OBSERVATIONS ON THE PERSPECTIVES OF UNDERGROUND SPACE USE
The occupancy and use of man-made underground space, and the storage of materials, products and commodities that are commonly used in urban, industralized society are discussed. It is pointed out that in the future, there will be increased use of the underground in the Kansas City region and nationally for the off-season storage of natural gas. Temporary storage of gas in the Kansas City area occurs in depleted and abandoned oil and gas fields. In states where such fields are lacking, squifer storage fields have been developed for gas storage along inter- and infra-state gas transmission and distribution lines. Caverns dissolved in salt beds have been used for temporary storage. More than 80 percent of the gas industry's peak sharing capacity derives from gas storage fields. The industry is actively searching for prospective storage reservoirs, especially those located along existing distribution lines near cities.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Published in the Proceedings of the Symposium on the Development and Utilization of Underground Space, March 5-7, 1975, Kansas City, Mo., sponsored by the Department of Geosciences, University of Missouri, Kansas City.
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Corporate Authors:
National Science Foundation
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Washington, DC United States 20550 -
Authors:
- Goebel, E D
- Conference:
- Publication Date: 1975-3
Media Info
- Features: Figures;
- Pagination: p. 39-41
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Aquifers; Gas industry; Geological surveying; Handling and storage; Inertia; Mineral deposits; Natural gas; Seawater; Underground structures; Urban areas; Warehousing
- Old TRIS Terms: Gas storage; Salt water deposits; Subsurface explorations; Underground; Underground storage
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Freight Transportation; Geotechnology; Highways;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00130629
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Apr 7 1976 12:00AM