Engineering and service company for underground storage, drilling and workover services as well as geothermal energy
Untergrundspeicher- und Geotechnologie-Systeme GmbH
Mittenwalde (Brandenburg)New on Amplifa
About UGS
Untergrundspeicher- und Geotechnologie-Systeme GmbH (UGS) is an integrated engineering and service company based in Mittenwalde, Brandenburg. The company specializes in the exploration, planning, maintenance and operation of underground storage facilities for gaseous and liquid products. The range of services includes consultancy, engineering, design, construction supervision, operation & maintenance, well integrity management, reservoir engineering as well as drilling and workover with its own drilling rigs, including the modernized, fully electric Rig 110 drilling rig. Customers include, among others, Energie und Wasser Potsdam GmbH (EWP), for whom UGS implemented the project “Exploration of geothermal energy at the HKW Süd site”. The shareholders are Géostock Holding S.A. (60%), based in Rueil-Malmaison, France, and VNG Gasspeicher GmbH (40%) in Leipzig. Through its group of shareholders, UGS has access to international projects in energy infrastructure; the company employs 51–200 staff.
- Site
- Mittenwalde
- Processes
- Drilling and Workover (drilling and workover rigs), Engineering / consultancy for underground storage (exploration, planning, maintenance, operation), Geothermal drilling (deep geothermal energy, drilling work on thermal water reservoir), Flushing, cementation and acidizing (well services), Well integrity management, reservoir engineering, Exploration, planning, maintenance and operation of underground storage facilities for gaseous and, Consultancy, Engineering
- Founded
- 1960
- Employees
- 51–200
- Industries
- Oil and Gas, Natural gas storage, Geothermal energy, Energy infrastructure / energy transition, Hydrogen / underground storage
- 01
Exploration
- 02
Planning and Engineering
- 03
Design
- 04
Construction supervision
- 05
Drilling and Workover
- 06
Operation & Maintenance
- 07
Well integrity management and reservoir engineering
Sites
Mittenwalde
DEHead office
- Rig 110 drilling rig (company-owned, modernized, fully electric)
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drilling and Workover (drilling and workover rigs)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering / consultancy for underground storage (exploration, planning, maintenance, operation)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Geothermal drilling (deep geothermal energy, drilling work on thermal water reservoir)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Flushing, cementation and acidizing (well services)Surface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Well integrity management, reservoir engineeringTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
1 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drilling rig (fully electric drilling rig) | UGS (company-owned, modernized) Rig 110 | 1 | – | – | Mittenwalde / Potsdam HKW Süd project |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1960
Foundation of Untergrundspeicher- und Geotechnologie-Systeme GmbH (UGS)
- 1999
Acquisition of the German company UGS by Geostock (doubling of revenue); focus shifted to underground gas storage
- 2024
Sponsorship of the Geothermal Congress in Potsdam
- 2025
Contract from Energie und Wasser Potsdam GmbH (EWP) to implement the project “Exploration of geothermal energy at the HKW Süd site”; first deployment of the modernized, fully electric Rig 110 drilling rig