We can’t avert the biggest ecological disaster that has ever happened but it is possible to stop it from getting worse by fixing it at the source.

Due to the shear volume of Methane Hydrate that is being forced to the surface since the idiots working on the Horizon Oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico dug into it causing it to explode in a misguided attempt to encourage the oil above it out of the ground without having to use more energy that it could provide in the process of getting it out and allowing them to make a substantial profit from the vast amounts of oil that they were attempting to collect we are seeing a gradual collapse of the Gulf seabed and the likelihood of a massive volcanic eruption causing high loss of life along the gulf coast is now very high.

The only real solution to avert further environmental damage is to nuke the area and fuse the earths crust and all the cracks, faults and fissures that have been created by the pressure of the Methane Hydrate being forced to the surface. There is a lot of talk of it on the net but not much understanding of what really needs to happen. In essence the confusing reports are confusing the situation further and giving support to the idea that things should be handled slowly in case the massive amounts of oil stored below the gulf are completely destroyed.

Here’s a breakdown of what needs to be done.

1: The size of the oil field that is being forced to the surface needs to be determined. Independant experts estimate it to be approx 40 – 50 km in diameter. This will allow nuclear experts to create the right size payload to cover the entire area.

The scale of the damage done in the gulf of Mexico disaster is unprecedented. Here’s an overview of what has gone wrong deep underground.

Firstly there are many independently documented and recorded oil fissures erupting in other locations away from the well head. The entire affected area is in vicinity of 400 square kilometers. The measurements that are being made on the pressure inside the well are redundant as the actual pressure is being dissipated across a much larger area.

With the Methane Hydrate feeding into the rock layers, cracks open and pressure makes it’s way to the surface, with more pressure building up in the intermediate rock layers there are a couple of possibilities for the pressure to be released.

1: Cracks develop spewing pressure and oil to equalize the area
2: A massive volcanic explosion

In much the same way that a bridge will collapse or an avalanche will build until it is out of control this is what is happening now in the Gulf. The pressure exterting outwards and will eventually find relief upwards. The odds are high it will blow like a volcano.

Seismic data for the area contains all the latest info on p waves and s waves however it is not being publicly released for independent analysis. This data provides everything we need to solve for the modulus of elasticity to enable us to calculate how strong the pressure is.

The questions we should be asking are:

Where is the geophysical data for independant analysis?
How bad is it really?

This data should be public record as it will require a massive evacuation of the area before it blows.

Methane Hydrate is highly unstable super compressed Methane Gas in solid form. Just like Gun powder.

The cap seems to be working in as far as it has stopped the volcano from coming out of the ocean floor. What they have not done though is stop the Methane Hydrate from filling up the layers of limestone where the oil was previously stored under the earths crust. The answer to the real issue depends on how much Methane Hydrate is left in the deposit below the oil field that was used to supercharge the oil out of the field and up into the water. The issue of the well walls holding is a red herring. The longer the pressure deep underground is allowed to build up means the more damage that will be done to the underlying hard layers containing the field and the potential for earthquakes and volcanic activity is greatly increased.

In the best case scenario they have tapped out the Methane Hydrate reserve and allowed it enough space in the underground layers to disperse evenly which over time will eventually find it’s way to the surface. It is much more likely that the pressure consistency being observed is due to the remaining Methane Hydrate is in fact just spreading out further into the oil field and at some point the pressure on the containing rock structure will become too great. This will cause it to breakdown and allow the Methane gas to disperse and attempt to find another way out of the ground. In fact it has most likely already happened as the hole which the oil is coming out of is not big enough to allow all the pressure to escape and relieve the pressure on the oil fields outer walls due to the technical incompetence of the people involved in setting up the disaster in the first place.

Watch for increased seismic activity due to Methane Hydrate gas dispersal deep underground.

If they have actually tapped out the Methane Hydrate reserve and the pressure that is contained by the cap is the limit of what there is left to deal with then the cap could be left on permanently and/or the remaining oil could be siphoned at a later date. However in that situation there is still the problem of a very large hole under the oil field where the Methane Hydrate deposit used to be stored.

In reality it is a combination of all the above that is now taking place and they are trying to play down the issue of having to deal with a much bigger problem at a later date when the pressure keeping the Methane Hydrate field intact is dispersed and it collapses under what remains of the oil field and the external pressure from all sides.

No matter what way you look at it this is criminal negligence of the highest order. In China they execute people for much less. What is America and Britain going to do?

Tags: oil by Sparky
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