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alexisj9 User ID: 1376880 United Kingdom 09/04/2012 05:24 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Novamom's post got me to searching.... and look! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 22822136 Morgan City- the visitor center started sinking. [link to www.banner-tribune.com] Look at just wondering post- July 16 of this year. [link to www.topix.com] This stuff has been happening and I think the citizens of this area are just getting lip service. I think the one comment about the earthquake years ago makes an excellent point. The poster had refered to an earthquake in the bayou is like shaking a bowl of jello. Either that was no taken into consideration when building or it should not have been built there to begin with. That said, how is this going to effect all other construction. This has the potential to make 100's if not 1000's of homes and businesses unhabital. Just to dangerous. What if they get a decent sized earthquake and things begin sinkng to quickly for people to get out of harms way? Those caves are all over the place down there, one wrong move/shake could breech one or more of them. Or so I would think. That whole place is at or below sea level. Maybe people need to invest in pontoons for the house foundation..haha But really, might want to consider seeing if there would be an affordable way to make the houses more pliable, so that if there is an earthquake the structure will not collapse and will allow people to get out of town if need be. If I lived there I would be scared to death right now. A good friend of mine is from there, although she is no longer living there, she still has family there. I am going to ask her if she knows anything about this, I'm not sure how far away they live from Assumption. One word liquefaction. I don't think you will be able to build anything that can cope with that. Just hope that no big earthquakes come along. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 23201734 United States 09/04/2012 11:04 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | love and prayers for all persons and friends in bayou country someone is not being upfront about this the locals were doing a top notch job before the state came in now the whole place is in femas hands, so god bless and keep your heads down (somehow I can't shake the thought of the fema guys being...ummm... lost in the swamps, while the locals laugh their butts off) jerry reid....and they called him amos moses...lol |
novamom User ID: 21938356 United States 09/05/2012 12:24 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Novamom's post got me to searching.... and look! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 22822136 Morgan City- the visitor center started sinking. [link to www.banner-tribune.com] Look at just wondering post- July 16 of this year. [link to www.topix.com] This stuff has been happening and I think the citizens of this area are just getting lip service. I think the one comment about the earthquake years ago makes an excellent point. The poster had refered to an earthquake in the bayou is like shaking a bowl of jello. Either that was no taken into consideration when building or it should not have been built there to begin with. That said, how is this going to effect all other construction. This has the potential to make 100's if not 1000's of homes and businesses unhabital. Just to dangerous. What if they get a decent sized earthquake and things begin sinkng to quickly for people to get out of harms way? Those caves are all over the place down there, one wrong move/shake could breech one or more of them. Or so I would think. That whole place is at or below sea level. Maybe people need to invest in pontoons for the house foundation..haha But really, might want to consider seeing if there would be an affordable way to make the houses more pliable, so that if there is an earthquake the structure will not collapse and will allow people to get out of town if need be. If I lived there I would be scared to death right now. A good friend of mine is from there, although she is no longer living there, she still has family there. I am going to ask her if she knows anything about this, I'm not sure how far away they live from Assumption. One word liquefaction. I don't think you will be able to build anything that can cope with that. Just hope that no big earthquakes come along. I have to agree, I don't think that there is anything that can be done to save homes and structures is a large earthquake rattles and everything starts to sink. I spoke with my friend and her family lives in NO and have not heard anything about the sinkhole.. why doesn't that surprise me? I had sent her a link, they were a bit curious. |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 12487521 United States 09/05/2012 11:38 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | According to the update we were provided on yesterday, Texas Brine is a bit ahead of schedule as the cement cure time is set for 10:00 p.m. and drilling operations will resume. Quoting: Paa Tal [link to assumptionla.wordpress.com] Chevron has advised that the depressurizing of the pipeline noted in this morning’s update could start as early as 10:00 a.m. [link to assumptionla.wordpress.com] |
alexisj9 User ID: 1376880 United Kingdom 09/06/2012 09:05 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Louisiana DEQ Monitoring Info [link to www.deq.louisiana.gov] Last Edited by alexisj9 on 09/06/2012 09:06 AM |
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alexisj9 User ID: 1376880 United Kingdom 09/06/2012 07:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Thread: Sinkhole: Officials concerned gas has entered Mississippi River Alluvial Aquifer They are digging another well in the area soon to check the water aquifer. "New water well part of effort to determine extent of potential natural gas presence in Mississippi River Alluvial Aquifer" |
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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 12487521 United States 09/07/2012 01:22 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | In the "Ghost of Isaac," while Assumption Parish officials say the storm had no impact on the sinkhole, they have released on Friday an interactive map of all the bubbling sites near and miles from the giant sinkhole but say the size of hole is still under wraps after the tropical storm force winds and rains heavy hit the area enough to force a mandatory evacuation of all residents in the parish. Quoting: Paa Tal "We have received several inquiries about updated measurements of the sinkhole; however, until access is granted back into the sinkhole, accurate measurements will not be available," Assumption Parish officials stated Friday in a blog post. Despite Isaac's tropical storm force winds and rains heavy enough to force a mandatory evacuation of all residents in Assumption Parish, officials say Hurricane Isaac had no impact on a sinkhole near Bayou Corne, according to Associated Press on Friday. "But after the storm trudged past the parish, three new bubbling gas sites were discovered Tuesday in Bayou Corne, Grand Bayou and Triche Canal," the AP reports. [link to www.examiner.com] |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 12487521 United States 09/08/2012 11:46 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The estimated date that drilling will enter the cavern is 09/26. Quoting: Paa Tal [link to assumptionla.wordpress.com] |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 12487521 United States 09/09/2012 11:17 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Drilling remains on schedule and as of yesterday, drilling had reached approximately 2,100′. Quoting: Paa Tal [link to assumptionla.wordpress.com] |
psyoptics User ID: 11919225 United States 09/09/2012 02:08 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | OP is the same thing happening here as with the BP rupture....after a large GoM storm all work had stopped...then when everyone came back the issue was gone...all reports were "all is good" but the most important thing nobody cared about the issue after the first...."all is good" report and the masses moved on to other news stories. and now there is talk of a second well drilling happening. more bubbles coming up in different ares....but all we here is "All is good and safe." did we see the story go down into the memory hole? more and more methane bubbling up is not safe or good! a good video editor can make anyone say anything the editor wants. |
juju User ID: 23020028 United States 09/09/2012 02:27 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | We live 40 minutes from the sinkhole. It dawned on me as I was looking at the latest picture that the sinkhole blends in with the swampy surroundings very well. How many more sinkholes might we have in south Louisiana that no one has noticed? There are so many swampy areas that don't have people living nearby and are inaccessible even by boat. |
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BZ225 User ID: 1632430 United States 09/09/2012 05:47 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Additional bubbling locations have been found. Updated map of the bubbling site locations. [link to www.edsuite.com] [link to assumptionla.wordpress.com] |
pink cat User ID: 23428150 United States 09/09/2012 07:13 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 4:10 p.m. Additional Drilling Update Per Texas Brine, on yesterday while installing a seismic monitoring station in a geo-technical core well, a sonic casing was driven down to 475′. While removing the outer casing, at 415′ they encountered a pocket of gas which blew grout and mud out of the casing. A gauge was placed at the well head which read 180 pounds of pressure. The drilling company then went back into the casing with heavier drilling mud to complete the operation and not lose the geo-technical core well which is currently setting before the technological equipment can be installed. wtf does THAT mean??? there are just random "pockets of gas" that they don't know about and cannot even foresee while drilling that can explode? this sounds like russian roulette [link to assumptionla.wordpress.com] Last Edited by pink cat on 09/09/2012 07:15 PM 🦋 |
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psyoptics User ID: 11919225 United States 09/09/2012 09:07 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Sept. 9th, 2012 Quoting: pink cat 4:10 p.m. Additional Drilling Update Per Texas Brine, on yesterday while installing a seismic monitoring station in a geo-technical core well, a sonic casing was driven down to 475′. While removing the outer casing, at 415′ they encountered a pocket of gas which blew grout and mud out of the casing. A gauge was placed at the well head which read 180 pounds of pressure. The drilling company then went back into the casing with heavier drilling mud to complete the operation and not lose the geo-technical core well which is currently setting before the technological equipment can be installed. wtf does THAT mean??? there are just random "pockets of gas" that they don't know about and cannot even foresee while drilling that can explode? this sounds like russian roulette [link to assumptionla.wordpress.com] that is what blew the deep water horizon! a good video editor can make anyone say anything the editor wants. |
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pink cat User ID: 23428150 United States 09/09/2012 10:41 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Sept. 9th, 2012 Quoting: pink cat 4:10 p.m. Additional Drilling Update Per Texas Brine, on yesterday while installing a seismic monitoring station in a geo-technical core well, a sonic casing was driven down to 475′. While removing the outer casing, at 415′ they encountered a pocket of gas which blew grout and mud out of the casing. A gauge was placed at the well head which read 180 pounds of pressure. The drilling company then went back into the casing with heavier drilling mud to complete the operation and not lose the geo-technical core well which is currently setting before the technological equipment can be installed. wtf does THAT mean??? there are just random "pockets of gas" that they don't know about and cannot even foresee while drilling that can explode? this sounds like russian roulette [link to assumptionla.wordpress.com] that is what blew the deep water horizon! oh shit. 🦋 |
justanothergranny User ID: 20609565 United States 09/09/2012 11:17 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | My family members have been in the oil business for about 40 years, and my hubby has been on numerous drilling rigs when new wells were being drilled. Everyone on-site is schooled in safety procedures in case a gas pocket is hit - some have enough pressure to blow all the pipe back out of the hole, but even smaller pockets can cause equipment failures that will allow gas to escape and catch on fire. My dad was severly injured in just such an instance. A working oil derrick can be a dangerous place. I've been rather nervous about what the rig currently drilling into the salt dome will encounter - I haven't read whether they intentionally left the dome pressured up or not. If they did, that could be an incredibly dangerous operation, whether they hit random gas pockets or not! TANSTAAFL - There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch |
novamom User ID: 21938356 United States 09/10/2012 09:32 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | We live 40 minutes from the sinkhole. It dawned on me as I was looking at the latest picture that the sinkhole blends in with the swampy surroundings very well. How many more sinkholes might we have in south Louisiana that no one has noticed? There are so many swampy areas that don't have people living nearby and are inaccessible even by boat. Quoting: juju You make a good point.. never thought of that. |
psyoptics User ID: 11919225 United States 09/11/2012 10:21 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | [link to texasbrine.com] wow this does not make sense to me i thought the sink hole was over the dome???? and there are bubbles coming up pretty far away? Last Edited by psyoptics on 09/11/2012 10:27 AM a good video editor can make anyone say anything the editor wants. |
psyoptics User ID: 11919225 United States 09/11/2012 10:22 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Per Texas Brine, on yesterday while installing a seismic monitoring station in a geo-technical core well, a sonic casing was driven down to 475′. While removing the outer casing, at 415′ they encountered a pocket of gas which blew grout and mud out of the casing. A gauge was placed at the well head which read 180 pounds of pressure. The drilling company then went back into the casing with heavier drilling mud to complete the operation and not lose the geo-technical core well which is currently setting before the technological equipment can be installed. [link to assumptionla.wordpress.com] so this was the last update??? here we are 09/11 and no new news????? this is going down the memory hole but fast..... i do not see how the state of emergency can just go away all by it little Ol'self! either 1. the folks working there are fixing it. 2. it has not changed. 3. or it is still growing. what is 1,2,or 3 and there is always #4 4.[fill in you thoughts here] Last Edited by psyoptics on 09/11/2012 10:27 AM a good video editor can make anyone say anything the editor wants. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 23619277 United States 09/11/2012 10:30 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Per Texas Brine, on yesterday while installing a seismic monitoring station in a geo-technical core well, a sonic casing was driven down to 475′. While removing the outer casing, at 415′ they encountered a pocket of gas which blew grout and mud out of the casing. A gauge was placed at the well head which read 180 pounds of pressure. The drilling company then went back into the casing with heavier drilling mud to complete the operation and not lose the geo-technical core well which is currently setting before the technological equipment can be installed. Quoting: psyoptics [link to assumptionla.wordpress.com] so this was the last update??? here we are 09/11 and no new news????? this is going down the memory hole but fast..... i do not see how the state of emergency can just go away all by it little Ol'self! either 1. the folks working there are fixing it. 2. it has not changed. 3. or it is still growing. what is 1,2,or 3 and there is always #4 4.[fill in you thoughts here] its ok fema is in charge and obama is monitoring the situation |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 12487521 United States 09/12/2012 11:47 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | There has been reported increased seismic activity in the Bayou Corne/Grand Bayou area. Quoting: Paa Tal [link to assumptionla.wordpress.com] |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 12487521 United States 09/13/2012 04:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | This weekend, activity at the drilling site will include dismantling and moving out the current (on-site) rig and replacing it with a snubbing rig which will continue the final drilling operation into the cavern. Quoting: Paa Tal [link to assumptionla.wordpress.com] Here is the fly over for today! |