Stability study and optimization design of small-spacing two-well (SSTW) salt caverns for natural gas storages

Chen, Jie; Lü, Dagang; Liu, Wei; Fan, Jinyang; Jiang, Deyi; Liang, Yi; Kang, Yongshui

doi:10.1016/j.est.2019.101131

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“…The method used in this article can be used not only for the calculation of natural gas pipeline systems, but also for the analysis of the production process of oil and gas pipelines, [39][40][41] and the analysis and calculation of air coolers in gas storage systems. [42][43][44]…”

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Numerical simulation and simplified calculation method for heat exchange performance of dry air cooler in natural gas pipeline compressor station

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Energy Science & Engineering

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In view of the complicated heat transfer calculation for air coolers and the difficulty of directly calculating the exit temperature of natural gas in a compressor station, taking the dry air cooler of model GP12 × 3-6-258-13.0S-S-23.4/DR-Ia configured in the West-East Natural Gas Pipeline II as an example, a three-dimensional simplified model of the air cooler is established. The model is used to simulate a temperature flow field of a dry air cooler-finned tube based on Fluent flow field analysis software. This paper studies the cooling effect of the dry air cooler-finned tube on high-temperature and high-pressure natural gas at compressor outlet. By comparing and analyzing the relationships among natural gas mass flow, inlet air temperature, inlet natural gas temperature, and outlet natural gas temperature for an air cooler, the formula of temperature drop of dry air cooler to natural gas is fitted, and the fitting formula is verified by field operation data. The results show that the average error between the fitting results and the actual data is less than 1.5%, which proves the correctness of the fitting formula and greatly simplifies the heat transfer calculation process for air coolers. K E Y W O R D Sdry air coolers, finned tube, optimization, outlet natural gas temperature

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Section: Formula Correctionmentioning

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Numerical simulation and simplified calculation method for heat exchange performance of dry air cooler in natural gas pipeline compressor station

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Energy Science & Engineering

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“…Salt deposits in China are mostly layered rock salt structures, and their geological occurrence conditions are extremely complex, with many rock salt layers, thin single-layer thickness, and many insolubles and insoluble interlayers [19,[22][23][24]. The interlayers seriously affect the sealing characteristics of surrounding rocks of the SPR salt caverns, which are also the key to determine whether salt caverns can store crude oil safely and reliably [25].…”

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Microscopic Pore Structure of Surrounding Rock for Underground Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) Caverns in Bedded Rock Salt

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Using salt caverns for an underground strategic petroleum reserve (SPR) is considered as an ideal approach due to the excellent characteristics of low porosity, low permeability, self-healing of damage, and strong plastic deformation ability of rock salt. Salt deposits in China are mostly layered rock salt structures, with the characteristics of many interlayers, bringing great challenges for the construction of SPR facilities. Studying the microscopic pore characteristics of the rock surrounding SPR salt caverns in different environments (with brine and crude oil erosion) is necessary because the essence of mechanical and permeability characteristics is the macroscopic embodiment of the microscopic pore structure. In this paper, XRD tests and SEM tests are carried out to determine the physical properties of storage media and surrounding rock. Gas adsorption tests and mercury intrusion tests are carried out to analyze the microscopic pore structure, specific surface area variation and total aperture distribution characteristics of SPR salt cavern host rock. Results show that: (1) Large numbers of cores in interlayer and caprock may provide favorable channels for the leakage of high-pressure crude oil and brine. (2) The blockage of pores by macromolecular organic matter (colloid and asphaltene) in crude oil will not significantly change the structural characteristics of the rock skeleton, which is beneficial to the long-term operation of the SPR salt cavern. (3) The water–rock interaction will bring obvious changes in the micro-pore structure of rock and increase the leakage risk of the storage medium. The results can provide theoretical bases and methods for the tightness analysis of China’s first underground SPR salt cavern.

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“…Salt caverns are usually located at a depth of hundred meters to thousand meters underground, which is not easily affected by man-made destruction or natural disasters aboveground. 12,13 (3) Environmental friendly. The oor area of salt caverns on the surface is usually small without potential oil leakage aboveground.…”

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Microscopic investigations on the healing and softening of damaged salt by uniaxial deformation from CT, SEM and NMR: effect of fluids (brine and oil)

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Stability study and optimization design of small-spacing two-well (SSTW) salt caverns for natural gas storages

Cited by 113 publications

References 24 publications

Numerical simulation and simplified calculation method for heat exchange performance of dry air cooler in natural gas pipeline compressor station

Numerical simulation and simplified calculation method for heat exchange performance of dry air cooler in natural gas pipeline compressor station

Microscopic Pore Structure of Surrounding Rock for Underground Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) Caverns in Bedded Rock Salt

Microscopic investigations on the healing and softening of damaged salt by uniaxial deformation from CT, SEM and NMR: effect of fluids (brine and oil)

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