Wildcatter Moffett adds to legend with new discovery [major NG find]

chron.com ^ | 3-17-10 | Brett Clanton

[smokingfrog]

Reading this makes me think that there might be more than a few companies that have existing leases where they suspect that there might be something there if they are willing to spend the money to drill deeper, but at least until now have been unwilling to take the gamble. I don't think 0bama and Co. can keep them from drilling deeper on an existing lease.

[Jewbacca]

Hmm, curoius. I would presume there is a thickening of the crust at that location. Typically the temperature is 400, which turns any oil to goop.

“how are things haven’t heard from you lately”

Had to go to Hungary of all places. What a dump.

[Jack Hydrazine]

Yes, I know it is sedimentary. Trying to go through igneous or metaphoric rock would be rather difficult to do.

Sedimentary rock composes about five percent of the Earth’s crust and basically like a veneer on it. I just don’t know how far it extends down. Do you by any chance?

[jimt]

Of course, I saw a few unique failure modes as well. When a $1000 housing collapses on $15,000 worth of electronics, there’s nothing to rework left.

If a seal fails at high pressure, the resulting flood can have some nasty effects too, like cutting through interior parts.

[dangerdoc]

bump

[PA Engineer]

I’m going to have to check out Transco and Williams Companies stocks.

[A Strict Constructionist]

“Viton was the material of choice for the high temp / high pressure”

We run Viton o-rings at 325 centigrade (616F) for months at a time with no problems under high vacuum 10-6 torr. 30K PSI is a different story and should be interesting

[thackney]

[abb]

Avery Island has (or did have at one time) one of the largest collections of camellias in the world. About this time of year, the azaleas should be in full flower.

[dusttoyou]

Abiotic always made more sense than that old wives tale about the dinosaurs.

[edcoil]

Depends, varies where in the planet you are.