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Sep 1963
Deep Injection Disposal Well for Liquid Toxic Waste
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VIEW THE REPLYAuthors: O. E. Mechem and J. H. GarrettAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Construction Division
Volume 89, Issue 2
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On November 30, 1961, the deepest known pressure injection disposal well for liquid toxic waste was completed on the Rocky Mountain Arsenal near Denver, Colorado. Total depth of the well was 12,045 ft, with the injection interval being 11,975 ft to 12,045 ft in the fractured granite. With this example in mind, the feasibility of subsurface industrial waste water disposal is examined. For a number of years the oil industry has used subterranean waste disposal methods. An ideal subterranean waste disposal reservoir would provide the following requisites: (1) An accumulation of rocks with sufficient pore volume to contain desired or commercial quantities of waste water under pressure available from injection facilities; (2) sufficient permeability to accept waste water at commercial rates with available injection pressures; (3) natural barriers at horizontal and vertical extremities of the pore volume to assure confinement of waste water; and (4) no natural resources of commercial or domestic value within the pore volume. Because of the essential reservoir evaluation, the simple drilling of a hole in the ground to dispose of waste fluids is far short of the requirements of a disposal well.
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Journal of the Construction Division
Volume 89 • Issue 2 • September 1963
Pages: 111 - 121
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© 1963 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Sep 1963
Published online: Feb 11, 2021
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O. E. Mechem
Genl. Mgr., E.A. Polumbus, Jr., and Assocs., Inc., Petroleum Engrg. Consultants, Denver Colo.
J. H. Garrett
Project Engr., E. A. Polumbus, Jr., and Assocs., Inc., Petroleum Engrg. Consultants, Denver, Colo.
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