Stores

The parameters characterizing pure components and their binary interactions are stored in labeled common blocks /PURE/ and /BINARY/ for a maximum of 100 components (see Appendix E). 

Locate producing and consuming plants near each other so that hazardous intermediates do not have to be stored and transported. 

Store in a safer form (less extreme pressure or temperature or in a difierent chemical form). 

M.p. I08-5 C. Ordinary DDT contains about 15% of the 2,4 -isomer, and is prepared from chloral, chlorobenzene and sulphuric acid. It is non-phytotoxic to most plants. It is a powerful and persistent insecticide, used most effectively to control mosquitoes in countries where malaria is a problem. It is stored in the bodies of animals and birds. 

BrCHi CHjBr. A colourless liquid with a sweet odour, m.p. 10°C, b.p. 132°C. Manufactured by passing ethene through bromine or bromine and water at about 20 C. Chemical properties similar to those of 1,2-dichloroethane when heated with alkali hydroxides, vinyl bromide is formed. Used extensively in petrols to combine with the lead formed by the decomposition of lead tetraethyl, as a fumigant for stored products and as a nematocide. 

CH2 CCl2- Colourless liquid, b.p. 32°C, manufactured by the dehydrochlorination of trichloroethane. In the presence of light and air, it decomposes with the evolution of HCI, phosgene, and methanal and deposition of some polyvinylidene chloride. Consequently it must be stored away from light and in the presence of dissolved inhibitors (such as phenols and amines). Under the influence of... 

LPG, stored as a liquid at its saturation pressure, is vaporized and introduced as vapor in conventional spark ignition motors. These motors are not modified with the exception of their feed system. Moreover, in the majority of cases, dual fuel capabilities have been adapted, that is, the vehicle can use either LPG or liquid fuel. 

LPG is divided into two types of products commercial propane and commercial butane, each stored as liquid at ambient temperature and corresponding vapor pressure. 

The vapor pressure of a crude oil at the wellhead can reach 20 bar. If it were necessary to store and transport it under these conditions, heavy walled equipment would be required. For that, the pressure is reduced (< 1 bar) by separating the high vapor pressure components using a series of pressure reductions (from one to four flash stages) in equipment called separators , which are in fact simple vessels that allow the separation of the two liquid and vapor phases formed downstream of the pressure reduction point. The different components distribute themselves in the two phases in accordance with equilibrium relationships. 

To reduce these losses, the crude oils are stored in floating roof tanks. 

In the case of lubricant detergents, the hydrophilic or polar part is a metallic salt (calcium, magnesium) and at the center of the micelle it is possible to store a reserve of a metal base (lime or magnesia) the detergent will be able therefore to neutralize the acids produced by oxidation of the oil as soon as they are created. 

After often a lengthy period (several months) of acquisition and processing, the data may be loaded onto a seismic workstation for interpretation. These workstations are UNIX based, dual screen systems (sections on one side, maps on the other, typically) where all the trace data is stored on fast access disk, and where the picked horizons and faults can be digitised from the screen Into a database. Of vital Importance is access to all existing well data in the area for establishing the well - seismic tie. 2D data will be interpreted line by intersecting line, and 3D as a volume. 

Blowout preventers are opened and closed by hydraulic fluid stored under a pressure of 3000 psi in an accumulator, often referred to as a Coomy unit. 

Poorly sorted sediments comprise very different particle sizes, resulting in a dense rock fabric wifh low porosify. As a resulf the connate water saturation is high, leaving little space for the storage of hydrocarbons. Conversely, a very well sorted sediment will have a large volume of space between the evenly sized components, a lower connate water saturation and hence a larger capacity to store hydrocarbons. Connate water is the water which remains in the pore space after the entry of hydrocarbons. 

In a more recent development a new wireline tool has been developed that actually drills a plug out of the borehole wall. With sidewall coring (Fig. 5.36) some the main disadvantages of the SWS tool are mitigated, in particular the crushing of the sample. Up to 20 samples can be individually cut and are stored in a container inside the tool. 

The expansion of the reservoir fluids, which is a function of their volume and compressibility, act as a source of drive energy which can act to support primary producf/on from the reservoir. Primary production means using the natural energy stored in the reservoir as a drive mechanism for production. Secondary recovery would imply adding some energy to the reservoir by injecting fluids such as water or gas, to help to support the reservoir pressure as production takes place. 

The previous section showed that the fluids present in the reservoir, their compressibilities, and the reservoir pressure all determine the amount of energy stored in the system. Three sets of initial conditions can be distinguished, and reservoir and production behaviour may be characterised in each case ... 

A container full of hydrocarbons can be described in a number of ways, from a simple measurement of the dimensions of the container to a detailed compositional analysis. The most appropriate method is usually determined by what you want to do with the hydrocarbons. If for example hydrocarbon products are stored in a warehouse prior to sale the dimensions of the container are very important, and the hydrocarbon quality may be completely irrelevant for the store keeper. However, a process engineer calculating yields of oil and gas from a reservoir oil sample will require a detailed breakdown of hydrocarbon composition, i.e. what components are present and in what quantities. 

Once oil and gas have been processed the products have to be evacuated from the site. Stabilised crude is normally stored in tank farms at a distribution terminal which may involve an extended journey by pipeline. At a distribution terminal, crude is stored prior to further pipeline distribution or loading for shipment by sea (Figure 10.28). 

Sales gas would be piped directly into the national gas distribution network (assuming one exists) and NGL products such as propane and butane can be stored locally in pressurised tanks. NGL products are often distributed by road or rail directly from the gathering station, although if ethane is recovered it is normally delivered by pipeline. 

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