A great deal of useful information about underground storage is available on the internet, and the links below present additional information about many aspects of underground storage.
GOVERNMENT AND ACADEMIA |
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| Salt Domes in the Gulf Coast Aquifer: | The Texas Water Development Board reviews available literature on the salt domes of the Texas Gulf Coast and summarizes information on salt dome hydrogeology. |
| Overview of Salt Caverns | Argonne National Laboratory provides general overview information about salt caverns and information about the disposal of oil field wastes in salt caverns. |
| US Energy Information Administration | US Energy Information Administration compiles stastical information for salt caverns, natural gas storage, and many other topics. |
| US DOE: Strategic Petroleum Reserve | Provides information about the world’s largest underground storage program. |
| SPR Videos | NETL videos of SPR’s Big Hill site and connecting facilities. |
| US DOE: Office of Petroleum Reserves | Information about the strategic, naval and heating oil reserves. |
| Hutchinson Response Project | The Kansas Geological Survey provides information about the Hutchinson Incident. |
| Natural Gas Storage | National Energy Technology Laboratory provides extensive information about natural gas transportation and storage. |
| Salt Caverns & Their Use for Disposal of Oil Field Wastes | The National Petroleum Technology Office provides information about salt caverns. The solution mining illustrations are misleading, so view them with a grain of salt. |
| Characterization of Bedded Salt for Storage Caverns | The University of Texas’ Bureau of Economic Geology presents data specific to bedded salt for both industrial operators and government regulators in the context of salt cavern development. |
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS |
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| American Petroleum Institute | The American Peteroleum Institute is the 900 lb gorilla of oil and gas industry organizations. |
| National Mining Association | The National Mining Association provides information for members to locate, permit, mine, process, transport and utilitze mineral resources. |
| Gas Technology Institute | The Gas Technology Institute is a leading industry organization that is very involved with underground storage. Features an extensive report: Natrual Gas Storage: Historical Development and Expected Evolution. |
| Natural Gas Supply Association | An overview of gas storage principles. |
| Petroleum Technology Transfer Council | A forum for transfer of technology and best practices within the oil and gas community |
| Salt Institute | Leading industry organization that provides excellent information and also shows a US salt map. |
| Solution Mining Research Institute | Non-profit research and educational organization that welcomes participation by operators, researchers, suppliers, consultants, government regulators and all others with interests in solution mining and cavern utilization. |
| Injection Wells | The State of California Department of Conservation provides general information on injection wells as well as regulatory information for the state. |
| Gateway Storage Company | Gateway Storage Company Ltd plans to build an underground natural gas storage facility featuring salt caverns located beneath the East Irish Sea. When completed, the caverns will have a working capacity of 1.52 billion standard cubic meters (~562 million therms or 54 bcf), adding nearly 30% to the current gas storage capacity in the UK market |
REGULATORY AGENCIES |
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| State Mining Agencies | United States Department of Labor provides a link to various state mining agencies |
| Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission provides notices, major orders, and energy information for the electric, gas, oil, and hydro industries. |
| Underground Injection Control Program | The Kansas Department of Health and Envirnment, Bureau of Water administers the Underground Injection Control program in order to protect public health and safety, and the environment from injection activities. |
| Louisiana Office of Conservation | The Office of Conservation of the Lousiana Department of Natrual Resources is charged with conserving and regulating oil, gas, and lignite resources throughout the state. |
| New Mexico Oil Conservation Division | The New Mexico Oil Conservation Division regulates oil, gas, and geothermal activity in New Mexico. |
| Mississippi Oil and Gas Board | The Mississippi Oil and Gas Board regulates and promotes oil and gas drilling, production, and storage in the state of Mississippi. |
| TCEQ Mining and Mineral Extraction | The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) provides environmental regualtions to follow in mining operations or in the extraction of mineral resources in the state of Texas. |
| Railroad Commission of Texas: Oil and Gas Division | Under the Texas Administrative Code, the Railroad Commission of Texas Oil and Gas Division regulates the oil and gas industry to prevent the waste of resources and to protect property rights and the environment. |
COMMERCIAL AND OTHER |
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| CAES Storage Facility: McIntosh, Alabama | Profile of Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) facility in McIntosh, Alabama. |
| Gorlebean Exporation Mine | DBE Technology presents a virtual tour of the Gorlebean Exploration Mine. |
| Natural Gas Storage | The Natural Gas Supply Association presents an educational website covering a variety of natural gas topics. |
| Salt Cavern Storage | International Resource for Underground Gas Storage. |
| Underground Thermal Energy Storage | ClimateTech Wiki presents information about underground thermal energy storage. |
| Spindletop: The Original Salt Dome | The World Energy Source provides information on Spindletop Dome, the birthplace of Big Oil. |