Bryan Mound site
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The Bryan Mound site is a major U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve storage facility located near Freeport, Texas, used to stockpile crude oil in large underground salt caverns for emergency energy needs.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Strategic Petroleum Reserve storage site
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energy infrastructure facility ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| function |
drawdown and distribution of crude oil
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long-term crude oil stockpiling ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | salt dome ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
marine terminal access
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metering facilities ⓘ pipelines ⓘ pump stations ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brazoria County, Texas
NERFINISHED
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Gulf Coast region NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas ⓘ near Freeport, Texas ⓘ |
| managedBy | Office of Petroleum Reserves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody |
Brazos River
NERFINISHED
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Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States Department of Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Strategic Petroleum Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
emergency crude oil storage
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energy security ⓘ to provide crude oil during supply disruptions ⓘ |
| regulatoryFramework |
Strategic Petroleum Reserve regulations
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U.S. federal energy policy ⓘ |
| safetyMeasures |
cavern integrity monitoring
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environmental monitoring systems ⓘ |
| storageMedium | underground salt caverns ⓘ |
| stores | crude oil ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
mitigates impacts of oil supply interruptions
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supports U.S. emergency energy needs ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.