Sidoarjo Mudflow
Newsworthy :
Since December 2006, in the district of Sidoarjo, the Lapindo mudflow has caused havoc. The disastrous mud volcano was the result of the oil drilling company Lapindo Brantas Inc. This particular mud flow is located in Porong, in the southern district of the Sidoarjo region, 12km south of the town of Sidoarjo.
Based on multiple expert´s opinions, the mudflow was caused by a fracture. This phenomenon has already occurred hundreds of years ago. The amount of mud in Sidoarjo that comes out from under the earth is about 100,000 cubic meters per day, which is not possible out of a “drilling” hole which is as only around 30 cm wide.
The Lapindo mudflow has become increasingly alarming, an uncontrolled disaster that made a very significant impact, such as polluting the air, contaminating water, flooding villages, criminal growing, mental impacts, etc.
Background Events :
one of the solutions is to dump the polluted mudflow into the sea. Such action is extremely dangerous to the environment around the estuary.
Kriswanto, Juni.demotix.2010.Four Years of The Lapindo Mudflow in Indonesia.available at http://www.demotix.com/news/339347/four-years-lapindo-mudflow-indonesia accessed on 26th October 2011
Sources :
These are some sources from the scientists who would study the hot mud that has been surging from a hole in the ground for the past five years without any sign of abating.
"We have assembled scientists from several countries who will try to determine what had created the continuing mudflow considered to be the biggest of its kind in the world," Jeffrey said.
He said it had been estimated the phenomenon could last for up to 25 to 30 more years.
Besides that, there are also some scientist that comments about how to stop the mudflow. Such as James Mori and Richard Davies.
“Perhaps, some brilliant people in Indonesia will be able to [stop the flow],” said James, a visiting geology expert from Kyoto University in Japan. He said that he can't be certain when the mud will stop gushing out. Something that would stop it, he said, was hydrostatic equilibrium, which sounds like something that doesn't come along too often. If hydrostatic equilibrium did not occur Mori puts his faith in Indonesian ingenuity:
“The latest plan to drop chains of concrete balls inside the main geyser to slow down the spewing mud is an interesting experiment. But again it's unlikely to work.” said Richard, a British volcanologist who is a mud volcano specialist and professor at Durham University.
He said any efforts to stop or curb the mudflow would be highly dangerous. He added that the system of mud walls built by the national mudflow response team to control the sludge also posed a threat. Hands off, he advised:
“People should just leave the (mud volcano) alone. The embankment is dangerous. If it collapses, it could create an intense hazard.”
Newsworthy :
Since December 2006, in the district of Sidoarjo, the Lapindo mudflow has caused havoc. The disastrous mud volcano was the result of the oil drilling company Lapindo Brantas Inc. This particular mud flow is located in Porong, in the southern district of the Sidoarjo region, 12km south of the town of Sidoarjo.
Based on multiple expert´s opinions, the mudflow was caused by a fracture. This phenomenon has already occurred hundreds of years ago. The amount of mud in Sidoarjo that comes out from under the earth is about 100,000 cubic meters per day, which is not possible out of a “drilling” hole which is as only around 30 cm wide.
The Lapindo mudflow has become increasingly alarming, an uncontrolled disaster that made a very significant impact, such as polluting the air, contaminating water, flooding villages, criminal growing, mental impacts, etc.
Background Events :
one of the solutions is to dump the polluted mudflow into the sea. Such action is extremely dangerous to the environment around the estuary.
Kriswanto, Juni.demotix.2010.Four Years of The Lapindo Mudflow in Indonesia.available at http://www.demotix.com/news/339347/four-years-lapindo-mudflow-indonesia accessed on 26th October 2011
Sources :
These are some sources from the scientists who would study the hot mud that has been surging from a hole in the ground for the past five years without any sign of abating.
"We have assembled scientists from several countries who will try to determine what had created the continuing mudflow considered to be the biggest of its kind in the world," Jeffrey said.
He said it had been estimated the phenomenon could last for up to 25 to 30 more years.
Besides that, there are also some scientist that comments about how to stop the mudflow. Such as James Mori and Richard Davies.
“Perhaps, some brilliant people in Indonesia will be able to [stop the flow],” said James, a visiting geology expert from Kyoto University in Japan. He said that he can't be certain when the mud will stop gushing out. Something that would stop it, he said, was hydrostatic equilibrium, which sounds like something that doesn't come along too often. If hydrostatic equilibrium did not occur Mori puts his faith in Indonesian ingenuity:
“The latest plan to drop chains of concrete balls inside the main geyser to slow down the spewing mud is an interesting experiment. But again it's unlikely to work.” said Richard, a British volcanologist who is a mud volcano specialist and professor at Durham University.
He said any efforts to stop or curb the mudflow would be highly dangerous. He added that the system of mud walls built by the national mudflow response team to control the sludge also posed a threat. Hands off, he advised:
“People should just leave the (mud volcano) alone. The embankment is dangerous. If it collapses, it could create an intense hazard.”
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