Test of Department of Energy Strategic Petroleum Reserve cavern Bryan Mound 1

Technical Report · Sat Nov 30 23:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:6001360

Goin, K L

This document reports the cavern integrity test of cavern Bryan Mound 1 conducted between May 23 and June 14, 1985. The test included pressurization with oil to near maximum test gradient, depressuring to maximum operating gradient, and doing nitrogen leak tests of the two cavern entry wells. Test results indicate nitrogen loss rates from the wells of 133 bbl/yr from 1A and 660 bbl/yr from 1. These nitrogen loss rates can reasonably be assumed to correspond to a total cavern oil loss rate of 79 bbl/yr, compared to the DOE goal of 100 bbl/yr of oil per cavern. 6 refs., 9 figs.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 6001360
• Report Number(s): SAND-85-2672; ON: DE86007750
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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