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Ground Water and Underground Gas Storage
Author(s) -
Bays C. A.
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
groundwater
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.84
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1745-6584
pISSN - 0017-467X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-6584.1964.tb01782.x
Subject(s) - caprock , aquifer , petroleum engineering , environmental science , groundwater , underground storage , water storage , natural gas storage , natural gas , underground storage tank , leakage (economics) , waste management , geology , storage tank , engineering , geotechnical engineering , geomorphology , radioactive waste , economics , inlet , macroeconomics
Much underground gas storage depends on the presence of ground water for its effectiveness. Many of the techniques of the geohydrologist are useful in exploration, design, and development of underground storage fields for natural gas. Both local and regional geologic and hydrologic conditions are pertinent to gas storage effectiveness. Behavior of water in aquifers and their caprock zones can be used to predict behavior with gas. Leakage has been common in underground gas storage. Conflict between the public interest in gas storage and water resource development as both are expanded in the future is to be anticipated. There are many problems yet remaining in the development of underground gas storage to insure the complete effectiveness of design and operation.