| Abstract | Following the completion of the Trans-Canada gas pipeline in 1958, the consumption of natural gas is expected to grow very rapidly in southern Ontario and Quebec -- in a trend similar to that which has
occurred in the eastern United States in recent years. The United States data show the importance of underground storage of natural gas as a solution to irregular consumption problems and winter peak demand periods. The situation in Canada is likely
to be very similar. In the present study various aspects of underground gas storage are considered, including an example of evaluation of market requirements in southern Ontario, a survey of the design and operation of partly depleted fields and
aquifer reservoirs, and some cost data. The present facilities and future possibilities of gas storage in southern Ontario and Quebec are also studied, and show the desirability of further investigations of the storage gas pool possibilities in that
area. |