Crude oil and finished fuel storage stability: an annotated review

Technical Report · Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:5537169

Brinkman, D W; Bowden, J N; Giles, H N

The Bartlesville Energy Technology Center (BETC) of the Deopartment of Energy (DOE) and the US Army Fuels and Lubricants Research laboratory (AFLRL) at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) have been working together on a support effort for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Office (SPRO) of DOE. One task within this effort was a detailed literature survey of previous experiences in long-term storage of crude oil and finished fuels with an emphasis on underground storage. Based on the discussion presented in this review, in the limited number of cases reported, the refinability of crude oil was not significantly affected by prolonged storage. It was found that most crudes will deposit a sludge during storage which may interfere with withdrawal pumping. This sludge is probably composed of wax, sediment, water, and possibly asphaltenes. Emulsions of the water-oil interface have been reported after prolonged storage which have been attributed to action of centrifugal pumps used to remove accumulated seepage water. It is possible that these emulsions resulted from biological activity, such as the anaerobic activity reported, but no hydrogen sulfide production was observed.

• Research Organization: Department of Energy, Bartlesville, OK (USA). Bartlesville Energy Technology Center
• OSTI ID: 5537169
• Report Number(s): DOE/BETC/RI-79/13
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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