Comprehensive weighted matter-element extension method for the safety evaluation of underground gas storage

Abstract

This study focuses on a safety evaluation method for underground gas storage. Gas storage is usually constructed underground in complex environments, and the service life of such facilities is limited. To ensure the secure and long-term operation of gas storage facilities, safety evaluation has become the focus of management. The present paper provides an effective method for safety evaluation. An index system was established as the foundation of the analysis for this evaluation, and the matter-element extension method was applied to obtain a quantitative evaluation result. For the weight values of each index in the matter-element extension method, this paper presents a comprehensive weight computation method based on vague sets and entropy. By application of this method, the safety level of a gas storage facility in the Jintan salt mines (in Jiangsu, China) was calculated, and the evaluation result was 4.6433, which meant the safety level was V and the underground gas storage was slightly at risk. It indicated that the influence on the overall safety and tightness of this gas storage could be ignored in the operation process, but the frequency of regular monitoring should be increased. The defective indexes were also obtained, such as salt rock cohesion, the roof thickness, the volume contraction ratio, the interlayer content, the height of the casing shoe and the adjacent cavity pressure difference, which need to be monitored and modified. This paper evaluated the safety of the underground gas storage from a unique perspective. It is expected that the results of this research will contribute to the maintenance and operational decisions, and provide a reference for management in the energy industry.

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