Canadian oil company gives up on stopping spill. Solution? Wait it out

[wtmusic]

"A Canadian energy company said on Wednesday that a 10-week-old series of tar sands leaks in Alberta had slowed. But the company, Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., acknowledged that it still doesn't have a way to stop the spill. Its plan? Wait it out.

The announcement came after Canadian regulators said Monday that the leaks were ongoing, stating that "[t]here is no control on this incident." The first leaks were reported on May 20, with two more appearing in mid and late June.

On Wednesday morning, the company said in a conference call that it had identified a few older, inactive wells—one of which dates back to 1997—as probable culprits. At least one of the suspect wells were drilled by a prior operator, the company said. When a well casing failed, according to the company, oil started seeping out through the surrounding ground, eventually impacting a 50-acre swath. Pictures from the site show standing pools of oil, dead wildlife, and trees covered with thick, black sludge. According to figures released by the company, some 6,300 barrels of bitumen has been collected from the site so far and several dozen animals have been killed. The company says that the leaks have slowed to less than 20 barrels a day but that oil will continue to seep to the surface for some time. "

http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/08/alberta-tar-sands-still-leaking

[newfie11]

1. Welcome to the future

[pscot]

2. A hundred years from now

we won't know a thing about it.

[mbperrin]

3. They're still lying. A casing break could be sleeved and solved.

These idiots have fractured the formation all the way to the surface, and that's right, it cannot be stopped.

I've posted on this previously, and my journal entry is there that this cannot be stopped.

Now how did I know that sitting in my library in west Texas and they claimed otherwise right there on location?

Yes, they are big liars of the worst sort, and they haven't quit yet.

Actually could go decades since there is no good way to measure formation pressure nor quantity of pressurized materials.