Prophets of Doom??

Well, knowing one of the participants, and having bought lunch for and accepted drinks from another, I watched “Prophets of Doom”, on the Hi...

The technology of grouting

For the last two technical talks I have been explaining how, by bolting rock layers around an opening, spraying concrete on the walls of t...

Deepwater Oil Spill - the relief well restarts, and miners watch TV

Admiral Allen issued a statement today, in regard to the situation at the Deepwater Horizon well: After extensive consultation between BP ...

Supporting underground tunnels

With thoughts of the miners in Chile, and suggestions that a rescue tunnel will also be started to try and drive down through the broken roc...

API, EPA and Hydrofracking gas shale

There has been some ongoing discussions around the country about the possibility of drinking water contamination as a result of hydrofracki...

Coal, water and an Afghan problem of reality

It has been the first full day of the conference on innovations in coal production, and by the evening we delegates were ready for our eveni...

Casing a well

There has been some concern (that among other things has led to the actions in the House to bring hydrofracing fluid under the Safe Drinking...