Preliminary evaluation of drift closure and closure rate response with respect to the effects of gas occurrences within the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant

Technical Report · Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:7147390

Torres, T M

As part of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) research and development program, a gas testing program has been developed to investigate the naturally occurring gases in the WIPP horizon rocks, and to evaluate their effect on the safe operations and performance of WIPP. This report presents a comparison of the structural response (closure and closure rates) of a drift drilled with pressure relief holes to the structural response of a drift drilled without pressure relief holes. The drifts under consideration are the E300 drift (mined with pressure relief holes) and the W170 drift (mined without pressure relief holes) located south of the waste handling shaft. For the short-term (less than two years), differences between measured closures for the two drifts are negligible. The closure rate comparisons also indicate that the two drifts, thus far, are responding similarly.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 7147390
• Report Number(s): SAND-86-1059; ON: DE87002365
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products. Original copy available until stock is exhausted
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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