Potential hazards of compressed air energy storage in depleted natural gas reservoirs. Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Potential hazards of compressed air energy storage in depleted natural gas reservoirs.

Creator

  • Author: Cooper, Paul W.
    Creator Type: Personal
  • Author: Grubelich, Mark Charles
    Creator Type: Personal
  • Author: Bauer, Stephen J.
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Sponsor: United States. Department of Energy.
    Contributor Type: Organization

Publisher

  • Name: Sandia National Laboratories
    Place of Publication: United States

Date

  • Creation: 2011-09-01

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: This report is a preliminary assessment of the ignition and explosion potential in a depleted hydrocarbon reservoir from air cycling associated with compressed air energy storage (CAES) in geologic media. The study identifies issues associated with this phenomenon as well as possible mitigating measures that should be considered. Compressed air energy storage (CAES) in geologic media has been proposed to help supplement renewable energy sources (e.g., wind and solar) by providing a means to store energy when excess energy is available, and to provide an energy source during non-productive or low productivity renewable energy time periods. Presently, salt caverns represent the only proven underground storage used for CAES. Depleted natural gas reservoirs represent another potential underground storage vessel for CAES because they have demonstrated their container function and may have the requisite porosity and permeability; however reservoirs have yet to be demonstrated as a functional/operational storage media for compressed air. Specifically, air introduced into a depleted natural gas reservoir presents a situation where an ignition and explosion potential may exist. This report presents the results of an initial study identifying issues associated with this phenomena as well as possible mitigating measures that should be considered.
  • Physical Description: 23 p.

Subject

  • STI Subject Categories: 25 Energy Storage
  • Keyword: Hydrocarbons
  • Keyword: Storage
  • Keyword: Energy Sources
  • Keyword: Compressed Air
  • Keyword: Underground Storage
  • Keyword: Productivity
  • Keyword: Salt Caverns
  • Keyword: Porosity
  • Keyword: Ignition
  • Keyword: Renewable Energy Sources
  • Keyword: Natural Gas
  • STI Subject Categories: 03 Natural Gas
  • Keyword: Permeability
  • Keyword: Explosions
  • Keyword: Compressed Air Energy Storage
  • Keyword: Containers

Collection

  • Name: Office of Scientific & Technical Information Technical Reports
    Code: OSTI

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Resource Type

  • Report

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Report No.: SAND2011-5930
  • Grant Number: AC04-94AL85000
  • DOI: 10.2172/1029814
  • Office of Scientific & Technical Information Report Number: 1029814
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc831522
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