To: CedarDave
Don't want to inject fluids under pressure near earthquake zones: Actually, one of the long term proposals for protecting against damage from earthquakes, is to inject fluids into faults, lubricating them, and causing hundreds (or even thousands) of microquakes, to replace the small numbers of large destructive ones.
62 posted on
08/01/2006 1:48:08 PM PDT by
3niner
To: 3niner; CedarDave
"... one of the long term proposals for protecting against damage from earthquakes, is to inject fluids into faults, lubricating them ..." Yes, a good idea in principle, but who would be willing to host the Insurance Liability?
64 posted on
08/01/2006 1:57:00 PM PDT by
NicknamedBob
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To: 3niner
True, fluids can have that effect. But at what point do you stop? Too much and you have more than just micro earthquakes. Don't think I'd want to be held responsible if the BIG one if it happened while I was trying to lubricate to prevent it.
65 posted on
08/01/2006 2:00:09 PM PDT by
CedarDave
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