Solution mining code for studying axisymmetric salt cavern formation

Technical Report · Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:5916427

Russo, A J

The solution mining of oil storage caverns in salt domes for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve has prompted the development of a code to predict cavern shape and volume as a function of prescribed flow parameters. Of particular interest is the ability to predict shape changes while leaching is proceeding at the same time the cavern is being filled with oil (leach-fill) and when oil is being withdrawn by fresh water displacement. The theory and overall numerical procedures used in the code development are described. Implicit, finite difference methods are used to solve an axisymmetric mass conservation problem. Calculated results are given which exercise each of the code options and where possible these results are compared with other calculations or available data from solution mining in progress at Bryan Mound, Texas.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 5916427
• Report Number(s): SAND-81-1231; ON: DE82001051
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
58 GEOSCIENCES
SALT CAVERNS
SHAPE
VOLUME
SALT DEPOSITS
SOLUTION MINING
COMPUTER CODES
TEXAS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD
FORECASTING
LEACHING
STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE
UNDERGROUND STORAGE
CAVITIES
DATA
DISSOLUTION
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
INFORMATION
ITERATIVE METHODS
MINING
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
NUMERICAL SOLUTION
RESERVES
RESOURCES
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOUTHWEST REGION
STORAGE
USA
024000* - Petroleum- Storage- (-1989)
580100 - Geology & Hydrology- (-1989)