Good grief, I hope not, I'm sure it's just the smell of gas, which I think is an awful smell. H2S is deadly stuff. There was alot more talk about H2S safety when wells were being drilled in the mid-late 70's and early 80's in the area. I don't know what the formation targets where at the time, but there were several H2S Protection Companies in Dickinson....One of the bigger companies for that was located just north of Dickinson on Hwy 22, probably about where the new Walmart is located... wicked bad stuff.
On Oct 14, 7:47 pm, Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My guess is the 'stringent' smell the surface renter is > reporting is from H2S gas....not Bakken sweet gas. > Many Madison, Devonian, Siluran, Red River, etc. wells > have H2S of 5, 8, 10% and even more. This can knock > you off your feet in a few seconds. Many have reported > going to the ground and not even smelling the H2S as > it can overpower your sense of smell. You just have > to hope you have someone who can give you medical help > in very short order. It is nothing to fool with! > > Bakken gas certainly has a slight petroleum smell > but I am not aware of any Bakken wells that produce > H2S gas. In any case, if you can't get it in a > pipeline you need to keep the flare burning. Vented > gas, for any reason, is not a good idea. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bakken Shale Discussion" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bakken-shale-discussion?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
