volume
0
m³
brine salinity
0
%
max diameter
0
m
elapsed
0
d
Start injection
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Fresh-water injection rate
70 m³/h
Tubing shoe depth
50%
Blanket (roof pad) depth
15%
Fresh water is injected through the tubing shoe and dissolves the rock-salt bed as it rises; the nitrogen blanket keeps water off the cap rock and shapes the cavern roof.