DOE OSTI · 2575398
Potential Risks Associated with Short-Term Hydrogen Storage in Methane Reservoirs
Abstract
Hydrogen (H2) has been identified as a flexible energy carrier with zero emissions. It is possible to utilize H2 by storing Hyblend, or H2 blended with CH4, in existing natural gas infrastructure. However, the compatibility of adapting the current CH4 storage strategies to include H2 injection has not been fully demonstrated. It is essential that we understand the impact of H2 gas on the naturally occurring microbial community of subsurface storage reservoirs before deploying large-scale H2-CH4 storage. We designed a series of experiments that allowed us to identify potential challenges of HyBlend Storage in existing methane reservoirs (Figure 1). First, we characterized two field fluid samples from a methane reservoir located in Western United States. Next, we used these samples to complete a series of short-term reactor experiments at reservoir conditions for a natural gas (100% CH4) and HyBlend (80% CH4/20% H2) storage environment.
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Tinker, Kara [NETL Site Support Contractor, National Energy Technology Laboratory], Ross, Daniel [NETL Site Support Contractor, National Energy Technology Laboratory], Gulliver, Djuna [NETL] (ORCID:0000000342195849). 2025-08-11. Potential Risks Associated with Short-Term Hydrogen Storage in Methane Reservoirs. https://doi.org/10.2172/2575398
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