Drilling is OK Right? Er. . NO!
What happens when you try to drill a gas well in a large gas field?
Sometimes all is well. Pun intended.
The only effect is the damage to the environment through burning the gas and making CO2 and other pollutants.
Other times it goes wrong, horribly wrong. How wrong you ask?
Remember you asked. . . and This is NOT a Joke:
Welcome to the
Burning for the last 42 years!
Door To Hell – Opened By Drilling for Gas
According to Wikipedia :
“The Door to Hell is noted for its natural gas fire which has been burning continuously since it was lit by Soviet petrochemical scientists in 1971, fed by the rich natural gas deposits in the area. The pungent smell of burning sulfur pervades the area for some distance.”
How did they light it? They decided to drill for natural gas!