Method for constructing a lined underground cavity by underreaming, grouting, and boring through the grouting
Abstract
A method is described for constructing a lined underground cavity. The process includes the steps of securing a casing in a borehole by grouting, underreaming the casing, filling the underreamed region with additional grouting, and then drilling through and underreaming the added grouting, thereby forming a room having a lining formed of the grouting. By using a structurally strong grouting that is impervious to water, the resulting room is waterproof and is suitable for on-site storage of an atomic device and its associated equipment prior to an underground atomic event. Such cavities also have other uses; for example, the cavities may be made very deep and used for storage of various fluids such as natural gas storage. (5 claims)
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5863870
- Patent Number(s):
- 3559409
- Assignee:
- US Atomic Energy Comm
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: Filed date 24 Jun 1969
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 03 NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS; UNDERGROUND STORAGE; STORAGE FACILITIES; CONSTRUCTION; CEMENTS; EXPLOSIVE STIMULATION; GROUTING; LINERS; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS; WELL CASINGS; WELL COMPLETION; WELL DRILLING; BUILDING MATERIALS; DRILLING; ENERGY SOURCES; EXPLOSIONS; FLUIDS; FOSSIL FUELS; FUEL GAS; FUELS; GAS FUELS; GASES; MATERIALS; STIMULATION; STORAGE; WELL STIMULATION; 035000* - Natural Gas- Storage- (1989-)
Citation Formats
Johnson, W H. Method for constructing a lined underground cavity by underreaming, grouting, and boring through the grouting. United States: N. p., 1971.
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Johnson, W H. Method for constructing a lined underground cavity by underreaming, grouting, and boring through the grouting. United States.
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"Method for constructing a lined underground cavity by underreaming, grouting, and boring through the grouting". United States.
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title = {Method for constructing a lined underground cavity by underreaming, grouting, and boring through the grouting},
author = {Johnson, W H},
abstractNote = {A method is described for constructing a lined underground cavity. The process includes the steps of securing a casing in a borehole by grouting, underreaming the casing, filling the underreamed region with additional grouting, and then drilling through and underreaming the added grouting, thereby forming a room having a lining formed of the grouting. By using a structurally strong grouting that is impervious to water, the resulting room is waterproof and is suitable for on-site storage of an atomic device and its associated equipment prior to an underground atomic event. Such cavities also have other uses; for example, the cavities may be made very deep and used for storage of various fluids such as natural gas storage. (5 claims)},
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