Wild that this is basically not talked about at all. Thanks for spreading awareness.
@johnlucas6683
19 күн бұрын
There is a news channel here on yt just weeks ago I saw about something similar. Abandoned oil wells or whatever, one was in a body of water. Edit: Okay, it was just 9days ago. ABC news yt channel - "Zombie Wells: threat underneath"
@goosenotmaverick1156
19 күн бұрын
It is and has been, it's just not making it as mainstream as one would hope. I've been seeing reports from people for literally years on this subject. It's excellent work though, I'm not trying to discount that. I'm just saying it's not the first time someone has covered it. The fact that it's not discussed in the grand scheme of climate change and we as a whole are just ignoring them as a whole, really. You can't tell me that these wells aren't substantially more polluting than our automobiles, but we are being forced to buy crappier vehicles over it, when we could just fix this and help TONS.
@Gravedigger933
19 күн бұрын
It isn't talked about because the powers that be can't use it to control people.
@MagicSneez
19 күн бұрын
The environmental movement seems to only care about carbon now... forget the plastics.. forget the poisons..
@Bbistheman_
19 күн бұрын
@MagicSneez this definitely isn't true at all
@andrelascasas3156
19 күн бұрын
This project should be funded by all the current oil and gas companies, I'm sure fixing all the abandoned wells in say 5 years wouldn't even make a dent in their profits
@ScytheNoire
19 күн бұрын
Government lets them have these shell companies while the wells are producing profits, and then when they are done, they get to pretend the shell company is bankrupt and they can't afford to properly close up the wells. It's a scam pulled off all over the world. It's up to us to elect people who will hold them accountable.
@JohnADoe-pg1qk
19 күн бұрын
There are simply not enough mobile drilling rigs with suitably trained workers, and the concrete machines required at the same time are probably at least in short supply or probably not sufficient.
@goosenotmaverick1156
19 күн бұрын
@JohnADoe-pg1qk only one way to fix that. Pay for building more equipment and training more people. Better pay would increase interest as well. This needs to be prioritized and we can't make excuses for the companies that caused these problems in the first place.
@kacperolszowski1331
19 күн бұрын
@@JohnADoe-pg1qk If a random youtuber can make then I'm pretty sure it won't be an issue for a multi bilion dolar oil industry
@CyFr
19 күн бұрын
There's legislation in Canada to have oil wells to be capped off when they become to the end of their life. But like Jerry says they declare bankruptcy and abandon the wells, leaving them as an eyesore on farmland, leaving the cost to the government and citizens to pay to cap them. Yet the government still hands out grants & funding to oil and gas, and no one goes to prison.
@ScytheNoire
19 күн бұрын
The well operators don't go bankrupt. They are shell companies designed to be abandoned once the large oil corporations have drained it dry. They then abandon them as there is no more profits to be made, only costs. This happens not just in America, but all over, and it's up to the government to hold the parent corporations accountable. If you don't like abandon, dangerous wells, then elect people who will stop corporations and hold them accountable for this corrupt practice.
@faustinpippin9208
19 күн бұрын
"just elect the right people bro" we would be already living in a utopia if voting actually worked, what we have right now is a bread and circus two party system
@Bradimus1
19 күн бұрын
This was exactly my experience working with them.
@OldManSparkplug
19 күн бұрын
@@faustinpippin9208 Canada's got a 3 party system and millions of abandoned wells. The issue is letting the companies "close down" on paper, rename and reopen without having to clean up their mess.
@cyrilthefish
19 күн бұрын
Seems like an easy fix: Make all related company idenities liable for any debts by related shell companies and vice versa... No reason apart from political corruption that it can't be done i think.
@markm3901
19 күн бұрын
Oil and gas companies are now required to post bonds to cover the cost of cleaning up wells in case they file for bankruptcy. This helps in the future, but there is a lot to clean up from past lax regulations!
@vvcoolvivek
16 күн бұрын
Here in our country when an oil field comes on production, a site restoration fund is started by the operators which is legally compelling. The amount works like SIP and the amount is decided by a independent third party study . So even if the company goes bankrupt the govt still has the fund to properly abandon the field.
@forcedbreathingistyranny696
15 күн бұрын
Great solution. Now only if oil drillers weren't braindead here from inhaling all that methane already...
@shrimpinpat
14 күн бұрын
A safety deposit. You have to leave money in an untouched account that will account for cleanup should you fail to properly seal.
@crowonthepowerlines
13 күн бұрын
Which country has these policies? I'd be interested to learn more.
@adrianthoroughgood1191
12 күн бұрын
@@crowonthepowerlines the US does this now, but like the video said there are 3000000 wells from before this rule was brought in.
@crazy_mind-ox8if
8 күн бұрын
I think the problem is that nobody thought about that 150 years ago when the first oil wells were being drilled. All modern wells will get plugged. But the ones that got abandoned long before any of those regulations existed... I'd guess most of them aren't even mapped or known about. It's not like they would have even required a permit that long ago.
@logicae4096
19 күн бұрын
This has been shared before on other channels... but nobody did anything about it. Great that this channel is doing something, not just reporting it!
@Aguy-r4p
19 күн бұрын
just slap some flex' tape on it
@tb-guitar
19 күн бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@shivampatel3342
19 күн бұрын
🤣🤣
@paradox...
19 күн бұрын
JonTron just uploaded! What are the odds!! 😄
@poeterritory
19 күн бұрын
Blu tack would work just fine.
@Aguy-r4p
19 күн бұрын
@@poeterritory or maybe flex paste
@owendyer6583
19 күн бұрын
This is a pretty serious problem I never knew about. Big W Zack
@TheAnnoyingBoss
17 сағат бұрын
In my opinion someone who wants to harvest methans and liquify ut could make some good money hauling it to a powrplant or something you feel me bro you pickin up what im puttin down
@ofthenearfuture
19 күн бұрын
Abandoned wells are a massive issue where I live in Canada, and the oil companies responsible for them either no longer exist or refuse to do anything meaningful about them. Often leaving rural communities to deal with them. Even with satellite imaging, ground monitoring, etc., I really believe the amount of methane leakage is underreported to and misunderstood by the public and governments. Such a massive issue, but the big question is who is going to pay for the cleanup and reclamation...? Thank you for making this video and doing your part to bring awareness, it's truly a critical environment issue.
@armorclasshero2103
19 күн бұрын
Governments don't misunderstand it. They're paid to lie by their oil buddies.
@Silasssssssss
19 күн бұрын
Oh trust me, those oil companies exist. They just exist under different names.
@eddydogleg
19 күн бұрын
"Abandoned wells are a massive issue where I live in Canada..." I'd like to see your source for that. There are approximately 5,650 orphan wells and over 139,000 inactive wells in Canada. In Alberta the Orphan Well Association (OWA) is decommissioning wells. The OWA began operation in 2002 and in that time the Alberta Energy Regulator has collected $840 million from levies on oil and gas licenses. The federal government is providing $1.72 billion to AB, BC, and SK to clean up orphan and inactive oil and gas wells.
@armorclasshero2103
19 күн бұрын
@@eddydogleg Didn't they report this week or last, that the feds are clawing back the money from AB because the AB gov refused to spend it for over a year?
@eddydogleg
19 күн бұрын
@@armorclasshero2103 AB gov didn't refuse to spend it. AB gov was slow to start the work then do to weather and labour shortages miss the deadline to have the work completed.
@anthonywashington2885
17 күн бұрын
Hi! I've been watching your videos for so many years and I always appreciate how you always include the captions. My grandfather is hard of hearing (he's basically deaf now) and we love watching your videos.
@laberbla6466
19 күн бұрын
I've seen a documentary about this years ago and could not believe my fuckin eyes... It is great (and somewhat sad) that a youtuber now is taking actions against that. I always liked you Jerry, but that is truly amazing! Thank you so much!
@desmondruhling
19 күн бұрын
i never knew jerryrigeverything was actually insanely cool
@JerryRigEverything
19 күн бұрын
fact check: true.
@mhsamirtkan
19 күн бұрын
With all due respect bud, that would mean you have been living under a rock and for a while too 😂
@VeryCuriousGuy
19 күн бұрын
@@JerryRigEverything Jerry giving himself a pat on the back
@ravenger2445
19 күн бұрын
@@VeryCuriousGuy Deserved
@Attacker10
19 күн бұрын
Can I have iPhone 16
@ZizoMass
19 күн бұрын
It's amazing that oil companies don't have a legal obligation to fix this.
@armorclasshero2103
19 күн бұрын
They technically do, but they just abandon everything and since everything is owned by a numbered shell corp there's no real way to enforce it.
@ScytheNoire
19 күн бұрын
@@armorclasshero2103 It can be enforced if we elect people who will hold them accountable. It's really easy to trace back who owns these shell companies and what companies received the oil or gas. Just need to fund the people, which means electing people who aren't owned by oil and gas corporations.
@termiterasin
19 күн бұрын
Cell phone companies should be responsible for the disposal of their phones. Apple making working tech non functional on purpose.
@justkittensbeingkittens5892
19 күн бұрын
@@ScytheNoiretruth and facts
@mr.random6294
19 күн бұрын
Actually, the states collect a bond for plugging a well so that if the oil companies run away they can pay to plug the well themselves. Some states have made it a priority to plug these orphaned wells. Other states spent the bond money on something else. Of course, the 3 million number of abandon/leaking wells given at the start of the video is not correct; it is much less. I haven't looked in a few years, but I think the total number of wells ever drilled in the USA is close to 4 million and there is no way that 3 million of those were just left behind. With that said, there were some crazy reckless operators out there from 1890 through ~1980. The industry is currently much more heavily regulated and dare I say responsible.
@TrailBikeMike
19 күн бұрын
Hang on. So all the eco initiatives and all the US needs to do is plug all of these and take the equivalent of 3 billions cars (equivalent over 30 years) off the road? Why haven’t I heard of this? Why isn’t getting these capped a priority? How many of these are there world wide? Governments need to get their priorities right.
@JohnADoe-pg1qk
19 күн бұрын
Writing new laws is cheap, but plugging all these holes is quite expensive.
@faustinpippin9208
19 күн бұрын
@@JohnADoe-pg1qk make a law that lets people build a house over that free energy source and done 3 millions holes capped with 0 taxpayer money and a simple legislation
@faustinpippin9208
19 күн бұрын
"So all the eco initiatives and all the US needs to do is plug all of these and take the equivalent of 3 billions cars (equivalent over 30 years) off the road? Why haven’t I heard of this?" its with a lot of stuff like this, and we arent doing it because it would actually solve a problem instead of taking stuff away from people and taxing them more and the gov doesnt like that
@danosk1
19 күн бұрын
Making this much concrete is also not very ecologicaly friendly. Production of cement produce alot of co2, it will take some time fro the plugged wells to event offset the production of concrete.
@AzamaraSehki
19 күн бұрын
@@JohnADoe-pg1qk Sounds like a lot of jobs to be made. Can't be having that.
@anuk1311
12 күн бұрын
Mr Beast next video should be: "Plugging a MILLION orphan wells across America"
@matthewprice5749
5 күн бұрын
Or perhaps our government can actually just hold oil companies accountable for the damage that they are causing for once.
@dotcom624
19 күн бұрын
Thank you for this video! Ad videos on YT are really annoying and I usually skip them, but yours are interesting and informative. It’s not just a whole video advertising about the product, but showcasing a practical real world use case that makes sense. Plus, you get to shed light on something a lot of people didn’t know existed, and I learn something.
@miner1546
19 күн бұрын
All of that effort to just one pipe? Dayum
@armorclasshero2103
19 күн бұрын
That's why oil industry doesn't want to pay for it.
@volvo09
19 күн бұрын
@@armorclasshero2103it's long abandoned... Unless an oil company bought out the prior company, it's not their business... Just like I can't ask the relatives of my homes prior owner to clean up all the trash he threw deep in the woods. Oil companies seal modern wells when they finish them.
@GoldRaven-oe4by
19 күн бұрын
And there's thousands of wells
@armorclasshero2103
19 күн бұрын
@@volvo09 No, they don't. They just cap them.
@armorclasshero2103
19 күн бұрын
@@GoldRaven-oe4by more like a million.
@chris
19 күн бұрын
That just seems like a ridiculous amount of effort, materials, and cost to solve a problem that shouldn't have needed to be solved. Sad.
@omdevs
15 күн бұрын
Exactly!
@adrianthoroughgood1191
12 күн бұрын
If the original company pumped cement down as soon as they stopped using it, they wouldn't have to redrill the well first like this. Be much easier to do it fresh.
@yubetou52
19 күн бұрын
Blame your government for not forcing the companies to clean them.
@Kauppamopo
19 күн бұрын
or "Big Oil" for lobbying your government
@yubetou52
19 күн бұрын
@@Kauppamopo Or the government for being corrupt.
@BSGSV
19 күн бұрын
And it is a pretty good argument AGAINST deregulation.
@rhysrail
19 күн бұрын
@@BSGSVthe thing is regulations arnt all equal, effectively this and any pollution is really really indirectly murder, however paying someone less than minimum wage isn’t harming anyone and is actually enhancing everyone’s lives
@RussellWaldrop
19 күн бұрын
@@rhysrail Or we could just pay everyone enough to live because basically every job is essential for society to function and grow. And we cap the oil wells and use the law to enforce oil companies do better.
@sirtwigg1479
16 күн бұрын
I wrote a research paper on abandoned oil and gas wells last year. Cool that somebody is doing something about them!
@ryankassel5691
15 күн бұрын
I just read an article about this last week, it’s a huge problem. Great job bringing attention to it!
@FeedMeSalt
19 күн бұрын
Im Canadian from a place called Cobalt in Ontario. The entire town was a silver capital at one point. They never filled in anything. I spent my childhood walking around mine shafts. It blows my mind the US doesnt cap these wells.
@jakebot97
15 күн бұрын
I’m really glad to see someone who has a large following such as you finally cover this issue. I’m not affected by this but it’s a tragedy that doesn’t get talked about enough
@tommy8716
14 күн бұрын
What do you mean, we're all affected by this
@jakebot97
13 күн бұрын
@@tommy8716 I don’t own any land. Therefor I don’t have to deal with any unplugged oil wells pumping oil next to the cows or crops I don’t own. Just because we are all on the same planet doesn’t mean we all have the exact same issues to deal with on a day to day basis.
@tommy8716
13 күн бұрын
@@jakebot97 but regardless, you breath the same air as the rest of us. Those unplugged wells are releasing toxic gases into the atmosphere we all breath. Not to mention the climate change impact. We all have to live with the consequences of these wells, whether you want to or not. Even though it may not be your direct problem to solve, you are affected by it.
@syedhassaanmujtababokhari6199
19 күн бұрын
Dude just got up and said I'll solve all the world's problems, no water no issue, no education here's schools and libraries, no wheelchairs I'll make some that even Able bodied want, gas leaking from oil wells lets plug em up,
@syedhassaanmujtababokhari6199
19 күн бұрын
Didn't add a full stop because I'm sure he's working on more projects we just don't know about
@tokk3
13 күн бұрын
Money can do good in the correct hands
@OtterSwims
8 күн бұрын
amazing use of your platform to bring awareness to this issue
@electroplaque
7 күн бұрын
For a youtuber to actually do something about this and not just report on it is pretty cool in my book.
@rklauco
19 күн бұрын
This is what oil industry calls "externalities" - someone else will pay for this, so the profits do not shrink. And we still happily use their products and complain about horrible EVs and heat pumps. Stockholm syndrome, I guess.
@goosenotmaverick1156
19 күн бұрын
People sleeping on heat pumps in most environments is so wild and ridiculous
@bal7ha2ar
19 күн бұрын
@@goosenotmaverick1156 for new homes they will 100% be the way to go. love that technology
@nickwallette6201
17 күн бұрын
IMO, using heat pumps, EVs, and solar panels is just my little way of saying "I see you -- and I don't like you. So I'm going to work around you." The more that individuals are energy-independent, the less this whole industry can sustain itself, and the less we're engaged in "military operations" in places that have more oil than we do. I have lost all hope in government being able to regulate oil and tech, because we didn't properly prevent monopolies, so now they're too big to fight. It's up to us instead. So, when you start your EV and drive past a gas station, have them pass on a friendly wave.
@juliusapriadi
19 күн бұрын
internalize profits, externalize costs, move on and repeat
@PabloAnaya
19 күн бұрын
Gas is gas, and gas leaks.
@robertfallows1054
9 күн бұрын
Thanks for making a video about this so it can be seen by a wide audience. I knew a little about this problem but the logistics of it really are something I did not know. Remote wells requiring 3 cement related trucks just to plug it. Yikes. We really are paying dearly for our past mistakes.
@loudthattrack8974
5 күн бұрын
I didnt knew that much work went into plugin those things, thanks the info it was very refreshing to see this after that green washing shell is doing. Keep up the good work!
@fabioarapi1043
19 күн бұрын
I really hope Zack somehow becomes a billionaire in the future. People like him that wants to better and preserve our planet are the ones that deserve the money.
@engineer9975
19 күн бұрын
He never will. He spends too much money helping people to let it get that high.
@fabioarapi1043
19 күн бұрын
@@engineer9975 I was gonna add, he probably wouldn't let it get that high because he reinvests his money into helping and not into making more of it.
@pylotheric9777
19 күн бұрын
You forgot about the part as to how someone becomes a billionaire. Spoiler: it's not by any good means.
@ryancommenter-r7o
19 күн бұрын
no you don’t, people hate rich people…
@avreve
19 күн бұрын
@@ryancommenter-r7obecause rich people are selfish [doot] with no care for the lower classes
@angelc-e3l
17 күн бұрын
Oil companies are busy counting money instead of watching this. Never knew this existed. Kudos Jerry boy and the team!
@theCodyReeder
19 күн бұрын
I wonder, if I filled the well with thermite and lit it off would that plug the well?
@armorclasshero2103
19 күн бұрын
Probably not. Would create a crater
@sebastiann.8088
19 күн бұрын
Only one way to find out! Would be fun as hell
@11regnartseht
19 күн бұрын
It would be fun to find out
@placeholdername0000
19 күн бұрын
Well, the Soviets used a nuke so I guess your option is somewhat more eco-friendly.
@Mad-Jam
19 күн бұрын
👍
@markbloyd9852
19 күн бұрын
Thank you for doing your part in creating awareness about this topic, and capping that well. Every little bit helps.
@gearsofmedicine
19 күн бұрын
This is an excellent video - please make videos like this - you addressed and brought focus on an important topic
@GaminylGames
19 күн бұрын
Its insane that there are 3 million of these holes contributing 1000 cars worth of CO2 per year to the earth yet nobody knows about it. Absolutely insane
@faustinpippin9208
19 күн бұрын
wasnt it 1000cars per hole?
@CookieSlinger
19 күн бұрын
@@faustinpippin9208 yes
@asksearchknock
18 күн бұрын
He also mentioned it was the same as planting 200k trees - but sadly this is one of the most misunderstood things in climate change. Trees don’t eliminate co2 - they just kick the can down the road. A tree absorbs co2 as it grows but then when it dies, all that co2 is released back into the environment (this is slightly over-simplified for a KZitem comment but generally true)
@stediasse
16 күн бұрын
Wait, are the wells excreting CO2 or Methane?
@dsen2283
19 күн бұрын
Why closing these wells after used isnt a federal law? The company should be responsible to pay to maintain these wells for life.
@ScytheNoire
19 күн бұрын
Shell companies of the big oil and gas corporations, and the government doesn't hold the parent company accountable. It's corruption.
@CrisCheese_
19 күн бұрын
problem is either the companies dont exist anymore or the existing ones couldnt care less and have enough money to pay for fines
@genxtech5584
19 күн бұрын
Because "Regulations are bad"... Or at least 50% of Americans would say that. They stifle innovation, lower economic output, and give our companies a global disadvantage. Remember half our country truly believes government is bad, regulations are bad, and freedom means they can do whatever they want.
@oldhelldog5460
19 күн бұрын
@@CrisCheese_ The best thing is. Force the oil companys to pay for plugging it in advance. Like a 1 Million deposit they have to pay before opening a well. At the end they can plug it and get the money back or the state can use the money to plug the well. Wouldn't be so hard to force
@placeholdername0000
19 күн бұрын
@@oldhelldog5460 Just pay a dollar per barrel extracted or something. Put it into a general index fund or something. Government bonds perhaps? And then hand the money to whomever plugs the well and cleans it up.
@jddd665
19 күн бұрын
For a guy who doesn't know much about H2S, and even got some facts wrong, you are super brave to be walking around there
@Moriandrizzt
6 күн бұрын
This video was an elaborate ad for the eco flow. Geez. Part of me really wants to get back into this type of work. The idea of helping to close up toxic issues like this is inspiring.
@catswambo9706
Күн бұрын
Someone has to sponsor environmental cleanups. Did you want to pay?
@ziminarblaze9670
19 күн бұрын
Ive got the newest delta pro, And with 3 solar panels ( Not properly adjusted, Or I would get more ) I get about 1.2 kilowatts an hour, Which allows me to run starlink, my AC, and several gaming laptops during the day, And a bunch of devices at night ( Including my phone, and APAP ) Highly recommend this setup for long term camping if you want to keep connected!
@MichaelThompson94
16 күн бұрын
I used to work in geophysics, around drill rigs and drill holes a lot. Usually these holes would have a concrete cap sitting in them. It's not air tight and anybody could pick it up, it's quite small just to stop critters from getting in. Well one day, I found one which had not been capped, and the top 2m was lined with PVC. A bird had gone in searching for shelter and was unable to crawl back out. The hole was marginally larger than the bird which could not spread it's wings. I called the client to notify them but after 2 days, the bird was still in the hole. I tried for over an hour to try and get the little fellow out by gently lowering a ratchet strap down to it to hang on to then drag it up, and at best got it half way up the PVC before it either freaked out or lost it's footing. I decided after that, that it would be best to leave the strap in there for the bird to try and climb out itself, and I left. I don't know if the bird got out. It would have been very tired from trying to balance and not fall down the hole. All I know is that the next morning, I could no longer see it. I wish that companies would take this more seriously. Plug your holes! It is cheap and it could save a cute little owl's life! (I think it was an owl, I don't know for sure).
@pan6593
9 күн бұрын
That‘s exactly the point. It is not cheap. Putting a cap on maybe, but really closing it, is not.
@MintDavidRamos
9 күн бұрын
@@pan6593 That should be Oil Company's responsibility, they already made a ton of money with the oil, so they must be able to seal it when they're done
@KaleyDuke
19 күн бұрын
5:32 lol those responses i love that guy
@ChristianBehnke
19 күн бұрын
What a sad and disgusting mess the oil industry has created. Props to Well Done for their efforts to clean up!
@HB_Dee615
19 күн бұрын
Well then throw your phone away and all other electronics. Without oil you ain't getting a phone. So be the bigger person Christian
@BBlueBBasterd
19 күн бұрын
The tech behind this is so cool, it's all the insane industrial stuff that's cool about an oil rig, but doing something good for the environment! Loved this video!
@macfanguy
19 күн бұрын
Awesome way to combine an advertisement and raising awareness. Thank you for sharing.
@whizzy_
19 күн бұрын
the way you presented it, with the comparison to cars and all that... shouldn't plugging those holes as soon as possible be a pretty big deal? honestly it's the first time i'm hearing about this
@WhiteWolfArkis
19 күн бұрын
Leaking for 30 years and not enough to be economicaly viable to harvest it? That's insane!
@levihauf7536
19 күн бұрын
This should definitely be mandatory for oil companies to do, even if these wells are haven't be used is a long time. The only question left is who pays for plugging the wells of companies that don't exist anymore. Other Oil companies? The Government? Because just leaving them open if for sure no option. This was very interesting! Thank You Zack!
@DominikJaniec
19 күн бұрын
dunno, insurance companies?
@dennisheusschen7273
19 күн бұрын
Which company? The insurance on a bankruptbm company doesnt exist@@DominikJaniec
@kyleallred984
19 күн бұрын
Do the owners or their descendants of said non-existent companies still live?
@placeholdername0000
19 күн бұрын
Simple: Require a decommissioning fund to be established. If you're drilling for oil, you most put up X amount of money up front for every meter/feet drilled, plus X amount for every barrel of oil/m3 of gas extracted. The fund money is locked up, until the well it certified as being plugged. They do this for nuclear plants, so why not do it for oil companies?
@eduardobarreto5555
19 күн бұрын
Making it mandatory to plug some holes for any company that buys or sells crude oil should make anyone who wants to stay in that business do their part in cleaning their mess.
@Deckzwabber
19 күн бұрын
Thank you for bringing this very urgent problem to our attention. Thanks to the people of Well Done for their hard work.
@NineOneOneFx
19 күн бұрын
One of the best ways I've seen to promote a product.
@Pandabubba9
19 күн бұрын
Thank you, Eco Flo for doing more than our government or the oil company on this issue even if it is just a publicity stunt you’ve genially done good (put a bad situation good )
@benmudn
19 күн бұрын
Barring that you over look that the company profits off of slave labor, including children.
@Pandabubba9
19 күн бұрын
@@benmudn so does every company but I guess you’re right Some argue that those terrible slave labor jobs compared to first world jobs are provided opportunities I do believe the situation sucks, but I’m indifferent on the matter
@benmudn
19 күн бұрын
@@Pandabubba9 Agree. Sadly it seems that the ones "winning" are the ones that have the best PR teams that keep their dark secrets from being seen and highlighting how bad the "other" are.
@Pandabubba9
19 күн бұрын
@@benmudn my favorite is the technology company’s with all their knowledge an infinite power, the ones that never screw up like cats (they don’t like the embarrassment because they do screw up) Had no idea that cobalt mines were/are using 80 to 100% child labor
@Toastybees
19 күн бұрын
And yet the responsibility is on us to recycle as much as possible when major corporations do so much environmental damage at such a large volume that consumer efforts are basically pointless theater to assuage our own guilt for our conspicuous overconsumption.
@lalalalay7
19 күн бұрын
exactly
@HB_Dee615
19 күн бұрын
Lmao recycling is a shame. Look it up.
@Toastybees
18 күн бұрын
@@HB_Dee615 *sham, but yes I did say that. Maybe not quite so eloquently as you did.
@notold37
19 күн бұрын
Absolutely mind-blowing, I had no idea the problem was even there, thank you Zack, I wonder if Australia has this problem, cheers from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺
@shrimpkins
6 күн бұрын
Good video! I've seen numerous stories about this problem, but none about solving it. Also good EcoFlow use-case placement.
@kotygoroschkostudios8326
19 күн бұрын
Worst part is that without early interference this process will only go on… due to the excessive methane and other greenhouse gases the earth can’t cool down enough and due to the fact that more permafrost is melting more lakes with methane underneath are being exposed. This leads to even more methane and so on…
@matt45540
19 күн бұрын
Thanks for covering this it'd be nice if we could find a way to use all that methane for something useful
@volvo09
19 күн бұрын
It's a small flow, and it's too remote to collect. Just plug it.
@armorclasshero2103
19 күн бұрын
It's more useful not being used. Burning it would be worse.
@ChristianJCalegan
19 күн бұрын
With as much as we hear about climate change it’s insane this is the first I’m learning about this issue lol
@Omri.Collects
19 күн бұрын
This is one of your best videos, IMO. Thanks
@LandensAutoCare
19 күн бұрын
This may be my favorite video Zach. Big ups on every accomplishment.
@WHATSINSIDEFAMILY
16 күн бұрын
Never knew about this. Super interesting! Oil kinda sucks. 😅
@luis-a-carmo
19 күн бұрын
I love how we have to make small sustainable choices everyday so one billionaire motherf***er or company can make more money and leave us to pay for that after :3
@APersonOG
19 күн бұрын
The earth is leaking!??!??!?!
@GameMovieStudios2000
19 күн бұрын
Always has been
@MoneySeeker-v3i
19 күн бұрын
woah😮
@DrGuala
19 күн бұрын
more like we made the earth leak
@YaBoiWiggles
19 күн бұрын
😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩
@LSnium
19 күн бұрын
More like the earth is farting 24/7
@papa.mike01
13 күн бұрын
The numbers are amazing. I’m glad somebody is doing something about it.
@mahakal7803
17 күн бұрын
this is the first time i heared about the leakage of HS , CH4 from abandonded oil field thanks for the info and closing that up
@TheM0nkeyBomb
19 күн бұрын
1:57 RIP Headphones user
@mr.grateful6969
19 күн бұрын
I should have seen it before now I am deaf 👍
@4d3x0
19 күн бұрын
Warning would've been appreciated
@asksearchknock
18 күн бұрын
What…. What 👂 😂
@shepherdbook8783
18 күн бұрын
What did he say?
@TheXentios
19 күн бұрын
Waste of taxpayers money. All world should pass a bill for all mines and similar stuff handler companies have to have enough money in a reserve account to clean after themselves even if they claim bankruptcy. There was an 80 year old gold mine that claimed bankruptcy when it is time to close down the mine and clean all the arsenic.
@GotDamBoi
19 күн бұрын
this really is the best channel on youtube. i always learn something new
@henrykurek2040
19 күн бұрын
I’m not a huge environmentalist kinda guy, but these videos warm my soul, thank you for your amazing work!! Love your videos man❤
@manw3bttcks
19 күн бұрын
2:18 I suppose he means 55 tons of CO2 as in that 2.4 tons of CH4 has the heat trapping effect equivalent of 55 tons of CO2.
@doctorbeanis
19 күн бұрын
Felt like I'm getting a colonoscopy at the beginning there....😂😂
@Aubin310
19 күн бұрын
5:44 so if you have like a cigarette nearby it will ignite the gas ?
@vitruvius1202
18 күн бұрын
I really enjoyed this video. I love how creative you get with the camera angles!
@mutyabaarnold1687
13 күн бұрын
May God bless you more Jerry 🙏. The world needs more people like you.
@originaldumdums
18 күн бұрын
So you're telling me that we've been enduring paper straws and cups when millions of these holes are pumping out greenhouse gases into the atmosphere???
@Lee-Wood-DK
19 күн бұрын
With production of cement being so CO2 heavy, whats the "pay back" time in terms of how long does it take the recoup the cost of producing so much cememnt? Very interesting video, I didn't know that
@armorclasshero2103
19 күн бұрын
The ROI is negative, that's why oil corps abandon them.
@goosenotmaverick1156
19 күн бұрын
@2023_GJ good point. A closed ended, finite carbon cost seems like it's nearly always going to be the ideal choice, over an unknown.
@armorclasshero2103
19 күн бұрын
@@2023_GJ the video literally states they're abandoned because the ROI isn't worth it.
@1.0
19 күн бұрын
They measured 55 tons of co2 equivalent gas leakage per year on this well and. ~4 Tons of concrete were needed. One ton of concrete produces ~600kg of co2. 4*0.6/55≈0.044 Years Basically under a month
@ErikBabel
19 күн бұрын
@@1.0 don't forget about the h2s
@tld8102
19 күн бұрын
weren't the oil wells used by Standard oil?
@mattr5664
19 күн бұрын
I work Oil and Gas on the North Slope of Alaska and this is awesome to watch, and also surprises me that it is allowed to happen. We have to follow so many more stringent rules up here. Example, we would be in such HUGE world of trouble for letting waste water of any type onto the ground like that, lol. But man is it good to see at least one well plugged, I hope bringing this to peoples attention helps plug many more abandoned wells. Keep up the awesome work!
@alucardpat3619
19 күн бұрын
One of the most important videos I've seen on KZitem since it started.
@TesGon
18 күн бұрын
And my country charges me Green tax for a petrol car? This world that we live in....its insane. And stupid.
@Neojhun
12 күн бұрын
Cars like yours is the reason why these wells are needed to be created in the first place.
@tinoe777
19 күн бұрын
Can't that gas be used for cooking or something????
@daveb8598
18 күн бұрын
not worth running pipes out there and along roads to a place where it can be used.
@damneddude8299
17 күн бұрын
He explained in the video.
@stevedavies1226
19 күн бұрын
So, gaffer tape won’t quite fix everything. Who knew
@TommyT777
3 күн бұрын
Great work! Thank you for expressing this issue in a way I can understand.
@Citizen16603
19 күн бұрын
Thanks for highlighting this issue.
@abdullahzackariah3642
19 күн бұрын
Considering methane combusts really well, couldn't you use it as free fuel and generate electricity or something
@GreenJimll
18 күн бұрын
Watch to the end: he says it isn't economic to do that (otherwise they wouldn't have abandoned the well in the first place).
@spooky.-
19 күн бұрын
My brain is screaming thers got to be a easier way to do this. Why cant you throw on a simple cap or just fill the bottom with concrete?
@daveb8598
18 күн бұрын
does feel like overkill, even just bentonite clay would be better.
@bruceb4349
18 күн бұрын
A case of spray foam should do it.
@stediasse
16 күн бұрын
The cap idea won't work, as the gas will seep through the hundreds of feet of soil between the surface and the rocks at the bottom. They also need to do the drilling (a) to ensure no obstructions all the way down, and (b) to inject the cement to seal the hole in the rock layer.
@TecSanento
16 күн бұрын
@@stediasse so this metal shaft isnt reaching down to the source any more ?
@fatikstien
16 күн бұрын
You will need to plug the source with cement, then restore any natural barriers (clay/shale layer) this will make sure the gas does not leak through the formation making it even a bigger hazard
@alleng2011
19 күн бұрын
Should be a fee anytime a new well is drilled to plug the old wells.
@goosenotmaverick1156
19 күн бұрын
There usually is, but by the time the well is dry, those bonds don't cover the cost of plugging years later.
@georgevana
19 күн бұрын
Thanks for raising the awarness and actively mitigating the issue.
@PeymanSayyadi
11 күн бұрын
Thanks for plugging that well, and educating the public about it.
@Shanghaimartin
19 күн бұрын
I'm sure a lot of smart people know what they're doing, but why not just plug it from like 50ft down, then fill with concrete? Would be much easier and cheaper and would still seal it.
@phatbman
12 сағат бұрын
Soil is permeable
@fredwalker7372
19 күн бұрын
There is so much low-key gas lighting going on here... hehe
@benmudn
19 күн бұрын
Proudly brought to you by a company that profits from slave labor (including children) and strip mining.
@hardiktalera8125
19 күн бұрын
Only big tech youthber left who is not involved in any controversy 😊 Edit- I dont want to jinxx it
@kashifkhan1042
19 күн бұрын
Why would you say that!! 🤦♂🤦♂🤦♂ Hope you were at least touching wood when you said it.
@youngabhay
19 күн бұрын
Man this is why you are different and above other tech KZitemrs for me 🎉 Good job 👏❤
@ryanwc67
19 күн бұрын
Thank you for focusing on this problem!
@The-Caged-King
19 күн бұрын
I’m also leaking while watching this…
@nijah_r
19 күн бұрын
😳
@mad_mario_
19 күн бұрын
AYOOOO 🫣
@oladrolahola
19 күн бұрын
👀
@AzamaraSehki
19 күн бұрын
Brooooo, Locktober hasn't even started yet! 😫
@ICANTLOLW
19 күн бұрын
😳
@ezikhoyo
19 күн бұрын
This video was really cool and informative, but it feels like the whole entire video is just an Ecoflow ad, and not a video sponsored by Ecoflow that obviously shows the product off but then continues with the video..
@FROG2000
17 күн бұрын
The numbers don't add up. is it 3,000,00 wells or 120,000 wells? I've heard both and this isn't a rounding error. Also, If the average well released 55 tons a year than we would have 115,000,000 tones of menthane released a year. This is almost twice the total methane released around the world every year. Someone's lying to you.
@andrewbarta6893
17 күн бұрын
I agree! math needs double checked there! This is why "global warming" got a bad name, was fear mongering and bad science. I think this is a really cool idea and a relatively easy fix when pumps go dry. Lets not hinder the effort with bad numbers
@Kispestilacika
19 күн бұрын
This problem would need much more attention! Fixing this alone would have huge benefits!
@johncarter2605
18 күн бұрын
Hey Jerry! I love your videos, I feel like way back we used to play “project reality” on pc back in the day with an old comment I remember seeing before on a video. Keep up the great effort! I hope to see you soon as an upcoming Mechanical Engineer!
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