Microfracture Mapping and Geochemical Analysis Relative to Underground Natural Gas Liquids Storage Facilities, Central Kansas(ABSTRACT)

摘要

A detailed microfracture and rock jointing analysis related to natural gas liquids (NGL) was completed for a group of underground storage facilities in central Kansas. The total project area for this initial study was approx 20 sq miles, covering existing company storage areas of interest and vicinity. The study area surrounded a central area of approximately 6 square miles, which contained the existing active company storage areas, and the potential fugitive NGL areas. The project area is currently active as a storage facility, surrounded by a large number of active or plugged and abandoned, solution mined storage caverns in the area.