DrCharbonneau Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 around 6 years ago, i suggested tapping into the caldera to get a core sample of the earth, by making 2 tunnels, one for pressure release one for access while saving potentially millions of lives, we would also get a core the we could investigate scientifically this evolved into setting up geo thermal lines in the chamber that the magma would go into, to produce geo thermal energybelieving this is possible (and probly getting many different types of crystals from this), why not do this to all volcanos, the theory is sound geo thermal energy while preventing devistating natural disatersB) Assuming you are referring to Yellowstone Caldera, it would seem a bit questionable as to the safety of such an operation. To the best of my knowledge the YVO does have a core drilling in progress. This was chosen selectively, but also involves a great deal of care and the YVO jobs involve some hazard. Hydrothermal explosions occur at the park every few years and it is possible one could be extremely massive without much notice. Another concern is that the gas companies are wanting to frack in Wyoming now. If it isn't broke, don't fix it. Turtle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belovelife Posted March 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 yeah, frackin in the region would be really bad, might cause a fissure that would let the caldera erupt really bad, potentially kill millions of people now controlled drillin, not so bad of an idea IMHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7DSUSYstrings Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 yeah, frackin in the region would be really bad, might cause a fissure that would let the caldera erupt really bad, potentially kill millions of people now controlled drillin, not so bad of an idea IMHO Maybe... We need to see if there are any problems with the controlled drilling to obtain a core first, I would think. As of this moment some are still concerned about the safety of the park's caldera from erupting without any of our help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belovelife Posted March 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 i wonder where the fracking is goin on relative to this image also, i wonder where the best spot is for a controlled core experiment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7DSUSYstrings Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 (edited) i wonder where the fracking is goin on relative to this image also, i wonder where the best spot is for a controlled core experiment Cool! Am I interpretting this correct that the Caldera is the slightly lighter, small area in the center of that top surface with 2 lakes, pretty much in line with the entire volcanic mass? In the top plane are we looking at the projection of faults lines? Edited March 24, 2012 by 7DSUSYstrings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belovelife Posted March 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 i'm pretty sure those are state lines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7DSUSYstrings Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 Of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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