Keuper Gas Storage Project Project Overview November 2015 Application Reference No: EN030002 THE INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING (APPLICATIONS: PRESCRIBED FORMS AND PROCEDURE) REGULATIONS 2009 KEUPER GAS STORAGE PROJECT PROJECT OVERVIEW Zyda Law 60 Cygnet Court Timothy’s Bridge Road Stratford upon Avon Warwickshire CV37 9NW www.zydalaw.com Regulation No: 5(2)(q) Document Ref: 8.1 Author: Zyda Law 60 Cygnet Court Stratford upon Avon Warwickshire CV37 9NW Date: November 2015 Version: Final Contents 0. Executive Summary ............................................................................................... v Introduction ................................................................................................................... v The Applicant ................................................................................................................ vi DCO Development Areas .............................................................................................. vi The Project .................................................................................................................... vi Phase 1 ................................................................................................................... vii Year 1 ............................................................................................................... vii Year 2 ............................................................................................................... vii Phase 2 ................................................................................................................... vii Years 3 / 4 ........................................................................................................ vii Phase 3 ................................................................................................................... vii Years 5 / 6 ........................................................................................................ vii Phase 4 ................................................................................................................... vii Years 7 / 8 ........................................................................................................ vii Year 9 / 10 ....................................................................................................... viii Need Case ................................................................................................................... viii Policy ........................................................................................................................... viii Other Consents and Procedures ................................................................................... ix Consents to be included in the DCO ....................................................................... ix Consents Already in Place (applied for outside the DCO) ...................................... ix Consents Applied for alongside with the DCO (but outside the DCO itself) ........... x Consents to be applied for post grant of DCO ......................................................... x Environmental Information ........................................................................................... x Statutory Nuisances ...................................................................................................... xi Geology ......................................................................................................................... xi Site Assembly/Compulsory Purchase .......................................................................... xii Consultation ................................................................................................................. xii Approach to Requirements and Obligations .............................................................. xiii Requirements ........................................................................................................ xiii Section 106 Agreement ........................................................................................ xiii 1. Introduction .......................................................................................................... 1 2. Register of Documents .......................................................................................... 3 3. The Applicant ........................................................................................................ 9 Figure 3.1 KGSP Corporate organogram ................................................................ 10 4. Project Development Areas ................................................................................. 11 Overview ...................................................................................................................... 11 i Location ........................................................................................................................ 11 Site History ................................................................................................................... 12 The history of salt Cavity storage ........................................................................... 12 Existing Brine and Water Operations ..................................................................... 14 Planning History ..................................................................................................... 14 Site suitability ......................................................................................................... 17 Advantages of storage within salt Cavities ............................................................ 18 5. The Project .......................................................................................................... 19 Brine and Water Infrastructure ................................................................................... 19 Gas Storage Infrastructure ........................................................................................... 22 Construction programme............................................................................................. 24 Phase 1 ................................................................................................................... 24 Year 1 ............................................................................................................... 24 Year 2 ............................................................................................................... 25 Phase 2 ................................................................................................................... 25 Years 3 / 4 ........................................................................................................ 25 Phase 3 ................................................................................................................... 25 Years 5 / 6 ........................................................................................................ 25 Phase 4 ................................................................................................................... 26 Years 7 / 8 ........................................................................................................ 26 Year 9 / 10 ........................................................................................................ 26 Construction Operations .............................................................................................. 26 Borehole construction ........................................................................................... 26 Site preparation ............................................................................................... 26 Drilling .............................................................................................................. 28 Site remediation ............................................................................................... 29 Water and Brine pipelines ............................................................................... 31 Solution Mining Compound ................................................................................... 35 33kV Electrical Connection .................................................................................... 36 Connection to the water and Brine mains ............................................................. 37 Solution Mining ...................................................................................................... 43 Cavities ............................................................................................................. 43 Solution Mining operations ............................................................................. 44 Gas Storage Infrastructure Construction ............................................................... 45 Gas storage area .............................................................................................. 46 Gas wellhead construction .............................................................................. 47 Gas wellheads and Cavities .............................................................................. 47 Gas Processing Plant ........................................................................................ 49 Electricity supply .............................................................................................. 54 Gas pipelines .................................................................................................... 55 ii Gas Marshalling Compounds