Sensor-Augmented Lightning Mitigation; Implications for Risk at Hydraulic Fracturing Storage Facilities

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dc.contributor.advisorSkibniewski, Miroslaw J.en_US
dc.contributor.advisorFuhr, Peter L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRooke, Sterlingen_US
dc.contributor.departmentCivil Engineeringen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-03T05:30:19Z
dc.date.available2016-11-03T05:30:19Z
dc.date.issued2015en_US
dc.description.abstractHydraulic Fracturing (hydro fracking) has revolutionized oil and gas production in the United States. Controversy has been widespread and plenty of uncertainty remains commonplace in the public. The topic of hazardous chemicals and pollution associated with hydro fracking will be presented in some detail. However, the key focus will be on sensors and lightning mitigation at produced hydrocarbon storage batteries. Unmitigated fires and explosions will be shown to cause $10 million per direct strike in some lightning risk zones. Lightning has stood as an unresolved threat to hydrocarbon storage facilities for over 100 years. Literature research has shown that 33% of all modern hydrocarbon tank accidents are due to lightning (Chang and Lin, 2006); in addition, cloud-ground lightning strikes are predicted to increase by 50% this century (Romps et al., 2014). An overlay of the current National Lightning Detection Network (NLDN) risk map and the Energy Information Administration (EIA) shale play map clearly show the lightning threat only increasing with the migration of future shale activities. While planning may change, shale deposits and regional lightning threats are not changing geographically; this research quantifies the threat and outlines clear lightning mitigation strategies. Furthermore, real-time detection and the associated methodology of lightning mitigation have implications for industries far beyond hydro fracking. By leveraging industrial standards for Fire and Gas Systems (FGS) such as IEC 61511, the proposed lightning effects mitigation system has a pathway toward verification and eventual validation at a broad array of industrial sites. Some extended applications included Navy fuel storage depots and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facilities.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/M2MN7F
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/18859
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledCivil engineeringen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEngineeringen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledPetroleum engineeringen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledFrackingen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledHydroen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledLightningen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledMitigationen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledPetroleumen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledSensorsen_US
dc.titleSensor-Augmented Lightning Mitigation; Implications for Risk at Hydraulic Fracturing Storage Facilitiesen_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US

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