Jackson Prairie Underground Natural Gas Storage Facility
Jackson Prairie Underground Natural Gas Storage Facility is a natural gas storage facility in Southwest Washington, owned by Puget Sound Energy, Avista and Williams Companies's Northwest Pipeline GP.[1][2] With 25 billion cubic feet working capacity (47 billion cubic feet total capacity), it is the largest natural gas-storage reservoir in the Pacific Northwest and the 14th largest in the United States.[3][4]
Geology[edit]
The gas storage is in an aquifer contained by the sandstone Skookumchuck formation, about 1,000 to 3,000 feet underground.[5][6][7]: Slide 4
Development[edit]
The site was first explored for gas production in 1958 with an 8,000-foot (2,400 m) deep well. The well turned out to be a dry hole and repurposed for gas storage. In 1964 the first gas was injected.[7]: Slide 2 As of 2016, there were a total of 104 wells, 55 being used for gas injection or extraction.[7]: Slide 4
References[edit]
- ^ "Williams Corp. profile", EDGAR Online, RR Donnelley, retrieved 2018-03-03
- ^ "Avista weighs expansion at natural gas storage", Spokane Journal of Business, retrieved 2018-03-03
- ^ Jackson Prairie factsheet, PSE
- ^ "OIL AND GAS IN WASHINGTON", Official website, Washington State Department of Natural Resources, retrieved February 23, 2018
- ^ Snavely, P.D. (1958). Geology and Coal Resources of the Centralia-Chehalis District, Washington. Bulletin. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 26.
- ^ Washington Geologic Newsletter. Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geology and Earth Resources. 1976. p. 150.
- ^ a b c PSE slideshow March 22, 2016 via Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission
External links[edit]
- Official website (Puget Sound Energy)
- Chapter 80.40 RCW –UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS STORAGE ACT (1963)
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