UGS wells in depleted fields

Abstract

The Underground Gas Storage (UGS) facilities are mainly built in hydrocarbon reservoirs (depleted oil and gas fields), in aquifers and also in salt caverns using proven techniques based on the best use of geology and geophysics. From the international perspective, Slovakia plays an important role in the European gas industry. Transporting one-fifth of the natural gas consumed in western European countries, it is one of the largest natural gas transit countries. Before the end of its path across Slovakia, the transported natural gas reaches the Lab UGS facility in the Slovakia. This paper describes oil and gas depleted reservoirs and techniques that apply in the UGS field. Podziemne magazyny gazu (PMG) lokalizowane są głównie na sczerpanych złożach węglowodorów lub w kawernach solnych z wykorzystaniem sprawdzonych technik bazujących na osiągnięciach geologii i geofizyki. W niniejszej pracy opisano czerpane złoża ropy naftowej i gazu ziemnego oraz techniki stosowane w PMG na Słowacji.