UNGSF Láb 4
The Natural Gas Storage Facility Láb 4 (UNGSF) is situated in the eastern part of the Vienna basin close to the town of Malacky.
The Láb 4 UNGSF comprises a set of eight depleted natural gas fields converted to serve as underground storage.
Reasons for choosing Láb 4 UNGSF services in the first place
- Direct connection of the Láb 4 UNGSF to the rapidly developing gas hub Virtual Trading Point Austria.
- Possibility of using, individually or in combination, three different systems (connected networks) to ensure the entry/exit of natural gas to/from the storage, namely the transit system of the Slovak Republic (in the direction of the Czech Republic and/or Ukraine) - eustream a.s., the distribution system of the Slovak Republic - SPP - Distribúcia a.s., the transit system Austria - Gas Connect Austria GmbH
- Proximity of natural gas transport routes across the Czech Republic and Austria
- Diversification of the storage reservoirs that comprise the Láb 4 UNGSF.
Basic technical parameters of the Láb 4 UNGSF
Current fixed storage capacity:
| working volume | | | 655 million m3 | | | 6 947 GWh |
| daily injection flow rate | | | 6.85 million m3 | | | 72.66 GWh |
| daily withdrawal flow rate | | | 6.85 million m3 | | | 72.66 GWh |
Reservoir depth ranges between 620 and 1050 metres
Range of operating pressures in the reservoirs: 4 - 13.5 MPa
Layout of the Láb 4 UNGSF storage reservoirs
