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Shallow depth, low pressure gas storage facilities and related methods of use

  • US 6,581,618 B2
  • Filed: 05/25/2001
  • Issued: 06/24/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for enhancing the operation of a gas pipeline comprising the steps of:

  • connecting a gas storage facility having a given operating pressure to a gas pipeline having an operating pressure which is nominally the same as said given pressure; and

    , monitoring a pressure of gas in the gas pipeline such that when the supply of the gas is greater than the demand for the gas, a gas purchaser may divert a portion of the gas in the gas pipeline to the gas storage facility from the gas pipeline and when the demand of the gas is greater than the supply of the gas, the gas purchaser may divert a portion of the gas from the gas storage facility into the gas pipeline.

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