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May 30, 2018
State of Alaska
Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
333 West 7t' Ave, Suite 100
Anchorage, AK 99501
Attn: Hollis French — Chair of Commission
3000Spenard Road
PO Box 190989
Anchorage, AK 99519-0989
RE: Cook Inlet Natural Gas Storage Alaska Annual Material Balance and Storage
Performance Report
Dear Chairman French:
Cook Inlet Natural Gas Storage Alaska, LLC (CINGSA) was granted a Storage Injection
Order on November 19, 2010 by the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission,
allowing it to operate the Cannery Loop Sterling C Pool for underground natural gas
storage service. Per CINGSA's request, the Commission issued an amended Storage
Injection Order (SIO) No. 9A, in 2014. Rule 8 of SIO 9A requires that CINGSA annually
file with the Commission a report that includes material balance calculations of the gas
production and injection volumes and a summary of well performance data to provide
assurance of continued reservoir confinement of the gas storage volumes. Per Storage
Injection Order No. 9.001, the Commission revised the due date for this Report to May
15 of each year. Due to a scheduled delay in the shut-in test this year, CINGSA
requested, and the Commission granted, an extension of the due date to May 31.
CINGSA has now completed six full years of operation. The enclosed report, in
compliance with Rule 8 of SIO 9A, documents gas storage operational activity during the
past seventy two months and includes monthly net injection/withdrawal volumes for the
facility and total gas inventory at month-end.
Any questions concerning the attached information may be directed to Richard Gentges
at 989-464-3849.
Sincerely,
John Sims
President
Cook Inlet Natural Gas Storage Alaska, LLC
Attachment
Cook Inlet Natural Gas Storage Alaska, LLC
2018 Annual Material Balance Analysis Report
To AOGCC
May 29, 2018
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Cook Inlet Natural Gas Storage Alaska, LLC
2017-2018 Storage Field Injection/Withdrawal Performance and
Material Balance Report
Executive Summary/Conclusion
Cook Inlet Natural Gas Storage Alaska, LLC (CINGSA) filed an application with the
Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC) on July 27, 2010 for authority
to operate the Cannery Loop Sterling C Pool to provide underground natural gas storage
service. In that application, CINGSA requested authority to store a total of 18 Bcf of
natural gas, including 7 Bcf of base gas and 11 Bcf of working gas. CINGSA estimated
that this initial phase of development would result in a maximum average reservoir
pressure of approximately 1520 psia based upon the original material balance analysis of
the reservoir, all as more fully described in the application.
By Order dated November 19, 2010, AOGCC issued Injection Order No. 9 (SIO 9)
granting CINGSA the authorization sought in its application, and limiting the maximum
allowed reservoir pressure to 1700 psia. In April 2014, CINGSA subsequently submitted
an application to the AOGCC requesting authority to increase the maximum reservoir
pressure to the original discovery pressure of 2200 psia. By Order dated June 4, 2014,
the AOGCC issued Injection Order No. 9A, granting CINGSA the authorization sought
in its April 2014 application. Pursuant to SIOs 9 and 9A,
An annual report evaluating the performance of the storage injection operation
must be provided to the AOGCC no later than May 15. The report shall include
material balance calculations of the gas production and injection volumes and
a summary of well performance data to provide assurance of continued
reservoir confinement of the gas storage volumes.
This is the sixth such annual report to be filed by CINGSA.
The CINGSA facility was commissioned in April 2012, and has now completed six full
years of operation. This report documents gas storage operational activity during the past
twelve months and includes monthly net injection/withdrawal volumes for the facility
and total inventory at month-end. A plot of the wellhead pressure versus total inventory
of the field since commencing storage operations is contained in this report; the plot
demonstrates that the pressure versus inventory performance is generally consistent with
design expectations, although actual pressure has trended above design expectations.
CINGSA believes the reason for this is related to an isolated pocket (separate reservoir)
of native gas, believed to be at or near native pressure conditions, which CINGSA
encountered when it perforated/completed the CLU S-1 well. This gas has since
commingled with gas in the depleted main reservoir and provides pressure support to the
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storage operation. Based upon currently available data, the estimated volume of gas
associated with the separate reservoir is approximately 14.5 Bcf, which remains
consistent with past conclusions.
This report also documents the injection/withdrawal flow rate performance of each of the
five wells. Three wells were back -pressure tested in 2017 — the CLU S-3, S-4, and S-5.
The S-3 well ceased flowing early this year and has since been cleaned out. Assuming
clean out of the S-3 was successful in restoring its deliverability, there is no evidence of
a decline in well deliverability associated with any of the CINGSA wells which could be
related to a loss of well bore integrity.
Consistent with standard operations, two planned facility shut -downs were conducted
during the past twelve months, each approximately one week in duration. The first shut-
down occurred during October 2017 and the second in May of this year. The purpose of
these two shut -downs was to suspend injection/withdrawal operations so that each well
could be shut-in for pressure monitoring and to allow reservoir pressure to begin to
stabilize. The well shut-in pressure data was analyzed via graphical material balance
analysis. The pressure versus inventory relationship of the field is consistent with
historical performance, and does not indicate any evidence of a loss of storage gas or
reservoir integrity. These results support the conclusion that all of the injected gas
remains confined within the reservoir.
Each well that penetrates the cap rock of the Sterling C Gas Storage Pool could
conceivably be a leak path for injected storage gas. If a loss of well or storage reservoir
integrity were to occur, it is likely that it would manifest itself via a rise in annular
pressure of any well that penetrates the storage pool. There are 12 third -party wells
owned by Hilcorp which penetrate the Sterling C Pool, plus the five CINGSA wells. This
report includes a summary of shut-in pressures recorded on all of the annular spaces of
each of the CINGSA storage wells and select annular spaces of each of the Hilcorp wells.
Annulus pressure on the Hilcorp CLU -5 has risen sharply to over 900 psi since mid- 2016.
Hilcorp reports that no recompletion work has been performed on this well, and there is
no obvious reason for the increase in annular pressure.
None of the other Hilcorp wells exhibits anomalously high pressure, nor is there any
evidence that the increased pressure on CLU 5 is due to a loss of integrity of the CINGSA
storage facility. CINGSA should continue to monitor pressure on this well and all other
third -party wells which penetrate the storage reservoir for evidence of loss of storage
integrity. Based upon a review of the available information associated with wells which
penetrate the storage formation at the time of this report, there is no evidence of any gas
leakage from the Sterling C Gas Storage Pool.
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In summary, operating data generally supports the conclusion that reservoir integrity
remains intact, and although the reservoir is now effectively functioning as a larger
reservoir due to encountering additional native gas in the Sterling C 1 c interval of the CLU
S-1 well, all of the injected gas appears to remain within the greater reservoir and is
accounted for at this time.
2017-2018 Storage Operations
The 2017-2018 storage cycle covers the period from April 10, 2017, the final day of the
2017 spring semi-annual shut -down, through May 8, 2018. Total inventory at April 10,
2017 was 11,887,901 Mcf. 1 Table 1 lists the remaining native gas -in-place as of April
1, 2012, net injection/withdrawal activity by month during the past 72 months, and the
total gas -in-place at the end of each month since storage operations commenced. Note
that the figures listed in Table 1 only include total inventory and have not been adjusted
to include the 14.5 Bcf of additional native gas associated with the isolated reservoir
encountered by CLU S-1.
The reservoir's pressure vs. gas -in-place (total inventory) relationship has been monitored
on a real-time basis since the commencement of storage operations to aid in identifying
a loss of reservoir integrity. This type of plot is widely used in the gas storage industry.
By tracking this data on a real-time basis, it is possible to detect a material loss of reservoir
integrity. CLU S-3 was shut-in for most of the summer of 2012 and for a shorter period
in 2013 so that wellhead pressure could be recorded for this purpose; thereafter it has
been shut-in periodically to confirm the pressure versus inventory trend has remained
consistent.
Figure 1 is a plot of the actual wellhead pressure readings from CLU S-3 versus total
inventory from April 1, 2012 through May 8, 2018 (again, excluding the 14.5 Bcf of
native gas in the isolated reservoir). This plot also includes the expected wellhead
pressure versus inventory response based on CINGSA's initial storage operation design
and computer modeling studies of the reservoir. The actual shut-in pressure of CLU S-3
initially aligned with simulated pressure from the modeling studies. However, at total
inventory levels above approximately 11 Bcf, the shut-in wellhead pressure on CLU S-3
has been consistently higher than expected when compared to predicted shut-in pressure
derived from initial computer modeling studies. The higher observed pressure of CLU
S-3 is attributable to an influx of a portion of the 14.5 Bcf of native gas that CINGSA
1 Throughout this report, the term "Total Inventory" refers to the sum of the base gas in
the reservoir plus the customer working gas in the reservoir. Total Inventory does not include
the native gas CINGSA discovered when drilling the CLU S-1 well.
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encountered when it completed the CLU S-1 well. The overall trend of the wellhead shut-
in pressure of CLU S-3 versus total inventory plot indicates there currently is no evidence
of gas loss associated with storage operations, nor any other loss of well or reservoir
integrity.
Well Deliverability Performance
The CINGSA facility is equipped with a robust station control automation and data
acquisition (SCADA) system, which includes the capability to monitor and record the
pressure and flow rate of each well on a real time basis. Monitoring well deliverability
is an important element of storage integrity management because a decline in well
deliverability may be symptomatic of a loss of well integrity. It may also be an indication
of wellbore damage caused by contaminants such as compressor lube oil, or formation of
scale across the perforations, etc. Throughout the injection and withdrawal seasons, the
deliverability of each well has been monitored via the SCADA system so that individual
well flow performance could be tracked against past performance and the results of prior
back -pressure tests performed on each well.
Well CLU S-1 continues to exhibit the strongest deliverability capability of all five
wells, contributing an average of about 42 percent of the field flow. Wells CLU S-2, S-
3, and S-4 have historically contributed approximately 18, 24, and 12 percent,
respectively. Well CLU S-5 contributes only about 3-4 percent of the total flow. Since
converting the field to storage, this well has consistently exhibited a tendency to water -
off during the withdrawal seasons, and this past season was no exception. While its
overall contribution to flow is relatively small, loss of the well due to water
encroachment nonetheless imposes a greater demand load on the remaining wells
capable of flow.
The CLU S-3, S-4, and S-5 wells were back -pressure tested during September 2017.
Results from testing CLU S-3 indicate its deliverability performance had declined
approximately 60 percent relative to the test results from one year earlier. By March of
this year, flow from the S-3 had ceased completely and the well was scheduled for a
cleanout using coiled tubing. As previously noted, this well has typically contributed
about 24 percent of total field flow. Thus, it has been one of the better performing wells
in the field. A follow-up test of the well will be performed during the 2018 injection
season. Test results from the S-4 well indicate its deliverability performance was virtually
unchanged from its test in September 2015. Test results from the S-5 well suggest its
deliverability performance may have nearly doubled since last being testing in August
2015. However, these results are questionable since the well quickly appears to load up
with water during the withdrawal season and struggles to sustain any material flow.
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Based upon a general review of the injection/withdrawal capability of the remaining two
wells (S-1 and S-2) during the past 12 months, there appears to be no material loss in their
deliverability performance. A more complete assessment of field deliverability capability
may be made once the S-3 well is returned to service and tested. Assuming clean out of
the S-3 was successful in restoring its deliverability, there is no evidence of a decline in
well deliverability associated with any of the CINGSA wells which could be related to a
loss of well bore integrity.
2017 Infection Season Operations and October 2017 Shut-in Pressure Test
The field was released for resumption of active storage operations on April 10, 2017.
During the remainder of April the field was used mainly for withdrawals. Steady
injections began in early May and continued largely unabated through September with
monthly totals ranging from a low of about 250 mmcf in September to a high of over
1,100 mmcf during August.
The field was shut-in for pressure stabilization on October 2, 2017 and remained shut-in
until the morning of October 9th. Total gas inventory at October 2nd was 15,523,158
mscf, including 8,523,158 mscf of customer working gas plus 7,000,000 mscf of
CINGSA base gas. Table 2 lists the wellhead shut-in pressure for all five wells each
day during the shut-in period. It also lists the day-to-day decline in pressure and the
overall weighted average pressure of all five wells. On the final day of shut-in,
wellhead pressures ranged from a low of 1521 psig on CLU S-3 to a high of 1579 psig
on CLU S-1. Wellhead pressures did not fully stabilize during the week-long shut-in;
average field pressure on the final day of shut-in was still declining at a rate of 2.0
psi/day. Figure 2 is a plot of the shut-in wellhead pressure of each well and the
weighted average wellhead pressure for all five wells. The weighted average wellhead
pressure on October 9th was 1560 psig and the average reservoir pressure was 1767 psia.
Table 4 provides a summary of the surface and reservoir pressure conditions and the
total gas -in-place at the time the reservoir was discovered. It also lists the same data for
the 12 shut-in periods since commencement of storage operations. Lastly, it lists the
gas specific gravity, the percentage of nitrogen and carbon dioxide contained in the
storage gas, reservoir datum depth, and reservoir temperature. NOTE, no adjustment
has been made at this time to CINGSA's accounting records nor to the Total Gas -in -
Place figures listed in Table 4 to reflect the additional native gas encountered in the
isolated reservoir.
Table 5 is a modified version of Table 4; this version has been adjusted to reflect the
Total Gas -in -Place as if the Sterling C Pool and the isolated reservoir are connected and
functioning as a single larger reservoir. Thus, the Total Gas -in -Place listed in Table 5
reflects the storage inventory currently listed in CINGSA's accounting records plus an
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additional 14,500,000 mscf (14.5 Bcf) of native gas associated with the isolated
reservoir.
Figure 4 is a plot of the average bottomhole pressure adjusted for compressibility
(BHP/Z) versus gas -in-place during each of the 11 shut-in pressure tests compared to
the original discovery pressure conditions. Linear regression analysis of these 11 data
points indicates there is a very strong and consistent linear correlation between reservoir
pressure and inventory (gas -in-place); the regression coefficient (R2) is 0.951. In other
words, since commencing storage operations in April 2012, the reservoir pressure
versus inventory relationship has exhibited a very consistent and repeatable pattern.
Note, the observed BHP/Z values for all 11 shut-in periods (November 2012, April
2013, November 2013, April 2014, October 2014, April 2015, November 2015, March
2016, October 2016, April 2017, and October 2017) in Figure 4 plot above the original
pressure -depletion line. The reason for this is that there has been no adjustment in this
plot to account for the 14.5 Bcf of additional native gas encountered by the CLU S-1
well.
2017-18 Withdrawal Operations and May 2018 Shut-in Pressure Test
Withdrawals from the field commenced on October 9' and were sporadic for the duration
of the month. Generally speaking, overall withdrawals were down considerably this
withdrawal season relative to the 2016-2017 season. Net withdrawals from storage
during the entire 2017-2018 winter period amounted to 2,096,895 Mcf. Field Operations
reported that approximately 137 barrels of water was produced during the withdrawal
season. The field was shut-in for pressure stabilization and monitoring on the morning
of May 1 and remained shut-in until the morning of May 8a'.
Total inventory at May 1 was 13,424,899 Mcf, which included 6,424,899 Mcf of
customer working gas and 7,000,000 Mcf of CINGSA-owned base gas. Table 3 lists the
wellhead shut-in pressure for all five wells each day during the shut-in period. It also
lists the day-to-day change in pressure and the overall weighted average field pressure.
On the fmal day of shut-in, wellhead pressures ranged from a high of 1,381.7 psig on
CLU S-5 to a low of 1,349.7 psig on CLU S-3. Field average pressure had not stabilized,
but was still building at a rate of about 0.3 psi/day on the final day of shut-in. Figure 3
is a plot of the shut-in wellhead pressure of each of the five wells and the overall field
weighted average wellhead pressure. The overall field average wellhead pressure on May
8 was 1376.1 psig and the average reservoir pressure was 1,557.8 psia.
Table 4 provides a summary of the surface and reservoir pressure conditions and the total
gas -in-place at the time the reservoir was discovered. It also lists the same data for the
12 shut-in periods since commencement of storage operations. Lastly, it lists the gas
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specific gravity, the percentage of nitrogen and carbon dioxide contained in the storage
gas, reservoir datum depth, and reservoir temperature.
Figure 4 is a plot of the average bottomhole pressure adjusted for compressibility
(BHP/Z) versus gas -in-place for each of the twelve shut-in pressure tests as compared to
the original discovery pressure conditions. Linear regression analysis of these 12 data
points indicates there is a very strong linear correlation between the points; the regression
coefficient (R2) is 0.951. Thus, similar to Figure 1, Figure 4 strongly supports the
conclusion that reservoir integrity is intact. The key point to note is that the observed
BHP/Z values for all twelve of the shut-in tests since commencement of storage
operations are above the original pressure -depletion line, which provides very compelling
evidence that integrity is intact and the reservoir and wells are not losing gas.
Figure 5 is a plot of this very same shut-in data but includes the additional 14.5 Bcf of
native gas associated with the isolated reservoir. In this plot, the Sterling C Pool and
the isolated reservoir are treated as a single common reservoir which together contained
a total of 41 Bcf of gas prior to their discovery (26.5 Bcf in the main reservoir and 14.5
Bcf in the isolated reservoir). A linear regression analysis of the 12 shut-in points, and
assuming the isolated reservoir was at native pressure conditions at the time the CLU S-
1 well was completed, yields a regression coefficient (R2) of 0.977.
The strong linear correlation between the shut-in reservoir pressure and total inventory
for the two combined reservoirs since the commencement of storage operations
provides compelling evidence that there has been no material loss of gas from the
reservoir. It also supports the current estimate of additional native gas associated with
the isolated reservoir. Thus, Figures 4 and 5 strongly support the conclusion that
reservoir integrity is intact, and that there is no evidence of a material loss of storage
gas from the storage facility.
Preliminary Estimate of Additional Native Gas Volume
As explained in prior annual reports, CINGSA encountered an isolated reservoir of native
gas which was possibly still at native discovery pressure when CLU S-1 was initially
perforated/completed. Wellhead pressure on the CLU S-1 well rose to approximately
1,600 psi within a few days after completion, while wellhead pressure on the remaining
four wells was approximately 400 psi, which was in line with expectations. The C 1 c sand
interval is one of five recognized sand intervals that are common to nearly all of the wells
that penetrate the Cannery Loop Sterling C Pool. This particular sand interval was also
one of the perforated/completed intervals in the CLU -6 well — the sole producing well
during primary depletion of the Cannery Loop Sterling C Pool.
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Following initial perforation/completion, a temperature log was subsequently run in CLU
S-1 in an effort to identify the nature and source of the higher pressure. The temperature
log exhibited strong evidence of gas influx from the sand interval which correlates to the
Sterling C 1 c sand interval. The higher than expected shut-in pressure and evidence of
gas influx strongly suggest the C 1 c was indeed physically isolated from the other four
sand sub -intervals within the Sterling C Pool.
It is unknown whether the C 1 c sand interval was at native pressure (2200 psi) at the time
CLU S-1 was completed, or if it had been only partially depleted. If fully isolated from
the pressure -depleted section of the reservoir, completion of the C 1 c effectively adds to
the remaining native gas in the reservoir. This additional gas also accounts for the
weighted average reservoir pressure during each of the twelve field -wide shut-in pressure
tests plotting above the original BHP/Z versus gas -in-place line. This previously isolated
pocket of native gas provides pressure support to the storage operation and effectively
functions as additional base gas.
Two independent methods are being used by CINGSA to estimate the volume of
incremental native gas encountered by the CLU S-1 well. The first method is based on a
material balance analysis which was performed using the shut-in reservoir pressure data
gathered during each of the past semi-annual shut-in tests, including the most recent in
October 2017, and May 2018, together with observed shut-in pressures from CLU S-3 to
estimate the magnitude of additional native gas encountered in the C 1 c sand interval of
CLU S -l.
The approach used to analyze this data was to treat the originally defined reservoir and
the previously isolated C 1 c sand interval as two separate reservoirs that became
connected during perforation/completion work on the CLU S-1 well. A simultaneous
material balance calculation on each reservoir was made in which hydraulic
communication was established between the two reservoirs as a result of completion of
CLU S-1 in late January 2012. Gas was allowed to migrate between the reservoirs. The
connection between the reservoirs was computed by defining a transfer coefficient which,
when multiplied by the difference of pressure -squared between the two reservoirs, results
in an estimated gas transfer rate. In other words, storage gas is injected and withdrawn
from the original reservoir and is supplemented by gas moving from or to the C 1 c interval
according to the pressures computed in each reservoir at any given time.
The volume of gas contained in the original reservoir was well defined from the primary
production data; initial gas -in-place was determined to be 26.5 Bcf. The volume of gas
associated with the C 1 c sand interval in CLU S-1 and the transfer coefficient was varied
to match the observed pressure history using a day-by-day dual reservoir material balance
calculation.
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Figure 6 summarizes the results of the material balance procedure for the Clc sand
interval having 14.5 Bcf of original gas -in-place at initial reservoir pressure conditions.
It is a graph which illustrates how the simulated bottomhole pressure from the model
(Calc BHP) compares to both the observed bottomhole pressure on the CLU S-3 well and
the weighted average field pressure during the semi-annual field shut-ins. During most
of the shut-in periods, the difference between the simulated bottomhole pressure and the
actual observed pressure is less than 50 psi.
Figure 7 illustrates the model -simulated daily gas transfer rate between the main
reservoir and the isolated reservoir and, the estimated cumulative net transfer of gas since
commencing storage operations. The initial transfer rate was 43 mmcf/d. Thereafter the
transfer rate has been a function of the pressure difference between the two reservoirs.
Various combinations of C 1 c sand gas volume and transfer coefficients were explored.
A range of C I c sand gas volumes from 14 Bcf to 16 Bcf gave reasonable solutions and
can be considered a reasonable range of uncertainty. Given the relative match between
observed shut-in reservoir pressure data on CLUS-3 and the semi-annual field average
shut-in reservoir pressure, and the reservoir pressure predicted by the dual reservoir
model, the value of 14.5 Bcf is the most reasonable estimate at this time. As additional
data is obtained, particularly after a significant withdrawal season, this value may be more
confidently determined.
The second method used by CINGSA to estimate the volume of incremental native gas
encountered by CLU S-1 is a three-dimensional computer reservoir simulation model.
The modeling effort utilized an existing reservoir description/geologic model which was
updated after the drilling and completion of the five injection/withdrawal wells. This
model was again updated in November 2017 and incorporates all available well control
data and petrophysical data from electric line well logs. Seismic data was also used to
characterize channel boundaries and differentiate possible reservoir versus non -reservoir
rock. A history match was then run which spans the operating history of the reservoir,
including the entire primary production period and extending through September 2017.
A simulation input file was constructed with actual (observed) daily flow from each well,
including the CLU -6 well during primary production. The objective was to achieve an
acceptable match between the observed flowing and shut-in wellhead pressures and the
pressure predicted by the reservoir model. Emphasis was placed on matching the
observed pressures during primary depletion, and pressures from October 2012 and
beyond (after all five storage wells had been re -perforated and after cleaning up during
initial withdrawals). An acceptable match is considered to be when the difference
between actual pressures versus predicted pressure is less than 100 psi.
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It was discovered early in the modeling process that some form of external pressure
support was necessary to achieve an acceptable history match. Several attempts to
provide support via an analytical aquifer yielded unacceptably high rates of water
production that did not match historical operating data. A reasonably acceptable history
match was ultimately achieved only when additional pore volume outside of the channel
boundaries (but within CINGSA's approved storage boundary) was incorporated into the
model adjacent to CLU S-1. The match between observed pressure and production data
and that computed by the reservoir model was very good on CLU S-1 and CLU S-2, and
reasonably good on CLU S-3, but not quite as good on CLU S-4 and CLU S-5. The
estimated volume of incremental gas that yielded the best history match was 14.5 Bcf.
Annulus Pressure Monitoring
Prior to CINGSA commencing storage operations, all of the Marathon Alaska Production
Company (now Hilcorp Alaska LLC) wells that penetrate the Sterling C Gas Storage Pool
were subjected to AOGCC-mandated Mechanical Integrity Tests (MIT), and all of the
wells successfully demonstrated integrity. Shortly after commencing storage operations,
all of the CINGSA wells were also subjected to MITs, and they likewise demonstrated
integrity. All five of the CINGSA wells were retested in 2016 and again passed the MIT.
CINGSA monitors and records both the tubing/production casing string annulus (7" x 9
5/8") and production/intermediate casing string annulus (9 5/8" x 13 3/8") pressure of
each of its wells on daily basis to identify any evidence of loss of well or reservoir
integrity. In addition, Hilcorp monitors and records pressure on each of the annular
spaces of its production wells which penetrate the Sterling C, as well as pressure on the
tubing string in certain wells. Hilcorp provides a copy of this data to CINGSA monthly
and CINGSA analyzes this pressure data for any evidence of a loss of well/reservoir
integrity, in the same manner as it does for its own wells. All of these annulus pressure
readings are submitted to the AOGCC monthly and are part of routine and ongoing
surveillance to confirm the integrity of the storage operation.
Figures 8-12 illustrate the historical tubing and annulus pressures on each of the CINGSA
gas storage wells. The general character of the inner and outer annulus pressures on
CINGSA's storage wells tend to track the tubing pressure; as tubing pressure rises or
falls, the annulus pressures tend to do the same. The pressure swing appears to be due
entirely to expansion of the 7" casing string which results from higher pressure and
temperature when injections are occurring. The inner annulus (7" x 9 5/8") of all five
wells is filled with brine and diesel, while the outer annulus (9/58" x 13 3/8") is filled
with cement, largely to surface. Thus, a more pronounced pressure swing is observed on
the inner annulus than the outer. Insofar as tubing integrity is concerned on all five
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wells, the tubing string and the tubing/casing annulus are never equal, which
demonstrates wellbore integrity.
Figures 13-24 illustrate similar data on each of the Hilcorp wells that penetrate the
Sterling C gas storage pool. Hilcorp drilled and completed a new well in early 2015 to
the deeper Tyonek formation—the CLU -13 well—and monthly monitoring of the
annulus pressure of this well is now included in the overall annulus pressure program.
With the exception of CLU -5, all of the annulus and tubing pressure readings on the
Hilcorp wells are low (below 200 psi). The CLU -5 well has exhibited zero annulus
pressure historically. In late 2015, both the tubing/production casing and
production/intermediate casing annuli began to exhibit positive pressure, though both
were less than 200 psi.
Pressure on the 3 'h inch x 9 5/8 inch annulus on the CLU -5 well has been rising since
early 2016, and reached a peak of over 900 psi in March, but has since declined to less
than 850 psig. The 9 5/8 inch x 13 3/8 inch annulus exhibits a pressure of about 30-40
psig. The 9 5/8 inch string penetrates the storage zone and was originally cemented off
across the storage interval, thus, the storage zone appears to remain isolated from the
deeper productive intervals that have been completed in this well. Hilcorp confirmed in
October 2017 that no rework activity has been performed on the CLU -5 well which might
explain the increase in annular pressure. CINGSA should continue to monitor annulus
pressure on this well and all of the other Hilcorp wells for evidence of a loss of well
and/or reservoir integrity.
For the remaining Hilcorp wells, all of the pressure readings are well below tubing
pressure of any of the CINGSA wells and do not track the CINGSA well tubing pressure
trends, which again demonstrates isolation/integrity. Thus, based on a thorough review
of the annular pressure data for all wells, there is no evidence of any loss of integrity of
any of the CINGSA injection/withdrawal wells or any of the Hilcorp wells which
penetrate the Sterling C Pool. This data lends additional support to the conclusion that
reservoir integrity is intact and all of the storage gas remains within the reservoir, and is
thus accounted for.
Rule 3 of AOGCC's SI09
On March 29th, 2017, CINGSA send a letter to Mr. Goddard regarding the Natural Gas
Alarm System installed at the Inlet Fish Producer Plant. On numerous occasions,
CINGSA personnel have responded to alarms caused solely by Inlet Fish plant personnel
shutting off the power to the monitoring equipment. Under Rule 3, the owner or lessee
of the land upon which KU 13-08 is located may prohibit CINGSA's operation and
maintenance of the gas detection and alarm system. CINGSA's letter requested
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clarification as to whether Mr. Goddard wished CINGSA to discontinue monitoring the
facilities and requested a response by May 111, 2017. CINGSA did not receive a response
from Mr. Goddard. This issue remains unresolved as of this date.
Summary and Conclusion
CINGSA commenced storage operations on April 1, 2012 and has now completed six full
years of storage operations. All of the operating data associated with the CINGSA
facility indicate that reservoir integrity is intact. The observed pressure vs. inventory
trend is consistent with modeling studies of the reservoir prior to placing the facility in
service, although wellhead shut-in pressure on CLU S-3 has trended above the stabilized
pressure line developed from initial computer modeling studies of the reservoir.
With the exception of a decline in deliverability capability of the CLU S-3 well due to
sanding -off during the just completed withdrawal season, overall field deliverability
appears unchanged from the 2012-2013 initial storage cycle. There is no evidence of a
decline in deliverability that may be indicative of a loss of well or reservoir integrity.
The CLU S-3, S-4, and S-5 wells were all back -pressure tested in 2017. Results of those
tests indicate the performance of CLU S-3 had declined significantly since its last test.
This well will be retested this year during the injection season to determine whether the
recent clean out of the well was successful in restoring its deliverability. Test results on
the S-4 indicated its deliverability capability has not changed since last being tested in
2015. Test results from the S-5 well suggest that its deliverability capability actually may
have increased since its last test in 2015. However, as this well routinely waters off during
the withdrawal season it's difficult to confirm evidence of any gain.
During initial completion of the CLU S-1 well, an isolated pocket of native gas was
encountered within the Sterling C 1 c sand interval. This gas has since commingled with
gas in the main (depleted) portion of the reservoir, effectively adding to the remaining
native gas reserves and providing pressure support to the storage operation. This
additional gas is functioning as base gas and accounts for the higher than expected shut-
in wellhead pressure readings on CLU S-3 and the field -wide shut-in pressures observed
during each of the eight shut-in periods. Two independent methods have been used to
estimate the volume of incremental native gas encountered by CLU S-1. The two
methods are now yielding comparable estimates of the volume of this additional native
gas of approximately 14.5 Bcf.
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The field weighted -average shut-in pressure versus inventory relationship during the 12
semi-annual shut-in pressure tests conducted since converting the field to storage service
exhibit a very strong linear correlation (W = 0.951). Thus, the results of these 12 shut-
in pressure tests support the conclusion that no loss of gas from the reservoir is occurring,
and that all of the injected gas remains within the storage reservoir.
Annulus pressure readings on all of the CINGSA wells demonstrate confinement of
storage gas to the reservoir; none of the CINGSA wells exhibits anomalous annular
pressure. The same can be said for all of the Hilcorp production wells which penetrate
the Sterling C Gas Storage Pool. With the exception of the CLU -5 well, annulus pressure
on all of the Hilcorp wells are very low and exhibit no evidence of pressure
communication with the CINGSA facility. The Hilcorp CLU -5 well exhibited a sharp
increase in annular pressure beginning in late 2016. The cause of the increase is unclear,
though it does not appear to be related in any way to CINGSA's storage operations.
CINGSA should continue to monitor the pressure of all of the Hilcorp wells for any
change in character which may be indicative of a loss of storage integrity.
Based upon a thorough review of available operating data, storage reservoir integrity
remains intact. Although the reservoir may now be effectively larger than expected due
to encountering additional native gas in the Sterling C 1 c interval of the CLU S-1 well, all
of the injected gas remains with the greater reservoir and is accounted for at this time.
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Table 1- Monthly Injection and Withdrawal Activity
Cook Inlet Natural Gas Storage Alaska Storage
Monthly Storage Activity
(all volumes reported
are at month end unless noted otherwise)
Month
InlecWns - Mcf
Withdrawals- Md Compressor Fuel &Lasses
Total Gas in Storage - Mcf
Mar -12
0
0
3,556,165
Apr -12146,132
394
2,289
3,699,614
May -12
1,238,733
1,163
11,540
4,925,644
Jun -12
1,245,041
1,048
16,769
6,152,868
Jul -12
986,472
714
12,529
7,126,097
Aug -12
1,245,260
93
14,038
8,357,226
Sep -12
1,300,153
982
13,221
9,643,176
Oct -12
1,624,167
691
15,285
11,251,367
Nov -12
165,866
72,417
4,895
11,339,921
Det -12
379,205
470,886
5,839
11,242,401
Jan -13
496,S60
209,334
7,976
11,521,651
Feb -13
1,765,296
858
19,372
13,266,717
Mar -13
667,603
554,597
7,594
13,372,129
Apr -13
438,717
254,734
6,315
13,539,797
May -13
509,694
12,769
7,680
14,039,042
Jun -13
615,458
1,274
11,185
14,642,041
Jul -13
468,599
822
12,118
15,097,700
Aug -13
499,748
3,392
11,766
15,582,290
Sep -13
306,323
16,743
9,074
15,862,796
Oct -13
530,289
27,585
30,287
16,355,213
Nov -13
9,608
902,874
214
15,461,733
Dec -13
5
1,156,534
61
14,305,143
Jan -14
261,325
127,655
7,352
14,431,461
Feb -14
4,143
517,884
534
13,917,186
Mar -14
1
766,800
-
13,150,387
Apr -14
97,546
190,563
31671
13,053,701
May -14
64,435
388,647
1,597
12,727,892
Jun -14
509,445
502,790
7,444
12,727,103
Jul -14
687,386
108,786
11,165
13,294,538
Aug -24
728,130
219
12,423
14,010,026
Sep -24
537,858
4,705
11,712
14531,467
Oct -14
155,673
189,157
4,477
14,493,506
Nov -14
66,645
291,368
2,126
14,266,657
Dec -14
32,716
380,170
1,897
13,917,306
Jan -15
-
1,104,457
76
12,812,773
Feb -15
-
971,590
288
11,840,895
Mar -15
11,253
719,045
855
11,132,248
Apr -15
99'648206,458
3,242
11,122,196
May -15
416,773
4,772
10,000
11,524,197
Jun -15
460,797
2,811
9,972
11,972,211
Jul -15
805,820
403
12,120
12,765,508
Aug -15
817,781
527
12,521
13,570,241
Sep -15
590,046
179
12,001
14,148,107
Oct -15
532,624
13,990
11,159
14,655,582
Nov -15
286,336
283,937
5,958
14,652,023
Dec -15
267,908
210,747
5,989
14,703,195
Jan -16
192,325
235,414
5,523
14,654,583
Feb -16
242,504
167,856
5,852
14,723,379
Mar -16
193,549
165,556
3,621
14,747,751
Apr -16
887,796
12,785
9,970
15,612,792
May -16
807,600
66,640
9,628
16,344,124
Jun -16
815,655
499,321
9,553
16,650,905
Jul -16
356,887
136,370
7,744
16,863,678
Aug -16
442,736
134,541
9,013
17,162,860
Sep,16
310,570
351,469
4,015
17,117,946
Oct -16
4,550
454,156
777
16,667,563
Nov -16
189,606
544,376
633
16,312,160
Dec -16
173,058
849,832
3,891
15,631,495
Jan -17
106,318
1,641,030
1,766
14,095,017
Feb -17
63,362
1,043,257
531
13,114,591
Mar -17
107,373
1,270,218
477
11,951,269
Apr -17
261,104
423,606
3,754
11,785,013
May -17
668,488
59,640
8,760
12,385,101
Jun -17
907,436
28,511
10,091
13,253,935
Jul -17
966,690
32,446
10,986
14,177,193
Aug -17
1,115,740
10,710
12,360
15,269,863
Sep -17
331,812
82,700
6,863
15,512,112
Oct -17
225,352
348,377
4,436
15,384,651
Nov -17
193,092
578,271
4,467
14,995,005
Dec -17
457,089
435,777
6,239
15,010,078
Jan -18
89,990
1,012,254
2,006
14,085,808
Feb -18
193,987
857,195
2,935
13,419,665
Mar -18
452,229
234,220
6,758
13,630,916
Apr -18
191,077
392,365
3,365
13,426,263 Month -End Inventory Balance
May -18
Volumes as of 08.00 5/1/2018
13,424,899 Inventory Balance
6,424,899 working Gas
7,000,000 Base Gas
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Table 2 - October 2017 Wellhead Shut-in Pressure Data
Wellhead Shift -in Pressures (Dslel and Dates
Individual Well Presarre I W v -to- W v Chancel
Well Name
WV2Vf.WV1
Wellhead Shut-in Pressures (Dsie) and Dates
Wv 7 vs. Day
CLU S-1
-1
-1.1
-0.5 -1.6 0.1
Weight Factor'
CLU S-2
-1.1
-0.6
0 -1.8 0.4
-1.4
CLU 5-3
(storage Pore -feet =
-0.4
0.1 0 0
0
CLU S-4
-2.8
Well Name
(Por.•net MD-11-Swll
2017 101412027 1015/201
2016/2017
10/7/2017
10 8 017
101912017
CLU S-1
70.235
1584.4 1583.4 1582.3
1581.8
1580.2
1580.3
1578.5
CW 5-2
47.696
1576.7 1575.6 1575.0
1575.0
1573.2
1573.6
1572.2
CLU S-3
24.024
1520.5 1520.9 1520.5
1520.6
1520.6
1520.6
1520.6
CLU S-4
97.011
1572.5 1569.7 1567.2
1565.0
1562.7
1561.6
1559.2
CLU 5-5
93.155
1566.0 1561.5 1558.5
1556.2
1553.5
1552.7
1550.1
NOTES Red text reflects estimate 5-3 was being cleaned out with coiled tubing during a portion
332.121
test
Weighted Average Pressure IUav-to-Day Chanael
Weighted Aug. WHP (WAP)
1570.0 1567.6 1565.7
1564.3
1562.3
1561.8
1559.8
WAP Change
Weighted Average Pressure IWv-to- -Chanel
Wv2vs.Wy1 Wv3vs.Wv2 WV4vs. Wv3 WvSvs. Wv4 Wv6Vs.WvS Wy7vs.WV6
-2.4 -1.9 -1.4 -2.0 -0.5 -2.0
Table 3 - May 2018 Wellhead Shut-in Pressure Data
Wellhead Shift -in Pressures (Dslel and Dates
Individual Well Presarre I W v -to- W v Chancel
Well Name
WV2Vf.WV1
Wv3vs.Wv2 Wv4vs.Wv3 WVSvs.Day Wv 6vs. Day
Wv 7 vs. Day
CLU S-1
-1
-1.1
-0.5 -1.6 0.1
-1.8
CLU S-2
-1.1
-0.6
0 -1.8 0.4
-1.4
CLU 5-3
0.4
-0.4
0.1 0 0
0
CLU S-4
-2.8
-2.5
-2.2 -2.3 -1.1
-2.4
CW 5-5
-4.5
-3
-2.3 -2.7 -0.8
-2.6
1373.7
CLU S-3 was opened to the gathering system to re-pressudze the system; Indicated
pressure was
estimated based on actual pressures from 10/3 - 10/6
1344 1345.0 1346.0
Weight Factor'
based on RaVEa stwood Log Model
1349.7
CLU S-4
97.011
Table 3 - May 2018 Wellhead Shut-in Pressure Data
WeightFactor- based on Ray Eastwood Log Madel
Wellhead Shift -in Pressures (Dslel and Dates
Weight Factor
(Stange Pore -feet =
Well Name
IPor.enet MDe(1-Swll
5/2/2018 5/3/2018 420
5/512018 5/6/2018
SLUMS
5/81 18
CLU 5-1
70.235
1372.5 1371.3 1371.3
1375.3 1374.5
1374.5
1375.3
CLU S-2
47.696
1373.6 1372.5 1372.4
1375.3 1374.5
1373.7
1374.5
CLU 5-3
24.024
1344 1345.0 1346.0
1346.4 1348.1
1348.9
1349.7
CLU S-4
97.011
1378.6 1377.6 1377.7
1378.5 1378.5
1378.5
1378.5
CLU 5-5
93.155
1378.5 1379.0 1379.7
1381.7 1380.9
1381.7
1381.7
332.121
Weighted Avg. WHIP ( WAP)
1374.1 1373.6 1373.9
1375.9 1375.6
1375.7
1376.1
NOTES Red text reflects estimate 5-3 was being cleaned out with coiled tubing during a portion
of the shut in
test
Weighted Average Pressure IUav-to-Day Chanael
Wv2vs.Dav1 Day3vs.Dav2 Dav 4vs. Davi
Dov Svs. Dav4 Dav6vs.Dav5 Dav7vs.Dav6
WAP Change
-0.5 0.3 2.1
-0.4 0.2
0.3
Individual Well pressure
(Dav-to-Dav Chancel
Well Name
Dav2vs.Dav1 Day3vs.Dav2 Day4vs.Wv3
Dav Svs. Day4 Dav6vs. WvS Day7ys. Wv6
CLU Sl
-1.2 0.0 4.0
-0.8 0.0
0.8
CLU 5-2
-1.1 -0.1 2.9
-0.8 -0.8
0.8
CLU S-3
1.0 1.0 0.4
1.7 0.8
0.8
CLU S-4
-1.0 0.1 0.8
0.0 0.0
0.0
CLU S-5
0.5 0.7 2.0
-0.8 0.8
0.0
WeightFactor- based on Ray Eastwood Log Madel
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Table 4 - Shut-in Reservoir Pressure History and Gas- in -Place Summary
Shut-in Reservoir Pressure History and Gas -in -Place Summary - (No Adjustment for Additional Native Gas)
Original (Discovery) Reservoir Conditions
Wellhead Pressure - psig. Bottom Hole Pressure - psia Z - Factor BHP/Z - psia Total Gas -in Place - mmscf
Date 0 0
10/28/2000 1950 2206 0.8465 2606 26,500
Table 5- Shut-in Reservoir Pressure History and Gas- in -Place Summary
(Adjusted Inventory)
Shut-in Reservoir Pressure History and Gas -in -Place Summary - (Adjusted to Account for Additional Native Gas)
Original (Discovery) Reservoir Conditions
Wellhead Pressure - psig. Bottom Hole Pressure- psia Z -Factor BHP/Z - psia Initial Total Gas -in Place- MMcf
Date 0 0
10/28/2000 1950 2206 0.8465 2606 41,000
Storage
Operating Conditions
Weighted Avg. Wellhead
Calculated Bottom Hole
-
14.5 BN Found Gas
Date
Pressure -psig.
Pressure - psia
0
Z - Factor
BHP/Z - psia
Total Gas -in Place - mmscf
11/8/2012
1269.9
1434.9
41,000.000
0.8719
1645.7
11,223.715
4/15/2013
1344.4
1522.35
4/15/2013 1344.4
0.8668
1756.3
13,106.887
11/4/2013
1580.7
1798.1
1798.1
0.8508
2113.4
16,339.046
4/8/2014
1320.6
1497.7
0.8662
1729.0
13,147.315
10/31/2014
1465.1
1662.3
0.858
0.858
1937.4
14,493.502
4/8/2015
1159.6
1315.8
1500.3
0.877
1500.3
11,123.289
11/8/2015
1499.4
1701.4
29,168.761
0.856
1987.6
14,668.761
3/27/2016
1473.3
1671.6
10/30/2016 1582.4
0.857
1950.5
14,634.101
10/30/2016
1582.4
1792.2
1371.9
0.853
2100.0
16,667.452
4/10/2017
1212.0
1371.9
0.875
1567.9
11,908.476
10/9/2017
1559.8
1766.5
0.864
0.855
2067.3
15,523.158
5/8/2018
1376.1
1557.8
0.864
1803.6
13,424.899
0.3%
Gas Gravity:
0.56
CO2 C.-
0.3%
N2 Conc.:
0.3%
105
CO2 Conc.:
Datum Depth TVD (ft.):
0.3%
4950
Reservoir Temp. (deg. F):
105
Datum Depth TVD (ft.):
4950
Avg. Measured Depth (ft.):
9706
Table 5- Shut-in Reservoir Pressure History and Gas- in -Place Summary
(Adjusted Inventory)
Shut-in Reservoir Pressure History and Gas -in -Place Summary - (Adjusted to Account for Additional Native Gas)
Original (Discovery) Reservoir Conditions
Wellhead Pressure - psig. Bottom Hole Pressure- psia Z -Factor BHP/Z - psia Initial Total Gas -in Place- MMcf
Date 0 0
10/28/2000 1950 2206 0.8465 2606 41,000
Adiusted Total Gas -in Place - Est
-
-
14.5 BN Found Gas
0
0
10/28/2000 1950
2206
0.8465
2606
41,000.000
11/8/2012 1269.9
1434.9
0.8719
1645.7
25,723.715
4/15/2013 1344.4
1522.35
0.8668
1756.3
27,606.887
11/4/2013 1580.7
1798.1
0.8508
2113.4
30,839.046
4/8/2014 1320.6
1497.7
0.8662
1729.0
27,647.315
10/31/2014 1465.1
1662.3
0.858
1937.4
28,993.502
4/8/2015 1159.6
1315.8
0.877
1500.3
25,623.289
11/8/2015 1499.4
1701.4
0.856
1987.6
29,168.761
3/27/2016 1473.3
1671.6
0.857
1950.5
29,134.101
10/30/2016 1582.4
1792.2
0.853
2100.0
31,167.452
4/3/2017 1212.0
1371.9
0.875
1567.9
26,408.476
10/9/2017 1559.8
1766.5
0.855
2067.3
30,123.158
5/8/2018 1376.1
1557.8
0.864
1803.6
27,924.899
Gas Gravity:
0.56
N2 Conc.:
0.3%
CO2 C.-
0.3%
Reservoir Temp. (deg. F):
105
Datum Depth TVD (ft.):
4950
Avg. Measured Depth (ft.):
9706
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Figure 1 — CLU S-3 Wellhead Pressure versus Inventory
2000.0
it -T1111111
1600.0
1400.0
a
m
1200.0
a
a
m
a` 1000.0
m
v
800.0
W
600.0
400.0
200.0
0.0
5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000
Total Field Inventory, mmscf
CINGSA
Wellhead Pressure vs. Inventory Hysteresis
(Original ReservoirOnly)
= Initial Cycle Design
a— Stabilized Wellhead Pressure Design
• Fa12012 WASIWHP
■ Spdng 2013 WASIWHP
■ Fal 2013 WASIWHP
a Spring 2014 WASIWHP
Fel 2014 WASIWHP
Spring 2015 WASIWHP
. Fa12015 WASIWHP
Spring 2016 WASIWHP
Fag 2016 WASIWHP
Spdng 2017 WASIWHP
Fag 2017 WASIWHP
Spring 2018 WASIWHP
2000.0
it -T1111111
1600.0
1400.0
a
m
1200.0
a
a
m
a` 1000.0
m
v
800.0
W
600.0
400.0
200.0
0.0
5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000
Total Field Inventory, mmscf
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Figure 2 — October 2017 Wellhead Shut-in Pressures
CINGSA Fall 2017 Wellhead Shut -In Pressures
1590.0
1580.0
1570.0
1560.0
6
1550.0
e
3
1540.0
1530.0
1520.0
1510.0
10/3 10/4 10/5 10/6 30/7 10/8 10/9
Shut4n Date
Figure 3— May 2018 Wellhead Shut-in Pressures
CINGSA Spring 2018 Wellhead Shutdn Pressures
1400.0
1380.0
1340.0
1320.0
4/4
4/5 4/6 4/7 4/8 4/9
Shut-in Date
— CLU st«age L
t CLU Storage 2
-i-- CLU 5_w 3
—«—CLU 51ore8e 4
a CLU Storage 5
—o—Field Weighted Avg. Press.
t CLU Storage 1
t CLU Stage 2
—a-• CLU Storage 3
—CLU Stage 4
a CLU Staage 5
Field Weighted Avg. Press.
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Figure 4 — Material Balance Plot (Unadjusted)
3,000
2,500
m
2,000
a
1,500
a
d
0
S
E
0
1,000
m
500
0
0 5,000 10,000
Cannery Loop Sterling C Gas Storage Pool - Material Balance Plot
November 2012- May 2018
Discovery BHP/Z = 2606 psi,
A t
� l
d
A
—*—Discovery BHP/Z vs. Gas -in -Place
2012 - 2013 BHP/Z vs. Gas in Mace
6 2013 - 2014 BHP/Z vs. Gas -in -Place
2014 - 2015 BHP/Z vs. Gas -in -Place
1015 - 2016 BHP/Z vs. Gas -in -Place
A 2016 - 2017 BHP/Z vs. Gas -in -Place
1 2017 - 2018 BHP/Z vs. Gas -in -Place
— Linear (2017 - 2018 BHP/Z vs. Gas -in -Place(
15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000
Total Gas -in -Place MMd
35,000 40,000 45,000
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Figure 5 — Material Balance Plot (Adiusted)
3,000
2,500
2,000
F
a
1,500
500
Cannery Loop Sterling C Gas Storage Pool - Preliminary Adjusted Material Balance Plot
November 2012- May 2018
0 5,000 10,000 15,000
BHP Z = 2606 is 14.5 B Found GOS j BHP/Z = 2606 psla
a
1
+ Discovery 8HP/Z vs. Gas -in -Place
2012-2013BHP/Zvs. Gasin Place
+ Adjusted DBteveiy BHP/Z vs. Gas -In -Place
a Adjusted 2012-2013 BHP/Z vs. Ges-inMlsce
s 2013 - 2014 BHP/Z vs. Gas -in -Place
• Adjusted 2013-2014 BHP/Z vs. Gas -In -Place
s 2014- 2015 BHP/Z vs. Gasin-Place
Adjusted 2014 - 2015 OHP/Z vs. Gas -In -Place
2015 - 2016 BHP/Z vs. Gas in -Place
• Adjusted 2015.2016 BHP/Z va. 68ri"IK6
• 2016- 2017 BHP/Z vs. Gas -in -Place
I -
• Adjusted 2016-2017 BHP/Z vs. Gas -in -Plate
A 2017- 2018 BHP/Z vs. Gas -in -Place
• Adjusted 2017 - 2018 6HP/Z vs. 6as4"lece
20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000 45,000
Gas -in -Place MMcf
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Figure 6 - Historical and Computed Pressures vs. Rate
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Figure 7 - Estimated Gas Transfer to/from Original Reservoir
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Figure 8 — Annulus Pressure of CLU Storage —1
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Figure 10 — Annulus Pressure of CLU Storage — 3
Figure 11— Annulus Pressure of CLU Storage — 4
Plot of Tubing and Annulus Pressure vs Time - CLU S-4
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Figure 12 — Annulus Pressure of CLU Storage — 5
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Figure 13 — Annulus Pressure of Marathon CLU 1RD
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Figure 15 - Annulus Pressure of Marathon CLU 4
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Figure 16 - Annulus Pressure of Marathon CLU 5
CLU 5 Annulus Pressure History
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Figure 17 — Annulus Pressure of Marathon CLU 6
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Figure 19 — Annulus Pressure of Marathon CLU 8
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Figure 20 — Annulus Pressure of Marathon CLU 9
CLU 9 Annulus Pressure History
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Figure 21— Annulus Pressure of Marathon CLU 10
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Figure 22 — Annulus Pressure of Marathon CLU 11
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Figure 23 — Annulus Pressure of Marathon CLU 12
CLU 12 Annulus Pressure History
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