RCP has earned a worldwide reputation for providing professional engineering services and regulatory expertise to oil and gas operators, including underground gas storage in depleted reservoirs, aquifers and salt caverns.
We have the RESOURCES, SOFTWARE and the KNOWLEDGE to assist clients with building, implementing, and improving comprehensive operational integrity management programs in response to the PHMSA rule incorporating API RP 1171/1170 v2 (Jan. 1st, 2026) on underground gas storage.
Experienced Resources
- Highly respected underground storage industry & risk management SMEs
- Professional engineering support
- Knowledgeable technical standards developers
- Regulatory expertise
Asset Management Tools
- Gap assessment protocols
- Comprehensive risk analysis program through software
- Out-of-the-box risk model designed by RCP SMEs
- Operator-specific risk models
- Full featured workflow & asset management software
- Track, verify and complete all work done on a well.
- Wellsite/valve inspections, annulus pressure, well logging, well swabbing, capital projects, etc.
Gap Analysis/Effective Evaluation
- PHMSA Final Rule: Safety of Underground Natural Gas Storage
- API RP 1171/1170 v2
- PHMSA Advisory Bulletins
- State-Specific Regulations
Process Development & Continuous Improvement
- Storage risk management plan
- Site-specific operations & integrity standards
- Key performance indicators
Risk Analysis Model
- API RP 1171 v2, Section 8
- Out of the box risk model designed by RCP SMEs
- Configurable to client and/or state needs
- Separate models for depleted reservoirs and caverns
- Deterministic Approach
- SME/Documentation
- Data (ex. Well Log)
- Captures documents used in risk analysis and sub-surface safety valve assessment tools
- Customizable queries & reporting, including a fully revamped risk analysis dashboard experience to easily see what the risk model is trying to tell you.
Asset Integrity Assessment & Remediation Progress Tracking
- Traceable, verifiable, and complete record management
- Audit-ready software
- Schedule and progress reporting
- Integrity assessment and repairs
- Regulatory inspections
- Preventative Maintenance
- Capital Projects
- Well Logging
- Data capture & analysis
- Data trends for all the inspection data you are capturing
- Data overlays to help make better actionable decisions
- Well log comparison (ex. corrosion rate)
- Documentation linkage to work activity
- Asset change management
See What TaskOp Can Do for Your Underground Gas Storage Operations
Pipeline operators who manage underground gas storage rely on TaskOp to keep compliance, integrity, and maintenance organized in one connected system. It improves communication, boosts visibility, and keeps field and office teams working from the same accurate information.
If you want to simplify your workflows, strengthen your storage operations, and stay audit ready, TaskOp is built for you.
Contact RCP today to schedule a live demo and see how TaskOp can support your underground gas storage program.
