Final report on assessment of crude oil and refined petroleum product quality during long-term storage. Interim report, Jun 78-Dec 79
It is national policy to develop a strategic petroleum reserve of up to one billion barrels of crude oil and refined petroleum products to lessen U.S. vulnerability to the effects of a severe petroleum supply interruption. A four-task program was undertaken to assist in ensuring that products being considered for long-term storage would remain of a quality immediately usable and to identify likely quality assurance procedures. This report summarizes the results of this work. The first task reviewed and assessed the state-of-the-art in crude and petroleum product storage. The second task investigated the effect of storage on the quality of finished products. The third task developed a DOE/SPRO computer-based search capability for crude oil characterization data. The fourth and final program task consisted of an overall assessment of long-term fuel storage, including recommendations for product specifications intended for storage, and test methodology for monitoring selecting product quality.
- Research Organization:
- Southwest Research Inst., San Antonio, TX (USA). Army Fuels and Lubricants Research Lab.
- DOE Contract Number:
- DAAK70-78-C-0001; DAAK70-80-C-0001
- OSTI ID:
- 6933664
- Report Number(s):
- AD-A-082365
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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