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minus-squarethe post of tom joad@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·29 days agoWow ok that’s cool… so then every* oil well is in a place that historically was underwater?
minus-squareCornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·29 days agoYes, specifically shallow seas that are so rich that they go anoxic. Without oxygen, the organisms don’t break down and just accumulate.
minus-squareJasonDJ@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-229 days agoCan Texas just go back to being a shallow anoxic sea? Please?
minus-squareMentalEdge@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-229 days 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?
Yes. A lot of such places are still below the seabed, hence off-shore oil-rigs.