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what interesting is there is nothing there. The only something are gas wells which the whole area is dotted with, so my only guess is leaky gas wells? https:/

what interesting is there is nothing there. The only something are gas wells which the whole area is dotted with, so my only guess is leaky gas wells? https://www.google.com/maps/@32.3761968,-104.0819087,4787m/data=!3m1!1e3 https://www.google.com/maps/@32.3761968,-104.0819087,4787m/d...

whimsicalism 4y ago
Looks like Marathon Oil is the company
- metaphor 4y ago
  Curious, how did you figure?
  - whimsicalism 4y ago
    Just the fact that every well I saw on street view was from that company.
    - metaphor 4y ago
      Good call. Thanks for clarifying.
    - naikrovek 4y ago
      holy crap there are a lot of oil wells in that area.
- coffeeshopgoth 4y ago
  True story. I have worked oil and gas for a while and am familiar with this area. It can easily be a well not properly P&A'd (plugged and abandoned) - quite common down there. It is most likely a Marathon well (HARROUN COM #002), or it could be Eastland Oil (HARROUN A #007). If you want to get a better idea for yourself, you can check the EMNRD - https://ocd-hub-nm-emnrd.hub.arcgis.com/ https://ocd-hub-nm-emnrd.hub.arcgis.com/
  - westurner 4y ago
    Is there a way to IDK 3d earthen print a geodesic dome over the site and capture the waste methane (natural gas) into local tanks? TIL about CBG: Cleaner Burning Gasoline From https://twitter.com/westurner/status/1564443689623195650 https://twitter.com/westurner/status/1564443689623195650 : > In September 2021 we covered a new "green gasoline" concept from @NaceroCo [in Penwell, TX] that involves constructing gasoline hydrocarbons by assembling smaller #methane molecules from natural gas From https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Opinion-Why-Biden-s-methane-fee-is-good-for-17430657.php https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Opi... : > The Inflation Reduction Act imposes a fee of [$900/ton] of methane starting in 2024 — this is roughly twice the current record-high price of natural gas and five times the average price of natural gas in 2020. > These high fees present a strong incentive ... "Argonne invents reusable [polyurethane] sponge that soaks up oil, could revolutionize oil spill and diesel cleanup" (2017) https://www.anl.gov/article/argonne-invents-reusable-sponge-that-soaks-up-oil-could-revolutionize-oil-spill-and-diesel-cleanup https://www.anl.gov/article/argonne-invents-reusable-sponge-... FWIU, heat engines are useful with all thermal gradients: pipes, engines, probably solar panels and attics; "MIT’s new heat engine beats a steam turbine in efficiency" (2022) https://www.freethink.com/environment/heat-engine https://www.freethink.com/environment/heat-engine
    - coffeeshopgoth 4y ago
      I hear what you are saying, and there is a ton of room in the E&P space for improvements of all kinds. You would be shocked at how incredibly we are behind technologically (I remember just last year over hearing someone say, "We just figured out our cloud strategy."). In terms of a dome over fields or units to collect stray methane, that may be an issue. We are loathe to construct "enclosed spaces" for gases as that can be a safety issue. It doesn't take much stray anything to kill you out there. We have all sorts of stories of people going into an enclosed space, passing out and dying, only to have more people die trying to get them out. Sounds bad, I know, but this is coming from someone who has come across a few dead bodies out in the field for various reasons - mostly just being stupid. Fees are funny in oil and gas - we complain about how much money we don't have and then spend it frivolously elsewhere. That inflation act, at the state level there are all sorts of those out there and some companies care and some don't. If you want to see something crazy, check out the NDIC (North Dakota Industrial Commission). In terms of oil and gas data, theirs is the most centralized, easily accessed, and complete in the country (NM isn't bad, CA used to be better, TX is garbage-which is odd, LA is god awful, and PA is meh). The NDIC keeps really good track of flaring, so to see how much natural gas is just burned up at the cost of getting the oil out (not such a great infrastructure for moving gas and historically the price hasn't been a good inducement to build any). To get the well level data, it is $150/year, but well worth it if you are working that basin and also in comparison to all of the data services out there. https://www.dmr.nd.gov/oilgas/stats/statisticsvw.asp https://www.dmr.nd.gov/oilgas/stats/statisticsvw.asp

whimsicalism 4y ago

Looks like Marathon Oil is the company

metaphor 4y ago
Curious, how did you figure?
- whimsicalism 4y ago
  Just the fact that every well I saw on street view was from that company.
  - metaphor 4y ago
    Good call. Thanks for clarifying.
  - naikrovek 4y ago
    holy crap there are a lot of oil wells in that area.
coffeeshopgoth 4y ago
True story. I have worked oil and gas for a while and am familiar with this area. It can easily be a well not properly P&A'd (plugged and abandoned) - quite common down there. It is most likely a Marathon well (HARROUN COM #002), or it could be Eastland Oil (HARROUN A #007). If you want to get a better idea for yourself, you can check the EMNRD - https://ocd-hub-nm-emnrd.hub.arcgis.com/ https://ocd-hub-nm-emnrd.hub.arcgis.com/
- westurner 4y ago
  Is there a way to IDK 3d earthen print a geodesic dome over the site and capture the waste methane (natural gas) into local tanks? TIL about CBG: Cleaner Burning Gasoline From https://twitter.com/westurner/status/1564443689623195650 https://twitter.com/westurner/status/1564443689623195650 : > In September 2021 we covered a new "green gasoline" concept from @NaceroCo [in Penwell, TX] that involves constructing gasoline hydrocarbons by assembling smaller #methane molecules from natural gas From https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Opinion-Why-Biden-s-methane-fee-is-good-for-17430657.php https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Opi... : > The Inflation Reduction Act imposes a fee of [$900/ton] of methane starting in 2024 — this is roughly twice the current record-high price of natural gas and five times the average price of natural gas in 2020. > These high fees present a strong incentive ... "Argonne invents reusable [polyurethane] sponge that soaks up oil, could revolutionize oil spill and diesel cleanup" (2017) https://www.anl.gov/article/argonne-invents-reusable-sponge-that-soaks-up-oil-could-revolutionize-oil-spill-and-diesel-cleanup https://www.anl.gov/article/argonne-invents-reusable-sponge-... FWIU, heat engines are useful with all thermal gradients: pipes, engines, probably solar panels and attics; "MIT’s new heat engine beats a steam turbine in efficiency" (2022) https://www.freethink.com/environment/heat-engine https://www.freethink.com/environment/heat-engine
  - coffeeshopgoth 4y ago
    I hear what you are saying, and there is a ton of room in the E&P space for improvements of all kinds. You would be shocked at how incredibly we are behind technologically (I remember just last year over hearing someone say, "We just figured out our cloud strategy."). In terms of a dome over fields or units to collect stray methane, that may be an issue. We are loathe to construct "enclosed spaces" for gases as that can be a safety issue. It doesn't take much stray anything to kill you out there. We have all sorts of stories of people going into an enclosed space, passing out and dying, only to have more people die trying to get them out. Sounds bad, I know, but this is coming from someone who has come across a few dead bodies out in the field for various reasons - mostly just being stupid. Fees are funny in oil and gas - we complain about how much money we don't have and then spend it frivolously elsewhere. That inflation act, at the state level there are all sorts of those out there and some companies care and some don't. If you want to see something crazy, check out the NDIC (North Dakota Industrial Commission). In terms of oil and gas data, theirs is the most centralized, easily accessed, and complete in the country (NM isn't bad, CA used to be better, TX is garbage-which is odd, LA is god awful, and PA is meh). The NDIC keeps really good track of flaring, so to see how much natural gas is just burned up at the cost of getting the oil out (not such a great infrastructure for moving gas and historically the price hasn't been a good inducement to build any). To get the well level data, it is $150/year, but well worth it if you are working that basin and also in comparison to all of the data services out there. https://www.dmr.nd.gov/oilgas/stats/statisticsvw.asp https://www.dmr.nd.gov/oilgas/stats/statisticsvw.asp