Mother of all gushers - BP Oil Disaster in Gulf of Mexico
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A couple of articles relating to this disaster that may be of interest -
Headline -
Our worst fears of vaporising hydrates from the deep confirmed-Part IIc of Root Causes.
http://bklim.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/22/5335496-our-worst-fears-of-vaporising-hydrates-from-the-deep-confirmed-part-iic-of-root-causes
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The latest report from the Audubon Society six months since the start of this catastrophe detailing the effects (and potential long term effects) on local and migrant bird populations.
http://media.npr.org/documents/2010/oct/oil_birds.pdf
Headline -
Our worst fears of vaporising hydrates from the deep confirmed-Part IIc of Root Causes.
http://bklim.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/22/5335496-our-worst-fears-of-vaporising-hydrates-from-the-deep-confirmed-part-iic-of-root-causes
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The latest report from the Audubon Society six months since the start of this catastrophe detailing the effects (and potential long term effects) on local and migrant bird populations.
http://media.npr.org/documents/2010/oct/oil_birds.pdf
This is newer ending story.....
Quote: NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard said Saturday that an area of discolored water near a Mississippi River pass south of New Orleans appears to be an algae bloom, but another spot 10 miles away could be oil.
Jeff Hall, spokesman for the Unified Area Command, said tests could determine if the suspected oil is from the BP spill.
The Coast Guard sent two flights over the West Bay area near Venice on Saturday. Two boats also went out to check the waters.
Hall told The Associated Press that tests will be done Monday on water samples from an area where a marine investigator believes there's an algae bloom near Venice. The area of discolored water there was about 2.5 miles long and 300 yards wide, Hall said.
About 10 miles away, Hall said a crew spotted what appears "some kind of silvery, weathered oil." The crew in that area didn't have a sampling kit but investigators could go back out and take samples that could be tested to determine whether it's oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill, he said.
Six months after the spill started, the federal government maintains much of the oil is now gone from the Gulf. But independent researchers say they are discovering significant amounts of crude below the sea's surface, including on the ocean floor. They fear the oil that remains could harm species lower down the food chain.
The Times-Picayune reported in its Saturday editions that fishermen on Friday spotted what appeared to be miles-long strings of weathered oil, and a photojournalist with the newspaper captured the images in a flight over the water.
Hall said the material discovered Saturday that appears to be weathered oil is "away from where those photographs were taken." End quote.
more on: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_gulf_oil_spill
I found interesting articel on: http://news.blogs.cnn.com/category/latest-news/gulf-coast-oil-spill/
BP's former CEO has won a couple yachting trophies in his day. But displaying his latest trophy probably won't fly with him.
The Center for Biological Diversity, a non-profit organization, has given Hayward its 2010 Rubber Dodo Award. The award recognizes the person who the group says "has done the most to drive endangered species extinct."
According to the Center: "Under Hayward's leadership, BP secured the right to drill for oil in the Gulf of Mexico by submitting documents to the U.S. government falsely claiming that a major spill could not happen. It also submitted a false and ludicrous spill-response plan claiming it could capture spilling oil before the oil caused any environmental or economic damage." End Quote.
But the most alarming article from the same web page is from 12th of October 2010:
Obama administration lifts deepwater drilling moratorium
The Obama administration is lifting the moratorium on deepwater oil drilling that was put in place after the Gulf oil disaster, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Tuesday.
Salazar and the new head of the government agency overseeing offshore drilling, Michael Bromwich, were scheduled to hold a 1 p.m.
news conference on the issue.
Salazar suspended certain deepwater drilling activities on July 12 under the premise that certain deepwater drilling posed a threat to the marine, coastal, and human environment.
Since then, Salazar has determined that deepwater oil and gas drilling can resume provided that operators certify compliance with all existing rules and requirements, including those that recently went into effect, the Department of Interior said in a press release.
Members of industry must also demonstrate the availability of adequate blowout containment resources, the department said.
more on: http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/10/12/obama-to-lift-drilling-moratorium-sources-say/
This is insane
Quote: NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard said Saturday that an area of discolored water near a Mississippi River pass south of New Orleans appears to be an algae bloom, but another spot 10 miles away could be oil.
Jeff Hall, spokesman for the Unified Area Command, said tests could determine if the suspected oil is from the BP spill.
The Coast Guard sent two flights over the West Bay area near Venice on Saturday. Two boats also went out to check the waters.
Hall told The Associated Press that tests will be done Monday on water samples from an area where a marine investigator believes there's an algae bloom near Venice. The area of discolored water there was about 2.5 miles long and 300 yards wide, Hall said.
About 10 miles away, Hall said a crew spotted what appears "some kind of silvery, weathered oil." The crew in that area didn't have a sampling kit but investigators could go back out and take samples that could be tested to determine whether it's oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill, he said.
Six months after the spill started, the federal government maintains much of the oil is now gone from the Gulf. But independent researchers say they are discovering significant amounts of crude below the sea's surface, including on the ocean floor. They fear the oil that remains could harm species lower down the food chain.
The Times-Picayune reported in its Saturday editions that fishermen on Friday spotted what appeared to be miles-long strings of weathered oil, and a photojournalist with the newspaper captured the images in a flight over the water.
Hall said the material discovered Saturday that appears to be weathered oil is "away from where those photographs were taken." End quote.
more on: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_gulf_oil_spill
I found interesting articel on: http://news.blogs.cnn.com/category/latest-news/gulf-coast-oil-spill/
BP's former CEO has won a couple yachting trophies in his day. But displaying his latest trophy probably won't fly with him.
The Center for Biological Diversity, a non-profit organization, has given Hayward its 2010 Rubber Dodo Award. The award recognizes the person who the group says "has done the most to drive endangered species extinct."
According to the Center: "Under Hayward's leadership, BP secured the right to drill for oil in the Gulf of Mexico by submitting documents to the U.S. government falsely claiming that a major spill could not happen. It also submitted a false and ludicrous spill-response plan claiming it could capture spilling oil before the oil caused any environmental or economic damage." End Quote.
But the most alarming article from the same web page is from 12th of October 2010:
Obama administration lifts deepwater drilling moratorium
The Obama administration is lifting the moratorium on deepwater oil drilling that was put in place after the Gulf oil disaster, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Tuesday.
Salazar and the new head of the government agency overseeing offshore drilling, Michael Bromwich, were scheduled to hold a 1 p.m.
news conference on the issue.
Salazar suspended certain deepwater drilling activities on July 12 under the premise that certain deepwater drilling posed a threat to the marine, coastal, and human environment.
Since then, Salazar has determined that deepwater oil and gas drilling can resume provided that operators certify compliance with all existing rules and requirements, including those that recently went into effect, the Department of Interior said in a press release.
Members of industry must also demonstrate the availability of adequate blowout containment resources, the department said.
more on: http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/10/12/obama-to-lift-drilling-moratorium-sources-say/
This is insane
rawtruth
Padawan Learner
This article discusses the latest work of Canadian inventor John Hutchison, whose earlier work has been cited by 9/11 researcher Dr. Judy Wood to help explain the anomalous energy effects she has documented at the WTC site (see _http://drjudywood.com/articles/JJ/).
_http://pesn.com/2010/10/27/9501716_Hutchison-Lazaryan_frequency_generator_clears_polluted_Gulf_waters/
Hutchison-Lazaryan frequency generator clears polluted Gulf waters
Famous anti-gravity researcher, John Hutchison, and his associate, Nancy Lazaryan, have come up with a device that emits a combination of audio and radio frequencies that have the effect of clearing waters polluted by oil and dispersant in less than 24 hours, bringing the native life back.
by Sterling D. Allan
Pure Energy Systems News
Copyright © 2010
John Hutchison inspects his frequency generator that apparently can clear nearly a mile radius of polluted waters in the Gulf in less than 24 hours.
Concerned about the BP oil gusher disaster, John Hutchison and his research partner, Nancy Lazaryan have come up with a combination of audio and radio frequencies that now have been shown scientifically to reduce the oil and grease in polluted waters in the Gulf of Mexico from 7 ppm to less than 1 ppm, restoring the water's vitality as manifest by the return of fish, dolphins and even barnacles to a region of Perdido Bay in Lillian, Alabama, USA, where they conducted their first test in situ.
John is world famous for his work in eccentric, maverick research creating anti-gravity effects, transmutation of elements, and energy from rock-like compounds. Now, with Nancy's help, he has applied his knowledge of frequencies to produce what could be a solution to the pollution from oil and dispersants in the Gulf and elsewhere in the world.
"The local residents may now finally have hope for getting their Gulf back and restoring it to the healthy body it once was, if not better, before the Oil Disaster," said Cara Fay, who is a friend of John and Nancy, and has been following their work on this project, which began in July, when a sample of polluted water was sent to John's lab in Vancouver, BC. Based on success in finding the right frequencies, John and Nancy recently headed to the Gulf to try a test on location, with scientific documentation by a chemistry lab to corroborate their observations.
Test Results
The exact reach and potency of the frequencies is yet to be determined, but the device John assembled for this research pulls two kilowatts and, judging subjectively, appears to effect a region of at least more than 1000 yards radially (like a sphere), as verified by sympathetic resonance in the water (detected by oscilloscope) from the projection of audio and radio frequencies over the water. Nancy speculates that the effected area could be as much as several miles. All of the equipment ran off of one extension cord (110 V, 20 amp).
The area was treated with the frequencies for four hours the first day, and by the next morning, the waters were cleared. They then did four more hours of RF frequency that day, to complete the test. The frequency device was situated about 25 feet up the beach from the water.
Nancy, who is from Minnesota, who has experience as a professional broadcast TV camera person, filmed the restoration of sea life, with clearing of the water, new green algae, dolphins, and fish, the day following their test. She said:
"The fish were jumping, ...the water that had been murky brown was a clear green. Two dolphins came into 5 feet of water to visit. Lots of schools of fish and crabs [were] very active in the 'healed waters'. These tones were used by the ancients to HEAL humans."
She doesn't have her computer equipment with her to retrieve the HD footage from her camera, but will be making it available later. John would like to use the footage to interest local media for coverage; to open doors for subsequent test locations.
The tests were conducted from a KOA campground at Perdido Bay. Here are some photos John sent me showing the campground and his lab/trailer, as well as some 'before" shots of the beach, bay, and foamy water.
The test was also documented by chemist Bob Naman, President of Analytical Chemical Testing Laboratory, Inc. (ACT) of Mobile, Alabama. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemists, (Reg. 15488). You can download (pdf) a copy of that report titled: "Chemical Analysis – Water Samples After Frequency Exposure: BP Oil Spill Study – Perdido Bay Water", dated Oct. 26, 2010. (p1 | 2 | 3)
Samples of the water were collected in quart jars on Oct. 18. Control samples were taken 60 miles away. Follow-up samples were collected on Oct. 22. All samples were tested on Oct. 26, showing that the amount of oil and grease "before" the frequency treatment was measured at 7 ppm (parts per million, or milligrams per liter); while the samples that had undergone the frequency exposure measured less than 1 ppm.
The report concludes:
Based on testing performed from samples received, the frequency exposure resulted in the complete removal of Oil and Grease from the after treatment sample source tested. ACT recommends investigation of this process further to determine large-scale capabilities in cleaning water bodies and areas affected by the dissolved oil/dispersant in water.
This applied Frequency Exposure process may have extreme value in the removal of petroleum contamination from a large body of water. It is the opinion of this analyst that the persons involved with this process could have a very serious positive effect on the removal of hydrocarbon contamination from bodies of water. These individuals should be allowed to remain in this country to offer their services to State and Federal Agencies, and Municipalities. I would like to recommend that interested parties be open-minded to their capabilities because some petroleum contamination likely exists in all Gulf of Mexico water sources/bodies.
If this process proves to be capable of clean-up then it should be given an opportunity to have the process showcased to any interested party, including The US Federal Government, US EPA, Homeland Security, as well as BP and any other interested State Environmental Agencies. The process may be proven to be an excellent manner to approach the petroleum-contaminated water columns that are currently present in the Gulf of Mexico.
The best and easiest-to-see example of water column contamination can be found in the lack of the existence of pole-mounted barnacles. These barnacles have become non-existent in every affected water-body seen by the undersigned, in the last few months. It is clear that all water bodies have been affected by the dissolved hydrocarbons. Solutions to this condition have not been presented as of the date of this writing. It is not clear what the impact of dissolved hydrocarbons in Gulf waters will mean. This process may help develop a clean-up plan that can reach a large-scale area.
While the technology is not completely understood by the undersigned, it is clear that the process may have extreme value, and it should be given a chance to be presented and tested on a large scale basis. At this point the undersigned is not aware of any entity that has attempted to undertake the biggest remaining problem that currently exists in the Gulf of Mexico, which is water column contamination by dissolved petroleum due to dispersant use in the Deepwater Horizon Spill.
Finding the Right Frequencies
When samples of polluted Gulf water where sent to John's lab in Canada; Nancy, who can be described as intuitive, worked together with him to identify certain ancient harmonics that have been used for healing. These frequencies were applied both with audio and radio waves to the polluted water samples.
Some of the frequencies employed have been used traditionally in alternative healing for humans. One of the tones, 528 hz, is considered by some to be the frequency of the planet Jupiter. (Ref.) That frequency is alleged to also be used by the ancients to be the "healing frequency" and to repair DNA.
Also called Solfeggio tones, and apparently also tied to Gregorian chants, the team calls these harmonics a healing "stream of sound", in contrast to the streams of oil and dispersant that have plagued the Gulf. Nancy said: "The inspiration for these harmonics comes from the Essenes, a sect of Israel that Jesus was a member [of]. The Essenes 'inner circle' taught of the 'stream of sound', the harmonics of the Creator."
Finding success in these limited experiments in Canada, John and Nancy packed up the necessary lab equipment into a borrowed trailer, and with a borrowed farm truck, left Canada to come to the Gulf.
They are now endeavored to bring the "stream of sound" to the damaged waters of the Gulf, and apparently have very positive results to show. The chemical analysis from the first "open air frequencies" experiment in Perdido Bay has shown that the Gulf water can be restored to health.
"We declare peace," says Nancy, "the war upon the Gulf is over."
Nancy can be reached by email at nancylazaryan {at} yahoo.com.
Follow-up Research
The report from Nancy about this development stated that they are not asking for money, but that this is being given as a "gift." However, I'm sure that with extra funds they could do a lot more than they can on their shoestring budget.
Because sound frequencies are being used, I would think that the depth of penetration into the water would be limited. I'd be curious to see how deep their frequency generator can work.
They also need to do studies to see how far away the water is cleared, using the same kind of chemical analysis that was reported above. I would guess that the effect would fall off as a square function of the distance.
I would imagine that scientists would be curious as to just how these frequencies clear up the water. What happens to the chemical compounds that were there? Where did they go? Were the molecules broken up and dispersed, or were they transmuted into something else?
There results will also need to be independently verified by other researchers to gain the full credibility that will lead to much wider adoption of the method.
_http://pesn.com/2010/10/27/9501716_Hutchison-Lazaryan_frequency_generator_clears_polluted_Gulf_waters/
A documentary was shown last night on bbc tv and is now available for the next 7 days entitled 'Stephen Fry and the Great American Oil Spill'. It's about an investigative visit to the gulf region 4 months after the start of the disaster.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/search?q=Stephen%20Fry%20and%20the%20Great%20American%20Oil%20Spill
Most of the issues seem to be covered quite well except for the toxic effects the oil and corexit dispersant are having on the local human population. In general the chap with Fry, Mark Carwardine takes a more cynical (realistic) view of the behaviour of BP in particular the security arrangements and the lack of any in depth dialogue with BP representatives. Fry at the end of the film makes some fairly obvious observations about how we're all dependent on oil for transport and also consume other oil based products and are all in same way responsible for this disaster. I couldn't help but wonder that a bit of knowledge about large corporations and their psychopathic nature, as well the nature of socially adept psychopath individuals that infest such corporations at the highest levels would have greatly aided both Fry's and Cowardice's understanding of the true situation. If only they had seen the film ' The Corporation' and read the book by the same title to gain a proper perspective on the nature of the beast.
It was a mite unsettling to see them consume those crabs after the official all clear and to witness those kids swimming in those sea waters.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/search?q=Stephen%20Fry%20and%20the%20Great%20American%20Oil%20Spill
Most of the issues seem to be covered quite well except for the toxic effects the oil and corexit dispersant are having on the local human population. In general the chap with Fry, Mark Carwardine takes a more cynical (realistic) view of the behaviour of BP in particular the security arrangements and the lack of any in depth dialogue with BP representatives. Fry at the end of the film makes some fairly obvious observations about how we're all dependent on oil for transport and also consume other oil based products and are all in same way responsible for this disaster. I couldn't help but wonder that a bit of knowledge about large corporations and their psychopathic nature, as well the nature of socially adept psychopath individuals that infest such corporations at the highest levels would have greatly aided both Fry's and Cowardice's understanding of the true situation. If only they had seen the film ' The Corporation' and read the book by the same title to gain a proper perspective on the nature of the beast.
It was a mite unsettling to see them consume those crabs after the official all clear and to witness those kids swimming in those sea waters.
rawtruth
Padawan Learner
Updates on the Hutchison-Lazaryan frequency clearing of Gulf pollution:
_http://pesn.com/2010/11/01/9501718_Hutchison-Lazaryan_frequency_generator_happy_dolphins_Gulf/
_http://pesn.com/2010/11/06/9501720_Colbern_confirms_Hutchison_frequency_generator_effects/
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA6qtAZjT5E
_http://pesn.com/2010/11/01/9501718_Hutchison-Lazaryan_frequency_generator_happy_dolphins_Gulf/
_http://pesn.com/2010/11/06/9501720_Colbern_confirms_Hutchison_frequency_generator_effects/
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA6qtAZjT5E
rawtruth
Padawan Learner
The Gulf of Mexico is Dying
Posted on December 1, 2010 by concernedcitizensofflorida
A Special Report on the BP Gulf Oil Spill
By Dr. Tom Termotto
It is with deep regret that we publish this report. We do not take this responsibility lightly, as the consequences of the following observations are of such great import and have such far-reaching ramifications for the entire planet. Truly, the fate of the oceans of the world hangs in the balance, as does the future of humankind.
The Gulf of Mexico (GOM) does not exist in isolation and is, in fact, connected to the Seven Seas. Hence, we publish these findings in order that the world community will come together to further contemplate this dire and demanding predicament. We also do so with the hope that an appropriate global response will be formulated, and acted upon, for the sake of future generations. It is the most basic responsibility for every civilization to leave their world in a better condition than that which they inherited from their forbears.
After conducting the Gulf Oil Spill Remediation Conference for over seven months, we can now disseminate the following information with the authority and confidence of those who have thoroughly investigated a crime scene. There are many research articles, investigative reports and penetrating exposes archived at the following website. Particularly those posted from August through November provide a unique body of evidence, many with compelling photo-documentaries, which portray the true state of affairs at the Macondo Prospect in the GOM.
_http://phoenixrisingfromthegulf.wordpress.com/
The pictorial evidence tells the whole story.
Especially that the BP narrative is nothing but a corporate-created illusion – a web of fabrication spun in collaboration with the US Federal Government and Mainstream Media. Big Oil, as well as the Military-Industrial Complex, have aided and abetted this whole scheme and info blackout because the very future of the Oil & Gas Industry is at stake, as is the future of the US Empire which sprawls around the world and requires vast amounts of hydrocarbon fuel.
Should the truth seep out and into the mass consciousness – that the GOM is slowly but surely filling up with oil and gas – certainly many would rightly question the integrity, and sanity, of the whole venture, as well as the entire industry itself. And then perhaps the process would begin of transitioning the planet away from the hydrocarbon fuel paradigm altogether.
It’s not a pretty picture.
The various pictures, photos and diagrams that fill the many articles at the aforementioned website represent photo-evidence about the true state of affairs on the seafloor surrounding the Macondo Prospect in the Mississippi Canyon which is located in the Central Planning Area of the northern Gulf of Mexico. The very dynamics of the dramatic changes and continuous evolution of the seafloor have been captured in ways that very few have ever seen. These snapshots have given us a window of understanding into the true state of the underlying geological formations around the various wells drilled in the Macondo Prospect.
Although our many deductions may be difficult for the layperson to apprehend at first, to the trained eye these are but obvious conclusions which are simply the result of cause and effect. In other words there is no dispute around the most serious geological changes which have occurred, and continue to occur, in the region around the Macondo wells. The original predicament (an 87 day gushing well) was extremely serious, as grasped by the entire world, and the existing situation is only going to get progressively worse.
So, just what does this current picture look like. Please click on the link below to view the relevant diagrams and read the commentary:
_http://phoenixrisingfromthegulf.wordpress.com/2010/08/03/an-autopsy-of-the-bp-gulf-oil-well-at-the-macondo-prospect/
As the diagrams clearly indicate, the geology around the well bore has been blown. This occurred because of drilling contiguous to a salt dome(1), as well as because of the gas explosions which did much damage to the integrity of the well casing, cementing, well bore, well head, and foundation around the well head. Eighty-seven straight days of gushing hydrocarbon effluent under great pressure only served to further undermine the entire well system. Finally, when it was capped, putting the system back under pressure forced the upsurging hydrocarbons to find weaknesses throughout the greater system, which revealed all sorts of compromised, fractured and unsettled geology through which the hydrocarbons could travel all the way to the seafloor and into the GOM.
(1)“The rock beds in the vicinity of a salt dome are highly fractured and permeable due to stress and deformation which occur as the salt dome thrusted upwards.” (Per BK Lim, Geohazards Specialist)
We also have faults* to deal with in this scenario of which there are both deep and shallow. Depending on the current vital stats of the blown out well, especially its actual depth; the number, location and severity of the breaches throughout the well system; the pressure at the wellhead; as well as the type and status of geological formations/strata it has been drilled into, these faults will become prominently configured into the future stability of the whole region. Larger faults can open up much greater opportunities for the hydrocarbons to find their way to the seafloor via cracks and crevices, craters and chasms. In fact the numerous leaks and seeps throughout the seafloor surface, which are quite apparent from various ROV live-feeds, give testimony to sub-seafloor geological formations in great turmoil and undergoing unprecedented flux.
*“Once the oil gets into the shallow faulted zones, we have an uncontrollable situation. The place where most of the oil and gas is coming out is at the foot hills of the continental shelf as shown in figure 134-1 in the article “BP continues to dazzle us with their unlimited magic”. The discovery by WHOI of the 22 mile long river of oil originated from these leaks. So the leaks will be mainly along the faults where I have marked (shallow) in “What is going on at West Sirius” and deep strike-slip faults (red line) on fig 134-1.” (Per BK Lim, Geohazards Specialist)
Just how bad is this situation?
There are actually three different ongoing disasters – each more grave and challenging than the previous one – which must be considered when assessing the awesome destruction to the GOM by the Oil & Gas Industry.
I. A single gushing well at 7o – 100,000 barrels per day of hydrocarbon effluent for 87 days into the GOM at the Macondo Prospect along with two smaller rogue wells
II. Numerous leaks and seeps within five to ten square miles of the Macondo well with an aggregate outflow of an unknown amount of hydrocarbon effluent per day into the GOM
III. Countless gushers and spills, leaks and seeps, throughout the Gulf of Mexico, where drilling has been conducted for many decades, with an aggregate outflow that can not even be estimated, but is well in excess of any guesstimate which would ensure the slow and steady demise of the GOM.
It is the last scenario which we all face and to which there is no easy or obvious solution. The truth be told, there currently does not exist the technology or machinery or equipment to repair the damage that has been wrought by the process of deep undersea drilling, especially when it is performed in the wrong place. Therefore, wherever the oil and gas find points of entry into the GOM through the seafloor, these leaks and seeps will only continue to get worse. Here’s why:
Methane gas mixed with saltwater and mud makes for a very potent corrosive agent. Under high pressure it will find every point of egress through the rock and sediment formations all the way up to the seafloor where it will find any point of exit that is available. The longer and more forcefully that it flows throughout the fractured area, which is dependent on the volume, temperature and pressure at the source of the hydrocarbons, the more its corrosive effects will widen, broaden and enlarge the channels, cracks and crevices throughout the sub-seafloor geology, thereby creating a predicament that no science, technology or equipment can remedy.
Dire realities of the methane hydrate predicament
The Macondo Prospect in the GOM is just one of many throughout the oceans of the world where the seafloor has beds of methane hydrate locked in place by very high pressure and low temperatures. Likewise, there are myriad repositories and large “reservoirs” of methane clathrates in the sub-seafloor strata, and especially within the more superficial geological formations, which are being greatly impacted by all oil and gas drilling and extraction activities. It does not take much imagination to understand how the upsurging hydrocarbons (very hot oil and gas) are quickly converting the frozen hydrates to gas, thereby causing innumerable “micro-displacements”, the cumulative effect of which will translate to larger “macro-displacements” of rock, sediment and other geological formations.
When you factor in this constant vaporization of methane hydrates/clathrates both sub-seafloor as well as those scattered around the seafloor surface to the existing scenario, this devolving situation becomes that much more difficult to effectively remedy. With the resulting shifts and resettling and reconfiguration of the entire seafloor terrain and underlying strata occurring in the wake of these dynamics, we are left with a situation that is not going to get better through the use of even more invasive technology and intrusive machinery.
Question: How many times can you grout a seafloor crack that was caused by an underlying superficial fault after drilling into an old mud volcano?
Answer: “In the attempt to seal the oil from oozing through the faults, BP resorted to high pressure grouting. Basically it is like cementing the cracks in the rock by injecting grout (cement mixture) at high pressure. The way they do this is by drilling an injection hole into the shallow rocks and pumping in the grout. The grout in “slurry” state will permeate into the cracks, cure and seal up the cracks. However it is not working because of the presence of gas and oil. It is like super-glue. You need to clean the surfaces before you apply the glue; otherwise it won’t stick and will come off eventually after a few days or weeks.
That is why we can see a few blown out craters – shown in my article – Is the last rite for the Macondo Well for real?” (Per BK Lim, Geohazards Specialist)
Likewise, how do you fill a newly emerging gash in the seafloor which is caused by a deep fault due to low level seismic activity, or worse, a full blown earthquake?!
Seismic activity in the GOM and the uptick in earthquakes in the
Mississippi River Basin and surrounding region
The oil and gas platforms that were in operation throughout the northern Gulf of Mexico in 2006 (per Wikipedia).
We now come to the most serious issue regarding the relentless drilling for oil and gas throughout the Gulf of Mexico. The map above clearly illustrates the density of drilling throughout the northern GOM as of 2006. Likewise, the map below demonstrates the extraordinary and increasing intensity of these very same operations off the coast of Louisiana alone.
Green lines represent active pipes (25,000 miles in all). Yellow dots represent oil rigs.
The map that follows, however, tells a story which demands the attention of every resident of the GOM coastline. The video link below the map shows the development timeline of the successively deeper wells being drilled during the last decade. Of course, with greater depths come much greater risks, as the technology and machinery have not been proportionately upgraded to accommodate the extraordinary demands and unforeseen contingencies of such a speculative and dangerous enterprise*.
*Oil and gas drilling in seawater depths of over 4000 feet, and through 15,000 to 25,000 feet of the earth’s crust and mantle, is considered extremely dangerous to those from whom reason and common sense have not yet fled.
Click on the map to enlarge.
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bh_wNVUx9SI
It’s critical to understand the location and current activity of the various faults which exist throughout the GOM and how they connect to the New Madrid Fault Line, as well as other major faults at much greater distance. There does appear to be a emerging uptick in earthquake activity in the greater Louisiana area, as well as contiguous regions in the GOM as demonstrated by unprecedented, albeit low level earthquakes. Correlations between these earthquakes/seismic activity and major operations at the Macondo Prospect have been alluded to in our previous postings.
Earthquake Activity in Gulf of Mexico Prompts 2003 Study for MMS _http://www.stevedrinkard.com/archives/46
Gulf of Mexico Subsea Structures May Be in Seismic Danger Zone – Part 2 _http://bpoilslick.blogspot.com/2010/08/subsea-structures-may-be-in-seismic.html
Now then, the question remains just how vulnerable has the GOM been made to a truly catastrophic event, ending up with an overwhelming displacement of water producing tidal waves, in the aftermath of an undersea earthquake.
There is no question that the ceaseless fracturing of the seafloor and fissuring of the sub-seafloor geology by the Oil & Gas Industry has set up a quite conducive environment for HUGE unintended consequences. We leave it up to the experts to conduct the necessary risk assessments, which will most assuredly let loose a sea of red flags about what Big Oil has done, and is currently doing, in the Gulf of Mexico. Furthermore, we are deeply concerned that, if a permanent moratorium on all new oil and gas drilling and extraction in the GOM is not put into place poste haste, the coastal communities will remain in a very precarious situation.
Worsening GOM predicament is reflective of the status quo around the globe.
Now consider the following scenario: that this very same predicament, which we have all witnessed in the Gulf of Mexico, is happening wherever oil and gas drilling is conducted in the various water bodies throughout the planet. Therefore we can multiply the Macondo Prospect disaster a hundred times and still not come close to the impacts that these ongoing gushers and spills, leaks and seeps are having the world over.
Perhaps the BP Gulf Oil Spill was the defining moment in modern history when all the nations of the world community were called by Mother Earth herself to begin transitioning the planet away from the Hydrocarbon Fuel Paradigm. After all, we may never get another chance!
_http://www.facebook.com/pages/Transitioning-The-Planet-Away-From-The-Hydrocarbon-Fuel-Paradigm/154984831192787?v=wall&ref=ts
Tom Termotto
Gulf Oil Spill Remediation Conference
OilSpillSolution@comcast.net
SKYPE: Gulf_Advocate
_http://oilspillsolutionsnow.org/
Author’s Note: This short reality check was made possible by BK Lim, Geohazards Specialist, whose research and analysis of the BP Gulf Oil Spill have proved invaluable to ferreting out the truth of this unprecedented environmental devastation.
BK provided figures 137-06, 136-3, 1h and 137-01 including the commentary, which only an experienced and highly skilled geohazards expert could furnish with authority. He is also responsible for most of the articles/essays referred to and linked to in this post.
ADDENDUM:
There are two very significant topics, which have been not been discussed in this report, that beg for acknowledgement and further attention in light of the title:
The Gulf of Mexico is Dying.
Both of these problems are highly consequential and therefore merit separate papers in order to give them the treatment they deserve, if we are to understand why the GOM is slowly dying. Until those papers are completed, we offer the following short summaries:
#1 The wanton and indiscriminate use of the dispersant, Corexit, turned an extremely serious regional disaster into an unmitigated global catastrophe.
How many times have we all heard that dispersed oil is at least four times more toxic than oil alone? Here are the test results from the EPA study, as well as the EPA link:
(1) 10.72 parts per million (ppm) of oil alone will kill 50% of the fish test species in a normal aquatic environment within 96 hours.
(2) 25.20 parts per million of dispersant (Corexit 9500) alone will kill 50% of the fish test species in a normal aquatic environment within 96 hours.
(3) 2.61 parts per million of dispersed oil (Corexit-laden) alone will kill 50% of the fish test species in a normal aquatic environment within 96 hours.
_http://www.epa.gov/oem/content/ncp/tox_tables.htm
“Crude oil has proven toxicity at 1 part per million, with constituents like benzene exhibiting genotoxicity in the parts per billion range. The dispersants have made the oil “disappear,” according to the mainstream media, and yet we have marine toxicology documents PROVING that the dispersants PREVENT the natural break…down of some constituents of the oil, e.g. the lesser soluble hydrocarbons such as naphthalene.” (Per Gulf Oil Spill Truth)
Not only is the dispersed oil much more toxic, it is now virtually impossible to remediate in its current micronized or nano-sized state. Disappeared they did to the oil, and so did they to the various technologies and methodologies which would have been effective in cleaning up oil alone. Now we are left with a predicament that requires a form of mitigation which must be conceived, before it can be tried and tested.
In the meantime the entire GOM food chain (including those who continue to eat the seafood) is concentrating these newly formed toxic byproducts in their tissues, the effects of which will gradually wend their way through the bodies of each and every organism that is exposed to them. Just how poisonous to life dispersed oil is we may not know for years, nor does any government-funded research institution seem to be in a hurry to find out!
Both Corexit 9500 and 9527 were sprayed liberally for many months both on the GOM surface, as well as undersea. The officially reported amount is shown below; the covert spraying continues to this very day in volumes which can only be determined by reviewing the disbursement records at Nalco Holding Company. The photo above (Fig. 137-06) , in addition to much anecdotal evidence, unequivocally demonstrates continued dispersant use up to this very day, which therefore indicates a much higher volume used throughout the GOM.
Surface dispersant used: 1, 072,514 gallons
Subsea dispersant used: 771,272 gallons
Total dispersant used: 1,843,786 gallons
Consider what Wikipedia has to say about 9527: “Corexit 9527, considered by the EPA to be an acute health hazard, is stated by its manufacturer to be potentially harmful to red blood cells, the kidneys and the liver, and may irritate eyes and skin.[14][24] The chemical 2-butoxyethanol, found in Corexit 9527, was identified as having caused lasting health problems in workers involved in the cleanup of the Exxon Valdez oil spill.[25] According to the Alaska Community Action on Toxics, the use of Corexit during the Exxon Valdez oil spill caused people “respiratory, nervous system, liver, kidney and blood disorders”.[16] Like 9527, 9500 can cause hemolysis (rupture of blood cells) and may also causeinternal bleeding.”[4]
COREXIT being offloaded according to strict OSHA procedures
_http://stopthespraying.org/blog/how-toxic-is-corexit/
Need we say more about how Corexit is contributing to the demise of the GOM?!
#2 The deeper the geological source of the hydrocarbons, the more radioactive isotopes present in the oil and gas.
That hydrocarbons pulled from the bowels of the earth have a scientifically verified radioactive component(s) is the dirty little secret of the Oil & Gas Industry. So secret in fact that, if it were to get out, this single scientific fact would seal the fate of the entire industry. It also undergirds the correct understanding that oil and gas are both abiotic in nature and abiogenic in origin – facts which completely upend the corporate myth known as Peak Oil. (i.e. It has been asserted that the Macondo Prospect sits on a reservoir of abiotic oil the size of Mount Everest, but that doesn’t make it economically feasible or practical to extract; nor is it smart to engage in such utter folly, as the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon dramatically demonstrated)
In the immediate aftermath of the BP Gulf Oil Spill there appeared a headline which was more telling than them all:
“They’ve Literally Punched A Hole Into Hell: We Need A Crash Alternative Energy Program Now, Assuming We Even Survive”
Mantle-generated hydrocarbons come from very young geological formations deep in the earth, and are the product of very powerful geo-thermal forces. The presence of radioactive isotopes such as uranium, thorium, radium show up in much greater concentrations the deeper the well bore is drilled into the earth’s crust, and are ubiquitous throughout the mantle. Therefore, the hydrocarbon constituents, which are actually found in the interstitial spaces, porous rock formations and quaternary sediments and are scattered everywhere because of their liquid and gaseous states, exist within and around this highly radioactive environment.
How radioactive is the hydrocarbon effluent upsurging from the these wells in the GOM that are drilled at 10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 25,000 feet through the crust and into the mantle? Here’s a link to the American Petroleum Institute website that will partially answer this question.
_http://www.chk.com/Media/CorpMediaKits/API_NORM_Fact_Sheet.pdf
Whenever there is a higher concentration of methane gas in the mix of oil/gas that comes out of any given well, it means that:
“The more methane that is present reflects the amount of Uranium and Thorium in the oil reserve. The deeper the oil, the younger the radiological decay is that produces helium.”
“Helium is a naturally occurring gas formed in oil reserves. So common that helium detectors have been used to discover oil reserves. Helium is an inert gas known to be a by-product from the radiological decay of uranium and thorium. Uranium and Thorium are known to be in great quantities at greater depths. Yes, radioactive elements occur naturally and can be found and detected in smaller amounts in shallow oil reserves. Oil reserves that do not produce large amounts of methane also lack uranium and thorium. The presence of methane is proportional to the presence of uranium and thorium, both radioactive elements.”
“The energy coming from uranium and thorium decay is thought to be the most significant energy source inside the earth,” Tolich said. “So this is the driving engine for things such as tectonic plate movements, volcanoes and earthquake. We are looking for neutrinos, particularly electron antineutrinos … coming from uranium and thorium decay inside the earth. The uranium and thorium is distributed all through the earth in the mantle.” (Per _http://www.rense.com/general91/d2se.htm)
Uranium, thorium neutrino research could determine Earth’s age, energy production _http://www.sanfordundergroundlaboratoryathomestake.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=100%3Auranium-thorium-neutrino-research-could-determine-earths-age-energy-production&catid=21%3Aother-news&Itemid=6
From our many discussions with those knowledgeable at the OSATF (Oil Spill Academic Task Force) here in Tallahassee, FL, it became evident early on in the spill that the percentage of methane of the total hydrocarbon composition was quite high. Some observed that it appeared to very slowly decrease, yet remained high right up until the capping of the gusher. Hence, we know that we have a radioactive spill in the GOM.
Please understand that we are not suggesting that the fish will start glowing with blue light; only that long term exposure to low level radioactivity has its obvious consequences to all living organisms. In the meantime, those living on the GOM coastline ought to introduce copious amounts of seaweed (e.g. kelp) into their diets.
Where it concerns the release of radioactivity into the waters, there is simply no way to put this genie back into the bottle within the current scientific paradigm … unless there is alchemical science yet to be revealed and new age technologies to be developed.
As we said in the introduction, “It is with great regret that we file this report.”
May we all do our part in spreading the awareness of these realities, so that many more of US will be in the position to make informed decisions about where we live, work and play, what we eat, our health and safety, our livelihoods, our families, our communities … … … and our shared environment known as Mother Earth.
_http://phoenixrisingfromthegulf.wordpress.com/2010/12/01/the-gulf-of-mexico-is-dying/
rawtruth
Padawan Learner
Thanks, anart, I missed that. Most days I check SOTT, but obviously not on this one!
It would be nice to get sent to one's email a daily summary of the articles that appeared on SOTT the previous day. Is that possible or maybe in the works? I tried the RSS feed for a few days, but that's a bit of an overload and IIRC didn't include the SOTT focus articles.
BTW for some reason SOTT's reproduction of this article cuts off the #2 topic of the addendum concerning the potential radioactivity in the Gulf, which I did reproduce in my post.
It would be nice to get sent to one's email a daily summary of the articles that appeared on SOTT the previous day. Is that possible or maybe in the works? I tried the RSS feed for a few days, but that's a bit of an overload and IIRC didn't include the SOTT focus articles.
BTW for some reason SOTT's reproduction of this article cuts off the #2 topic of the addendum concerning the potential radioactivity in the Gulf, which I did reproduce in my post.
Seraphina
Jedi Master
according to the FDA, if one does the calculations... the "accepted risk" level of consumption for Gulf crab/shrimp is 13.96 ounces per MONTH...that sucks. oh and that's based on average weight of 176lbs, estimated exposure rate of 5 years, and lifetime expectancy of 75 years (the toxins accumulate) 12.27oz for oysters, 3lbs3oz for finfish...and that's without co-consumption. "Accepted risk" is that 1 person in 100,000 is expected to get cancer at some point in their life from consuming the seafood...also doesn't consider the multiple other carcinogens one's exposed to amplify that number, especially for those of us living near refineries.
I decided to do the calculations after a local scientist pointed out that the FDA's "safe" level wasn't "safe" for children because it's based on 176lb. adult. Of course to local yahoos are calling for her to be "tar and feathered"...i.e. "sounds like a good time to revive "tar n feathers" and run her out of town on a rail!". Anyone capable of relatively simple computational skills can look at it. The equations are at http://www.fda.gov/Food/ucm217601.htm. The problem is that so many people willing to crucify someone willing to look at the data.
I'm seeing a lot of "wishful thinking" that all is well, nothing to see here, how dare anyone pick on poor BP...from the same people who will most likely afflicted with cancer sometime in the future, thanks to the psychopaths in charge.
I decided to do the calculations after a local scientist pointed out that the FDA's "safe" level wasn't "safe" for children because it's based on 176lb. adult. Of course to local yahoos are calling for her to be "tar and feathered"...i.e. "sounds like a good time to revive "tar n feathers" and run her out of town on a rail!". Anyone capable of relatively simple computational skills can look at it. The equations are at http://www.fda.gov/Food/ucm217601.htm. The problem is that so many people willing to crucify someone willing to look at the data.
I'm seeing a lot of "wishful thinking" that all is well, nothing to see here, how dare anyone pick on poor BP...from the same people who will most likely afflicted with cancer sometime in the future, thanks to the psychopaths in charge.
It seams that BP's famous oil "eating" bacterias are not so hungry after all!
You can find here: (_http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_sci_oil_spill_lingers), latest research from marine scientist Samantha Joye of the University of Georgia with results from last December's submarine dives around BP's spill site.
This article is copyrighted so I'm unable to quote it here.
You can find here: (_http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_sci_oil_spill_lingers), latest research from marine scientist Samantha Joye of the University of Georgia with results from last December's submarine dives around BP's spill site.
This article is copyrighted so I'm unable to quote it here.
