Key data

Type of Storage:

The Wolfersberg underground storage facility is a depleted gas field.

Capacity and rates:

Max. injection rate: 140.000 Nm³/h
Max. withdrawal rate: 240.000 Nm³/h
Max. working gas capacity: 365.000.000 Nm³

Injection and withdrawal curves:

The following injection and withdrawal curves apply to the Wolfersberg underground storage facility:

Gas quality

The current, measured and final calorific values as well as historical calorific values at the Wolfersberg grid point can be found on the website of the network operator bayernets.

Injection and withdrawal period, switch-over lead times

The storage facility can be operated in a flexible way, without any seasonal constraints. The following lead times are to be observed for the switch-over between injection and withdrawal operations:

From injection to withdrawal:
2 hours prior to the demand to the dispatching department of bayernets GmbH
From withdrawal to injection:
2 hours prior to the demand to the dispatching department of bayernets GmbH

Phone number of the bayernets GmbH dispatching department:
+49 (0)89 76 73 66 30 or +49 (0)89 18 92 12 13

Market Area:

The Wolfersberg storage facility is situated in the Trading Hub Europe (THE) market area. The transfer point is the grid point of the storage facility Wolfersberg at the transmission system of bayernets GmbH in the NCG-H market area.

Location:

The Wolfersberg underground storage facility is situated approximately 22km south-east of Munich.