Underground Gas Storage

Type of study	Follow-up Master
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	541-0234/05
Abbreviation	PZP
Course title	Underground Gas Storage
Credits	4
Coordinating department	Department of Geological Engineering
Course coordinator	doc. Ing. Antonín Kunz, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Subject contents and basic terminology
2. Types of underground natural gas storage reservoirs
3. Methodology of exploration for suitable structures and their classification
4. Role of the underground natural gas storage reservoirs in the gas distribution network
5. Issues of compensating seasonal variations of gas consumption
6. Designing natural gas storage reservoirs in suitable structures
7. Calculation of basic parameters
8. Designing the above-ground facilities of natural gas storage reservoirs
9. Determining the functioning regime of natural gas storage reservoir using the cyclic functioning methodology
10. Modelling of the natural gas storage reservoir functioning
11. Design of the functioning regime of gas storage and extraction
12. Monitoring of the natural gas storage reservoir functioning regime, verification of suitability of the designed functioning regime
13. Securing the of the safe natural gas storage reservoir functioning, protection of the environment
14. Economical aspects of natural gas storage reservoir functioning

E-learning

There is no e-learning as a part of the lessons.

Literature

NGUYEN, J.P.: Oil and Gas Field. Development Techniques. Drilling. Editions TECHNIP, France, 2009, ss. 367
EVANS, D. J. CHADWICK, R. A.: Underground Gas Storage - Worldwide Experiences and Future Development in the UK and Europe. Geological Society of London, 2009.
LETCHER, TREVOR M.: Storing Energy - With Special Reference to Renewable Energy Sources. Elsevier, 2016.
FANCHI, JOHN R. CHRISTIANSEN, RICHARD L.: Introduction to Petroleum Engineering. John Wiley & Sons, 2017.

Advised literature

Klempa, M.; Bujok, P.; Kovář, L.; Struna, J.; Pinka, J.: Fundamentals of Onshore Drilling - multimediální výukový text. Projekt FRVŠ č. 2212/201. Dostupné: http://geologie.vsb.cz/DRILLING/index.htm
Mokhatab, Saeid Poe, William A. Mak, John Y.. (2019). Handbook of Natural Gas Transmission and Processing - Principles and Practices (4th Edition). Elsevier.
Abou-Kassem, Jamal H. Farouq Ali, S.M. Islam, M. Rafig. (2006). Petroleum Reservoir Simulation - A Basic Approach. Gulf Publishing Company.
Oyeneyin, Babs. (2015). Developments in Petroleum Science, Volume 63 - Integrated Sand Management for Effective Hydrocarbon Flow Assurance. Elsevier.

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