Does oil come from prehistoric plants? Are we all being taken for a ride? This episode examines the why and how of crude oil. What is fact and what is fiction? Science or Fiction? examines truth vs what we are lead to believe. The podcast is written and presented by sci-fi author and engineer Michael J Scharen. Comments may be directed to the website michaelsbookcorner.com. Complimentary e-books michaelsbookcorner.com/signup.html Sources Methane-derived hydrocarbons produced under upper-mantle conditions.
Anton Kolesnikov1,2, Vladimir G. Kutcherov2,3 & Alexander F. Goncharov1
Source1. Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of WASHINGTON, Washington, District of Columbia 20015, USA
2. Lomonosov Moscow State Academy of Fine Chemical TECHNOLOGY, 117571 Moscow, Russia
3. Royal INSTITUTE of Technology, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden”( http://www.viewzone.com/abioticoilx.html ).
“Hydrocarbon-rich gases (e.g., CH4, C2H6, and C3H8) have been reported from numerous
occurrences of serpentinized peridotites in ophiolites (e.g., Fritz et al., 1992) and on the seafloor
(e.g., Konn et al., 2009). In some cases, a strong argument can be made for the biogenic origin
of hydrocarbons. However, in most other cases of hydrocarbon seeps in serpentinites, there is no obvious organic source, suggesting that the gases (mainly simple alkanes) form as a result of abiogenic processes (e.g., McCollom and Seewald, 2007).
