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Ground Erupting ... Oklahoma, Unusual Blow Outs Occuring In Wide Area!
got this from another news board....
pic at site
Something is disturbing the earth under this area. Is a major EQ in the offering?
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is located a little ways NW of Oklahoma City
Kingfisher County officials trying to find source of odd eruptions
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By Cass Rains Staff Writer
December 11, 2005
A portion of county road about 7 miles southwest of Kingfisher has succumbed to a geyser of sorts.
A hole that has engulfed half of a county road is spitting a mixture of mud and water while venting gas into the air above a 5-foot crater the geyser created.
Approaching the crater, a sound like waves crashing upon a rock shore intensifies, thumping to a hectic rhythm and slapping mud and water onto the road above. In the sunlight, vapors of gas spewing from the ground shimmers and the dry dirt road is soaked 10 feet out from the crater.
About 10 yards from the crater, another geyser can be seen, spitting thin mud and gas into the air.
“I’ve never seen anything like this with a distance between it,†said Kingfisher Fire Chief John Crawford.
The geysers have appeared throughout the countryside of rural Kingfisher, with stretches of up to 12 miles between spots, and some as short as a quarter of a mile, Crawford said.
“I’ve seen pipeline breaks, where it bubbles in the ground, But nothing like this,†Crawford said. “For it to just appear in separate areas in the country, it’s unusual.â€
The threat of the gas igniting is “unlikely†Crawford said, but a bigger concern is the gas could begin coming up through water-well lines.
“The gas may be part of an aquifer,†he said. “We’ve checked well sites and pipelines — all things are normal.â€
Crawford said the initial report of the geysers came in reported Friday morning, and Kingfisher firefighters were at the scene for 10 to 12 hours, along with officials from Oklahoma Corporation Commission.
Crawford said Kingfisher sheriff’s deputies had been dispatched to inform residents of the possibility of the gas coming through wells and water systems. Residents within a two- to three-mile radius of the geysers had been informed and told to check well sites and water systems for gas.
Crawford said he did not foresee any reason to evacuate the area.
Firefighters were planning to use an airplane Saturday evening or this morning to survey the area along the old Dead Indian Creek, where one of the geysers first erupted.
“There’s a lot of acreage out there. That’s about the only best way to cover it,†the chief said.
The areas near the geysers have been cordoned off because the nature of where the gas is coming from is still unknown, Crawford said.
“It’s very dangerous, “ he said. “You don’t know if it’s coming up from 10 feet or 140 feet below ground.â€
Crawford said the biggest geyser, located in Dead Indian Creek, had been shooting sprays of water and mud into the air 12- to 14-feet high.
“No one who was at the scene had ever seen anything like it,†he said.
Crawford did not know when the origin of the geysers would be discovered. That responsibility falls to Corporation Commission.
Crawford said it could be a matter of days to a week.
“It’s just unknown right now,†he said. “It’s kind of an odd situation.
wonder is it is related to this?
[link]
Sinking sand, sand boils, liquefaction
Put some sand in a bucket. Place a small block on the top of the sand, and gradually saturate the sand with water. Now, bump the bucket sharply, and watch what happens to the block of wood. This is called "liquefaction". The same will happen to houses built, as the Bible says, "on sinking sand."
The biggest problems of the San Francisco earthquakes came in populated areas built over sand, several miles from the epicenter.
Construction has gone on in the Bootheel, sometimes oblivious to soil problems. Consider the power plant at Marston, with its 800 foot smokestack, near ground zero of the largest quake ever to hit the U.S. The Sikeston City power plant straddles a large sand fissure. The Bootheel is littered with sand boils. A cable TV tower alongside I-55 near Matthews is on a sand blow crater. And in Malden, an electric substation was built over a sand boil (pics).
[link]
(old pics)
[link]
Some of the property was likely purchased because it was inexpensive... because it would not grow crops. (Knox and Stewart, "The New Madrid Fault Finders Guide")
Earthquake history in Oklahoma
the New Madrid shaker DID affect Oklahoma at the time
also this one:
The magnitude 5.5 April 9, 1952, earthquake centered near El Reno
map
[link]
affected most of Oklahoma and parts of Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Texas.
Kingfisher County officials trying to find source of odd eruptions
By Cass Rains Staff Writer
A portion of county road about 7 miles southwest of Kingfisher has succumbed to a geyser of sorts.
A hole that has engulfed half of a county road is spitting a mixture of mud and water while venting gas into the air above a 5-foot crater the geyser created.
Approaching the crater, a sound like waves crashing upon a rock shore intensifies, thumping to a hectic rhythm and slapping mud and water onto the road above. In the sunlight, vapors of gas spewing from the ground shimmers and the dry dirt road is soaked 10 feet out from the crater.
About 10 yards from the crater, another geyser can be seen, spitting thin mud and gas into the air.
“I’ve never seen anything like this with a distance between it,†said Kingfisher Fire Chief John Crawford.
The geysers have appeared throughout the countryside of rural Kingfisher, with stretches of up to 12 miles between spots, and some as short as a quarter of a mile, Crawford said.
“I’ve seen pipeline breaks, where it bubbles in the ground, But nothing like this,†Crawford said. “For it to just appear in separate areas in the country, it’s unusual.â€
The threat of the gas igniting is “unlikely†Crawford said, but a bigger concern is the gas could begin coming up through water-well lines.
“The gas may be part of an aquifer,†he said. “We’ve checked well sites and pipelines — all things are normal.â€
Crawford said the initial report of the geysers came in reported Friday morning, and Kingfisher firefighters were at the scene for 10 to 12 hours, along with officials from Oklahoma Corporation Commission.
Crawford said Kingfisher sheriff’s deputies had been dispatched to inform residents of the possibility of the gas coming through wells and water systems. Residents within a two- to three-mile radius of the geysers had been informed and told to check well sites and water systems for gas.
Crawford said he did not foresee any reason to evacuate the area.
Firefighters were planning to use an airplane Saturday evening or this morning to survey the area along the old Dead Indian Creek, where one of the geysers first erupted.
“There’s a lot of acreage out there. That’s about the only best way to cover it,†the chief said.
The areas near the geysers have been cordoned off because the nature of where the gas is coming from is still unknown, Crawford said.
“It’s very dangerous, “ he said. “You don’t know if it’s coming up from 10 feet or 140 feet below ground.â€
Crawford said the biggest geyser, located in Dead Indian Creek, had been shooting sprays of water and mud into the air 12- to 14-feet high.
“No one who was at the scene had ever seen anything like it,†he said.
Crawford did not know when the origin of the geysers would be discovered. That responsibility falls to Corporation Commission.
Crawford said it could be a matter of days to a week.
“It’s just unknown right now,†he said. “It’s kind of an odd situation.â€
Muddy water from Dead Indian Creek spews several feet in the air from a gaping hole where gas broke through the surface on a rural road outside Kingfisher. (Staff Photo by ANDY CARPENEAN) (Click for larger image)
Ground Erupting ... Oklahoma, Unusual Blow Outs Occuring In Wide Area!
got this from another news board....
pic at site
Something is disturbing the earth under this area. Is a major EQ in the offering?
-------------------------------
is located a little ways NW of Oklahoma City
Kingfisher County officials trying to find source of odd eruptions
[link]
By Cass Rains Staff Writer
December 11, 2005
A portion of county road about 7 miles southwest of Kingfisher has succumbed to a geyser of sorts.
A hole that has engulfed half of a county road is spitting a mixture of mud and water while venting gas into the air above a 5-foot crater the geyser created.
Approaching the crater, a sound like waves crashing upon a rock shore intensifies, thumping to a hectic rhythm and slapping mud and water onto the road above. In the sunlight, vapors of gas spewing from the ground shimmers and the dry dirt road is soaked 10 feet out from the crater.
About 10 yards from the crater, another geyser can be seen, spitting thin mud and gas into the air.
“I’ve never seen anything like this with a distance between it,†said Kingfisher Fire Chief John Crawford.
The geysers have appeared throughout the countryside of rural Kingfisher, with stretches of up to 12 miles between spots, and some as short as a quarter of a mile, Crawford said.
“I’ve seen pipeline breaks, where it bubbles in the ground, But nothing like this,†Crawford said. “For it to just appear in separate areas in the country, it’s unusual.â€
The threat of the gas igniting is “unlikely†Crawford said, but a bigger concern is the gas could begin coming up through water-well lines.
“The gas may be part of an aquifer,†he said. “We’ve checked well sites and pipelines — all things are normal.â€
Crawford said the initial report of the geysers came in reported Friday morning, and Kingfisher firefighters were at the scene for 10 to 12 hours, along with officials from Oklahoma Corporation Commission.
Crawford said Kingfisher sheriff’s deputies had been dispatched to inform residents of the possibility of the gas coming through wells and water systems. Residents within a two- to three-mile radius of the geysers had been informed and told to check well sites and water systems for gas.
Crawford said he did not foresee any reason to evacuate the area.
Firefighters were planning to use an airplane Saturday evening or this morning to survey the area along the old Dead Indian Creek, where one of the geysers first erupted.
“There’s a lot of acreage out there. That’s about the only best way to cover it,†the chief said.
The areas near the geysers have been cordoned off because the nature of where the gas is coming from is still unknown, Crawford said.
“It’s very dangerous, “ he said. “You don’t know if it’s coming up from 10 feet or 140 feet below ground.â€
Crawford said the biggest geyser, located in Dead Indian Creek, had been shooting sprays of water and mud into the air 12- to 14-feet high.
“No one who was at the scene had ever seen anything like it,†he said.
Crawford did not know when the origin of the geysers would be discovered. That responsibility falls to Corporation Commission.
Crawford said it could be a matter of days to a week.
“It’s just unknown right now,†he said. “It’s kind of an odd situation.
wonder is it is related to this?
[link]
Sinking sand, sand boils, liquefaction
Put some sand in a bucket. Place a small block on the top of the sand, and gradually saturate the sand with water. Now, bump the bucket sharply, and watch what happens to the block of wood. This is called "liquefaction". The same will happen to houses built, as the Bible says, "on sinking sand."
The biggest problems of the San Francisco earthquakes came in populated areas built over sand, several miles from the epicenter.
Construction has gone on in the Bootheel, sometimes oblivious to soil problems. Consider the power plant at Marston, with its 800 foot smokestack, near ground zero of the largest quake ever to hit the U.S. The Sikeston City power plant straddles a large sand fissure. The Bootheel is littered with sand boils. A cable TV tower alongside I-55 near Matthews is on a sand blow crater. And in Malden, an electric substation was built over a sand boil (pics).
[link]
(old pics)
[link]
Some of the property was likely purchased because it was inexpensive... because it would not grow crops. (Knox and Stewart, "The New Madrid Fault Finders Guide")
Earthquake history in Oklahoma
the New Madrid shaker DID affect Oklahoma at the time
also this one:
The magnitude 5.5 April 9, 1952, earthquake centered near El Reno
map
[link]
affected most of Oklahoma and parts of Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Texas.
Kingfisher County officials trying to find source of odd eruptions
By Cass Rains Staff Writer
A portion of county road about 7 miles southwest of Kingfisher has succumbed to a geyser of sorts.
A hole that has engulfed half of a county road is spitting a mixture of mud and water while venting gas into the air above a 5-foot crater the geyser created.
Approaching the crater, a sound like waves crashing upon a rock shore intensifies, thumping to a hectic rhythm and slapping mud and water onto the road above. In the sunlight, vapors of gas spewing from the ground shimmers and the dry dirt road is soaked 10 feet out from the crater.
About 10 yards from the crater, another geyser can be seen, spitting thin mud and gas into the air.
“I’ve never seen anything like this with a distance between it,†said Kingfisher Fire Chief John Crawford.
The geysers have appeared throughout the countryside of rural Kingfisher, with stretches of up to 12 miles between spots, and some as short as a quarter of a mile, Crawford said.
“I’ve seen pipeline breaks, where it bubbles in the ground, But nothing like this,†Crawford said. “For it to just appear in separate areas in the country, it’s unusual.â€
The threat of the gas igniting is “unlikely†Crawford said, but a bigger concern is the gas could begin coming up through water-well lines.
“The gas may be part of an aquifer,†he said. “We’ve checked well sites and pipelines — all things are normal.â€
Crawford said the initial report of the geysers came in reported Friday morning, and Kingfisher firefighters were at the scene for 10 to 12 hours, along with officials from Oklahoma Corporation Commission.
Crawford said Kingfisher sheriff’s deputies had been dispatched to inform residents of the possibility of the gas coming through wells and water systems. Residents within a two- to three-mile radius of the geysers had been informed and told to check well sites and water systems for gas.
Crawford said he did not foresee any reason to evacuate the area.
Firefighters were planning to use an airplane Saturday evening or this morning to survey the area along the old Dead Indian Creek, where one of the geysers first erupted.
“There’s a lot of acreage out there. That’s about the only best way to cover it,†the chief said.
The areas near the geysers have been cordoned off because the nature of where the gas is coming from is still unknown, Crawford said.
“It’s very dangerous, “ he said. “You don’t know if it’s coming up from 10 feet or 140 feet below ground.â€
Crawford said the biggest geyser, located in Dead Indian Creek, had been shooting sprays of water and mud into the air 12- to 14-feet high.
“No one who was at the scene had ever seen anything like it,†he said.
Crawford did not know when the origin of the geysers would be discovered. That responsibility falls to Corporation Commission.
Crawford said it could be a matter of days to a week.
“It’s just unknown right now,†he said. “It’s kind of an odd situation.â€
Muddy water from Dead Indian Creek spews several feet in the air from a gaping hole where gas broke through the surface on a rural road outside Kingfisher. (Staff Photo by ANDY CARPENEAN) (Click for larger image)