Abstract: A method for the removal of water or aqueous liquids from the sump of an underground cavity, especially a cavern, is based on providing a process in which a water-miscible organic liquid is added to the sump, and then the mixture formed in this way is extracted from the cavity.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 22, 1990
Date of Patent:
September 15, 1992
Assignee:
Energieversorgung Weser-Ems AG
Inventors:
Harald Peterson, Jurgen Martens, Werner Harms, Uwe Kramer