Main Title |
Permeability Restoration in Underground Disposal Reservoirs. |
Author |
Grubb, David M. ;
Hayne, Charles D. ;
Whittl, George P. ;
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CORP Author |
Alabama Univ., University. Natural Resources Center. |
Year Published |
1973 |
Report Number |
733; OWRR-A-032-ALA; A-032-ALA(1),; 00554 |
Stock Number |
PB-224 915 |
Additional Subjects |
( Liquid waste disposal ;
Injection wells) ;
( Permeability ;
Injection wells) ;
Industrial wastes ;
Computer programs ;
Underground storage ;
Boreholes ;
Reaming ;
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB-224 915 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
145p |
Abstract |
The injection of reactive liquid wastes into underground disposal reservoirs will impair permeability. Permeability and hence the capacity of a reservoir to accept wastes without resorting to excessive input pressures can be improved by several restoration techniques including reaming of the face of the borehole; and chemical treatment by injection of acids (such as dilute hydrochloric). Underreaming of the borehole in the laboratory investigation was effective. In designing liquid waste disposal systems, laboratory studies employing reservoir rock specimens and samples of the waste to be injected may lead to the selection of appropriate and effective procedures for permeability restoration. The capacity of the reservoir to accept a given volume of waste within the design criteria for pressure requirements should then contribute to the economic feasibility of this method of waste disposal. A broader use of underground waste disposal will complement the national effort to rid surface streams of their role as carriers of noxious wastes. |