Underground Gas Storage (RES 434)
Underground Gas Storage (RES 434)
COURSE SCHEDULE
| Code | Date | Location | price (€)* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RES 434 | 23 - 25 Nov 2026 | Online | 1980 |
| RES 434 | 15 – 17 Jul 2026 | Online | 1980 |
| RES 434 | 24 –26 Jun 2026 | Istanbul | 2640 |
| RES 434 | 7 – 9 Oct 2026 | Dubai | 2640 |
COURSE OVERVIEW
This course is designed to provide participants with both fundamental and applied knowledge of Underground Gas Storage (UGS) systems. The program begins with an overview of gas reservoir engineering principles, followed by a review of global energy supply trends and the strategic role of natural gas. The concept of UGS as a peak-shaving and energy security solution is then introduced and discussed.
The course continues with a review of gas phase behavior, gas reservoir engineering fundamentals, and gas flow characteristics specific to UGS operations. Key topics include the application of the general material balance equation to UGS systems, reservoir fluid inventory analysis, and optimization of injection and withdrawal cycles.
In addition, the course addresses well pattern design for storage fields and the design considerations for surface facilities associated with UGS operations, providing participants with a comprehensive understanding of both subsurface and surface aspects of gas storage projects.
COURSE OUTLINE
3 days
Day 1
o Worldwide energy supply-Demand outlook
o Underground gas storage (UGS) as a peak-shaving technique
o History and background of UGS
o Different levels of UGS: production point, hub, consumption areas
o Potential underground formations for UGS:
depleted oil & gas formations, saline aquifers, salt domes
o Concepts of cushion gas, working gas
o Monitoring of gas migration during UGS operation
Day 2
o A review of gas Reservoir phase behavior: PVT correlations and Physical property estimation, Fluid Characterization, Equation of State Tuning
o Gas reservoir engineering: fluid flow through
porous media, gas reservoir performance
o General material balance equation for gas reservoir
o General material balance equation applied for UGS
o Reservoir fluid inventory analysis in UGS
o Optimum design of injection/withdrawal in UGS
o The optimum well pattern in UGS
o Condensate production enhancement during UGS
o Impact of depleted reservoir fluid composition on UGS
o Case study: UGS in a naturally fractured, depleted gas reservoir
Day 3
o Optimum time to start UGS in a depleted reservoir
o Basic design of surface facilities for UGS
o HSE regulations of surface facilities for UGS
o Pre-treatment of injection fluid
o Post-treatment of withdrawal fluid
o Case study: UGS surface facility design
INSTRUCTOR
Professor Reza Azin
Reza Azin is a Professor of Reservoir and Chemical Process Engineering with over 25 years of experience in teaching and industry consultancy. He specializes in oil and gas reservoirs, underground gas storage, PVT analysis and modeling, surface facility design, carbon management, and process simulation.
His current research and industrial activities include carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), energy and exergy analysis in process industries, development of novel biomaterials for enhanced oil recovery (EOR), fluid flow in porous media, and chemical process simulation and optimization. He is also actively engaged in entrepreneurship and start-up development, focusing on business models, team building, and commercialization within the oil and gas sector.
He has supervised more than 40 M.Sc. and Ph.D. theses, published over 75 journal articles, and presented more than 45 conference papers. His authored books include The Vapor Extraction (VAPEX) Process in Heavy Oil Fractured Systems and Simulation Study of Underground Gas Storage.
FAQ
DESIGNED FOR
o A reservoir engineer looking towards the basics and reservoir engineering aspects of UGS
o A strategic energy expert who’s interested
to learn the economic features of UGS in a world energy portfolio.
o A petroleum engineer who’s interested to understand the impact of successive injection/withdrawal on well integrity.
o A chemical process engineer looking to learn about the surface injection/withdrawal facilities design for UGS.
COURSE LEVEL
- Intermediate
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
o Overview of Gas Reservoir Engineering
o Overview of Gas fluid phase behavior
o Fundamentals and history of underground gas storage (UGS)
o General material balance equation in the Gas reservoir
o Injection/Withdrawal surface facilities
o Well pattern and well integrity in UGS
o Inventory verification in UGS
o Simulation of UGS
o Monitoring of gas migration
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