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Tightness tests performed in underground salt caverns used for storing oil and gas are described and assessed. It is proved that, together with an actual leak, various factors may influence the results of such test, possibly leading to severe misinterpretation. These factors include thermal disequilibrium, brine permeation through cavern walls, additional salt dissolution, and transient creep. Their...