[Texascavers] New sinkhole collapse in west Texas :
Giant Sinkhole Collapses Near Denver City Eddie Garcia CBS 7 News July 28, 2009 Denver City, Texas - A giant geographical phenomenon has opened up just two miles northeast of Denver City. The enormous sink hole opened up just last night and is on Occidental Permian Inc. property. Company officials would not allow us near the site but did provide us with aerial photos. It is a sinkhole 70 yards long almost 70 yards wide and about 50 feet deep. Permian Occidental says all the wells in the area have been shut-in as a precaution. So far no injuries are being reported or any impacts outside the immediate vicinity of the hole. Local and state authorities have been notified and are now working with Occidental crews. Right now an independent fire and safety company is on location and the entire area is secured. _http://www.cbs7kosa.com/news/details.asp?ID=14003_ (http://www.cbs7kosa.com/news/details.asp?ID=14003) Video of the sink at: _http://permianbasin360.com/content/fulltext/?cid=47132_ (http://permianbasin360.com/content/fulltext/?cid=47132) (javascript:loadVideo(369411)) State probing new area sinkhole By Joshua Hull | AVALANCHE-JOURNAL Thursday, July 30, 2009 Story last updated at 7/30/2009 - 1:31 am State officials are investigating what caused a large sinkhole to suddenly appear earlier this week in an oil field near Denver City. The sinkhole, measured at 76 feet by 70 feet and 48 feet deep, was discovered by a worker late Monday on oil and gas land owned by Occidental Permian Limited, said Stacie Fowler with the Texas Railroad Commission. No one was injured when the ground collapsed, and one well of 1,750 at the field was damaged by the collapse, Fowler said. Some wells in the vicinity have been temporarily shut down. We make sure more damage doesn't happen as best we can, she said, adding no cause has yet been determined. Sinkholes are a more common occurrence in East Texas and can be caused by several different factors, said Mike Turco, chief of the Gulf Coast Office for the U.S. Geological Survey. Oil and gas operations are known to cause sinkholes, Turco said, which might explain the unusual location of the collapse less than a mile east of Denver City. During normal times, there is a fluid or a substance holding up whatever is above, he said. If that is extracted the pressure is reduced and there can be a surface feature after a collapse. Much larger sinkholes appeared in the early 1980s near Wink - about 100 miles southwest of Denver City - also near oil and gas operations. Sinkholes have to be treated with care, Turco said, as each case is different from the next. While all features share some similarities, there's no way to tell whether the collapse will expand without further examination. It depends on what the rocks are underneath the sinkhole and what caused the sinkhole, he said. Typically, once they express themselves after their initial expansion they don't get much larger. _http://lubbockonline.com/stories/073009/loc_472749121.shtml_ (http://lubbockonline.com/stories/073009/loc_472749121.shtml)Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Giant Denver City sinkhole collapses Posted: Jul 29, 2009 9:26 AM CDT Wednesday, July 29, 2009 10:26 AM EST DENVER CITY, TX (KCBD) - A giant sinkhole has been discovered just outside of Denver City, Texas. According to Occidental Permian Ltd., at approximately 11:00 p.m. on Monday, July 27th, the sinkhole was discovered 2 miles northeast of Denver City, on Occidental property. An independent fire and safety company is on location and the area is secured. Wells in the area have been shut-in as a precaution. The sinkhole is approximately 70 yards long, 67 yards wide and 16 yards deep. Occidental personnel reports that there are no injuries to employees, and no injuries or other impacts outside the immediate vicinity around the hole. Oxy has notified the appropriate local and state authorities, and will continue to cooperate fully with them. NewsChannel 11 will be following this story and will bring you any updates as they become available. _http://www.kcbd.com/Global/story.asp?S=10810491_ (http://www.kcbd.com/Global/story.asp?S=10810491) **Hot Deals at Dell on Popular Laptops perfect for Back to School (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1223105306x1201716871/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Faltfarm.mediaplex.com%2Fad%2Fck%2F12309%2D81939%2D1629%2D9)
Re: [Texascavers] New sinkhole collapse in west Texas :
This story has has been covered by all 3 of the local network news. I find it most interesting when they say Experts don't know why this happens and in the finishing sentence of the news story they comment on how it is near an injection well. Bill - Original Message - From: jerryat...@aol.com To: Texascavers@texascavers.com Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 1:43 AM Subject: [Texascavers] New sinkhole collapse in west Texas : Giant Sinkhole Collapses Near Denver City Eddie Garcia CBS 7 News July 28, 2009 Denver City, Texas - A giant geographical phenomenon has opened up just two miles northeast of Denver City. The enormous sink hole opened up just last night and is on Occidental Permian Inc. property. Company officials would not allow us near the site but did provide us with aerial photos. It is a sinkhole 70 yards long almost 70 yards wide and about 50 feet deep. Permian Occidental says all the wells in the area have been shut-in as a precaution. So far no injuries are being reported or any impacts outside the immediate vicinity of the hole. Local and state authorities have been notified and are now working with Occidental crews. Right now an independent fire and safety company is on location and the entire area is secured. http://www.cbs7kosa.com/news/details.asp?ID=14003 Video of the sink at: http://permianbasin360.com/content/fulltext/?cid=47132 State probing new area sinkhole By Joshua Hull | AVALANCHE-JOURNAL Thursday, July 30, 2009 Story last updated at 7/30/2009 - 1:31 am State officials are investigating what caused a large sinkhole to suddenly appear earlier this week in an oil field near Denver City. The sinkhole, measured at 76 feet by 70 feet and 48 feet deep, was discovered by a worker late Monday on oil and gas land owned by Occidental Permian Limited, said Stacie Fowler with the Texas Railroad Commission. No one was injured when the ground collapsed, and one well of 1,750 at the field was damaged by the collapse, Fowler said. Some wells in the vicinity have been temporarily shut down. We make sure more damage doesn't happen as best we can, she said, adding no cause has yet been determined. Sinkholes are a more common occurrence in East Texas and can be caused by several different factors, said Mike Turco, chief of the Gulf Coast Office for the U.S. Geological Survey. Oil and gas operations are known to cause sinkholes, Turco said, which might explain the unusual location of the collapse less than a mile east of Denver City. During normal times, there is a fluid or a substance holding up whatever is above, he said. If that is extracted the pressure is reduced and there can be a surface feature after a collapse. Much larger sinkholes appeared in the early 1980s near Wink - about 100 miles southwest of Denver City - also near oil and gas operations. Sinkholes have to be treated with care, Turco said, as each case is different from the next. While all features share some similarities, there's no way to tell whether the collapse will expand without further examination. It depends on what the rocks are underneath the sinkhole and what caused the sinkhole, he said. Typically, once they express themselves after their initial expansion they don't get much larger. http://lubbockonline.com/stories/073009/loc_472749121.shtml Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Giant Denver City sinkhole collapses Posted: Jul 29, 2009 9:26 AM CDT Wednesday, July 29, 2009 10:26 AM EST DENVER CITY, TX (KCBD) - A giant sinkhole has been discovered just outside of Denver City, Texas. According to Occidental Permian Ltd., at approximately 11:00 p.m. on Monday, July 27th, the sinkhole was discovered 2 miles northeast of Denver City, on Occidental property. An independent fire and safety company is on location and the area is secured. Wells in the area have been shut-in as a precaution. The sinkhole is approximately 70 yards long, 67 yards wide and 16 yards deep. Occidental personnel reports that there are no injuries to employees, and no injuries or other impacts outside the immediate vicinity around the hole. Oxy has notified the appropriate local and state authorities, and will continue to cooperate fully with them. NewsChannel 11 will be following this story and will bring you any updates as they become available. http://www.kcbd.com/Global/story.asp?S=10810491 -- Hot Deals at Dell on Popular Laptops perfect for Back to School
Re: [Texascavers] New sinkhole collapse in west Texas :
That's kindof like saying we don't know what caused this grassfire - incidentally, there's a kid over there playing with matches. -WaV On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 7:37 AM, Bill Bentley ca...@caver.net wrote: This story has has been covered by all 3 of the local network news. I find it most interesting when they say Experts don't know why this happens and in the finishing sentence of the news story they comment on how it is near an injection well. Bill - Original Message - *From:* jerryat...@aol.com *To:* Texascavers@texascavers.com *Sent:* Thursday, July 30, 2009 1:43 AM *Subject:* [Texascavers] New sinkhole collapse in west Texas : *Giant Sinkhole Collapses Near Denver City *Eddie Garcia CBS 7 News July 28, 2009 Denver City, Texas - A giant geographical phenomenon has opened up just two miles northeast of Denver City. The enormous sink hole opened up just last night and is on Occidental Permian Inc. property. Company officials would not allow us near the site but did provide us with aerial photos. It is a sinkhole 70 yards long almost 70 yards wide and about 50 feet deep. Permian Occidental says all the wells in the area have been shut-in as a precaution. So far no injuries are being reported or any impacts outside the immediate vicinity of the hole. Local and state authorities have been notified and are now working with Occidental crews. Right now an independent fire and safety company is on location and the entire area is secured. http://www.cbs7kosa.com/news/details.asp?ID=14003 Video of the sink at: http://permianbasin360.com/content/fulltext/?cid=47132 *State probing new area sinkhole* By Joshua Hull | AVALANCHE-JOURNAL *Thursday, July 30, 2009* Story last updated at 7/30/2009 - 1:31 am State officials are investigating what caused a large sinkhole to suddenly appear earlier this week in an oil field near Denver City. The sinkhole, measured at 76 feet by 70 feet and 48 feet deep, was discovered by a worker late Monday on oil and gas land owned by Occidental Permian Limited, said Stacie Fowler with the Texas Railroad Commission. No one was injured when the ground collapsed, and one well of 1,750 at the field was damaged by the collapse, Fowler said. Some wells in the vicinity have been temporarily shut down. We make sure more damage doesn't happen as best we can, she said, adding no cause has yet been determined. Sinkholes are a more common occurrence in East Texas and can be caused by several different factors, said Mike Turco, chief of the Gulf Coast Office for the U.S. Geological Survey. Oil and gas operations are known to cause sinkholes, Turco said, which might explain the unusual location of the collapse less than a mile east of Denver City. During normal times, there is a fluid or a substance holding up whatever is above, he said. If that is extracted the pressure is reduced and there can be a surface feature after a collapse. Much larger sinkholes appeared in the early 1980s near Wink - about 100 miles southwest of Denver City - also near oil and gas operations. Sinkholes have to be treated with care, Turco said, as each case is different from the next. While all features share some similarities, there's no way to tell whether the collapse will expand without further examination. It depends on what the rocks are underneath the sinkhole and what caused the sinkhole, he said. Typically, once they express themselves after their initial expansion they don't get much larger. http://lubbockonline.com/stories/073009/loc_472749121.shtml Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Giant Denver City sinkhole collapses *Posted: Jul 29, 2009 9:26 AM CDT **Wednesday, July 29, 2009 10:26 AM EST* DENVER CITY, TX (KCBD) - A giant sinkhole has been discovered just outside of Denver City, Texas. According to Occidental Permian Ltd., at approximately 11:00 p.m. on Monday, July 27th, the sinkhole was discovered 2 miles northeast of Denver City, on Occidental property. An independent fire and safety company is on location and the area is secured. Wells in the area have been shut-in as a precaution. The sinkhole is approximately 70 yards long, 67 yards wide and 16 yards deep. Occidental personnel reports that there are no injuries to employees, and no injuries or other impacts outside the immediate vicinity around the hole. Oxy has notified the appropriate local and state authorities, and will continue to cooperate fully with them. NewsChannel 11 will be following this story and will bring you any updates as they become available. http://www.kcbd.com/Global/story.asp?S=10810491 -- Hot Deals at Dell on Popular Laptops perfect for Back to Schoolhttp://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1223105306x1201716871/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Faltfarm.mediaplex.com%2Fad%2Fck%2F12309%2D81939%2D1629%2D9
