Factors affecting storage of compressed air in solution mined salt cavities

Conference · Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982 · Proc., Intersoc. Energy Convers. Eng. Conf.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6976513

Allen, R D; Doherty, T J; Thoms, R L

Geologic factors affecting a salt deposit's acceptability for compressed air energy storage include diameter, depth, thickness, mineralogy, strength, presence of gas, faulting, seismic susceptibility, caprock quality, and rate of dissolution by ground water. Assessment of a potential site involves analyzing existing information, seismic surveying, exploratory drilling, examining salt and caprock, geophysical logging, measuring in situ stress, and determining hydrologic impact. Geologic exploration at Huntorf, Federal Republic of Germany, is discussed. Criteria are presented for cavern design parameters, which include octahedral shear strength, excess lateral stress, depth to cavern top, lateral salt thickness, vertical salt thickness, span, and height-todiameter ratio. Cavern, borehole and surface monitoring methods are discussed.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest Laboratory, Richland, WA
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 6976513
• Report Number(s): CONF-820814-
• Journal Information: Proc., Intersoc. Energy Convers. Eng. Conf.; (United States), Vol. 4; Conference: 17. Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering conference, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 8 Aug 1982
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

25 ENERGY STORAGE
42 ENGINEERING
COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGE
ENGINEERING GEOLOGY
SITE SELECTION
SALT CAVERNS
SOLUTION MINING
CAP ROCK
DEPTH
DESIGN
EXPLORATORY WELLS
GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS
HEIGHT
HYDROLOGY
MINERALOGY
ROCK DRILLING
SEISMIC SURVEYS
SHEAR PROPERTIES
STRESS ANALYSIS
STRESSES
THICKNESS
WELL LOGGING
CAVITIES
DIMENSIONS
DRILLING
ENERGY STORAGE
GEOLOGY
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
MINING
STORAGE
SURVEYS
WELLS
250200* - Energy Storage- Compressed & Liquified Gas
422000 - Engineering- Mining & Underground Engineering- (1980-)