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From: wooding@daisy.UUCP (Mike Wooding)
Newsgroups: sci.space
Subject: Re: Primordial Hydrocarbons
Summary: More data please?
Message-ID: <2888@daisy.UUCP>
Date: 4 Apr 89 04:22:08 GMT
References: <space-request+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU> <662@tekno.chalmers.se>
Organization: Daisy Systems, Mt. View, CA
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In article <662@tekno.chalmers.se>, f86_lerner@tekno.chalmers.se (Mikael Lerner) writes:
< In article <291@v7fs1.UUCP>, mvp@v7fs1.UUCP (Mike Van Pelt) writes:
< > <Thomas Gold, an astronomer/geologist, has suggested that there are plenty of
< > <hydrocarbons on Earth that are _not_ due to metamorphosis of dead plant
< > <and animal matter.  Having heard him speak on this topic, I can say that 
< > <he makes a convincing case.  Some outfit in Sweden is digging for some of
< > <his "primordial" hydrocarbons on the rim of an ancient meteor strike.
< > 
< > As luck would have it, last night's NOVA episode was on exactly
< > this topic.  The outfit in Sweden found methane, but not enough
< > to make the well viable at this time.  They said that the gas
< > had been verified as being of non-biological origin, but they
< > didn't explain how they had verified this.
< 
< 	Please, notice the word 'digging'! The drill hasn't stopped
< 	yet! Almost a kilometer of drilling remains. The goal is
< 	7500 m, where the large amounts of gas is thought to be found.

 When do they expect to finish the hole? Are they finding more/less
 gas/oil than expected? Sources?

 m wooding