Comments on: Back Yard Well Produces Gasoline (Dec, 1934) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/12/16/back-yard-well-produces-gasoline/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:19:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Andrew L. Ayers http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/12/16/back-yard-well-produces-gasoline/comment-page-1/#comment-1082210 Andrew L. Ayers Thu, 28 Oct 2010 21:27:25 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/12/16/back-yard-well-produces-gasoline/#comment-1082210 For those wondering just what these guy's were tapping: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_gas_condensate Still not something you want anywhere near your water well, I'd imagine... For those wondering just what these guy’s were tapping:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N.....condensate

Still not something you want anywhere near your water well, I’d imagine…

]]> By: Stannous http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/12/16/back-yard-well-produces-gasoline/comment-page-1/#comment-920464 Stannous Mon, 17 Dec 2007 05:10:17 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/12/16/back-yard-well-produces-gasoline/#comment-920464 I wonder if my Britta filter will work on this... I wonder if my Britta filter will work on this…

]]> By: MC http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/12/16/back-yard-well-produces-gasoline/comment-page-1/#comment-919263 MC Sun, 16 Dec 2007 21:59:21 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/12/16/back-yard-well-produces-gasoline/#comment-919263 Can you say, "KABOOM!"? Can you say, “KABOOM!”?

]]> By: Neil Russell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/12/16/back-yard-well-produces-gasoline/comment-page-1/#comment-918474 Neil Russell Sun, 16 Dec 2007 16:42:15 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/12/16/back-yard-well-produces-gasoline/#comment-918474 How could it be gasoline unless there's a spill from a nearby refinery? Unless there's some earth-filtration method that cracks crude without toluene (or however they do it now!) and then allows volatile gasoline to flow underground without leaching into the surrounding soil while still staying in liquid form. Or you could just punch into a gasoline transit line with your well, that would work too. How could it be gasoline unless there’s a spill from a nearby refinery? Unless there’s some earth-filtration method that cracks crude without toluene (or however they do it now!) and then allows volatile gasoline to flow underground without leaching into the surrounding soil while still staying in liquid form.

Or you could just punch into a gasoline transit line with your well, that would work too.

]]> By: Don http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/12/16/back-yard-well-produces-gasoline/comment-page-1/#comment-918121 Don Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:13:04 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/12/16/back-yard-well-produces-gasoline/#comment-918121 Well, the first thing you know ol' Jedd's a millionaire . . . . Well, the first thing you know ol’ Jedd’s a millionaire . . . .

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