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Irresponsible mining practices

  • Dangerous gas and oil drilling techniques

Incidence

Some oil companies might want to induce North Sea earthquakes to improve the flow of oil or gas. The tremors could become more common as many fields reach their maturity and oil companies turn to secondary recovery techniques to maintain or extend production. The most common method used in the North Sea is to pump sea water into the reservoir. A chemical gel is often added to the water. Rocks, in some cases weakened by chemical corrosion, can rapidly rupture as a result of physical stresses caused by the influx of sea water.

Broader

Narrower

Illegal sand mining
Unpresentable

Aggravates

Earthquakes
Presentable

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #7: Affordable and Clean EnergySustainable Development Goal #9: Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureSustainable Development Goal #12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(D) Detailed problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Fundamental sciences » Gaseous state » Gaseous state
  • Industry » Mining
  • Resources » Petroleum
  • Societal problems » Hazards
  • Societal problems » Irresponsibility
  • Technology » Technical
  • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    J3805
    DOCID
    12038050
    D7NID
    142153
    Last update
    May 19, 2022