Me Again wrote:
And how many years will it be before we fully become aware of the damage the chemicals are doing that they are pumping into the ground to extract the oil.
In the end this is going to be very expensive oil! Far beyond what the eye sees today! Clean pure water is a staple of life for most things to live, including man!
Chris
This assumes a few things: oil drillers use hazardous chemicals, the chemical introduced affects the water reserve, the damage assumed will be cumulative and of long duration.
I'm not a "drill at all expense" kind of guy but most folks don't have their facts straight. The drilling in ND and consequent extraction of oil is at a depth of 5K feet below grade. The bottom of the aquifer is at about 500 ft. There is about a mile of rock between the water reserve and oil basin.
Is there potential for damage to the aquifer? Yes, but probably more from depletion from using the water and surface contamination than drilling.
