New concept on the origin of petroleum and natural gas deposits

2016

Fjords occur in different parts of the world suggesting a common origin. Although being the subject of debate for more than a century, a common origin has not yet been disclosed; the relative importance of glaciation is still controversial. Here I propose that the primary origin of fjords, like submarine canyons, occur as a consequence of decompression-driven Earth surface curvature changes, and suggest that glaciation, rather than being the primary agent of fjord formation, as widely assumed, instead is the principal agent of fjord preservation.

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

New Concept for the Origin of Fjords and Submarine Canyons: Consequence of Whole-Earth Decompression Dynamics

2016

“…Currently, volcanos of the East African Rift System, which is slowly splitting apart the African continent [98], are spewing lava that is characterized by the high 3 He/ 4 He ratios [107] indicative of georeactor-produced heat [85].…”

Section: Georeactor Geomagnetic Field Collapsementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The association of major volcanism and/or continent-splitting events with georeactor heat, as indicated by high He ratios, begs the question whether georeactor variations can trigger decompression-driven volcanism, such as the Siberian Traps [101,102], Deccan Traps [105,106], and the East African Rift System [98] among others. This is simply not known.…”

Section: Duringmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cataclysmic Geomagnetic Field Collapse: Global Security Concerns

2020

Self Cite

In 2015, Tyler J. Williams authored “Cataclysmic Polarity Shift: Is U. S. National Security Prepared for the Next Geomagnetic Pole Reversal?” That document provides an extremely cogent and thorough description of some of the risks to national security and infrastructure expected to result from a geomagnetic polarity reversal. However, it describes geomagnetic field generation solely as currently promoted by the geophysics community which is based upon old ideas, circa 1940s-1960s, that are taken to be factual without any attempt to understand their limitations or to evaluate their validity in light of subsequent scientific developments. Moreover, the security concerns Williams described are relevant to humanity globally. Here I have reviewed the historical development of those old ideas, pointed out their problematic nature, and reviewed subsequent published advances that overcome their inherent problems and lead to a better understanding of the geophysics related to geomagnetic polarity reversals, geomagnetic excursions, and, at some yet unknown time, the permanent demise of the geomagnetic field. Mechanisms of rapid geomagnetic field collapse, both natural and potentially human-induced, are described. The present state of nuclear georeactor activity, whether geomagnetic field collapse leads to increased georeactor output, and whether it is likely to trigger earthquakes and volcano eruptions are yet unknown matters of seriously troubling human security concerns. Global security preparedness, even though addressed by sovereign nations, should be predicated upon the latest and most correct scientific understanding. In some areas that may be the case, but in the scientific areas described here there are clearly problems. The inherent problems, I submit, do not result from inadequate funding, but from inadequate methodologies, expectations and responsibilities of scientists, their national and parent institutions, publishers, and respective funding-agencies.

“…Recognizing that mantle convection, which underpins plate tectonics theory, is physically impossible [25,26], I proposed a new indivisible geoscience paradigm, Whole-Earth Decompression Dynamics (WEDD), which explains the myriad observations, previously attributed to plate tectonics, and even more without requiring physically impossible mantle convection [26,[29][30][31]. New concepts on the origin of mountains characterized by folding [32], origin of fjords and submarine canyons [33], and origin of petroleum and natural gas deposits [34] are among the multifold consequences of WEDD. So, what is the relevance here?…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evidence of Variable Earth-heat Production, Global Non-anthropogenic Climate Change, and Geoengineered Global Warming and Polar Melting

2017

Climate models evaluated by the IPCC are based on the assumptions that: (1) Heat derived from the Sun is constant; (2) Heat derived from within the Earth is constant; and, (3) Anthropogenic contributions to atmospheric warming stem mainly from heat retention by CO 2 and other greenhouse gases. Geophysical evidence of variable earthquake activity and geological evidence of variable submarine volcanism presented here indicate that heat added to the oceans is variable. The increasing occurrences of earthquakes of magnitudes ≥6 and ≥7 during 1973-2015 indicate volcanic activity is increasing and therefore Earth-heat, as well as volcanic CO 2 additions, is increasing. Moreover, increased heat additions to the ocean act to decrease seawater solubility of CO 2 , ultimately releasing additional CO 2 to the atmosphere. Furthermore, increasing submarine volcanic activity implies increasing ocean acidification, but data are insufficient to make quantitative estimates. The validity of IPCC evaluations and assessments depends critically upon due consideration being given to all processes that potentially affect Earth's heat balance. In addition to Short Communication