Oil, gas and salt resources can be found trapped underground in layers of ancient sedimentary rock which underlie all of southern Ontario, the Ottawa area, and large parts of Ontario’s far north.
Ontario’s oil, natural gas and salt resources are extracted by the drilling of wells. Salt is also produced by underground mining methods. Wells are also used for temporary storage of hydrocarbons in subsurface geological formations. Natural gas is stored in depleted natural gas reservoirs. Liquefied hydrocarbons are stored in solution-mined caverns in thick underground salt bed.
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1. Salt cavern hydrocarbon storage
2. Oil and gas reservoir
3. Natural gas reservoir storage
4. Transmission pipeline
5. Compressor
6. Gathering pipeline
7. Emergency shut down valve
1. Salt cavern hydrocarbon storage
2. Oil and gas reservoir
3. Natural gas reservoir storage
4. Transmission pipeline
5. Compressor
6. Gathering pipeline
7. Emergency shut down valve
