Salt Caverns

Regulatory Permitting/Compliance

Permitting underground storage well drilling and operations following state and federal regulations

Geological Analysis and Mapping

Subsurface analysis and lithologic description with detailed surface and subsurface mapping

Design/Development

Wellbore and cavern design specifications and techniques for drilling and development

Drilling/Completions

Drilling of the wellbore into the desired salt dome and the proper cementing of casing strings to prepare the well for the leaching process

Leaching/Solution Mining

Inject water into the completed well to dissolve the salt and shape the cavern according to the development plan while returning saturated brine to the surface

Casing Integrity Testing and Analysis

Pressure testing and logging of cemented casing strings to determine casing integrity

Mechanical Integrity Testing

Perform cavern integrity pressure testing and analysis

Workover Operations/Well Servicing

Remediate storage well operational complications from the wellhead to cavern or casing/hanging string issues. (i.e. Fishing, Snubbing, Coil tubing)

Cavern Restoration/Remediation

Successfully restore a cavern to working operation that has been deemed lost or out of service due to failure of MIT or other complication

Reporting

Complete reporting of any and all operations to the client and to any applicable state or federal organizations