Evaluation and investigation technology of salt cavern resources  in China

LIN Zhenzhou; LIU Dongming; ZHANG Le; JIANG Zhengzhong; JING Lei; ZHI Qingquan; ZHANG Jie; ZHOU Yuejun; JIA Dingyu; YANG Yi; LIANG Mingxing; LI Yang; OU Yang; ZHAI Jinghong

doi:10.16030/j.cnki.issn.1000-3665.202401051

2024 Vol. 51, No. 4

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LIN Zhenzhou, LIU Dongming, ZHANG Le, JIANG Zhengzhong, JING Lei, ZHI Qingquan, ZHANG Jie, ZHOU Yuejun, JIA Dingyu, YANG Yi, LIANG Mingxing, LI Yang, OU Yang, ZHAI Jinghong. Evaluation and investigation technology of salt cavern resources in China[J]. Hydrogeology & Engineering Geology, 2024, 51(4): 53-65. doi: 10.16030/j.cnki.issn.1000-3665.202401051

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LIN Zhenzhou, LIU Dongming, ZHANG Le, JIANG Zhengzhong, JING Lei, ZHI Qingquan, ZHANG Jie, ZHOU Yuejun, JIA Dingyu, YANG Yi, LIANG Mingxing, LI Yang, OU Yang, ZHAI Jinghong. Evaluation and investigation technology of salt cavern resources in China[J]. Hydrogeology & Engineering Geology, 2024, 51(4): 53-65. doi: 10.16030/j.cnki.issn.1000-3665.202401051

Evaluation and investigation technology of salt cavern resources in China

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Institute of Geophysical and Geochemical Exploration, Langfang, Hebei　065000, China
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National Center for Geological Exploration Technology, Langfang, Hebei　065000, China
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China Salt Survey & Design Co. Ltd., Changsha, Hunan　410027, China

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Corresponding author: LIU Dongming, ldongming@mail.cgs.gov.cn

Received Date: 24 January 2024

Revised Date: 07 April 2024

Publish Date: 15 July 2024

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Under the background of the “carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals”, the salt cavern is an important place for geological storage and carbon sequestration. The limited knowledge of the quantity and quality of the salt cavern and immature investigation technology constrains the development and utilization of salt cavern. After analyzing the geological exploration reports on major salt mines, reserves reports, enterprise annual reports, and research articles, a scientific understanding and basic judgment of the amount and utilizability of salt caverns in China are obtained; a technical system of salt cavern resource survey is established through a test with comprehensive detection technology in the concentrated area of salt cavern. The results show that salt cavern resources in China are characterized by abundant reserves, wide distribution, feasible burial depth, and convenient utilization on large scale. The most abundant salt cavern resources occur in the east and central regions. The national salt cavern resources are divided into levels I, II, and III by using an availability evaluation method system of salt cavern resource. Level I accounting for about 29.4%, is mainly distributed in Jiangsu, Hubei, Henan, and other provinces in east and central China. Salt cavern resources in level I are preferred for development and utilization. Level II accounting for about 65.4%, is widely distributed in southwest, northwest, and centra China, and can be used as a prospective area for development and utilization. Salt cavern resources in level III accounting for about 5.2%, are not suitable for development and utilization. Ground geophysical exploration, which can identify the characteristics of the regional geology, salt layer geology, hydrogeology, and salt cavity distribution of the salt mining area, guides the site selection on the salt cavern construction; geophysical exploration of high precision, which can obtain the information of salt mine levels and cavity structure, benefit the construction and operation detection of storage. This study provides the basic data and technical support for the planning and development of salt cavern resources in China.
- rock salt mine /
- salt cavern /
- utilizability evaluation /
- investigative techniques /
- geophysical exploration

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