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Salt dome gas storage solves curtailment threat

Journal Article · · Pipeline Gas J.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6430698

In November 1981, Valero Transmission Co. (San Antonio, TX) opened two salt-dome storage caverns with a combined capacity of 5 billion CF (1.5 billion of cushion gas, 3.5 of working gas). The facility's maximum deliverability is 400 million CF/day for 9 days; when two more caverns are finished in late 1982, the $55 million complex will be able to sustain that level for 18 days, making Valero less dependent on linepacking and spot sales to avoid curtailing deliveries to its customers.

OSTI ID:
6430698
Journal Information:
Pipeline Gas J.; (United States), Journal Name: Pipeline Gas J.; (United States) Vol. 209; ISSN PLGJA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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