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Permalink Reply by Jenni on July 31, 2008 at 2:16

Do you know if you have NG pipelines under your land? Could be a leak.

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Permalink Reply by Karen Crittenden on July 31, 2008 at 7:23

According to the neigbors, who have lived here all their lives, there has never been any lines. But who knows? We had a man from Energy, I believe come out and test but found nothing.

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Permalink Reply by Jack Spratt on July 31, 2008 at 4:20

The same thing happens on my place, but only when the creek backs up from heavy rain and floods the low spots. I've gone out there when the water goes down and can't find a thing.

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Permalink Reply by Aubrey C. Sanders, Jr. on July 31, 2008 at 5:35

Could be "swamp gas". Once when I was working in swamps of North Carolina
everyone got excited when the noticed gas bubbles in the swamps. David Brinkley, who was from Whiteville, N.C. even mentioned it on national news (CBS?) I think. This was in late 60's. I took coke bottle and inverted it and caught some of the gas then uprighted it and struck match to mouth of bottle. It burned for a second or two. I AM NOT SUGGESTING YOU DO THIS.
Could be from a pipeline.

Some people did get O&G lease and tried to get me to arrange for geophysical surveys as I was experienced in that work previously. But, as a government employee I would not get involved. Still no oil and gas production in N.C.

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Permalink Reply by Two Dogs, Pirate on July 31, 2008 at 13:07

Thats very shallow stuff, the HS will not bubble to the top. Try to light the bubbles with a lit rag on the end of a long stick. I am not responsible if you blow yourself up.

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Permalink Reply by Aubrey C. Sanders, Jr. on August 1, 2008 at 6:02

Thomas,

You are right. No possibility it is from HS, or for that matter any of the other O&G formations above or below HS.

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Permalink Reply by Aubrey C. Sanders, Jr. on August 1, 2008 at 11:25

yes, redrivergal and SueB. Both are very good explanations. As water seeps into a void of any kind air is expelled. Remember how when you set out a plant and wet the soil how it bubbles. Same principal.

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Permalink Reply by redrivergal on August 1, 2008 at 8:50

It could be just rain water bubbling up from mole runs or tunnels when the tunnels fill up. During heavy rains, that happens in low areas of our pasture. We have lots of moles around here.

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