Jonawan@lemmy.zip to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agoTIL that many Los Angeles residents suffer health problems from hidden oil wells. You can't see them because they are hidden by fake buildings.www.dw.comexternal-linkmessage-square60linkfedilinkarrow-up1560arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1556arrow-down1external-linkTIL that many Los Angeles residents suffer health problems from hidden oil wells. You can't see them because they are hidden by fake buildings.www.dw.comJonawan@lemmy.zip to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agomessage-square60linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareNotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 hours agoUnless the sealing of the well fails, which I’m sure it does sometimes?
minus-squaremoldy_rice@piefed.keyboardvagabond.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 hours agoI don’t think so. I think the release of toxic gasses is a byproduct of pumping. I imagine natural releases are negligible
minus-squareNotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-213 hours agoThis seems to say that uncapped wells are a serious emissions issue https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/non-producing-oil-gas-wells-mcgill-1.7565725 If a capping failed for some reason, it would then be leaking? Edit: And even if it’s just methane which is odorless and nothing else, that can’t be good to have coming up around everyone? Edit: I read further and they can also leak hydrogen sulfide which causes issues, but at least it smells and indicates an issue.
Unless the sealing of the well fails, which I’m sure it does sometimes?
I don’t think so. I think the release of toxic gasses is a byproduct of pumping.
I imagine natural releases are negligible
This seems to say that uncapped wells are a serious emissions issue
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/non-producing-oil-gas-wells-mcgill-1.7565725
If a capping failed for some reason, it would then be leaking?
Edit: And even if it’s just methane which is odorless and nothing else, that can’t be good to have coming up around everyone?
Edit: I read further and they can also leak hydrogen sulfide which causes issues, but at least it smells and indicates an issue.