Can drilling trigger a mud volcano?
New evidence presented at the Geological Society of London seeks to clear drilling operations as a cause of Java’s 2006 mud volcano.
Article By Tayvis Dunnahoe
Published Nov 7, 2008
On May 29, 2006, the island of Java, the most populated island in the World, experienced a mud volcano that has since displaced an estimated 40,000 residents. It currently vents 5.2 MMcf of hot mud per day. The eruption has been named LUSI, a compendium of “lumpur” (the Indonesian word for mud) and Sidoarjo, the town near where the eruption occurred.
The causes of the eruption have not been unanimously decided although a vocal group of scientists have attributed the event to the drilling of Lapindo Brantas Inc.’s Banjar Panji-1 nearby. Baca entri selengkapnya »
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