Methane Hydrate Site Immediately Offshore New Orleans,LA. Breaching Through Napoleon Salt Dome? The Smoking Gun.

When I read this thread this morning the GLP'er in me wanted to know more
Well, Well, Well...
Been doing a lot of digging and think I found some more answers to HAARP readings and more pieces to ELQ's thread 'the smoking gun' Thanks ELQ for finding the connection!
Huge volumes of methane gas and frozen methane (hydrate) exist beneath the sea floor along continental margins (e.g., Milkov, 2004).

Many studies postulate that these methane reservoirs are unstable and that slight changes in temperature or pressure may trigger hydrate dissociation and methane venting (e.g., Westbrook et al., 2009) or cause catastrophic sea floor failure and massive (gigaton scale) methane release into the oceans and atmosphere (e.g., Dillon et al., 1980; Paull et al., 2003; Kennett et al., 2000

Pretty sure Japan tsunami was generated by the above per this- Moore, G.F., Bangs, N.L., Taira, A., Kuramoto, S.,Pangborn, E., and Tobin, H.J., 2007, Three dimensional splay fault geometry and implications for tsunami generation: Science, v. 318,p. 1128–1131,doi:10.1126/science.114719

Which answers another question with this- McGinnis, D.F., Greinert, J., Artemov, Y., Beaubien, S.E., and Wüest, A., 2006, Fate of rising methane bubbles in striated waters: How much methane reaches the atmosphere?: Journal of
Geophysical Research, v. 111, C09007, doi:10.1029/2005JC003183.

I think the huge HAARP signals we are seeing prior to large earthquake events are methane releases related Both strati-graphic and structural controls on gas migration are often found in marine hydrate provinces. Drilling results near IODP Site C0002 revealed sandy turbidite layers
that make ideal high-permeability conduits for gas migration below the BSR and are excellent hosts for hydrate (Tréhu et al., 2004).
The gentle dip of these strata toward the notch focuses gas migration toward the site. In addition, faults identified by Martin et al. (2010) are common gas migration conduits, which here may direct gas to the base of the notch, focusing gas at the crest of the anticline for
long distances along strike. Bottom-water current–driven seafloor erosion is also common, and western boundary currents like the Kuroshio can generate strong bottom currents that erode and redistribute bottom sediments, resulting in constantly changing temperature-pressure conditions at the site. A particularly extreme example occurs along the Blake Ridge (Holbrook et al., 2002), where bottom currents have generated large sediment waves and caused massive methane release. Such strong bottom currents routinely exist where strong surface currents (like the Gulf Stream and Circum-Antarctic Current) are present. Earthquakes and co seismic slip are additional mechanisms for destabilizing free gas beneath the notch and triggering venting, as proposed for the cause of large pockmarks observed in the vicinity of the Hellenic Trench (Hasiotis et al.,2002). The Nankai Trough has regular Mw 8+ earthquakes. This additional triggering mechanism further broadens the possible settings for massive methane release.
This would also explain the last reading that just ceased as the reading before Sandy was actually bottom current sediment waves triggering a large release caused by Sandy surface currents? Makes sense to me after reading these Paull, C.K., Brewer, P.G., Ussler, W., Peltzer, E.T.,Rehder, G., and Clague, D., 2003, An experiment demonstrating that marine slumping is a mechanism to transfer methane from seafloor gas-hydrate deposits into the upper ocean and atmosphere: Geo-Marine Letters, v. 22, p. 198–203, doi: 10.1007.Prior, D.B., Doyle, E.E., and Kaluza, M.J., 1989, Evidence for sediment eruption on deep seafloor:Gulf of Mexico Science, v. 243, p. 517–519.Rocha-Legorreta, F.J., 2009, Seismic evidence and geologic distinctiveness related to gas hydrates in Mexico: Leading Edge, v. 28, p. 714–717,doi: 0.1190/1.3148414.

This one explains all the plumes we are seeing and more than likely the booms and earth noises along NM and other faults Paull, C.K., Ussler, W., Borowski, W.S., and Spiess, F.N., 1995, Methane-rich plumes on the Carolina continental rise: Associations with hydrates: Geology, v. 23, p. 89–92,

Here's the answer to the mess BP made which is causing the sink hole catastrophe they activated the fault by drilling into it which caused a hydro fracture the pressure released the gas and oil and sediment eruption which has such high pressures explains the PSI readings, the aquifer contamination's, the bubbling swamps and the smells. This isn't going to stop until it releases enough pressure to stabilize and capping it won't work there is no doubt they know
Dillon, W.P., Grow, J.A., and Paull, C.K., 1980, Unconventional gas hydrate seals may trap gas off the southeastern U.S: Oil & Gas Journal, v. 78, p. 124–130 Erosion of a few tens of meters of seafloor
could be enough to unroof over-pressured gas and buoyant hydrate-laden sediment accumulations beneath the seafloor, triggering rapid release of gas, hydrate, and hydrate-laden sediment. Gas is known to accumulate beneath hydrate zones and build pressures to near lithostatic levels, and these pressures may ultimately result in fault activation, hydrofracture, and gas venting (Hornbach et al., 2004; Flemings et al., 2003; Tréhu et al., 2004). Columns as thin as 100 m may be sufficient for this mechanism with typical overburden (Hornbach et al., 2004).
Free gas is currently observed to 200 m below the BSR at Site C0002. This observation implies potential for significant gas pressure below the notch and confirms the viability of a mechanism of gas release from hydrofracture and venting. Lithostatic or near-lithostatic gas pressures have the potential for rapid, vigorous erosion or even catastrophic sediment eruption (Prior et al., 1989). If venting is sufficiently vigorous to erode overburden, gas over pressure will continue to exceed lithostatic pressure and cause further erosion and gas venting; this will finally terminate when gas pressure is insufficient to sustain this feedback effect. A similar erosion mechanism related to gas-induced over pressure has been operating on a smaller scale at Rock Garden, offshore New Zealand (Crutchley et al.,2010), and sediment eruptions between 50 and 250 m deep have been linked to catastrophic events within hydrate and free gas–bearing sediments (Rocha-Legorreta, 2009; Prior et al., 1989). We suggest that at Nankai this mechanism exists at a colossal (>30 km3) scale.

Whew... just couldn't stop digging once I got started and if I found all of this you know others knew but greed prevailed over humanity. This was a real eye opener all the links are here wanted to warn those in harms way. Will go back and research all the large quakes to see if there is venting evidence and go one step further to tie it all in with volcano activity and HAARP readings.

Found this awesome blog with a lot of very important information
[link to arctic-news.blogspot.com]
Global Extinction within one Human Lifetime as a Result of a Spreading Atmospheric Arctic Methane Heat wave and Surface Firestorm


Last Edited by AKObserver on 11/01/2012 11:45 PM

Uh oh. I remember reading that. Good post AC. Thanks for the reminder. This is getting real folks. Man made purposefully? Or just a coincidental accident?

Double Bump...

Why then was a nuke not detonated?

wow, this is just terrible. Thank you for this. I have also downloaded and saved the links on this thread.

Well I was remembering someone mentioned on the news a nuke would be the only way to stop the "leak" from the sea floor if even that would do it. This was during the insanity of our months spent watching the oil leak and bubbles on CNN.

They actually used their heads on that one and decided that a nuke would set off the whole methane bubble. Chain reaction. Most of the southern US would have gone up in a big boom. Not to mention what damage would have been done to the seabed, New Madrid, etc.

Officials: Flyover confirms massive collapse zone at Louisiana sinkhole (PHOTOS)

[link to enenews.com]

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BUMPASAURUS REX!

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November 1, 2012 at 11:43 pm Log in to Reply

"If you look at the high altitude shot, the dead trees show the future size of clear surface. The roots have been compromised, the land will fall. That's how big it will get, at least.

Bayou Corne is dead."

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PurpleRain
November 2, 2012 at 5:23 am Log in to Reply

" I was thinking the very same thing. Totally agree with you about the signs of the trees and what is yet to come."



Outlined statement is exactly what I have been thinking too. This comment is from a reader of ENENEWS. This is very important observation. Every where you see those dead trees, that is the size of the sinking.

[link to enenews.com]

Corporate document shows much larger sinkhole boundary than previously disclosed (PHOTOS)

[link to enenews.com]

TV Special: Giant Louisiana sinkhole “a history making event” — Experts have never seen anything like this before — An environmental nightmare (VIDEOS)

[link to enenews.com]

Well, what do you know! They are finally giving the sinkhole some attention. And, as per my luck, it is on a channel I can't get.

Bumpapotamous.

That makes 2 of us, I hope it's a louisiana channel, and that people over there take the time to watch it.

Louisiana Sinkhole? -Gulf Stream Shift Linked to Methane Gas Escaping from Seabeds

[link to nuclear-news.net]

Wonder if Sandy had anything to contribute?

quis i hate to say this but, many of us have already made this connection. the methane thing. weeks ago.

So I should not have posted the thread?

I did not read their thread, but I read yours, thanks for posting.

Exact reply I anticipated. So you see AC4250 this thread reached a little further so it was a necessity. So if your trying to discourage, Not happenin. Y'all know I am as stubborn as a mule.

Last Edited by El Quisqueyano on 11/03/2012 10:41 PM

i think ac4350 was wanting a lil gold star. as if they are somewhat superior due to "already made this connection."

Q - glad you posted, i was actually waiting for you to post something regarding this, considering all of your EQ threads.
Not sure if you saw the Denver EQ's i linked a few days ago, pretty interesting.


Keep up the good work. GLP gets it knowledge from the aggregate.

Refresh my memory.
please.

From:
An appraisal of Underground Gas Storage technologies and
incidents, for the development of risk assessment Methodology -2007

This PDF was referenced by officials in Louisiana regarding the sinkhole

Now imagine what happens when it is done on a major fault line (or the seabed on a fault line).

BUMP

Ok yes, I remember seeing that post. When I read it, I thought to myself hope it doesn't happen in LA.