Innovating out of global warming

Hyoi · 03-21-2007, 05:39 AM

These days, a 9000 foot onshore well is chump change, so why not drill two while they're at it? Set a straddle packer across a water zone, inject the CO2, and then draw the mix from the second well. Add a little syrup, instant Dr. Pepper.

tw · 03-21-2007, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Hyoi

These days, a 9000 foot onshore well is chump change, so why not drill two while they're at it?

Pumping CO2 is one of the techniques for extracting oil from wells once considered dry.

Meanwhile, CO2 sequestration is one of so many possible global warming solutions even provided in that entire Scientific American issue devoted totally to global warming and solutions. Step one starts with a summary: a 15 slice pie.

The experiements with CO2 sequestration are trivial. What is not yet known is how effective the technique may be. But then nay-sayers about global warming routinely attack innovation - since that is the definition of an anti-American. Injecting CO2 into wells or deeply into the ocean - all interesting ideas deemed worthy by those who first learn before they know.

03-21-2007, 05:39 AM	#1
Hyoi Faithful Companion Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 188	Drill two wells These days, a 9000 foot onshore well is chump change, so why not drill two while they're at it? Set a straddle packer across a water zone, inject the CO2, and then draw the mix from the second well. Add a little syrup, instant Dr. Pepper. __________________ When you stop trying to make sense of it all, it all begins to make sense.

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