An assessment of borehole sealing performance in a salt environment

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Design of plugs for abandonment of boreholes and shafts may be governed by the bond strength between the plug and host rock. This paper presents the results of push-out tests on cement grout plugs in salt. Two types of expandable cement grouts have been tested. The average interface shear strengths ranged from 2 to 12 MPa (290 to 1740 psi). Peak shear stresses at failure, assuming an elastic stress distribution along the interface, were up to eight times higher. Standard deviations commonly reached 20%. Dissolution along the interface was observed, and may have been enhanced by clay inclusions in the salt. This dissolution appears to have reduced bond strengths. Application of the results to the design of plugs for larger openings (for example, shafts, drifts, or boreholes) is discussed.

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General Engineering, Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), Soil Science, General Earth and Planetary Sciences, Pollution, General Environmental Science, Water Science and Technology, Environmental Chemistry

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/39756

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ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s002540050161

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H. Akgün, “An assessment of borehole sealing performance in a salt environment,” ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY, pp. 34–41, 1997, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/39756.