RE: Thoughts on Pre-Cambrian4 Nov 2024 07:47
Posted last month--non expert view of course. "From a non-geologist. From what I understand, during the majority of pre-cambrian periods there was zero oxygen elements in the atmosphere. As the Precambrian started to enter Cambrian, this period is where 'life as we know it captain' started to form with plant life arriving and the process of photosynthesis developed, creating and oxygenated atmosphere. During this time the oxygen reacted with elements such as iron to form iron oxide. Iron oxide when saturated in water separates Hydrogen. Therefore, my theory is that the end of precambrian to cambrian period is where the natural hydrogen was formed and therefore it may not be necessary to drill into the Cambrian period rock, only to get into the period after the development of photosynthesis/oxygenation where iron oxide was formed from the O2 explosion. I doubt there is a conclusive date stamp for that exact period therefore to argue that the well has 'failed to reach its target' is perhaps futile as the Pre-cambrain to cambrian took millions of years and it is impossibe to say exactly when one finishes and the next begins. Pour some cream on your coffee and the top bit is still cream and the bottom bit is still coffee but the interface is neither one or the other lol.