Gulf Oil Full Of Methane, Adding New Concerns

Associated Press ^ | June 18, 2010 | MATTHEW BROWN and RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI

[numberonepal]

It is an overlooked danger in oil spill crisis: The crude gushing from the well contains vast amounts of natural gas that could pose a serious threat to the Gulf of Mexico's fragile ecosystem.

The oil emanating from the seafloor contains about 40 percent methane, compared with about 5 percent found in typical oil deposits...

[autumnraine]

BTT

[STONEWALLS]

....time to quit fooling around and nuke the well.

[Earthdweller]

Here it comes. I guess the leftist clown show is going to “inform” the “little” people.

[WakeUpAndVote]

Sorry, I’ll stop swimming in the Gulf.

[CodeToad]

“fragile ecosystem”

The liberals would call the moon a “fragile ecosystem”.

[reagan_fanatic]

If it’s leaking in multiple places under the seabed, nuking it may do more harm than good.

Seems to me the best plan would be to drill multiple wells in the proximity of this one and relieve the pressure that way. At this point, I just can’t see how they’re ever going to cap it.

[knarf]

Tha’s one helluva faht !

[Blueflag]

This article’s content is just full of bad science.

The crude OIL is escaping along with NATURAL GAS, otherwise known as methane. MOST wells contain both. THAT is geology and is NOT a surprise.

METHANE, while suffocating, is NOT A TOXIC GAS. You don’t die or get sick from exposure to methane.

Also, to say that the leak is “40%” methane is an interesting statistic — 40 percent by mole volume? by molecular weight? by cubic foot? What?

HOW does one compare the percent of gas to liquid as a percent?

IGNORE THIS. It’s just the next “crisis.”

Now I’ll try to read the entire article ...

[numberonepal]

The same question was being posed at Oil Drum.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Also, to say that the leak is “40%” methane is an interesting statistic — 40 percent by mole volume? by molecular weight? by cubic foot? What?

Reminds me of the guy who once told me he was "twenty-five percent full-blooded Cherokee."

[bert]

.....by molecular weight? by cubic foot? What?....

By media decree

[dusttoyou]

What a great idea..... we go from something that will repair itself in a relatively short time to one that will remain toxic for 1000 years.

I need to check to make sure someone did not hack me over to DU!!!!! Common sense is gone here!

[combat_boots]

The oil, dispersants & other chemicals such as benzene continue on.......

Obama and his entire administration has been on the oil spill since DAY 1. DAY ONE. But, where are they on the beaches? Helping with cleanup?

OK then.
WHERE ARE and WHERE HAVE THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE, their flotillas of supporters, armies of marchers and supporter, audiences, money and telethons been since April 20th-21st if they CARE SO MUCH for the environment?
Biden
Napolitano
Holder
Gore
John Kerry
Lindsay Graham
Joe Lieberman
Nancy Pelosi
Harry Reid
Babs Boxer
Valerie Jarret
The Apollo Group
Van Jones
The House Progressive Caucus
The Black Caucus
Babs Streisand
Danny Glover
Rosie O’Donnell
Garafalo
Maher
Spike Lee
Sean Penn & canoe livery
Strong
Soros
Sharpton
Sierra Club
World Wildlife Fund
Green groups of all kinds
WTO protestors
Cindy Sheehan et al
Greenpeace
ICX
Woods Foundation
Joel Rogers
Big Ten University profs
SE Conference
Pac Ten
ACC Universities
NCAA
AAUW
SEIU
ACORN
AFL-CIO
Teamsters
ANSWER
Where ARE THEY?

Let’s review, shall we?
1) Theft of the US treasury, to hand it over to the IMF, WTO, G20, etc
2) Takeover of auto industry, to hand it over to Chinese crap BYD car makers, segway pod cars, etc
3) Takeover of health care, to kill off the elderly, dissenters, undesirables, etc, and to know instantly who has any bullet wounds
4) Giving away of NASA technologies to moslem countries and leave space to the Russians
5) Crushing US small businesses to give them away to moslem and S Asian entities
6) Drying up California and seizing land for federal ‘monuments’ to give away American agriculture to Latin America and Asian companies
7) Somehow having a ‘convenient’ oil/energy-related accident that then shuts down exploration and drilling, along with shipping oil rig and other, KEY technologies to Soros & cabal in Brazil. Or is is Saudi Arabia? So, America will have its $10/gallon gas and the ‘rates will skyrocket’
8) Pulling Soros plants and high-placed moslem plants in the US government and DoD organizations, so that our enemies always know our next steps...or those of our allies
Now, we wait for:
1) our KEY technology dismantling efforts,
2) the seizing of communications under the ‘SMART-grid’ for ‘our and our children’s safety’ and
3) the attempt to seize weaponry of US citizens.
4) how to ‘deal’ with Israel once a few things like healthcare are ‘taken care of.’
The present administration is a Clear and Present Danger to the sovereignty and survival of the United States of America.

[frithguild]

The liberals would call the moon a “fragile ecosystem”.

We, the Undersigned, call for the recognition of the Moon as a territory of special interest to all peoples. As such it should be protected from commercial, industrial and governmental activities which may pollute or otherwise damage its surface.

http://www.petitiononline.com/OZMagick/petition.html

[deport]

At this point, I just can’t see how they’re ever going to cap it.

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True they aren’t even attempting to cap the well any longer. The attempt now is to drill the two relief wells and plug it from the bottom. It will be in the Aug/Sep time frame for the relief wells to be completed.

[frithguild]

I UNDERSTAND your POINT!

[muawiyah]

'at's all it takes.

I can see you haven't gotten into the Dawes Rolls and the blood quantum questions.

Remember, being an Indian is actually a political, not a genetic condition.

[colonialhk]

There are seas of Methane and oil on the bottom of the Gulf....moonbats want more fear.

[combat_boots]

Uh huh. The prep for the ‘cover story’ for the evac.

“Rickenbacker to hold disaster drill during Obama’s visit
Air Force One will land, take off from Port Columbus”
Wednesday, June 16, 2010 10:53 AM
By Doug Caruso

THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/06/16/Rickenbacker_to_hold_disaster_exercise_friday.html?sid=101

BOR & Beck & 0bama in the same place. On the same day. Coincidence.