EN 1918-5:1998
(Main)Gas supply systems - Underground gas storage - Part 5: Functional recommendations for surface facilities
Gas supply systems - Underground gas storage - Part 5: Functional recommendations for surface facilities
This standard lists the general functional recommendations for the surface facilities relating to underground gas storage. It specifies procedures and practices which are safe and environmentally acceptable. It describes the functional recommendations for the design, construction, testing, commissioning, operation and maintenance of the surface facilities for underground gas storage, between the wellhead and the connection to the gas transmission system.
Gasversorgungssysteme - Untertagespeicherung von Gas - Teil 5: Funktionale Empfehlungen für Übertageanlagen
Diese Norm faßt nachstehend die allgemeinen funktionalen Empfehlungen für Obertageanlagen für die Untertagespeicherung von Gas zusammen. Sie spezifiziert Verfahren und Praktiken, die sicher sind und akzeptabel für die Umwelt. Es umfaßt die funktionalen Empfehlungen für Planung, Bau, Prüfung, Inbetriebnahme, Betrieb und Instandhaltung von Obertageanlagen für Untertagespeicher für Gas vom Bohrlochkopf bis zum Anschluß an das Gastransportsystem.
Système d'alimentation en gaz - Stockage souterrain de gaz - Partie 5: Recommandations fonctionnelles pour les installations de surface
La présente norme dresse l'inventaire des recommandations fonctionnelles générales concernant les installations de surface liées au stockage souterrain de gaz. Elle spécifie des procédures et méthodes acceptables pour la sécurité et l'environnement. Elle décrit les recommandations fonctionnelles pour la conception, la construction, les essais, la mise en service, l'exploitation et la maintenance des installations de surface d'un stockage souterrain de gaz comprises entre les têtes de puits et le réseau de transport.
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