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! 
Posted on 12/07/2016 6:45:48 PM PST by Vince Ferrer
They’ll just call it a death ray
“They’ll just call it a death ray”
You ought to trade mark that term and charge them royalties.
If it contributes to collapsing the Saudi economy, I’m all for it.
Have cooked bacon in microwave. Can confirm this technology is effective for extracting oil.
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!
Cool. BFL.
Peak oil...
Microwaving for oil will become dangerous and objectionable in 3.. 2.. 1..
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.
“Just doesn’t work.”
But it was a good try!
shhhhh...the technology is designed to zap the underground colonies of space aliens under the guise of fracking.....you’ll give the secret away!
The are not really space aliens but Reptilians who have been hiding since the Great Cataclysm 60 million years ago drove them underground.
Baked Reptilians with sriracha sauce....
THE only read whales survived extinction is directly because Col Drake oil well proved that oil and kerosene were vastly superior lubricants and lighting oils vs whale blubber and sperm whale oils. Prior to that well in PN whake oils were the ONLY lubricants that worked in high speed spindles and steam engines of the industrial revolution. so in a very literal sense oil saved the whales.
Good job John!
And literally lead to billions of more people alive today, than had been possible in 1830. Probably 6 Billion more.
Correct the diesel tractor and more importantly the synthesis of artificial nitrogen fertilizers and petrochemical based pesticide makes the green revolution possible. Without which this planet cannot feed 7 billion people more like 500 million. I am a geoscientist for an oil company this technology is intriguing off peak power can be had really cheap, from a variety of sources my question is how they deal with the inevitable shale swelling when you heat the kerogen out of it. It pops like popcorn.
Did you ever hear of my great-uncle in law, Lewis G. Weeks?
He donated a Geology building to the University of Wisconsin, and another building to the American Association of Petroleum Geologists in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
This is the moment where Fred pulls off the mask to reveal the secret identity of the microwave fracking villain... and I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for you meddling kids!
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