While there are extensive studies and simulations on the feasibility of using depleted natural gas reservoirs for compressed air energy storage (CAES), specific successful case studies highlighting the operational success of such projects are not readily available in the provided search results. However, several assessments and analyses suggest that depleted natural gas reservoirs could be viable for CAES due to their existing infrastructure and geophysical characteristics, which are conducive to air storage.
Feasibility and Viability Studies
Sproule conducted an analysis that proved the viability of using depleted natural gas reservoirs for “green” CAES by simulating air injection and withdrawal processes. This indicates potential success but does not provide details on operational projects.
Technical Feasibility Research
Hydrodynamics has researched the technical barriers to developing depleted gas fields for CAES, focusing on storage capacity, air injection/withdrawal wells, and chemical reactions with residual natural gas. This work highlights the potential challenges and opportunities but does not detail successful operational case studies.
Simulation Studies
Various simulation studies have been conducted to evaluate the performance of CAES in depleted natural gas reservoirs. These include modeling the effects of air injection on reservoir dynamics and assessing the composition of produced gases. While these studies support the theoretical feasibility of CAES in such reservoirs, they do not report on specific operational successes.
In summary, while there are promising theoretical and feasibility studies indicating that depleted natural gas reservoirs could be used effectively for CAES, concrete case studies of operational success are not clearly documented in the available information.
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