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Possible that relief well causes cave-in?
Posted on 5/13/10 at 12:34 am
Posted on 5/13/10 at 12:34 am
Forgive me if this is an ignorant question but could it be possible that if this new well they are drilling to intercept the present one's path through the sea floor (done in 2 or 3 nonths), eventually cause a massive cave in, in between the two wells? Perhaps an earthquake, that we never hear about in the Gulf because it is so far beneath the earth's surface, triggers this cave in. Im thinking if this happens, that massive amount of earth would fall in to the present path of the "river" of oil, then force this oil upwards through to the surface and create and even worse case scenario. Just a thought.
This post was edited on 5/13/10 at 1:23 am
Posted on 5/13/10 at 12:37 am to RighteousTiger
Not a chance. The hole is too small. Force will be shared around the hole. think of how miners go into mtns. the mtn doesn't cave in. The hole may collapse at some point, but not the entire mtn.
Posted on 5/13/10 at 2:00 am to RighteousTiger
No. Oil patches aren't wide open "rivers of oil" or caves filled with oil. It's sandstone saturated in oil.
Posted on 5/13/10 at 8:35 am to Drew Orleans
Makes me wonder why they cant drill next to the current "hole" and blow it up with explosives.
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