Our Services

One solution provider – from prospect identification to handover of underground storage facility

Our organisation builds on decades of expertise and offers a well-rounded service portfolio – from prospect assessment and operational planning, drilling, workover and well engineering solutions, all the way through to surface facilities ‘concept to handover’.

UNDERGROUND
GAS STORAGE
(UGS)

UGS facilities accommodate the increasing, yet fluctuating, seasonal energy demand.

UNDERGROUND
CO2 STORAGE (CCS/CCUS)

CCS / CCUS technologies are an important bridging solution to support the energy transition and to mitigate emissions.

UNDERGROUND
HYDROGEN STORAGE

Hydrogen storage will be an important cornerstone for smooth operations in a hydrogen economy.

GEOTHERMAL
ENERGY

Geothermal energy is abundant, renewable and with minimal carbon footprint.
UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE
(UGS)

Over the past 30 years, we have supported our customers in converting gas and oil reservoirs into underground gas storage (UGS) facilities and have advised them in extending the capacity of their UGS operations to cope with the increasing, yet fluctuating, seasonal energy demand.

Our extensive reservoir and well engineering expertise, combined with our drilling and workover capabilities and our operational experience with developing numerous gas storage surface facilities, from concept to handover, have made us the preferred partner and trusted advisor for gas storage companies all over Central Europe and beyond, among these Europe’s leading storage facility operators.

Light bulb / © Pixabay

How do gas storage facilities work?

01  Public grid
02   Motoring station
03   Compressor station
04   Cooling units
05   Wellhead
06   Well
07   Reservoir
08   Working or cushion gas
09   Preheater
10   Pressure reduction station
11   Drying unit
12  Control room and stores
Storage facility infographic / © RAG Austria AG
Storage facility / © RAG Austria AG
Storage facility / © RAG Austria AG
Storage facility / © RAG Austria AG

UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE:
WHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU

Subsurface:
from Project Identification to Operational Planning and Well Engineering

Surface Facilities -
from "Concept to Handover"

Subsurface: from Project Identification to Operational Planning and Well Engineering

Project Identification

Identify suitable reservoir(s) for conversion to storage facility
Determine data acquisition requirements
Perform rock & fluid lab experiments, tests and analyses
Assess cap rock integrity & seismic risk
Describe & characterise reservoir
Build 3D reservoir model
(static & dynamic)

Operational Planning

Optimise storage capacity & performance
Determine storage well locations, trajectories and completionS
Assess long-term interaction of injected fluids with reservoir rock
Assess and mitigate the impact of injection-stream impurities
Assess and mitigate geological risks
Design environmental monitoring

Well Planning

INTEGRATED PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Selection of suitable drilling location
Technical well planning and cost estimation
Coordination with public authorities
Drilling rig and service tendering
Coordination of authorities and stakeholders
On-site supervision and cost control of operations
Well integrity management

Surface Facilities - from "Concept to Handover"

Concept Phase
Basic Engineering
Authorities Engineering
Detailed Engineering & Procurement
Construction
Commissioning
Handover

1.
Contractual data/determinations

    • Operator / User
    • Gas quality (takeover and delivery)
    • max. working gas volume (turnover volume)
    • max. capacity (storage and withdrawal)
    • Availability/redundancies and shifting time

2.
Infrastructure

    • Site visit
    • Roads existing / new (investment, permits)
    • Power lines existing / new (investment, permits)
    • Gas lines connection (investment, permits)
    • Reservoir water disposal

3.
Climate & Neighbourhood

    • Weather conditions (year period)
    • Environment (nature protection, emission/ immissions)
    • Neighbourhood (dwelling houses)

4.
Operational

    • Operating modes (automatic / hand)
    • Switching off the plant (operations interruptions, shut down)

5.
Safety

    • Emergency shut down
    • Fire protection/fighting
    • Explosion protection
    • Pressure release system

6.
Material / Corrosion Protection

    • Steel
    • Stainless Steel
    • Plastic
    • Painting and coating

7.
Technological
Equipment

    • Gas treatment
    • Gas compression

8.
Operating Philosophy

    • Own operating staff – external operators
    • Training / education of operators
    • Unattended operation
    • Shift operation
    • Maintenance and repair philosophy
Small globe and leaves / © Pixabay
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Underground CO2 Storage

UNDERGROUND CO2 STORAGE
(CCS / CCUS)

Carbon Capture, Storage (CCS) and Utilisation (CCUS) are important emission reduction technologies and can help to scale up the hydrogen economy (Blue & Green Hydrogen).

Energy storage facility / © Steve Haider, RAG Austria AG

CCS/CCUS technologies involve the CO2 storage deep underground in geological formations, i.e. aquifers and depleted hydrocarbon reservoirs.

Depleted gas reservoirs represent a great opportunity for underground CO2 storage as they provide significant storage capacity and infrastructure in place.

The European Union has defined the criteria for the characterisation and assessment of the potential CO2 storage complex and surrounding area:

Step 1:

Data collection

Step 2:

Building the three-dimensional static geological earth model

Step 3:

Characterisation of the storage dynamic behaviour, sensitivity characterisation, risk assessment

We are here to support you to meet these criteria:

Our extensive reservoir, well engineering and surface facilities expertise, combined with our experience from developing many gas storage operations, makes us the preferred partner for operators planning underground CO2 storage facilities.

We have adopted a robust workflow starting from identifying CCS opportunities to maturing these to underground CO2 storage projects.

UNDERGROUND CO2 STORAGE:
WHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU

Subsurface:
from Project Identification to Operational Planning and Well Engineering

Surface Facilities -
from "Concept to Handover"

Subsurface: from Project Identification to
Operational Planning

Project Identification

Identify suitable reservoir(s) for conversion to storage facility
Determine data acquisition requirements
Perform rock & fluid lab experiments, tests and analyses
Assess cap rock integrity & seismic risk
Describe & characterise reservoir
Build 3D reservoir model
(static & dynamic)

Operational Planning

Optimise storage capacity & performance
Determine CO2 storage well locations, trajectories and completionS
Determine working gas requirement
Assess subsurface CO2 distribution
Assess and mitigate the impact of CO2-stream impurities
Advise on CO2 pre-conditioning and injection
Advise on CO2 utilisation (e.g. for EOR application)
Assess long-term CO2-rock interaction
Assess and mitigate subsurface risks
Design environmental monitoring

WELL PLANNING

INTEGRATED PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Selection of suitable drilling location
Technical well planning and cost estimation
Coordination with public authorities
Drilling rig and service tendering
Coordination of authorities and stakeholders
On-site supervision and cost control of operations
Well integrity management

Surface Facilities - from "Concept to Handover"

Concept Phase
Basic Engineering
Authorities Engineering
Detailed Engineering & Procurement
Construction
Commissioning
Handover

1.
Contractual data/determinations

    • Operator / User
    • Gas quality (takeover and delivery)
    • max. working gas volume (turnover volume)
    • max. capacity (storage and withdrawal)
    • Availability/redundancies and shifting time

2.
Infrastructure

    • Site visit
    • Roads existing / new (investment, permits)
    • Power lines existing / new (investment, permits)
    • Gas lines connection (investment, permits)
    • Reservoir water disposal

3.
Climate & Neighbourhood

    • Weather conditions (year period)
    • Environment (nature protection, emission/ immissions)
    • Neighbourhood (dwelling houses)

4.
Operational

    • Operating modes (automatic / hand)
    • Switching off the plant (operations interruptions, shut down)

5.
Safety

    • Emergency shut down
    • Fire protection/fighting
    • Explosion protection
    • Pressure release system

6.
Material / Corrosion Protection

    • Steel
    • Stainless Steel
    • Plastic
    • Painting and coating

7.
Technological
Equipment

    • Gas treatment
    • Gas compression

8.
Operating Philosophy

    • Own operating staff – external operators
    • Training / education of operators
    • Unattended operation
    • Shift operation
    • Maintenance and repair philosophy

Underground Hydrogen Storage

UNDERGROUND HYDROGEN
STORAGE

Hydrogen will play a key role in a clean, secure and affordable energy future.

Green Hydrogen, produced by electrolysis of water and powered from renewables, is the long-term and low/zero-carbon way to produce hydrogen.

Blue Hydrogen, produced from fossil fuels and combined with underground CO2 storage (CCUS, CCS), will help to scale up the hydrogen economy and bridge the gap between Green Hydrogen and those methods currently dominating hydrogen generation.

Hydrogen storage is an important cornerstone for smooth operations of a hydrogen economy.

Underground (geological) storage in depleted gas and oil reservoirs, aquifers and salt caverns appears to be the best option for large-scale and long-term storage while securing a continuous and well-defined supply stream.

Benefit from our experience. Starting from our initial assessment of reservoir and facilities, we deepen your knowledge base through laboratory experiments, special studies and numerical modelling.

Our extensive reservoir, well engineering and surface facilities expertise combined with our experience from developing many gas storage operations, makes us the preferred partner for operators planning hydrogen storage facilities.

UNDERGROUND HYDROGEN STORAGE:
WHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU

Subsurface:
from Project Identification to Operational Planning and Well Engineering

Surface Facilities -
from "Concept to Handover"

Subsurface: from Project Identification to Operational Planning and Well Engineering

Project Identification

Identify suitable reservoir(s) for conversion to storage facility
Determine data acquisition requirements
Perform rock & fluid lab experiments, tests and analyses
Assess cap rock integrity & seismic risk
Describe & characterise reservoir
Build 3D reservoir model
(static & dynamic)

Operational Planning

Optimise storage capacity & performance
Determine hydrogen storage well locations, trajectories and completions
Determine working gas requirement
Assess subsurface distribution of injected fluids
Advise on injected stream pre-conditioning
Assess long-term hydrogen-rock interaction
Assess and mitigate subsurface risks of hydrogen operations
Design Environmental monitoring

Well Planning & Engineering

INTEGRATED PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Selection of suitable drilling location
Technical well planning and cost estimation
Coordination with public authorities
Drilling rig and service tendering
Coordination of authorities and stakeholders
On-site supervision and cost control of operations
Well integrity management

Surface Facilities - from "Concept to Handover"

Concept Phase
Basic Engineering
Authorities Engineering
Detailed Engineering & Procurement
Construction
Commissioning
Handover

1.
Contractual data/determinations

    • Operator / User
    • Gas quality (takeover and delivery)
    • max. working gas volume (turnover volume)
    • max. capacity (storage and withdrawal)
    • Availability/redundancies and shifting time

2.
Infrastructure

    • Site visit
    • Roads existing / new (investment, permits)
    • Power lines existing / new (investment, permits)
    • Gas lines connection (investment, permits)
    • Reservoir water disposal

3.
Climate & Neighbourhood

    • Weather conditions (year period)
    • Environment (nature protection, emission/ immissions)
    • Neighbourhood (dwelling houses)

4.
Operational

    • Operating modes (automatic / hand)
    • Switching off the plant (operations interruptions, shut down)

5.
Safety

    • Emergency shut down
    • Fire protection/fighting
    • Explosion protection
    • Pressure release system

6.
Material / Corrosion Protection

    • Steel
    • Stainless Steel
    • Plastic
    • Painting and coating

7.
Technological
Equipment

    • Gas treatment
    • Gas compression

8.
Operating Philosophy

    • Own operating staff – external operators
    • Training / education of operators
    • Unattended operation
    • Shift operation
    • Maintenance and repair philosophy

Geothermal Energy

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

Geothermal energy is abundant, renewable and with minimal carbon footprint. It has the potential to significantly contribute to the global energy supply.

We support our customers in identifying locations of high-quality geothermal resources, in mitigating geological risk and in designing and developing geothermal projects.

We have planned, drilled and completed many dedicated geothermal wells for our European clientele.

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
WHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU

Subsurface:
from Project Identification to Operational Planning and Well Engineering

Surface Facilities -
from "Concept to Handover"

Subsurface: from Project Identification to Operational Planning and Well Engineering

Project Identification

Identify locations of high-quality geothermal resources
Assess feasibility of geothermal energy projects
Determine data acquisition requirements
Describe & characterise geothermal energy system
Build 3D geological models & simulate geothermal system

Operational Planning

Design & optimise geothermal energy projects
Determine well location, trajectory and completion of geothermal wells
Assess and mitigate subsurface risks
Design environmental monitoring strategies and procedures

Well Planning & Engineering

INTEGRATED PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Selection of suitable drilling location
Technical well planning and cost estimation
Coordination with public authorities
Drilling rig and service tendering
Coordination of authorities and stakeholders
On-site supervision and cost control of operations
Well integrity management

Surface Facilities - from "Concept to Handover"

Concept Phase
Basic Engineering
Authorities Engineering
Detailed Engineering & Procurement
Construction
Commissioning
Handover

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