The Truth About The Alberta Oil Sands but first
watch this video it's a must see
Dirty Oil: Alberta's Tar Sands Explained
I believe The best thing we can do for the environment is get every ounce of oil sands out
of the ground as fast as possible. If there was a safe way to do
it and with wildlife conservation the highest priority. What Alberta
is doing to the wildlife in the area is criminal.
I just watched all the videos related to the one above and I can't believe the method in
which they are using and the cost to the environment and our health. The UN should protest and stop the destruction
of a country.
I am embarrassed to live in Alberta or even Canada for that matter.
How will they get all those toxins out of the ponds?
My family grew up in Northern Alberta and my father says that he saw oil seeping out of
the river banks near the oil sands current location, long before any oil sands developement had begun.
I believe the Oil Sands are the cause of health problems in the area.
How ever there is no way in hell that the toxic ponds at Syncrude
is safe for the environment.
I believe these toxic ponds should be in cement enclosure's with some kind of
lining or coating that prevents all leaks of toxic chemicals in to the ground waters. How much would that
cost.?
I would like to know how Syncrude is preventing the toxins from
their ponds from entering the ground waters?
I would also like to know what happens with contaminated mud from drilling
rigs.
Where is it stored and how are the toxins or chemicals
removed.
We will have to look at H2S in the future with a lot more details.
H2S is one gas that at
a less than 1% percent can kill you in seconds.
The more you breath H2S the more it will affect you with less resistance than
the time before.
1000 PPM (Parts Per Million) will cause immediate loss of breathing
with as little as one breath, followed by immediate death!
For more accurate information on Hydrogen Sulfide Click Here
For a definition of Parts per million (ppm) Click Here
I worked on H2S wells for several years and I have not worked on any
H2S wells that I thought were safe.
I worked on one H2S well, where we were drilling for a very high percent of
H2S with a oil rig that broke down several times per day. That was 6 KM North West of the town of Edson,
Alberta.
One day we went threw $1400.00 worth of hydraulic oil. several of the hydraulic hoses were
rotten and when I tried to fix the leaks the hose would twist apart with no effort.
The traction motor was arcing ( throwing Massive Sparks) and was
spinning the drill pipe and table at very high speed in reverse.
If this would of happened while the tongs were locked on to the drill pipe, someone could
have died.
Also if the traction motor started to arc massive sparks while there was a gas leak, well
you can only imagine the explosion it could cause and following that with severe damage to the environment and wild
life.
We were not allowed to have a electric coffee pot in the dog house (driller's room and
meeting place where meals are eaten).
But we operated with a traction motor occasional arching out with massive sparks and
turning the drill pipe in reverse to almost twist off.
If the drill pipe would have twisted off, it could be very
dangerous depending on the timing.
It took several years to find out why the traction motors would spin in reverse and arc
out sparks.
All that time the oil rig remained in operation.
I turned out that when breakers were blown in the SCR (diesel electric light Plant) that
were at that time out dated and impossible to replace.
So instead of upgrading to a modern SCR shack they would just move the electrical
connection the other side of the electrical panel etc.
After a year or two so many of the electrical connections being rerouted to the other side
of the SCR, caused the SCR to turn into a motor occasionally. Switching
the direction of the out put and causing the traction motor to run in reverse for several seconds
before returning to normal operation.
Drilling company's are well known for not repairing anything untill it breaks down or
someone gets hurt or killed.
It's all in what the budget will pay for and in slow times there is not much money for
repairs.
I am really surprised that no one died and that the drill pipe didn't spin off and cause a
major disaster.
In my opinion the oil rig was a death trap and I should know I now have life long injuries
that have a major impact on my retraining and return to the work force. All because of faulty equipment that was worn out beyond repair.
When it comes to oil rigs and oil companies we just don't count, it's all about money, no
concern for the environment or people.
In nine years on the oil rigs I worked very few oil rigs that I would call
safe enough to drill for H2S. Maybe one or two out of
countless oil rigs.
Drilling for H2S is a gamble when it comes to
safety.
If I had a farm that was located near an H2S well I would
move.
But what about local wild life, the company's only care about money.
They don't care and our Government turns a blind eye to the
environment and wildlife.
If you complain to the Government they will just forward your name to the
offending company and make a file on you.
The above statements are my opinion and just the view I
have