Table 1 Typical salt cavern accidents.
Name of storage cavern | Time and place of accident | Accident description | Accident cause | Economic loss | Influence scope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kiel5 | 1967, Germany | 12.3% loss in volume after 45Â days | Excessive creep of salt | Cavern failure | The cavern |
Eminence5 | 1970–1972, Mississippi, USA | More than 40% loss of volume | Excessive creep of salt | Cavern failure | The cavern |
Tersanne6 | 1970–1980, France | Effective volume loss 35%, settlement rate 40 mm/a | Excessive creep of salt | Cavern deactivated | Influence range approximately 2000 m |
Stratton Ridge7 | 1990s, Texas, USA | Cavern abandoned, ground subsidence, settlement rate 40Â mm/a | Excessive creep of salt and in wet condition | Cavern failure | Ground above the caverns |
Yaggy8 | 2001, Kansas, USA | Fire and explosion | Failure and damage of casing during gas injection | About 5600,000 m3 natural gas loss | Part of the town affected, hundreds of people evacuated |
Moss Bluff9 | 2004, Texas, USA | Fire and explosion | Brine pipe corrosion | At least 36 million US $ loss | Influence range was 120Â m, people within 5Â km evacuated |
