March 29, from the CAS Wuhan Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics came the good news, the Institute won the first prize of scientific and technological progress in Hubei Province of natural gas is about new technology gas by the China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation in Hubei city gas storage should be put into application.
It is reported that a total investment of about 30 billion natural gas underground gas storage should be the city will serve as the Second West-East supporting projects started during the year, is expected to help the end of 5 years of Wuhan City natural gas supply situation.
It is understood that the city should be built underground natural gas storage in the ground 800 meters, maximum design storage capacity up to 7 billion cubic meters, equivalent to the current annual gas consumption of Wuhan 1. This gas storage will serve Hubei, Hunan. When the supply of natural gas in Wuhan when it releases this stored gas storage of natural gas, increase the supply of natural gas in Wuhan. Sinopec also decided to build a Qianjiang City, converted from an old salt mine underground gas storage of natural gas, future supply of natural gas in Wuhan will be more secure.
After salt mining with underground storage of natural gas left the practice, thanks to the CAS Wuhan Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics to a study. Yang Chun and researchers while studying in the United States and found that the major U.S. natural gas stored in underground salt chamber, very safe, low cost. So he and his assistant together, overcome technical difficulties, the ultimate success. (Chenchuan Wu, Deng Guojun)