Inventory and deliverability are two of the main attributes in underground storage of natural gas. They relate to the amount of energy in supply and the rate at which it can be committed to market demand. This three-part practical text presents the state of present technology for design and performance analysis.
Tek’s book will help readers understand the fundamentals and practical aspects of the various storage systems and receive a complete review as well as the latest concepts of gas technology. Readers will also gain background on the problems and prospects in design and development of salt cavities in storage.
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Preface
Purpose
Part 1 : Inventory
Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : Concepts of Inventory
Chapter 3 : Fundamentals of Hysteresis Performance
Chapter 4 : Practical Use of Hysteresis Charts in Verification of Inventory
Chapter 5 : Verification of Inventory Using Data from Storage Operations
Chapter 6 : Inventory Verification in Storage Reservoirs Subject to Water Drive
Chapter 7 : Errors and Uncertainty in Inventory Verification in Underground Storage
Part 2 : Deliverability
Chapter 8 : Basic Concepts and Fundamentals of Flow through Porous Media
Chapter 9 : Semi-Steady-State Flow in Storage
Chapter 10 : Unsteady-State Flow in Storage Reservoirs
Chapter 11 : Special Topics on Gas Deliverability
Chapter 12 : Equations Describing Flow through Wellbores
Chapter 13 : Effect of Two-Phase Flow on Deliverability from Storage
Chapter 14 : Temperature Distribution in Storage Wells
Part 3 : Underground Storage in Salt Cavities
Chapter 15 : Overview of Underground Storage in Salt Cavities
Chapter 16 : Design and Development of Salt Cavities
Chapter 17 : Operation and Performance of Salt Cavities
Chapter 18 : Thermodynamics of Storage in Salt Cavities
Chapter 19 : Temperatures and Pressure Effects in Salt Cavities During Peak Shaving Withdrawals
Chapter 20 : Inventory Verification in Salt Cavity Storage
Chapter 21 : Recent Developments in Salt Cavity Storage
Part 4 : Appendix
Appendix A : Properties and Data Necessary for Calculations of Inventory and Deliverability
Appendix B : An Approximate Method for Periodic Spot Checks for Inventory Verification
Appendix C : Temperature Distribution in Storage Wells
Appendix D : Properties and Physical Constants on Natural Gas Constituents, Hydrocarbons, and Other Related Chemicals
Appendix E : Prefix, Symbols, and Orders of Magnitude
Appendix F : Some Useful Physical Constants and Good Numbers to Remember
Appendix G : Absolute Viscosity of Common Fluids
Appendix H : Commonly Used Oil, Gas, or Storage Field Quantities, Units, Symbols
Appendix I : Oil, Gas, and Storage Field Unit Conversions
Appendix J : Some Useful Engineering Parameters and Conversions to Metric Units
Appendix K : Eight Commandments for Storage Engineers
Author Index
