Gosh..All these guys that are so obviously offended really don't know how to type respectfully to a woman. Your mommies need to spank you guys a little more so you can learn to be respectful. You should be ashamed of yourselves. This is a documentary. Obviously, what is being filmed is there on film, not put there purposely. It's in the ground and the dirt looks bad. Now, can you plant anything in this contaminated dirt? nooooo. Would you eat anything grown underneath this dirt? noooooo.
thts blue shale clay u dumbass it was there way before the oilfield was looks to me like u need to go do some more school work before u go hate bashing on my job
ummmm tht is not contaminated soil im really sure tht i have moved many more yards of dirt than u, in the state of texas on and off locations in the oil field and as well as in other states and tht is nothing out of the normal u find rotten dirt everywhere its very normal u still dont know wut ur tlking about its ppl like u tht make everyone look down on my job. You go and dig a hole show some off colored dirt that stinks but normal and make us look like the bad guys. THANX
so, what is the problem ? i take it somebody wants to sue somebody ? didnt the property owners in the 1930s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s,80s,90s raise concerns about these so called environmental issues ? dont get me wrong, i am more concerned about the environment than most people (along with animal rights, population growth, terrorism, big government, etc). but finding traces of oil 10 feet below the scrubs of southwest texas is very low on my radar.
I don't understand what the problem is. The tank battery was painted, fenced off, and in good condition, there was not an open reserve pit, and the dirt looked fine to me. Where is the problem? I don't understand. The darker soil scooped up by the backhoe looked like clay to me, which is common at a depth of ~5' in South Texas.
no, the greyish/greenish dirt is oxidized sand and the black is disgusting sludge of chemically refined poor grade petroleum. For 40 years, Texaco brought the oil into the tanks, mixed chemicals in (mostly a variety of metals) to bond with the undesirable elements, drained the tanks into the pits, and then skimmed off the top oil and burned the sludge. The pits are about 100 by 300 feet across. Oil that congealed in the tanks was also dumped and burned in the pits.
These pits were used for decades. Oil was brought in, chemicals were mixed in to tanks to bond with undesirable elements in the production stream. Then, the tanks were emptied into huge pits, the desired grade of oil was skimmed off the top. Then, the rest was left to drain into the groundwater and the sludge was burned down. Then process began again. Every Chevon and Exxon tank battery had one.
A bit off topic, but not much: I once worked on landfarming drill waste consiting of "invert" (Diesel and other components) The enviromental co. told us to work it over, add so much fertilizer do this and that....Long story short the remediation failed and we ended up hauling it away to licensed waste handling facilities. 5 years of time and effort only to find out there is very little that can be done with heavey metals left behind. that was only on the drilling end, what is in your pits? lol
Gosh..All these guys that are so obviously offended really don't know how to type respectfully to a woman. Your mommies need to spank you guys a little more so you can learn to be respectful. You should be ashamed of yourselves. This is a documentary. Obviously, what is being filmed is there on film, not put there purposely. It's in the ground and the dirt looks bad. Now, can you plant anything in this contaminated dirt? nooooo. Would you eat anything grown underneath this dirt? noooooo.
artrock1970 1 year ago
thts blue shale clay u dumbass it was there way before the oilfield was looks to me like u need to go do some more school work before u go hate bashing on my job
patemccormick07 1 year ago
@patemccormick07
i assure you this is not clay. you are welcome to come and smell it and take some samples!!
rancholosmalulos 1 year ago
@rancholosmalulos
ummmm tht is not contaminated soil im really sure tht i have moved many more yards of dirt than u, in the state of texas on and off locations in the oil field and as well as in other states and tht is nothing out of the normal u find rotten dirt everywhere its very normal u still dont know wut ur tlking about its ppl like u tht make everyone look down on my job. You go and dig a hole show some off colored dirt that stinks but normal and make us look like the bad guys. THANX
patemccormick07 1 year ago
@patemccormick07
She not talking about you guys, but what has been done over the years. You didn't make the decision to contaminate, but the companies did.
artrock1970 1 year ago
@patemccormick07
Potty mouth
artrock1970 1 year ago
so, what is the problem ? i take it somebody wants to sue somebody ? didnt the property owners in the 1930s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s,80s,90s raise concerns about these so called environmental issues ? dont get me wrong, i am more concerned about the environment than most people (along with animal rights, population growth, terrorism, big government, etc). but finding traces of oil 10 feet below the scrubs of southwest texas is very low on my radar.
stybarrow 1 year ago
I don't understand what the problem is. The tank battery was painted, fenced off, and in good condition, there was not an open reserve pit, and the dirt looked fine to me. Where is the problem? I don't understand. The darker soil scooped up by the backhoe looked like clay to me, which is common at a depth of ~5' in South Texas.
What is the problem?
jallison22 2 years ago
no, the greyish/greenish dirt is oxidized sand and the black is disgusting sludge of chemically refined poor grade petroleum. For 40 years, Texaco brought the oil into the tanks, mixed chemicals in (mostly a variety of metals) to bond with the undesirable elements, drained the tanks into the pits, and then skimmed off the top oil and burned the sludge. The pits are about 100 by 300 feet across. Oil that congealed in the tanks was also dumped and burned in the pits.
rancholosmalulos 2 years ago
These pits were used for decades. Oil was brought in, chemicals were mixed in to tanks to bond with undesirable elements in the production stream. Then, the tanks were emptied into huge pits, the desired grade of oil was skimmed off the top. Then, the rest was left to drain into the groundwater and the sludge was burned down. Then process began again. Every Chevon and Exxon tank battery had one.
rancholosmalulos 2 years ago
GOOD WORK!!!! Instead of CEO'S Getting Millions in bonous checks! Let's clean up our earth let's fix what the old school did with the new school!~
mjkwyo 2 years ago 3
A bit off topic, but not much: I once worked on landfarming drill waste consiting of "invert" (Diesel and other components) The enviromental co. told us to work it over, add so much fertilizer do this and that....Long story short the remediation failed and we ended up hauling it away to licensed waste handling facilities. 5 years of time and effort only to find out there is very little that can be done with heavey metals left behind. that was only on the drilling end, what is in your pits? lol
CDNcatskinner 2 years ago