Importance of Lithofacies Control to LNAPL Occurrence and Recovery Strategy

6 IMPORTANCE OF LITHOFACIES CONTROL TO LNAPL OCCURRENCE AND RECOVERY STRATEGY 

A 245-acre crude oil refining, processing, and storage facility located adjacent to the site discussed in Section 12.5 is bordered by other refineries and aboveground tank farms, and changed ownership around 1991. The site was initially characterized 

An important parameter in understanding LNAPL distribution and development of a recovery strategy in unconsolidated deposits is understanding the sedimentary architecture, as discussed in Chapter 3. Initial development of lithofacies maps is fundamental to this understanding. 

LNAPL occurrence was determined to reflect several factors, including, but not limited to, lithofacies control over LNAPL migration and volume, timing, rate, and 

Horizontal view showing lithofacies control over LNAPL presence at the water table beneath a refinery site. 

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