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Despite negative reports from contemporary geologists, Lucas remained convinced that oil was in the salt domes of the Gulf Coast.
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Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Jan. 2024
Officially, county officials don't know at this point what caused the Tuesday collapse of one of a trio of salt domes at the Waukesha County Highway Operations center along Woodburn Road just east of Grandview Boulevard in Waukesha.
—Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2024
Sinkholes tend to be common in regions where soluble rocks, including salt domes and limestone, can be dissolved by groundwater, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
—Juan A. Lozano, Chron, 13 Apr. 2023
The sustained oil drilling along the salt dome over decades could have contributed to creating the sinkhole, Howe said.
—Juan A. Lozano, Chron, 13 Apr. 2023
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Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Jan. 2024
Officially, county officials don't know at this point what caused the Tuesday collapse of one of a trio of salt domes at the Waukesha County Highway Operations center along Woodburn Road just east of Grandview Boulevard in Waukesha.
—Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2024
Sinkholes tend to be common in regions where soluble rocks, including salt domes and limestone, can be dissolved by groundwater, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
—Juan A. Lozano, Chron, 13 Apr. 2023
The sustained oil drilling along the salt dome over decades could have contributed to creating the sinkhole, Howe said.
—Juan A. Lozano, Chron, 13 Apr. 2023
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“Salt dome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salt%20dome. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.
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