Evaluation of brine disposal from the Bryan Mound site of the strategic petroleum reserve program. Final report
On March 10, 1980, the Department of Energy's Strategic Petroleum Reserve Program began leaching the Bryan Mound salt dome and discharging the resulting brine into the coastal waters off Freeport, Texas. During the months of March and April, a team of scientists and engineers from Texas A and M University conducted an intensive environmental study of the area surrounding the diffuser site. A pipeline has been laid from the Bryan Mound site to a location 12.5 statute miles (20 km) offshore. The last 3060 ft (933 m) of this pipeline is a 52-port diffuser through which brine can be discharged at a maximum rate of 680,000 barrels per day. Initially, 16 ports were open which permitted a maximum discharge rate of 350,000 barrels per day and a continuous brine discharge was achieved on March 13, 1980. The purpose of this report is to describe the findings of the project team during the intensive postdisposal study period of March and April, 1980. The major areas of investigation are physical oceanography, analysis of the discharge plume, water and sediment quality, nekton, benthos, phytoplankton, zooplankton, and data management.
- Research Organization:
- Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Policy and International Affairs (PO)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC96-79P010114
- OSTI ID:
- 6894082
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/PO/10114-2
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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BRINES
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
MARINE DISPOSAL
COMPUTER CODES
B CODES
OCEANOGRAPHY
STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE
WASTE DISPOSAL
BENTHOS
COASTAL WATERS
CRUSTACEANS
DATA ACQUISITION
DATA BASE MANAGEMENT
FISHES
LEACHING
PHYTOPLANKTON
PIPELINES
SALT DEPOSITS
SEDIMENTS
SPECIES DIVERSITY
TEXAS
WATER QUALITY
ZOOPLANKTON
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
ARTHROPODS
DISSOLUTION
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
INVERTEBRATES
MANAGEMENT
NORTH AMERICA
PLANKTON
RESERVES
RESOURCES
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOUTHWEST REGION
SURFACE WATERS
USA
VERTEBRATES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
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020900 - Petroleum- Environmental Aspects