Will the ground cave in where the oil was
2007-11-11 06:23:16 · 12 answers · asked by ace d 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
i think so.
2007-11-11 06:25:12 · answer #1 · answered by NONAME 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
oil is actually very deep below the ground and the pockets of oil are not all clumped together in the same giant hole.
Oil is basically spread throughout a specific area, when people attempt to reach this oil they have to move around threw diffrent spots or place many of those big oil machines in a feild. WHen they hit oil they are actually only hitting a small pocket of oil, that can have no major impact on cave ins.
Even so, if they were going to cave in they would have done so prior to the mining becuase oil is only a liquid and that alone cannot suspend a huge area of land.
2007-11-11 06:32:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As alluded to in another answer, oil does not fill up a "hole" in the rock. Oil is between grains of of rock in the empty pore spaces.
The oil is "squeezed" out. The rock layer will compensate for the loss by compaction or the empty pore space will be filled with a drilling mud or a brine.
Some of you guys really need to brush up on how the Earth works.
2007-11-11 06:30:47 · answer #3 · answered by Lady Geologist 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
in the extraction of oil that's bumped off two techniques: initally you get it sperting out of the floor udner the rigidity of organic gasoline - with human beings dancing around it; after a whilst the rigidity dies down (around 40% of oil might nicely be removed from a reserve this form) at this factor 2 strategies ensue air is injected into the hollow to advance the rigidity interior the chamber and shop the gasoline flowing. this leaves and empty hollow which often can carry itslef up (oil reserves are frequently upto 2 km underground) OR: water is injected into the hollow, to do an analogous situation by way of fact the gasoline. thhis leaves a chamber packed with water, which frequently if surrounding rocks are permeable flows throught them, leaving yet another empty hollow. desire this enables
2016-12-08 18:43:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is an empty space, but it is filled with water. As the oil is being extracted water is pumped in so the oil will float upwards to the pump. The water remains in the space after most of the oil is extracted.
2007-11-11 06:28:07 · answer #5 · answered by Jess H 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so
because it's a small pipe that goes into the ground and takes the oil
there are some pictures in here that shows that there are no holes in the ground :P
http://www.temple.edu/environment/review_oil_spills.htm
i hope i answered right xPp
2007-11-11 06:30:51 · answer #6 · answered by Princess♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great question BTW and the answer is no there is no giant hole in the groud. 99% of oil is "squezzed" out, sort of like water out of a sponge. The mass area where the oil "WAS" fills in as quickly as the oil is taken out!!
2007-11-11 06:27:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
no there is no hole when the oil is removed. The Earth is in constant motion it not only revolves around sun but also itself so due to these movements those empty spaces are filled up.
2007-11-11 06:26:40 · answer #8 · answered by koolkrish 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes there is a large hole and to prevent a cave in they pump drilling mud or salt water in the hole while they are pumping the oil out.........to the person below, whose name is tell me. what is drilling mudd used for than ....i think you should give up your degree it was a waste of money and you do not know what you are talking about...
2007-11-11 06:26:16 · answer #9 · answered by i pack a 44 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
it is drilled so it is hollow underground. (very deep) most of the time filling up with water and can function as a aquifer.
2007-11-11 06:27:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no the soil around it covers the cave quickly
2007-11-11 06:26:17 · answer #11 · answered by Richard S 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋