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Some of these leaks are enormous. In the past few years one in particular made the news, at the Aliso Canyon gas storage facility managed by SoCal Gas[1]. It wa
by thamer 4y ago
Some of these leaks are enormous. In the past few years one in particular made the news, at the Aliso Canyon gas storage facility managed by SoCal Gas[1]. It was the worst single natural gas leak for the U.S. in recorded history, with an estimated 97,100 tons of methane released.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliso_Canyon_gas_leak https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliso_Canyon_gas_leak
- qwertox 4y agoInteresting sentence in the article: "The leak's direct cause was a rupture of the outer 7-inch well casing due to microbial corrosion from the outside resulting from contact with groundwater."
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