Study and application of tightness testing technology for salt cavern gas storage

Shiyou Xuebao/Acta Petrolei Sinica

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 119-121

  Yuan, Guangjie ^a,b   Shen, Ruichen ^a   Yuan, Jinping ^a   Tian, Zhonglan ^a   Lu, Lijun ^a   Zhuang, Xiaoqian ^a   Yu, Jinwen ^c  

^a CHINA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^c HuaBei Oilfield Company   (China)

Author keywords

Gas storage; Leakage rate; Mathematic model; Pressure equilibrium equation; Salt cavern; Tightness testing method

Indexed keywords

CHINA; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

GAS STORAGE; LEAKAGE RATE; PRESSURE EQUILIBRIUM EQUATION; SALT CAVERN; TIGHTNESS TESTING METHOD;

UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE;

EID: 34547988613     PISSN: 02532697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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