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Title: November 2016 West Hackberry Subsidence Report

Abstract

Subsidence monitoring is a critical component to understanding the cavern integrity of salt storage caverns. This report looks at historical and recent data from two of the three West Hackberry dome cavern operators. DOE SPR and LA Storage are coordinating subsidence surveys to create a comprehensive understanding of ground movement above the dome. Data from annual level and rod surveys, GPS, and tiltmeter data show the sites are experiencing typical ground movement. The highest subsidence rate is seen in the middle of the DOE SPR site at just under one inch per year with less ground movement around the edge of the site. A GPS and tiltmeter instrument in the northeast areas of the DOE SPR site has not seen any trend change since the devices were installed in 2013. Comparison between recent ground movement data and historical trends suggest that there is no reason to believe that any DOE SPR or LA Storage caverns have been structurally compromised.

Authors:
 [1];  [1]
  1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE), Petroleum Reserves
OSTI Identifier:
1345901
Report Number(s):
SAND2017-2109R
651144
DOE Contract Number:  
AC04-94AL85000
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
58 GEOSCIENCES

Citation Formats

Moriarty, Dylan Michael, and Lord, Anna C. Snider. November 2016 West Hackberry Subsidence Report. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.2172/1345901.
Moriarty, Dylan Michael, & Lord, Anna C. Snider. November 2016 West Hackberry Subsidence Report. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1345901
Moriarty, Dylan Michael, and Lord, Anna C. Snider. 2017. "November 2016 West Hackberry Subsidence Report". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1345901. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1345901.
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title = {November 2016 West Hackberry Subsidence Report},
author = {Moriarty, Dylan Michael and Lord, Anna C. Snider},
abstractNote = {Subsidence monitoring is a critical component to understanding the cavern integrity of salt storage caverns. This report looks at historical and recent data from two of the three West Hackberry dome cavern operators. DOE SPR and LA Storage are coordinating subsidence surveys to create a comprehensive understanding of ground movement above the dome. Data from annual level and rod surveys, GPS, and tiltmeter data show the sites are experiencing typical ground movement. The highest subsidence rate is seen in the middle of the DOE SPR site at just under one inch per year with less ground movement around the edge of the site. A GPS and tiltmeter instrument in the northeast areas of the DOE SPR site has not seen any trend change since the devices were installed in 2013. Comparison between recent ground movement data and historical trends suggest that there is no reason to believe that any DOE SPR or LA Storage caverns have been structurally compromised.},
doi = {10.2172/1345901},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2017},
month = {Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2017}
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