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Could one pierce a bubble and syphon/concentrate the gas into a tank with a pump? Might be too late, considering how many there are and how remote they are. ed
by Keyframe 10y ago
Could one pierce a bubble and syphon/concentrate the gas into a tank with a pump? Might be too late, considering how many there are and how remote they are.
edit: nm, I saw that conference where they've shown Methane releasing from the submerged Siberian plane. We're fucked.
- delecti 10y agoNaively, it seems like that would be a bit like trying to pop a helium balloon and recapture the helium. Though I'm certainly not an expert, and it's possible it'd be more akin to natural gas drilling, which we have some experience in.
- Keyframe 10y agoIf you look at the video in the article, there's a dude poking a hole with his boot in one of the smaller bubble. It looks like a possibility to capture the gas, maybe drill from top on the smaller ones and from side or bottom on the large ones... but, I'm not an expert. Also, top comment here linked to a conference where they've showed a submerged Siberian plane bubbling gas from beneath sea surface - 500 to 5000G of Methane. So long, and thanks for all the fish :/
- delecti 10y agoI saw that video. It makes me think that the individual bubbles aren't big enough to be cost effective to harvest.