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  • API RP 1170 : 2015

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    DESIGN AND OPERATION OF SOLUTION-MINED SALT CAVERNS USED FOR NATURAL GAS STORAGE

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  01-12-2022

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-07-2015

    Publisher:  American Petroleum Institute

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    Table of Contents - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    1 Scope
    2 Normative References
    3 Terms, Definitions, Acronyms, and Abbreviations
    4 Overview of Underground Natural Gas Storage
    5 Geological and Geomechanical Evaluation
    6 Well Design
    7 Drilling
    8 Cavern Solution Mining
    9 Gas Storage Operations
    10 Cavern Integrity Monitoring
    11 Cavern Abandonment
    Annex A (informative) - Open-hole Well Logs
    Annex B (normative) - Integrity Monitoring Methods
    Bibliography

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Gives the functional recommendations for salt cavern facilities used for natural gas storage service and covers facility geomechanical assessments, cavern well design and drilling, solution mining techniques and operations, including monitoring and maintenance practices.

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    Document Type Standard
    Product Note This product is unavailable in Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria
    Publisher American Petroleum Institute
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    API RP 1171 : 2015 FUNCTIONAL INTEGRITY OF NATURAL GAS STORAGE IN DEPLETED HYDROCARBON RESERVOIRS AND AQUIFER RESERVOIRS

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    API STD 1104:2013 WELDING OF PIPELINES AND RELATED FACILITIES
    API RP 13D : 2017 RHEOLOGY AND HYDRAULICS OF OIL-WELL DRILLING FLUIDS
    API 5CT : 2012 CASING AND TUBING
    API 6A : 2010 SPECIFICATION FOR WELLHEAD AND CHRISTMAS TREE EQUIPMENT
    ASTM D 3740 : 2012-06 PRACTICE FOR MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR AGENCIES ENGAGED IN TESTING AND/OR INSPECTION OF SOIL AND ROCK AS USED IN ENGINEERING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
    API 5A2 : 6ED 88 BULLETIN ON THREAD COMPOUNDS FOR CASING, TUBING AND LINE PIPE
    API TR 10TR3:1999 TECHNICAL REPORT ON TEMPERATURES FOR API CEMENT OPERATING THICKENING TIME TESTS
    API 5DP : 2010(R2015) SPECIFICATION FOR DRILL PIPE
    API 5L : 2012 LINE PIPE
    API 10A : 2011 SPECIFICATION FOR CEMENTS AND MATERIALS FOR WELL CEMENTING
    API RP 1114 : 2013 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR THE DESIGN OF SOLUTION-MINED UNDERGROUND STORAGE FACILITIES
    API 5A3 : 2011 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE ON THREAD COMPOUNDS FOR CASING, TUBING, LINE PIPE, AND DRILL STEM ELEMENTS
    API 6D :2015 SPECIFICATION FOR PIPELINE AND PIPING VALVES
    API 5C3 : 1994 BULLETIN ON FORMULAS AND CALCULATIONS FOR CASING, TUBING, DRILL PIPE AND LINE PIPE PROPERTIES
    ASTM D 7070 : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Test Methods for Creep of Rock Core Under Constant Stress and Temperature
    API 10TR4 : 2008 SELECTION OF CENTRALIZERS FOR PRIMARY CEMENTING OPERATIONS
    ASTM D 3967 : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Splitting Tensile Strength of Intact Rock Core Specimens
    API 53 : 2012 BLOWOUT PREVENTION EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS FOR DRILLING WELLS
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