Underground Natural Gas Storage Facilities Map

These data identify and provide detailed information on underground natural gas storage in the United States as of December 2023. UST Finder can import additional data layers and export UST facility and UST release site information for use by other software programs. This tool is a collaboration among EPA's Office of Underground Storage Tanks, Office of Research and Development, Regions, the Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials and Tribes.

Underground Natural Gas Storage: Facility LocationsThe following map shows the various types and locations of U.S. underground natural gas storage facilities. (Map courtesy of U.S.

Energy Information Administration.). These data identify and provide detailed information on underground natural gas storage in the United States as of December 2022. The attribute data for this point dataset come from EIA's U.S.

field level storage data, which is sourced from U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-191, Monthly Underground Gas Storage Report. It includes both active and inactive natural gas storage.

US underground natural gas storage facilities by geologic field type with number of active wells per facility (quantiles) and per region. In the bar graph and map, red represents the 37 fields. Natural gas demand in the U.S.

varies seasonally, with higher consumption during colder months potentially causing price increases due to supply shortages. Underground storage, primarily in depleted reservoirs, salt caverns, and aquifers, helps balance supply and demand year-round. Storage levels drop significantly during colder winters, affecting overall availability.

Landing page for the UST Finder. UST Finder, a flexible web-based map application containing a comprehensive, state-sourced national map of underground storage tank (UST) and leaking UST (LUST) data. With regard to Underground Gas Storage Facilities, the PIPES Act of 2016 (the Act) amends 49 U.S.C.

section 60101 (a) to define "underground natural gas storage facility" as "a gas pipeline facility that stores natural gas in an underground facility, including- (A) a depleted hydrocarbon reservoir; (B) an aquifer reservoir; or (C) a solution.