anlomedadMar 8

Hey, do you know what happens with suddenly unmanned fossil fuel production facilities?

I know coal pits simply keep on giving. Methane.

But what about oil wells, onshore, offshore? And gas wells?

How long will they burn or seep into surrounding area?
Which radius is affected in 10 years, in 50 years, in 100 years?

And will unmanned gas wells forever spew methane into the atmosphere? How much will that be?

#RCPcollapse research should cover this topic. To inform collapse survivors: which toxic regions to avoid – and which additional warming = additional extreme weather impacts to expect, despite civilisation collapse.

And to maybe, maybe inform decision-makers.
Because closing such suddenly unmanned production sites is probably technically feasible. It has to be invented and then also installed tho. Within the next 10 to 15 years.

#ClimateChange #Collapse

Show threadKarl Heinz HäsliprinzMar 10
@anlomedad Abandoned wells have been a huge issue for a while, especially in Southern Turtle Island. I vaguely recall a paper calculating the cost for the Texas EPA, but it's been looong time ago.
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@KarlHeinzHasliP

A few years back, researchers sounded the alarm regarding abandoned open gas wells in the North Sea, too. The continental shelf is rather shallow so the methane seeping out of the holes "not only" disrupts the ecosystem but in some places manages to reach the surface.
And I dimly recall a follow-up that companies indeed started or were made to start plugging the holes.

Mar 10 at 5:25pmWeb