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Geology: Oil production and collapse of Earth's layers.?
I've theorized for years that the removal of oil (and diamonds, etc) from the Earth, leads to plates crashing down on each other; thereby leading to some earthquakes, and other disasters. Could someone please give some scientific research about this issue. It seems that the removal of oil leaves a space in the earth.
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- grpr1964Lv 41 decade agoFavorite Answer
Although localized cases of subsidence have been known to be due to oil and gas production, in 99% of cases this doesn't happen.
Oil and gas is generally found in tiny connected holes (pores) within rocks (like a rock version of a sponge) not huge subterranean lakes as many people seem to imagine. When hydrocarbons are extracted, the reservoir pressure is reduced, and water in the underlying aquifer moves in to fill the pore spaces. Oil companies frequently drill water injcetion wells to boost the pressure in the aquifer, and hence maintain reservoir pressure and production rates.
Source(s): I'm an oil exploration geologist
