by PenultimateManStanding » Sat 17 Feb 2007, 15:47:49
from wiki:
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')he White Tiger oilfield is located offshore of Vietnam.
The White Tiger oilfield is often cited as evidence that abiogenic petroleum has been found in granite. It is often used as an example that the orthodox view of the biological origin of petroleum is false and that Russian theory of mantle oil proposed by Nikolai Kudryavtsev is proved. White Tiger is the only oil field convincingly shown to be hosted in granite; however, inspection of the seismic profile of the area shows faulted basement passive margin which is sealed by an onlapping sedimentary sequence.
It is plausible that the oil has migrated laterally from the lowermost, mature sediments into the fault systems within the granite. The CuuLong seismic profile shows a definite basement horst with onlapping sedimentary source rocks, draped by a reservoir seal. The orthodox trap view would see the oil migrate up the horst bounding faults from the lower source units, into the trap unit draped over the top.
The White Tiger field was developed by the Russian government entity Petrosov, in the 1980's and 1990's, in consultation with Vietnam using the methodology of abiogenic oil.
The problem I see with the rense article is that statement "the only field convincingly shown to be hosted in granite." If that is so, then what about the 300 wells mentioned to be in Russia? Also, the geology seems to support biogenic theory.
Nikolai KudryavtsevIt might be true, I sure don't know. calling this "buttmunch" is odd, as if it's goring a sacred cow or something. Besides, the rense guy carps about Zionist Cabals so I would think you'd like it, TJ.