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How
oil is drilled (UCS)
Oil Exploration and Discovery
California
wells
New Mexico wells
Ohio wells
Cambridge's Freedom Well has first
been proposed at Dimensions Variable, Site Fixed, an
exhibit at the Cambridge Arts Council, Cambridge, Massachusetts,
in November of 2005. Nineteen international artists created
proposals for projects with these parameters:
"The dimensions for the proposed creation
can be variable, ranging from inches to meters from two to
four dimensions; but the site is fixed--Cambridge, home of
the Cambridge Arts Council, known for its commissions of
public work." - organizer Mary Sherman
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Is This Some Kind of a Joke?
The Freedom Well in Harvard Square
is a fiction created
as part of an exhibition called Dimensions
Variable, Site Fixed at the Cambridge
Arts Council in Cambridge, Massachusetts in November, 2005.
Since artists Caroline
Anderson (US) and Chingiz
Babayev (Azerbaijan) started this project
in the summer of 2005, our global thirst for oil has become
an ever-growing topic. We're not scientists! And this site
can't hope to cover all related topics, but here's a start:
Urban Oil Wells Already Exist
California
West
Pico (West L.A.), California /Breitburn Energy
Rosecrans
and Sawtelle (West L.A.), California / Breitburn
"In early April, oil prices hit $57 per barrel. At prices
that high, fields that were once deemed “uneconomic” and
abandoned are becoming more enticing, including in some unexpected
places — such as the heart of a city. Smaller, independent
oil companies are working in urban environments — Los
Angeles and Long Beach, Calif., and Houston, Texas, for example — and
producing, in some cases, thousands of barrels of oil a day,
despite the unique challenges of the urban environment." - geotimes.org
New Mexico
"SANTA FE, NM (2001) – As urban residential and
commercial development moves into existing oil and natural
gas fields, a balance needs to be struck between safety and
proper resource development, an Oklahoma regulator told the
Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) during its
annual meeting here today." - iogcc.com
Ohio
Wells
in a
Cleveland, Ohio golf course
"...With the price of crude oil climbing near record
highs, oil companies are working overtime to find new places
to drill for black gold. Soon, they will have an easier time
setting up drilling equipment on fields, farms and even upscale
neighbourhoods across Ohio.
In September, a new (Ohio) state law will
take effect that rolls back years of local restrictions on
oil and natural gas drilling in cities and townships across
the state. In the past, many local governments set up lengthy
reviews, and reserved the right to say no if neighbours objected,
or if officials were concerned with safety and health issues." - gasandoil.com
VENDORS INTERESTED IN OIL DRILLING ON SCHOOL PROPERTY
"Superintendent
Gary Zoldesy announced at last week's school board meeting
that two oil drilling vendors are interested in exploring wells
on school district property. He said that four new wells are
already due to be drilled and he proposed that the board have
a special meeting to discuss the issues involved. 'The
whole area now has a chance to blossom,' Zoldesy
said in reference to the increased revenue that the oil wells
would produce for the district." - Published on September
29, 2005, Page 8 - Akron Beacon
Journal
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