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minus-squarethe post of tom joadlinkfedilinkEnglish6•5 months agoWow ok that’s cool… so then every* oil well is in a place that historically was underwater?
minus-square@Cornelius_WangenheimlinkEnglish9•5 months agoYes, specifically shallow seas that are so rich that they go anoxic. Without oxygen, the organisms don’t break down and just accumulate.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•edit-25 months agoCan Texas just go back to being a shallow anoxic sea? Please?
minus-squareMentalEdgelinkfedilinkEnglish7•edit-25 months agoYes. A lot of such places are still below the seabed, hence off-shore oil-rigs.
Wow ok that’s cool… so then every* oil well is in a place that historically was underwater?
Yes, specifically shallow seas that are so rich that they go anoxic. Without oxygen, the organisms don’t break down and just accumulate.
Can Texas just go back to being a shallow anoxic sea?
Please?
@JasonDJ @Cornelius_Wangenheim 😂
Yes. A lot of such places are still below the seabed, hence off-shore oil-rigs.