Natural gas storage facility under construction

May 16, 2009
Steve Sanders/Laurel Leader-Call

Nearly a half a billion dollar project began in January to create a natural gas storage facility in two salt domes encompassing over 400 acres in Smith and Jasper counties. When completed and in service -- projected to be by the summer of 2010 -- the facility will provide up to 32 billion cubic feet of working gas capacity.

A 43-mile pipeline system will stretch from between Smith, Jasper and Clarke counties and inner-connect with Transco, Tennessee, Gulf South, Southern National and Destin gas pipeline companies and also the proposed Kinder-Morgan Express Pipelines.

One of the elements is a compressor station which pushes the gas down into the ground. It will be located close to the salt dome in Smith which is close to Stringer in Jasper County. A portion of the pipeline will be built from Stringer to past Heidelberg.

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