[Fai Mao]

Oh I can hardly wait until the enviro-whacko’s hear about this. If they thought fracking was bad - this is gonna be fun

[Gay State Conservative]

Of course the watermelons (green on the outside,red on the inside) already have come up with a reason why we must *NOT* use this method and have already recruited the professional protesters when the time comes.

[aposiopetic]

Thanks for posting this. Sounds promising.

[lgjhn23]

“They’re gonna zap all the earthworms!!!”

[blueunicorn6]

“Come and listen to my story bout a man named Jed.
A poor mountaineer barely kept his family fed.
And then one day he was microwaving popcorn
And up from the ground came a bubbling crude.”

Just doesn’t work.

[King Moonracer]

Giant microwave??? I’ll get the popcorn.

[Bubba_Leroy]

Dammit. How are we ever going to become a society of hunter-gatherers who have to rely on sunlight and wind for power if people keep inventing new ways to produce cheap oil?

[Secret Agent Man]

Will it nuke animals underground too?

Whatis the energy cost to power this? Sounds like 500 kwatts but what does this add onto the pumping costs?

[ZOOKER]

Don’t know how much oil they’ll get, but I can see an endless supply of bad SyFy movies.

[Innovative]

Sounds promising.

I am sure Trump will let them go and explore this method to determine whether it is indeed as good as it sounds, and if it is, then let them use it in the industry.

[Salvavida]

If it contributes to collapsing the Saudi economy, I’m all for it.

[VisualizeSmallerGovernment]

Have cooked bacon in microwave. Can confirm this technology is effective for extracting oil.

[RayChuang88]

If they can make this work on a truly large scale, this means many supposedly "tapped out" oilfields may come back to life again. And the whole concept of peak oil is rendered much less likely again.

Indeed, once Venezuela gets rid of the Maduro government, imagine applying this technology to extract the very heavy crude oil found in that country--they could become one of the richest countries in South America within one generation!

[NotQuiteCricket]

Cool. BFL.

[gogeo]

Peak oil...

[VideoDoctor]

Microwaving for oil will become dangerous and objectionable in 3.. 2.. 1..

[AK Retired]

Bp and ConocoPhillips also are sitting on a formation called West Sac on the north slope of alaska. This field contains more oil than prudhoe bay. It is closer to the surface so it is too cold to flow. They have tried for years to get this oil to the surface. The permafrost runs from the surface to around 1900 feet below the surface. It would be great if they were able to utilize this technology.

[houeto]

Good job John!