HOW «HELIUM INSUFFICIENCY» CAN BE AVERTED?

Authors

  • Г. К. Лавренченко ООО «Институт низкотемпературных энерготехнологий», а/я 188, г. Одесса, Украина, 65026, Ukraine
  • В. Н. Уткин ООО «НИИ КМ», пл. Академика Курчатова, 1, г. Москва, РФ, 123182, Russian Federation

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18198/j.ind.gases.2013.0671

Keywords:

Helium, Natural gas, Helium extraction, Helium resources, Economy of helium production, Cryogenic engineering, The prospects of helium deposits development in Russia

Abstract

The global production and use of helium increase on the average by 4-6 % per year. By 2030 it will reach 238-312 million m3. At the same time the exhaustion of helium reserves in natural gas fields that are exploited is observed. Despite new helium deposits in Algeria and Qatar were put into operation the problem of minimization of helium losses in the course of extraction, storage and use in different technologies should be solved. The general situation with helium extraction in Russia and the world as well as the prospects of development of large natural gas fields in the Eastern Siberia and the Far East in which significant amounts of helium were found is considered. For example, just Kovyktinsk and Chayandinsk deposits contain 12 billion m3 of helium. The readiness of some Russian enterprises to develop new deposits jointly with «Gazprom» is noted. The measures to decrease losses in the course of helium extraction and use have been listed.

Author Biographies

Г. К. Лавренченко, ООО «Институт низкотемпературных энерготехнологий», а/я 188, г. Одесса, Украина, 65026

G.K. Lavrenchenko

В. Н. Уткин, ООО «НИИ КМ», пл. Академика Курчатова, 1, г. Москва, РФ, 123182

V.N.Utkin

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No. 3 (2013): Технические газы

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PROBLEMS OF INDUSTRY

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