This gas field was discovered and developed in the 1960s and when depleted was re-drilled in the 1980s to be re-injected with gas produced from other areas and thus used as a storage facility.

The reservoir consists of aeolian and wadi sandstones of the Permian Rotliegendes formation which lie below the Zechstein group of evaporites.

During the redevelopment in the 80s, an oil-based drilling fluid was employed, so all the water-soluble minerals in the evaporites were returned to the surface as drilled cuttings.

In June 2017, Centrica Storage Ltd announced that gas injection and storage would cease.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

ⓘ Anhydrite

5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anhydrite

Formula: CaSO₄

ⓘ Carnallite

Formula: KMgCl₃ · 6H₂O

ⓘ Dolomite

Formula: CaMg(CO₃)₂

ⓘ Halite

Formula: NaCl

ⓘ Polyhalite

Formula: K₂Ca₂Mg(SO₄)₄ · 2H₂O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Carnallite	3.BA.10	KMgCl₃ · 6H₂O
ⓘ	Halite	3.AA.20	NaCl
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Dolomite	5.AB.10	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Anhydrite	7.AD.30	CaSO₄
ⓘ	Polyhalite	7.CC.65	K₂Ca₂Mg(SO₄)₄ · 2H₂O

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Polyhalite	K₂Ca₂Mg(SO₄)₄ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Carnallite	KMgCl₃ · 6H₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
O	ⓘ Polyhalite	K₂Ca₂Mg(SO₄)₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Carnallite	KMgCl₃ · 6H₂O
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Halite	NaCl
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Mg	ⓘ Polyhalite	K₂Ca₂Mg(SO₄)₄ · 2H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Carnallite	KMgCl₃ · 6H₂O
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
S	ⓘ Polyhalite	K₂Ca₂Mg(SO₄)₄ · 2H₂O
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Halite	NaCl
Cl	ⓘ Carnallite	KMgCl₃ · 6H₂O
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Polyhalite	K₂Ca₂Mg(SO₄)₄ · 2H₂O
K	ⓘ Carnallite	KMgCl₃ · 6H₂O
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Ca	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
Ca	ⓘ Polyhalite	K₂Ca₂Mg(SO₄)₄ · 2H₂O

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rough_(facility)
Wikidata ID:	Q7370797

External Links

https://mem.lyellcollection.org/content/14/1/477

https://sp.lyellcollection.org/content/23/1/223

http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.896.7808&rep=rep1&type=pdf

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a30ff94ed915d2cf25281ac/rough-final-decision.pdf

https://www.centrica.com/what-we-do/upstream/centrica-storage-limited/

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