Status of in-situ air stripping tests and proposed modifications: Horizontal wells AMH-1 and AMH-2 Savannah River Site

Technical Report · Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:5517955

Kaback, D S; Looney, B B

A project to drill and install two horizontal vapor extraction/air injection wells at the Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, South Carolina, was performed in September and October of 1988. The project was performed to test the feasibility of horizontal drilling technologies in shallow unconsolidated sediments. Additional study to evaluate the effectiveness of in-situ air stripping of volatile organics from the ground water and unsaturated soils is planned. This status report contains (1) a short summary of the construction details of the two horizontal wells and (2) proposed modifications to the original program plan (Kaback and Looney 1988; Looney and Kaback, 1988). The modifications include added pressure monitoring and use of an inert tracer gas (helium) to better evaluate system performance. This paper contains sections that provide information requested by the South Carolina Department Health and Environmental Control as part of the underground injection well permitting process. 3 refs., 6 figs.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/DP
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• OSTI ID: 5517955
• Report Number(s): WSRC-RP-89-0544; ON: DE90000652
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
DESIGN
MODIFICATIONS
INJECTION WELLS
CONSTRUCTION
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
REMOVAL
SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
SEDIMENTS
STRIPPING
VOLATILE MATTER
DIRECT REACTIONS
MATTER
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
TRANSFER REACTIONS
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
WELLS
510200* - Environment
Terrestrial- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)