SqueeSAR™ accurately monitors ground uplift and subsidence occurring in response to underground gas storage operations.

Injection and withdrawal activities at underground gas storage sites often cause surface displacement. Regular monitoring using SqueeSAR™ is beneficial for understanding the relationship between ground displacement and injected gas volume, and provides feedback for improving the efficiency of reservoir exploitation.

Surface Impact
Ground deformation data can provide a detailed overview of the surface response to gas storage activities. When coupled with injection and extraction rates, surface displacement can be used to refine storage strategies.

Increase Working Gas Volume
Surface deformation measurements together with injected and extracted gas volumes are used as inputs to geomechanical models for the calculation of reservoir volume and pressure changes over time, and calculation of maximum safe injection pressure.

Through regular acquisition of ground deformation data, storage strategies can be refined to exploit the maximum safe working limits of the reservoir, with potential economic benefits.

Risk Assessment
Regular monitoring of gas storage sites (a legal requirement in several countries) ensures that reservoir integrity is not compromised by exceeding safe pressure limits.

The stability of infrastructure within close proximity to underground storage sites can be monitored to avoid potential damage or legal disputes.