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Title: Inert Base Gas Use In U.S. Underground Natural Gas Storage Reservoirs
Author: Yusuf A. Shikari, Stephen E. Foh
Source: American Gas Association 1988
Year Published: 1988
Abstract: Effective utihzation of an underground gas storage reservoir requires, in most cases, a substantial volume of gas as base gas, a minimum volume to be maintained in storage at all times. For any particular storage reservoir, base gas requirements may vary from 15 percent to 75 percent of its capacity. At the end of 1987, of the 6.3 Tcf of total gas in storage, as much as 3.6 Tcf was required as base gas. If base gas requirements can be reduced by only 10 percent, over 350 Bcf of gas could be recovered (on a one-time basis). The use of an inert gas to substitute all or a portion of the base gas requirements in underground natural gas storage reservoirs has been successfully demonstrated in France. This paper describes the results of a research effort designed to provide a sound database of technical and economic information for a possible field test of inert base use in the United States. Specifically, relevant geological, reservoir, and operational criteria for selecting a suitable site are described datacollection requirements and engineering-analysis needs for formulating a viable field test plan are explained via an illustrative example.

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