Disposal of nonhazardous oil field wastes into salt caverns

Conference · Mon Dec 30 23:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:414793

Veil, J; Elcock, D; Raivel, M; Caudle, D ^[1]

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1. Argonne National Lab., IL (United States); and others

Bedded and domal salt deposits occur in many states. If salt deposits are thick enough, salt caverns can be formed through solution mining. These caverns are created either incidentally as a result of salt recovery or intentionally to create an underground chamber that can be used for storing hydrocarbon products or disposing of wastes. This paper evaluates the legality, feasibility, and suitability of disposing of nonhazardous oil and gas exploration, development, and production wastes (hereafter referred to as oil field wastes, unless otherwise noted) in salt caverns.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 414793
• Report Number(s): CONF-960623--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
DRILLING FLUIDS
PETROLEUM INDUSTRY
REGULATIONS
SALT CAVERNS
SALT DEPOSITS
SLUDGES
SOLID WASTES
SOLUTION MINING
UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT