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To: combjelly who wrote (398898)	7/15/2008 11:17:44 AM
From: average joe	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575727

"Drilling through a fault, even with casing, risks the same thing happening." Drilling in that area might relieve pressure on the fault and prevent future earthquakes.

To: combjelly who wrote (398898)	7/15/2008 11:38:40 AM
From: HPilot	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575727

You are the one making the stupid claim that the reason while oil production has declined in this country is because we stopped drilling. No that is what you assumed I said, which is why you made an ass of yourself. I was not specific and did not mean my statement to say that drilling would have avoided peak oil, only that it would help current production. , even if so, that would have been about the only offshore area blocked. Most all of Florida at that time as well.

To: combjelly who wrote (398898)	7/15/2008 1:06:40 PM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 1575727

Okay, you're saying ignorant and factually incorrect things again. As far as offshore in 1971, I don't know if the block had yet gone into place for Santa Barbara. But, even if so, that would have been about the only offshore area blocked. And, given it is a geologically active area, and the oil in that spill came up through a fault because they were using insufficient casing, it does make sense. Drilling through a fault, even with casing, risks the same thing happening. The 1969 Union Oil blowout had nothing to do with a fault or some funny geologic activity. Any well can blow out. Thats why they have blow out prevention systems. Union Oil’s Platform A ruptured because of inadequate protective casing. The oil company had been given permission by the U.S. Geological Survey to cut corners and operate the platform with casings below federal and California standards. Investigators would later determine that more steel pipes inside the drilling hole would have prevented the rupture. www2.bren.ucsb.edu Leases offshore CA - in the same area - signed before the leasing ban have been drilling and producing ever since. There are 23 active platforms offshore CA now, 1290 wells have been drilled. 17 wells were drilled offshore CA in 2006. mms.gov No more blowouts.