Geologic and Hydrologic Summary of Salt Domes in Gulf Coast Region of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama

摘要

There are 263 known or suspected onshore salt domes in the Texas-Louisiana-Mississippi-Alabama portion of the Gulf Coast geosyncline. The top of the salt in 148 of them is probably deeper than desirable for a waste repository site, and 79 of those that are shallow enough are probably unavailable for a site because of present use by industry for gas storage or production of oil, salt, or sulfur. In this report we have compiled the available geologic and hydrologic background data pertinent to the evaluation of the remaining 36 known or suspected salt domes as potential sites for radioactive waste storage. The three parts to this compilation are summaries of the geology and hydrology of the salt-dome province as a whole; summaries of the physiography, climate, geology, and hydrology for each of the five salt-dome basins that occur within the province; and an appendix of background data for each of the 36 potentially acceptable domes. 110 figs., 5 tabs.