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- The Many Uses of Directional Drilling
- Searching for Natural Gas (on Google)
- Tectonic Activity and the Carbon Budget
- Cold Lahar Floods Hundreds of Homes in Yogyakarta
- Dredging the Code River below Mount Merapi
- The Role of Oil in the Economy of Sudan
- Concern About Dead Zones in the Ocean
- Ground Water Yield of the San Diego Formation Aquifer
| The Many Uses of Directional Drilling Posted: 01 Dec 2010 10:26 PM PST Most wells drilled for water, oil, natural gas, information or other subsurface objectives are vertical wells – drilled straight down into the earth. However, drilling at an angle other than vertical can obtain information, hit targets and stimulate reservoirs in ways that can not be achieved with a vertical well. |
| Searching for Natural Gas (on Google) Posted: 01 Dec 2010 10:10 PM PST The public has been drilling Google for information on the natural gas shales that have been making news across the country. Google allows you to investigate this search volume over time and geographically on their Google Trends website.
In 2005 enough people started searching for the Barnett Shale to get on Google’s radar. Then in 2008, search volume for the Haynesville Shale shot up when landmen began offering $10,000/acre signing bonuses. Although search volume for Barnett and Haynesville have gone into decline the economic, environmental, legal and social interest in the Marcellus has kept its search volume on a steady climb. We have been watching these trends for the past few years and the geographic source of the searches have been interesting. In the early days of the Marcellus a lot of the search volume was coming from Houston, Texas; New York City, and Washington, DC where (we assume) natural gas veterans, stock brokers and bureaucrats were watching the activity. Today most of the search originates within the play as local people are watching for news and deciding to finally learn about natural gas. |
| Tectonic Activity and the Carbon Budget Posted: 01 Dec 2010 09:49 PM PST “The Earth is constantly manufacturing new crust, spewing molten magma up along undersea ridges at the boundaries of tectonic plates. The process is critical to the planet's metabolism, including the cycle of underwater life and the delicate balance of carbon in the ocean and atmosphere.” Quoted from the Woods Hole press release. |
| Cold Lahar Floods Hundreds of Homes in Yogyakarta Posted: 01 Dec 2010 09:47 PM PST A cold lahar from Mount Merapi volcano flowed down the Code River, flooding hundreds of homes in the city of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Related: Learn about lahars and other volcanic hazards. |
| Dredging the Code River below Mount Merapi Posted: 01 Dec 2010 09:46 PM PST The city of Yogyakarta is built on the south flank of Mount Merapi, one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia. The Code River is an historic pathway for Merapi’s lahars which are produced by eruptions and heavy rainfall. The Code River is channelized through parts of the town and keeping the channel clear reduces the risk of lahars flooding the landscape. A dredging project was underway when a cold lahar was produced on November 30th. |
| The Role of Oil in the Economy of Sudan Posted: 01 Dec 2010 09:39 PM PST “Sudan's oil exports represent over 90 percent of the country's total export revenues, but further development is hindered by conflicts and sanctions.” Quoted from the Energy Information Administrations Country Analysis Brief for Sudan. |
| Concern About Dead Zones in the Ocean Posted: 01 Dec 2010 09:31 PM PST Researchers from James Cook University are studying dead zones in the ocean. These are zones where the oxygen content is very low and where fish and other sea life are unable to survive. The number of dead zones reported has been rising each decade. |
| Ground Water Yield of the San Diego Formation Aquifer Posted: 01 Dec 2010 09:01 PM PST Water is in short supply in many locations in southern California. USGS researchers are studying the water supply potential of the San Diego Formation and also if subsidence might become a problem. |
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