jedrider wrote:Hi Rockman. Yes people CAN die. An aquifer is FOREVER on a human scale.
Getting back to specific comments. The Schummberger graph said 50% of casings will fail in 30 years. Considering that fracking, specifically involves thousands of these per area, that is a CERTAINTY. In the gulf too, with the few BIG ONES, it is STILL a certainty. Amazing what a figure like 50% will do!
And so if nothing is perfect, we will never do it. Sure. That's why we all live in caves, and insurance companies don't exist.
Do cranes ever fail? Yes they do. Yet we still build buildings. Does this mean all builders are evil mustache-twisting villians hoping to drop a crane on a family? No, it doesn't, despite the risk being nonzero. (This reminds me of the far left liberal "greens" complaining about all fuel production while flying, driving, heating their houses, and buying big piles of consumer crap. It's all someone ELSE's fault, of course...)
Maybe instead of complaining that things aren't perfect, you could do something constructive? Here's a suggestion. Come up with some meaningful data on what propotion of fracking rigs are likely to work on the same spot (with the same casings) for over 15 years, much less 30.
Hint: if the typical fracking rig does its job within a few years, how often is the 30 year timeline meaningful?
Hint 2: All skyscrapers will fall eventually if not maintained. Now, does that mean we should never build skyscrapers?
Given the track record of the perma-doomer blogs, I wouldn't bet a fast crash doomer's money on their predictions.