GB921844A - Means for sealing a ground reservoir for the storage of liquefied gases - Google Patents

Means for sealing a ground reservoir for the storage of liquefied gases

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Publication number
GB921844A
GB921844A GB4513/61A GB451361A GB921844A GB 921844 A GB921844 A GB 921844A GB 4513/61 A GB4513/61 A GB 4513/61A GB 451361 A GB451361 A GB 451361A GB 921844 A GB921844 A GB 921844A
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Prior art keywords
reservoir
roof
membrane
hole
filling
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Application number
GB4513/61A
Inventor
Etienne Maurice Schlumberger
Arnold Jozef Willem Ploum
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Conch International Methane Ltd
Original Assignee
Conch International Methane Ltd
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Publication date
Priority to NL272077D priority Critical patent/NL272077A/xx
Priority to GB4513/61A priority patent/GB921844A/en
Application filed by Conch International Methane Ltd filed Critical Conch International Methane Ltd
Priority to ES272514A priority patent/ES272514A1/en
Priority to NL272077A priority patent/NL121318C/nl
Priority to FR883486A priority patent/FR1313386A/en
Priority to DE19621434588 priority patent/DE1434588B1/en
Priority to BE613482A priority patent/BE613482A/en
Publication of GB921844A publication Critical patent/GB921844A/en
Priority to GB32707/63A priority patent/GB968070A/en
Priority to DE19631434599 priority patent/DE1434599A1/en
Priority to FR955384A priority patent/FR91504E/en
Priority to BE645499D priority patent/BE645499A/xx
Priority to US354351A priority patent/US3379012A/en
Priority to US354475A priority patent/US3175370A/en
Priority to NL6403251A priority patent/NL6403251A/xx
Priority to OA50371A priority patent/OA00588A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H7/00—Construction or assembling of bulk storage containers employing civil engineering techniques in situ or off the site
    • E04H7/02—Containers for fluids or gases; Supports therefor
    • E04H7/04—Containers for fluids or gases; Supports therefor mainly of metal
    • E04H7/06—Containers for fluids or gases; Supports therefor mainly of metal with vertical axis
    • E04H7/065—Containers for fluids or gases; Supports therefor mainly of metal with vertical axis roof constructions
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H7/00—Construction or assembling of bulk storage containers employing civil engineering techniques in situ or off the site
    • E04H7/02—Containers for fluids or gases; Supports therefor
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C3/00—Vessels not under pressure
    • F17C3/005—Underground or underwater containers or vessels
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2201/00—Vessel construction, in particular geometry, arrangement or size
    • F17C2201/05—Size
    • F17C2201/052—Size large (>1000 m3)
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2223/00—Handled fluid before transfer, i.e. state of fluid when stored in the vessel or before transfer from the vessel
    • F17C2223/01—Handled fluid before transfer, i.e. state of fluid when stored in the vessel or before transfer from the vessel characterised by the phase
    • F17C2223/0146—Two-phase
    • F17C2223/0153—Liquefied gas, e.g. LPG, GPL
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2223/00—Handled fluid before transfer, i.e. state of fluid when stored in the vessel or before transfer from the vessel
    • F17C2223/01—Handled fluid before transfer, i.e. state of fluid when stored in the vessel or before transfer from the vessel characterised by the phase
    • F17C2223/0146—Two-phase
    • F17C2223/0153—Liquefied gas, e.g. LPG, GPL
    • F17C2223/0161—Liquefied gas, e.g. LPG, GPL cryogenic, e.g. LNG, GNL, PLNG
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2270/00—Applications
    • F17C2270/01—Applications for fluid transport or storage
    • F17C2270/0142—Applications for fluid transport or storage placed underground

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Architecture (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Filling Or Discharging Of Gas Storage Vessels (AREA)

Abstract

921,844. Storing liquefied gases. CONCH INTERNATIONAL METHANE Ltd. Oct. 16, 1961 [Feb. 7, 1961], No. 4513/61. Class 8(2). A reservoir for the storage of liquefied gases, e.g. natural gas, methane, ethane, propane or butane, comprises a hole 4 excavated in the earth and a thermally insulated roof 7 completely covering the hole, the reservoir being sealed by a continuous, vapour-impervious membrane 14 which extends from the roof into a slot 5 in the earth, the slot being filled by a material which is liquid at ambient temperature but is solid when the reservoir is in use. The hole is preferably circular in cross-section and is excavated from ground which has been frozen by the passage of a refrigerant, e.g. liquid propane through pipes 1, the latter being connected to ring mains 2 and 3. The hole may be lined with a coarse cotton cover, wood shavings embedded in wax or frozen mineral oil, or glass fibre mats; the lining need not be liquid-tight. The circular roof 7 may be made of wood but is preferably made of aluminium or carbon steel and comprises radial I-beam stiffeners; it is preferably insulated on its under surface with polyurethane or polystyrene foams. The insulation may be suspended a short distance from the roof. The latter is supported on plates disposed on top of the pipes 1, Figs. 3 and 4 (not shown), the plates carrying wooden blocks 11 which are covered by metal liners on which the I-beams rest and, when necessary, slide, the roof being held down by tie rods. The membrane 14 is preferably made of aluminium or stainless steel and is provided with horizontal corrugations above the ground and vertical corrugations in ground; at least part of the membrane may be formed from dimpled sheet. When the liquefied gas being stored is natural gas, the material used for filling the slot 5 preferably has a melting point about, but not below -90‹C.,e.g. n-heptane, n-octane, n-butyl alcohol, the monoethyl ether of ethylene glycol, ethyl acetate, isopropyl alcohol and appropriate mineral oil fractions. When the liquefied gas being stored is n-propane the material used for filling the slot 5 preferably has a melting point about, but not below, -10‹C., e.g. suitable mixtures of water with ethylene glycol or isopropyl alcohol. Alternatively, water alone may be used or waxy mineral oils. The reservoir is provided with a second continuous, vapourimpervious membrane 15, e.g. of metal or wood or a rubber or canvas sheet, which extends from the roof into a hole 6 in which it is sealed, e.g. by water or a bitumen composition. The annular space between the membranes 14 and 15, the roof and the earth is continually purged by an inert gas, e.g. nitrogen or carbon dioxide. The reservoir is provided with a gas vent and conduit and pumping means (not shown) for filling and discharging the reservoir. In a modification, Fig. 5 (not shown), the radial I-beam stiffeners are replaced by a circular girder. The conduit means for filling and discharging the reservoir extend through the membrane 14 which is provided locally with bellows to allow for relative movement between the conduit means and the membrane. Specification 894,762 is referred to.
GB4513/61A 1961-02-07 1961-02-07 Means for sealing a ground reservoir for the storage of liquefied gases Expired GB921844A (en)

Priority Applications (15)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
NL272077D NL272077A (en) 1961-02-07
GB4513/61A GB921844A (en) 1961-02-07 1961-02-07 Means for sealing a ground reservoir for the storage of liquefied gases
ES272514A ES272514A1 (en) 1961-02-07 1961-11-28 Perfections on thermally insulated roofing for excavated ground deposits (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)
NL272077A NL121318C (en) 1961-02-07 1961-12-01
FR883486A FR1313386A (en) 1961-02-07 1961-12-29 Tank roofs
DE19621434588 DE1434588B1 (en) 1961-02-07 1962-02-01 A container in the form of a recess on the surface of the earth serving to store a liquefied gas
BE613482A BE613482A (en) 1961-02-07 1962-02-05 Roofs of tanks.
GB32707/63A GB968070A (en) 1961-02-07 1963-08-19 Sealing means for ground reservoirs
DE19631434599 DE1434599A1 (en) 1961-02-07 1963-11-21 Sealing device for bottom container
FR955384A FR91504E (en) 1961-02-07 1963-11-28 Tank roofs
BE645499D BE645499A (en) 1961-02-07 1964-03-20
US354351A US3379012A (en) 1961-02-07 1964-03-24 Sealing means for ground reservoirs
US354475A US3175370A (en) 1961-02-07 1964-03-24 Roofs for reservoirs
NL6403251A NL6403251A (en) 1961-02-07 1964-03-26
OA50371A OA00588A (en) 1961-02-07 1964-09-24 Roofs of tanks.

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BE (1) BE613482A (en)
DE (1) DE1434588B1 (en)
ES (1) ES272514A1 (en)
GB (1) GB921844A (en)
NL (1) NL272077A (en)
OA (1) OA00588A (en)

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3302407A (en) * 1964-04-20 1967-02-07 Continental Oil Co Subterranean storage facilities and method of constructing such facilities
US3325999A (en) * 1964-12-07 1967-06-20 Continental Oil Co Facility for storing liquids at low temperatures
US3354656A (en) * 1964-05-01 1967-11-28 Mobil Oil Corp Method of forming an underground storage chamber
US3355892A (en) * 1963-10-24 1967-12-05 Conch Int Methane Ltd Sealing means for a reservoir for a liquefied gas
US3379012A (en) * 1961-02-07 1968-04-23 Conch Int Methane Ltd Sealing means for ground reservoirs
US3421328A (en) * 1965-06-28 1969-01-14 Dow Chemical Co Insulated utility constructions

Family Cites Families (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1360170A (en) * 1918-08-12 1920-11-23 John J Allinson Storage-reservoir

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3379012A (en) * 1961-02-07 1968-04-23 Conch Int Methane Ltd Sealing means for ground reservoirs
US3355892A (en) * 1963-10-24 1967-12-05 Conch Int Methane Ltd Sealing means for a reservoir for a liquefied gas
US3302407A (en) * 1964-04-20 1967-02-07 Continental Oil Co Subterranean storage facilities and method of constructing such facilities
US3354656A (en) * 1964-05-01 1967-11-28 Mobil Oil Corp Method of forming an underground storage chamber
US3325999A (en) * 1964-12-07 1967-06-20 Continental Oil Co Facility for storing liquids at low temperatures
US3421328A (en) * 1965-06-28 1969-01-14 Dow Chemical Co Insulated utility constructions

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DE1434588B1 (en) 1970-10-22
ES272514A1 (en) 1962-03-01
NL272077A (en) 1900-01-01
BE613482A (en) 1962-05-29
OA00588A (en) 1966-07-15

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