You are correct in your assumptions. About 15 years ago, the US government,
the oil/ gas companies and the State of Nevada (I think this is the right
state) started looking for the reason that there was an increase in small
local seismic tremors. What they found was that  as the companies pumped out
natural gas, which had been stored between low level limestone strata, if
the gas was removed to an extent, which could be predicted by a mathmatical
equasion (I don't have it, just read about it), then the layers of rock
either collapsed in on themselves because of the weight of the overlying
earth, or tremors occurred as the rock layers tried to ease the strain. And
the situation was totally reversible if gas or water was pumped back in.
However, the caveat is that if the choice was for water, it had to be
replaced to a higher than natural pressure or else it acted as a lubricant
for movement. As usual we ruin whatever we touch! (And for shell content,
God bless the snail caught between those layers!)
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark James Bethke <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Sunday, January 14, 2001 9:44 AM
Subject: Re: Are the seas levels rising globally?


>True, there is a reason that oil companies inject  water back into the void
>they create, maybe I'm incorrect in assuming this is the reason, I'm sure
>that they wouldn't waste the monies involved if not needed. On a slightly
>different subject the 3 gorges damn on the Yangtze river is already
>suspected of causing minor earth tremors by it's sheer weight and it's not
>even 1/2 completed. The damn also straddles two known seismic faults. This
>could only prove disastrous.
>Thank you for your input, Ferret
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Art Weil" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2001 9:06 AM
>Subject: Re: Are the seas levels rising globally?
>
>
>> Dear Ferrets;-
>>         Conversely, when I lived in the LA area some years ago, there was
>some
>> concern that Long Beach was sinking---mm by mm. The idea was that when
>they
>> pumped all that oil from LB and the Signal Hill area, the land around
>would do
>> some colapsing. Don't know what the status is today
>>         Art
>>
>> Mark James Bethke wrote:
>>
>> > Are the sea levels rising ? A question I had asked 2 years back .
>Several
>> > opinions were set and much information gathered but as with most
>important
>> > questions  they most be updated from time to time so let's see what new
>> > information we can find .
>> > If I'm not mistaken , the world is at the post ice age epoch, thusly a
>> > gradual rise in sea levels are predicted, if I am mistaken please
>advise.
>> > Any replies would be most appreciated ,
>> >
>> > BTW, Helmut has convinced me to stay and since marine biology is my
>primary
>> > interest it behooves me to stay, that aside , you guys are just to much
>fun.
>> >
>> > Your curious ferrets
>> >
>> > Mark & Peta Bethke
>> > 3001 South Ocean Drive
>> > Suite 4-V
>> > Hollywood, FL
>> > 33019-2804
>> > U.S.A.
>>