GB1106744A - Storage cavities in underground formations of soluble material and method of forming such cavities - Google Patents

Storage cavities in underground formations of soluble material and method of forming such cavities

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Publication number
GB1106744A
GB1106744A GB21921/65A GB2192165A GB1106744A GB 1106744 A GB1106744 A GB 1106744A GB 21921/65 A GB21921/65 A GB 21921/65A GB 2192165 A GB2192165 A GB 2192165A GB 1106744 A GB1106744 A GB 1106744A
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Prior art keywords
solvent
roof
cavity
cavities
boreholes
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GB21921/65A
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Carl Thorsten Brandt
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ConocoPhillips Co
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Continental Oil Co
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/28—Dissolving minerals other than hydrocarbons, e.g. by an alkaline or acid leaching agent
    • E21B43/283—Dissolving minerals other than hydrocarbons, e.g. by an alkaline or acid leaching agent in association with a fracturing process
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G5/00—Storing fluids in natural or artificial cavities or chambers in the earth

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  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Consolidation Of Soil By Introduction Of Solidifying Substances Into Soil (AREA)
  • Piles And Underground Anchors (AREA)

Abstract

1,106,744. Solution mining. CONTINENTAL OIL CO. 24 May, 1965 [10 June, 1964- No. 21921/65. Heading E1F. [Also in Division F4] An underground cavity for the storage of liquids is formed in a soluble subterranean layer by means of two boreholes into which a non-solvent is admitted under pressure to produce a fracture between the boreholes, and a solvent is then passed along the fracture to dissolve the layer and form the cavity. A symmetrical roof for the cavity is achieved by use of a non-solvent less dense than the solvent to form a "blanket" between high spots on the roof and the solvent to preclude further dissolution, the non-solvent being held in a reservoir at one bore hole at least and at a level corresponding to the desired roof height so that the non-solvent spreads out across the roof as the desired height is achieved. An arrangement for displacing stored liquid from the cavity using inert fluids both less and more dense than the liquid is described.
GB21921/65A 1964-06-10 1965-05-24 Storage cavities in underground formations of soluble material and method of forming such cavities Expired GB1106744A (en)

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US374060A US3374633A (en) 1964-06-10 1964-06-10 Underground storage and method of forming the same

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GB1106744A true GB1106744A (en) 1968-03-20

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CH (1) CH455655A (en)
DE (1) DE1240787B (en)
GB (1) GB1106744A (en)
NL (1) NL6507389A (en)

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