management globally whilst based in Australia, the UK and Chile. Phil is also Director of Hayes GeoScience, and has been Principal Consultant and technical lead for the Queensland groundwater team at the engineering consultancy Jacobs.
Journal Articles
Crossingham, T., Sobczak, K., La Croix, A. D., Esterle, J., Dalton, H. and Hayes, P. (2024). Detrital or reset?
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Ar dating of mica from the Lower Jurassic Precipice Sandstone and Evergreen Formation in the Surat Basin. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 1-15. doi: 10.1080/08120099.2024.2319105
Hofmann, Harald, Pearce, Julie K., Hayes, Phil, Golding, Sue D., Hall, Nick, Baublys, Kim A., Raiber, Matthias and Suckow, Axel (2024). Multi-tracer approach to constrain groundwater flow and geochemical baseline assessments for CO2 sequestration in deep sedimentary basins. International Journal of Coal Geology, 282 104438, 104438. doi: 10.1016/j.coal.2023.104438
Pearce, J.K., Golding, S.D., Baublys, K., Hofmann, H., Gargiulo, G., Herbert, S.J. and Hayes, P. (2023). Methane in aquifers and alluvium overlying a coal seam gas region: gas concentrations and isotopic differentiation. Science of the Total Environment, 861 160639, 1-18. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160639
Manewell, Neil, Doherty, John and Hayes, Phil (2023). Spatial averaging implied in aquifer test interpretation: The meaning of estimated hydraulic properties. Frontiers in Earth Science, 10 1079287, 1-18. doi: 10.3389/feart.2022.1079287
Manewell, Neil, Doherty, John and Hayes, Phil (2023). Translating pumping test data into groundwater model parameters: a workflow to reveal aquifer heterogeneities and implications in regional model parameterization. Frontiers in Water, 5 1334022. doi: 10.3389/frwa.2023.1334022
Pearce, J.K., Hofmann, H., Baublys, K., Golding, S.D., Rodger, I. and Hayes, P. (2023). Sources and concentrations of methane, ethane, and CO2 in deep aquifers of the Surat Basin, Great Artesian Basin. International Journal of Coal Geology, 265 104162, 1-19. doi: 10.1016/j.coal.2022.104162
Sobczak, Kasia, La Croix, Andrew D., Esterle, Joan, Hayes, Phil, Holl, Heinz-Gerd, Ciesiolka, Rachael, Crowley, James L. and Allen, Charlotte M. (2022). Geochronology and sediment provenance of the Precipice Sandstone and Evergreen Formation in the Surat Basin, Australia: implications for the palaeogeography of eastern Gondwana. Gondwana Research, 111, 189-208. doi: 10.1016/j.gr.2022.08.003
La Croix, Andrew D., Sobczak, Kasia, Esterle, Joan S., Bianchi, Valeria, Wang, Jiahao, He, Jianhua, Hayes, Phil, Underschultz, Jim R. and Garnett, Andrew (2022). Integrating palynostratigraphy with zircon geochronology in the Lower Jurassic Precipice Sandstone and Evergreen Formation to improve stratigraphic correlation within the Great Artesian Basin, Australia. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 144 105845, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2022.105845
Pearce, Julie, Golding, Suzanne D., Baublys, Kim A., Hofmann, Harald, Gargiulo, Grazia, Herbert, St John and Hayes, Phil J. (2022). Methane in aquifers and alluvium overlying a coal seam gas region: sampling comparison of concentrations and isotopic differentiation. SSRN Electronic Journal. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.4231296
Pearce, Julie, Hofmann, Harald, Baublys, Kim A., Golding, Suzanne D., Rodger, Iain and Hayes, Phil J. (2022). Sources and concentrations of methane, ethane, and Co2 in deep aquifers of the Surat Basin, Great Artesian Basin. SSRN Electronic Journal. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.4197924
Pearce, J. K., Golding, S. D., Baublys, K. A., Hofmann, H., Cendón, D. I., Herbert, St. J. and Hayes, P. J. (2022). Multiple tracers for dis-connectivity of shallow aquifers, alluvium, and coal seam gas wells in the Great Artesian Basin. The APPEA Journal, 62 (2), S480-S486. doi: 10.1071/aj21082
Pearce, Julie, Raza, Syed, Baublys, Kim, Hayes, Philip, Firouzi, Mahshid and Rudolph, Victor (2022). Unconventional CO2 storage: CO2 mineral trapping predicted in characterized shales, sandstones, and coal seam interburden. SPE Journal, 27 (05), 1-22. doi: 10.2118/209791-pa
Pearce, J. K., La Croix, A. D., Brink, F. J., Hayes, P. J. and Underschultz, J. R. (2021). CO2 mineral trapping comparison in different regions: predicted geochemical reactivity of the Precipice Sandstone reservoir and overlying Evergreen Formation. Petroleum Geoscience, 27 (3) petgeo2020-106, petgeo2020-106. doi: 10.1144/petgeo2020-106
Pearce, J. K., Golding, S. D., Hayes, P., Baublys, K. A., Hofmann, H., Herbert, S. J. and Gargiulo, G. (2021). Gas sources and concentrations in Surat Basin shallow aquifers: a field sampling method comparison, and isotopic study. The APPEA Journal, 61 (2), 707-713. doi: 10.1071/aj20061
Hayes, Phil, Nicol, Chris, La Croix, Andrew D., Pearce, Julie, Gonzalez, Sebastian, Wang, Jiahao, Harfoush, Ahmed, He, Jianhua, Moser, Andrew, Helm, Lauren, Morris, Ryan and Gornall, David (2019). Enhancing geological and hydrogeological understanding of the Precipice Sandstone aquifer of the Surat Basin, Great Artesian Basin, Australia, through model inversion of managed aquifer recharge datasets. Hydrogeology Journal, 28 (1), 175-192. doi: 10.1007/s10040-019-02079-9
La Croix, Andrew D., Harfoush, Ahmed, Rodger, Iain, Gonzalez, Sebastian, Undershultz, Jim R., Hayes, Phil and Garnett, Andrew (2019). Reservoir modelling notional CO2 injection into the precipice sandstone and evergreen formation in the Surat Basin, Australia. Petroleum Geoscience, 26 (1), petgeo2019-058. doi: 10.1144/petgeo2019-058
Hutchinson, M. J., Ingram, R. G.S., Grout, M. W. and Hayes, P. J. (2012). A successful model: 30 years of the Lincolnshire Chalk model. Geological Society Special Publication, 364 (1), 173-191. doi: 10.1144/SP364.12
Conference Papers
Pearce, J. K., Hofmann, H., Baublys, K., Golding, S. D., Fifield, K., Herbert, S. J., Bhebhe, Z., Matthews, I., Moser, A. and Hayes, P. (2023). Methods for Differentiating Methane and Carbon Dioxide Sources in Aquifers Overlying Gas Reservoirs or Associated with CO2 Storage Sites. SPE. doi: 10.2118/217301-ms
Santiago, V., Rodger, I., Hayes, P., Leonardi, C. and Deisman, N. (2023). Understanding Compressibility Coefficients in Heterogeneous Fractured Rocks and Implications for CSG Reservoir Simulation. Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi: 10.2118/217281-MS
Hofmann, Harald, Raiber, Matthias, Pearce, Julie, Hayes, Phil, Suckow, Axel, Cendon, Dioni, Rodger, Iain and Golding, Sue (2022). Finding the edge: Assessing inter-basin connectivity between the Surat and Clarence-Moreton basins with environmental tracers to define the eastern margin of the Great Artesian Basin. Australian Groundwater Conference, Perth, WA Australia, 21-23 November 2022.
Rodger, Iain, Hayes, Phil, Hofmann, Harald, Pearce, Julie and Golding, Sue (2022). From old data, new understanding: Advancing conceptualisation of Surat Basin basal GAB aquifers using historical oil and gas data and exploratory modelling. Australian Groundwater Conference, Perth, WA Australia, 21-23 November 2022.
Rochford, L. M., Ordens, C. M., Bulovic, N., McIntyre, N., Keir, G. and Hayes, P. (2022). Results from a program of stock and domestic bore metering in the Surat Basin, Queensland. Australasian Groundwater Conference, Perth, WA, Australia, 21-23 November 2022.
Pearce, J., Hofmann, H., Golding, S., Hayes, P., Baublys, K. and Rodger, I. (2022). Greenhouse gases in deep Great Artesian Basin aquifers. Australasian Groundwater Conference, Perth, WA Australia, 21-24 November 2022.
Pearce, J. K., Baublys, K. A., Golding, S. D., Hofmann, H., Cendon, D., Herbert, S.J., Gargiulo, G. and Hayes, P. J. (2022). Measuring methane concentrations and isotopic tracers in alluvium and aquifers overlying a coal seam methane reservoir. Australasian Environmental Isotope Conference, Ballina, NSW Australia, 13-17 November 2022.
Sedaghat, Mohammad, Owen, Des, Hayes, Philip, Hurter, Suzanne and Garnett, Andrew (2021). The Influence of Formation Dip Angle on Buoyancy-Induced Gas Migration During Coal Seam Gas Production. SPE/AAPG/SEG Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Online, 16-18 November 2021. Tulsa, OK United States: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference. doi: 10.15530/AP-URTEC-2021-208388
Sedaghat, Mohammad, Hayes, Philip and Garnett, Andrew (2021). Numerical Investigation of Post-Production Gas Flow Mechanisms in Coal Seams. SPE/AAPG/SEG Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Online, 16-18 November 2021. Tulsa, OK United States: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference. doi: 10.15530/AP-URTEC-2021-208349
Pearce, Julie K., Raza, Syed S., Baublys, Kim A., Hayes, Phil J., Firouzi, Mahshid and Rudolph, Victor (2021). Unconventional CO2 storage. Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Online, 16-18 November 2021. Tulsa, OK United States: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference. doi: 10.15530/ap-urtec-2021-208295
Pearce, J.K., Hofmann, H., Baublys, K., Golding, S.D., Rodger, I. and Hayes, P. (2021). Groundwater and gas sampling informing hydrogeological conceptualisation of the Precipice and Hutton Sandstone aquifers of the southern Surat Basin. AEGC: Geosciences for a Sustainable World, Brisbane, Australia, 15-17 September 2021.
Pearce, J. K. , Golding, S., Baublys, K., Hofmann, H., Herbert, S. and Hayes, P. (2021). CO2 reduction and fermentation producing in situ CH4 in the majority of sampled GAB aquifers and alluvium overlying a coal seam gas region. AESC, Online , 9-12 February 2021.
Ordens, Carlos Miraldo, McIntyre, Neil, Undershultz, Jim and Hayes, Phil (2021). A comprehensive, up-to-date evidence base to inform public, planning and policy for Australia’s Great Artesian Basin. Congress on Geoethics and Groundwater Management, Porto, Portugal, 18-22 May 2020. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-59320-9_85
Raza, Syed Shabbar, Pearce, Julie, Shukla, Pradeep, Hayes, Phil and Rudolph, Victor (2020). Characterisation of Surat Basin Walloon interburden and overlying Springbok Sandstone: a focus on methane adsorption isotherms, permeability and gas content. APPEA Conference and Exhibition, Unknown, Unknown. Clayton, VIC Australia: CSIRO Publishing. doi: 10.1071/aj19078
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
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
Research Reports
Miraldo Ordens, Carlos, McIntyre, Neil and Hayes, Phil (2021). Resetting our understanding of the Surat Part of the Great Artesian Basin. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Hayes, Phil, Nicol, Chris and Underschultz, Jim (2019). Regional groundwater model. The University of Queensland Surat Deep Aquifer Appraisal Project (UQ-SDAAP) Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Hayes, Phil, Nicol, Chris and Underschultz, Jim (2019). Precipice sandstone hydraulic property estimation from observed MAR responses. The University of Queensland Surat Deep Aquifer Appraisal Project (UQ-SDAAP) Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Harfoush, Ahmed, Hayes, Phil, La Croix, Andrew, Gonzalez, Sebastian and Wolhuter, Alexandra (2019). Integrating petrophysics in modelling. The University of Queensland Surat Deep Aquifer Appraisal Project (UQ-SDAAP) Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Sedaghat, Mohammad, Pearce, Julie, Underschultz, Jim and Hayes, Phil (2019). Flow modelling of the managed aquifer recharge areas. The University of Queensland Surat Deep Aquifer Appraisal Project (UQ-SDAAP) Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland.