• fubarx@lemmy.ml
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    9 months ago

    Wait. Am I getting this right? They want to inject high-pressure steam and chemicals into a massive underground natural gas reservoir. Then set off a big fire + explosion.

    Surely, nothing can go wrong.

      • corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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        8 months ago

        So is coal extraction. How long has that coal fire burned under that town? 60 years?

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          8 months ago

          You can read all about the Centralia mine fire here. ISC for oil extraction, as referenced by the paper, is not applicable to coal mining.

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              8 months ago

              I do. I hope they will explain.

              • optissima@lemmy.world
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                8 months ago

                To spell it out for you, Just because something is well established in the industry does not make it good.

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                  8 months ago

                  I never said it was good. I said it was a well established practice in response to @fubarx@lemmy.ml who seemed surprised that anyone would even consider it. I was surprised to learn about it as well, but it makes sense to use the oil or gas in the deposit to directly help fuel the process.

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                    8 months ago

                    MANY WELL ESTABLISHED practices are horribly stupid…

                    See the many natural disasters caused by company standard practices.

                    1. Dumped raw toxins directly into rivers

                    2. Locking the doors on clothing factories

                    3. Fracking