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Title: User's manual for the salt solution mining code, SANSMIC

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5680228

SANSMIC is a computer code used to predict the development of axisymmetric caverns which are solution mined in salt formations. It was written to aid in the design and operation of Strategic Petroleum Reserve oil-storage caverns. For a prescribed leaching schedule, the code calculates volume and shape changes, including the case of leaching during oil injection (leach-fill) and withdrawal by fresh-water displacement. This manual contains a brief description of the models used in SANSMIC, some comparisons with field data, and detailed instructions for the use of the code as it is currently configured to run on the Sandia CRAY, VAX 11/780, and Cyber 76 computing systems.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00789
OSTI ID:
5680228
Report Number(s):
SAND-83-1150; ON: DE84001063
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products. Original copy available until stock is exhausted
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English