Re: Is there a Geologist (or Mathematician) on here
Oil isn't usually in some big rock encased bubble, it's usually trapped in porous rock beneath an impervious layer and when it and any associated gas is extracted the matrix of the porous rock is sufficiently strong as to prevent the rock from collapsing – at least most of the time though over tens of thousands of years there will be some compaction in most cases.Re: Is there a Geologist (or Mathematician) on here
Good evening Erinaceous, thanks for the clarification, I am at ease with the fact that implosion is not imminent, but what about the volume, one can only assume that whilst in the ground, the liquids mass is less than once extracted.Re: Is there a Geologist (or Mathematician) on here
It's true that extraction of liquid or gas leaves voids but as the rock matrix is sufficiently strong in most cases to prevent collapse none takes place.Re: Is there a Geologist (or Mathematician) on here
Re: Is there a Geologist (or Mathematician) on here
There are all sorts of opinions about just when oil and gas will actually run out but there is also increasing evidence from the Gulf of Mexico that some old oil fields are being refilled by petroleum surging up from deep below, scientists report.
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