Underground storage of natural gas by interstate pipeline companies for 1976 and winter 1976--1977

Technical Report · Fri Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1978

OSTI ID:6538996

Pappas, T A

Underground storage of natural gas for the calendar year 1976 by pipeline companies subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Power Commission (now Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) is reported. Annual data are based upon the FPC Form 2 annual reports of 31 companies, and Winter 1976--1977 data are from the FPC Form 8 semi-monthly reports of 33 companies (including Independent Producers). During 1976, three new storage fields were put in operation by jurisdictional pipeline companies. Five certificates were issued by the Federal Power Commission for changes in ten existing storage fields. Estimated underground storage amounted to 3.8 billion Mcf, a 3.6 percent increase over 1975. The utilization of storage gas during the highest consecutive three-day system peak in the 1976--1977 winter season was 32.66 percent of the total system deliveries during that period as compared with 29.33 percent in the 1975--1976 winter season. The average volumes of gas injected and withdrawn from storage in 1976 were 1,205 million Mcf which is approximately the same average volume injected and withdrawn in 1975. The average cost of storage gas in 1976 was 27.49 cents per Mcf compared with 25.09 cents per Mcf in 1975, an increase of 2.40 cents per Mcf.

• Research Organization: Department of Energy, Washington, DC (USA). Energy Information Administration
• OSTI ID: 6538996
• Report Number(s): DOE/EIA-0151
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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