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To: downwdims

Not realistic. A properly set charge could seal off the pipe a thousand or so feet down (after drilling to that level). But a large explosion will just fracture the rock and cause oil to leak through cracked rock. A nuke would be even worse for shaping the explosion plus would irradiate stuff that would last for thousands of years unlike oil which will only be around a few years at the most.


3,647 posted on 06/03/2010 8:14:37 AM PDT by palmer (Cooperating with Obama = helping him extend the depression and implement socialism.)
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To: palmer

They know the geology of the area. Pick an unpermable oil layer and nuke below that. On irradiating stuff, you don’t know what you are talking about.


3,653 posted on 06/03/2010 8:20:42 AM PDT by downwdims (It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority)
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