Primary Convener:
Kyung Won Chang, Sandia National Laboratories

Convener:
Tonya Ross, Sandia National Laboratories
Byoung-Yoon Park, Sandia National Laboratories
Donald Conley, Sandia National Laboratories

Early Career Convener:
Tonya Ross, Sandia National Laboratories

Chair:
Kyung Won Chang, University of Texas at Austin
Tonya Ross, Sandia National Laboratories

This session aims to convene researchers and practitioners to exchange insights regarding the geomechanical behavior of salt caverns under diverse thermo-hydro-mechanical conditions for the underground storage of energy resources and waste materials. Contributions are invited that investigate the following themes: (1) the mechanisms that govern viscoplastic behavior and micro-cracking in salt rock; (2) innovative modeling methodologies spanning from fracture to reservoir scales; (3) the effects of geological and hydrological heterogeneity associated with various salt types; and (4) the implications of operational scenarios, including the frequency of injection and production as well as the types of materials stored. By promoting interdisciplinary dialogue, this session aims to enhance understanding of salt cavern stability and improve the safety and efficiency of underground storage solutions. SNL is managed and operated by NTESS under DOE NNSA contract DE-NA0003525.

Index Terms
1822 Geomechanics
5120 Plasticity, diffusion, and creep
8164 Stresses: crust and lithosphere
8199 General or miscellaneous

Co-Organized Sessions:
Mineral and Rock Physics

Neighborhoods:
2. Earth Interior

Cross-Listed:
H - Hydrology
MR - Mineral and Rock Physics