Design and Operation of Solution-mined Salt Caverns Used for Natural Gas Storage

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

11-29-2022

Publisher

American Petroleum Institute

This Recommended Practice (RP) provides the functional recommendations for salt cavern facilities used for natural gas storage service and covers facility geomechanical assessments, cavern well design and drilling, risk management, solution mining techniques and operations, including monitoring and maintenance practices, site security and safety, procedures, training, and abandonment.

DocumentType	Standard
Pages	118
ProductNote	This standard also refers to ISO 55000
PublisherName	American Petroleum Institute
Status	Current
Supersedes	API RP 1170 : 2015

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