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We have already built a successful 10-billion cubic feet gas storage facility at our Humbly Grove oilfield near Alton in Hampshire. The store operates by taking natural gas from the national transmission system (NTS), operated by National Grid Gas plc, at Barton Stacey through a 17-mile pipeline to the Humbly Grove oilfield. The gas is then pumped into the reservoir for storage. During periods of high demand, the gas is returned to the NTS after processing.

The Humbly Grove gas store, which started operations in November 2005, is also re-pressurising the oil reservoir and so extending the remaining life of the field from less than 10 years to now around 20 years.

 Humbly Grove Gas Store
The gas processing facility area of the larger Humbly Grove oilfield site is outlined
The gas processing facility area of the larger Humbly Grove oilfield site is outlined
Adsorption towers are used to dry the gas The pipework structure
Adsorption towers are used to dry the gas The pipework structure
The compressor house is acoustically enclosed Eighteen-metre high vent
The compressor house is acoustically enclosed Eighteen-metre high vent
Pipeline preparation Restored route of pipeline
Pipeline preparation Restored route of pipeline
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The STore
A gas store in the existing underground depleted hydrocarbon reservoir at Albury

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WELLSITE
Drilling of four development wells and pipeline connections at the existing Albury well site

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PIPELINE
A five-mile (8.3 km) gas pipeline from the Albury well site to the gas processing facility (including an associated temporary pipe store and contractor’s yard at East Clandon)

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PROCESSING
A gas processing facility (and associated temporary construction camp) proposed adjacent to Furze Copse, near Send Prison.

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HOW IT WORKS
View the 3D Visualisation diagram
PROJECT PLAN
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The production elements and proposed pipeline route. PDF approx 3mb.