Sigra is a privately owned company that supplies services and products in the fields of:
- Coal Seam Methane CBM
- Shale Gas
- Groundwater
- Mining
- Civil Engineering
- Drilling
Sigra solves complex problems requiring a wide range of specialist abilities. To achieve this, it has a broad skill base which includes:
- Engineers – Chemical, Civil, Electronic, Geotechnical, Mechanical, Mining, and Petroleum;
- Geoscientists, Hydrogeologists, Mathematicians, and Programmers;
- Accounting and Managerial Staff with both international and domestic experience.
Manufacturing
Sigra designs and manufactures a range of products, from electronic instrumentation such as field data acquisition and control systems, to heavy items such as blow out preventers used in gas drilling operations.
Sigra’s laboratory services include:
— Coal seam methane measurements
— Rock mechanics measurements
Innovation
Sigra is an innovative company which has developed a wide range of new equipment and techniques both to service clients and develop new technologies. Approximately 25% of Sigra’s annual budget is expended on research and development, effectively maintaining its position as industry leader. Sigra commenced operations in 1994. Although head office and manufacturing are currently located 30 minutes from the Brisbane CBD in Acacia Ridge, our field engineers operate worldwide.
Reservoir Characterisation
Sigra covers all aspects of field and laboratory testing, monitoring, geology and modelling. Using a wide range of techniques and equipment to measure gas content, permeability and stress, Sigra can evaluate how these will change with production.
Drilling and Completion
Sigra manufactures blow out preventers and external casing packers. Sigra also provides a well design service which includes torque and drag modelling for directional wells.
Production
Sigra supplies well head and reservoir monitoring equipment and separation systems.
Gas drainage
Sigra has the capability to determine the need to drain strata of gas from the perspectives of outburst control and ventilation. Sigra employs techniques and equipment to achieve this from either surface or underground. A gas drainage system is then designed using appropriate techniques to ensure a safe and successful implementation.
Rock Mechanics
Sigra measures stress in rocks using a proprietary overcore system, hydrofracturing or borehole breakout techniques. Strata properties are measured and the stress is calculated throughout the entire stratigraphy using tectonic strain theory. The effects of mining are predicted and subsequently monitored to ensure safety. Sigra also designs and monitors roof support systems and coal pillars. The monitoring is done via remote instrumentation installed underground or from the surface.
Groundwater
Sigra evaluates the effects of mining on groundwater and vice versa.
Mine water drainage or groundwater control systems are designed, including re-injection to maintain and control drawdown using Sigra instrumentation and remote monitoring capability.
Sigra’s combination of a detailed knowledge of drilling for drainage and anchoring, its in-house capability to install and maintain pumping and to grout when necessary, provides a unique and comprehensive service to our clients including:
- Geotechnical and groundwater engineering
- Measurement of stress and movement in tunnels
- Slope drainage
- Monitoring of excavations or basements.