07.03.10
How Long Can an Oil Well Burn?
About a month or two ago, there was discussion about using a nuclear bomb to close off the Gulf oil leak. I had read that the Russians had done it in the past successfully 4 out of 5 times. Supposedly they had already been doing super deep oil drilling 40 years ago and had run into these blowout problems before, however, their wells were drilled on land, not in the ocean. I had wanted to know more information about this, but hadn’t gotten around to looking it up properly. This morning I ran across this video that gave a little more information. One question I had which others had asked was how long could this leak run before it ran out? I was surprised to learn that the leak that happened in Russian in 1963 burned for “three” years, before they nuked it and got it sealed off. This seems to support the idea that these oil wells that tap super deep strata contain abiotic oil, which could last indefinitely. Check out this news report.
I don’t support nuclear power or bombs. And while it’s been shown by the Russians that it has sealed some of their out of control wells, I wonder if it could make our oil leak worse being that it’s so deep under water. So if it doesn’t work, it might make things even more difficult to control. I am curious to know what other suggestions other countries have to stem off this problem. I’m hearing that other countries have offered help, but who knows how our government is receiving those requests. I hope the relief wells work and this gulf leak doesn’t go on for three years or more! I wonder if other countries would stand that since it could eventually spread into their oceans, too, if allowed to flow too long. . . If we can’t get this in control soon, I wonder if other countries will “insist” on lending a hand for their own safety and benefit.
Marlakins
