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CLEMSON -- In July of 1980, Georgia football coach Vince Dooley informed Clemson athletic director Bill McLellan that the fledgling cable network ESPN hoped to televise their football game in the fall. Dooley proposed the two programs split the $3,000 offered by ESPN. McLellan agreed to the terms.
Thirty-one years later, Clemson and other Atlantic Coast Conference schools will begin enjoying their first checks from a 12-year, $1.86 billion deal with ESPN and ABC. Today major conference schools like Clemson and South Carolina, which has an even richer television contract in the Southeastern Conference, earn hundreds of thousands of dollars in broadcast revenues per football game.
Perhaps the force most influencing college football the last three decades is television. Rights fees have made coaches rich and turned college football into big business.
The television gold rush in college football began in 1984 when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the NCAA was violating the Sherman Antitrust Act by restricting the number of telecasts (in fear of hurting attendance), fixing prices and holding exclusive network contracts. Following the ruling, schools and conferences were able to negotiate their own television deals.
Initially, the majority of power-conference schools joined together in the College Football Association to negotiate television deals. But the Big Ten and Pac-10 never joined and the SEC left to sign its own five-year,
$85 million deal with CBS in 1996. The Big East and ACC followed with their own deals, and most independent programs were compelled to join conferences. The CFA collapsed and rights fees soared.
Sports Business Journal reporter John Ourand said sporting events, especially pro and college football telecasts, are increasingly in-demand commodities. They are rare television programs that continue to draw large audiences in an age of DVRs and hundreds of cable channels fracturing audiences.
According to ESPN, 99 of the 100 highest rated television programs last year were live events that consisted of sporting events, award shows, or programs like American Idol.
"It is appointment television or viewers lose a big part of that experience," Ourand said. "Advertisers are looking for large audiences. (The deals) are based on future growth, the idea that live competitions are not going to draw less people as DVR (proliferates) and more people watch shows over the Web."
Even in a stagnant economy, the rates continue to increase.
Last spring, the ACC signed a new deal increasing revenue from $37 million per year in its previous contract with ESPN/ABC to $155 million per year in the new agreement. While it marked a financial windfall, the deal still fell short of the SEC's 15-year, $3 billion deal with ESPN and CBS reached in 2008.
These deals were trumped this year by a surprising 12-year, $3 billion deal for the Pac-12, tripling its rights fees.
"It surprised me greatly," Ourand said of the Pac-12 deal. "I did not expect money to go nearly as high as it's going. ... I'm pretty certain the ACC has to be kind of kicking itself when looking at what the PAC-10 received. But the ACC was hailed for getting a much better deal than many thought possible (last spring). It illustrates reasons why the market is so hot: (with the Pac-12 deal) three networks needed that live sports programming. It's like three bidders on one house."
Like the housing collapse, some have wondered if television has its own bubble forming as contracts continue to double each negotiating cycle. But speaking about the market for sports as a whole, Bill Koenig, the NBA's executive vice president of business affairs, told Ourand that the deals "reflect the value" of sports programming.
"I don't think it's a bubble," Koenig said.
If the market is a bubble, considerable cutting could be painful in the future at programs like Clemson, where television revenue in the coming years ($13 million per year on average) will nearly match its primary revenue stream, football ticket sales, which brought in $14.2 million in 2010-11.
Perhaps no one has benefitted more from the rising TV rights fees than head coaches.
In 1980, Danny Ford made $50,000 in base salary as Clemson's coach. This year, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney will make the median salary of ACC football coaches, which is $1.7 million. South Carolina's SEC rival Alabama has a $4 million coach in Nick Saban. The Gamecocks' Steve Spurrier will make $2.55 million.
The television money also helps fund non-revenue sports and facility projects. At South Carolina, athletic director Eric Hyman said a third of the television revenue goes to the university.
"We've tried to really build our infrastructure," Hyman said. "You can't point to one project (the television dollars have aided): the baseball stadium, academic center … locker rooms for football. It's pretty widespread."
These are advantages not enjoyed by colleges that aren't in major football conferences.
The greater the television deals, the greater the divide between power-conference schools and smaller Division I programs like the College of Charleston, said Cougars athletic director Joe Hull.
"Wow, does it create a clear system of have and have-nots," Hull said. "I don't know where it will go, how it will impact competitiveness."
Perhaps the only threat to slow these television riches is television technology itself. Clemson assistant athletic director Katie Hill sees a la carte programming as a potential risk down the road, while high-definition and 3-D technology has greatly enhanced the in-home viewing experience.
"(New television technology) is a potential threat in the future," Hyman said. "But in the same light … the tailgating, the socialization, the cheerleaders, the atmosphere, you can't get that on television."
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The Tomahawk cruise missile salesman watched as a group of Iraqis, in identikit Ba'ath Party uniforms and Saddam moustaches, wandered past his marketing pavilion. "Have they dropped by the stand yet?" I asked, innocently. "No, sir," said the man, giving the single-forefinger gesture to the retreating Iraqis.
Welcome to Amman, Jordan, and to the Special Operations Forces Exhibition (Sofex). Even for a trade famously unfastidious about the people it mixes with, this was an unusually inclusive occasion. Apart from North Korea, every single member of President Bush's "axis of evil", "states of concern" and "sponsors of terrorism" clubs was down at Sofex, chequebook in pocket. Libya, Syria, Iran, Yemen, Sudan and Iraq - they all sent official delegations to see, and possibly to buy. On the other side were the sellers: Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Slovakia - and, biggest of all, Britain.
The juxtapositions were weird, to say the least. The cruise missile salesman face to face with the people his missiles will almost certainly soon be fired at. Prince Andrew, head of the British delegation, in the same hospitality tent as Saddam Hussein's cousin. Mikhail Kalashnikov, inventor of the AK-47 assault rifle, at the same drinks reception with the fractionally less well-known British defence procurement minister, Lord Bach. Jordan's ruler, King Abdullah, an engaging figure in combat gear, clambering up the sides of tanks in an altogether better-received performance than that of our own dreary royal.
Britain's reaction to the Iraqi presence was, I am happy to report, in the finest traditions of Whitehall sang-froid. From Prince Andrew down, senior members of the UK delegation simply pretended that they did not exist. This masterful tactic survived even physical contact with the said Iraqis - when a group of them barged into the edge of the Prince's party as he left the hall occupied by a Jordanian defence company, KADDB. ("It's the Iraqis, Sir," said one of Andrew's handlers. "Oh God, the Iraqis!" said the Prince, and looked quickly in the opposite direction.) After the incident, which was witnessed by a colleague, the prince's press secretary gamely denied that an official Iraqi delegation was even present at the fair. This line became a little trickier to sustain when it emerged that Iraq was listed as an official attendee on Sofex's own website.
Never mind, even the Ministry of Defence could not dispute that the British stand existed. It took up an entire corner of the main exhibition hall, complete with a little stage on which people in military uniform acted brief playlets about rescuing hostages, storming buildings, capturing terrorists and all the other things made possible by the excellent products of Britain's world-class defence industry. Bizarrely, the performers were serving members of the British army seconded to the "defence demonstration team", travelling the world's trade fairs for Queen, country and the balance of payments. The Iraqis loved the defence demonstration team. I caught a couple of them eyeing one of the more aggressive demos with an air of wistful longing for the good old days when British arms washed up in Baghdad without too much bother.
I went up to one of them to ask what a country under UN arms embargo was doing at an arms fair. In an exclusive interview, he told me to get lost.
The squaddies were just part of an official British government sales force of about 40, very nearly equalling the 45-odd British industrialists and sales people at the fair. Britain has always had plenty in common with the Arab world, of course. Both, it might be said, are places where nothing much works properly, except the armed forces.
It does appear unlikely that any British companies were dealing directly with the Iraqis at Sofex - though, as the Scott report made clear, many did once trade with Baghdad through Jordanian middlemen. But Iraq was clearly using the fair to meet rather less scrupulous suppliers. We followed some of the delegation into Hall 3, occupied almost exclusively by the Bulgarians, where they appeared to be taking a close interest in anti-tank weapons. Later, I stopped by the stand of the Ukraine - accused by the United States of supplying Saddam with an advanced Kolchuga radar system that could endanger anti-terrorism coalition jets. Western intelligence sources say that Sofex 2000 was the event where the Iraqis finalised aspects of the purchase. The Ukrainians deny it. The Kolchuga radar has been taken off display this year, but many others are still on show.
There is an entirely defensible case for British arms sales to foreign allies. As the Ministry of Defence keeps saying, everyone has the right to defend themselves. Arms are also a valuable political tool; the need to keep Jordan onside for any war in Iraq may help explain the bloated British contingent in Amman. But the fair also dramatised many of the difficulties about the defence business. Should Britain support an event that could allow Iraq to evade an arms embargo? Now the government has in effect abandoned the aim of maintaining a truly self-sufficient British arms industry, can the level of state subsidy any longer be justified?
The fair raised another question, too. Sofex also focused on small-scale equipment, counter-terrorism and police gear - equipment, in other words, that could be used for internal repression by undemocratic states. Even without Iraq, you needed a pretty powerful telescope to find any signs of democracy among the attendees at this trade fair.
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I rolled with the Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus for Halloween with a troupe of space vikings. If you'd like to add some LED bling to your costume, here's what you'll need:
- Arduino
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- 9V battery
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- 3, 3V coin cell batteries
- 3 LEDs of various colors
- heavy duty foil
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Step 1: Helmet
Step 2: RGB LED strip + Arduino
I added a strip of individually-addressable RGB LEDs to my helmet. The LED strip, tutorial, and code can be found on the Adafruit Industries website.
Make sure you cover the strip in tape so that the aluminum foil doesn't short the circuit.
Step 3: stuff the circuit in the helmet
The LED strip is connected to an Arduino that I housed in one of the helmet's horns. I used a 9V battery to power the Arduino. I soldered a barrel jack to a 9V battery clip to make the power connection easy and secure (or you can buy one of these guys).
Step 2: Cuffs
This part is really easy. The LED's positive leg (long leg) needs to touch the positive terminal of the 3V CR2032 coin cell battery, and the other leg is connected to the negative terminal (opposite side). Wrap a piece of tape around the battery and LED legs to complete the circuit and light up the LED.
Here's a great read from Evil Mad Scientists about LED throwies (among other things, the post answers the question, "do I need a resistor?").
Step 2: craft the cuff
I cut out a strip of cardboard, wrapped it in heavy duty foil, and poked the LED through the cuff. I wrapped the LED and battery in tape to make sure nothing got shorted by the foil.


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Brad Pitt is STILL trying to apologize for calling Jennifer Aniston dull and the other careless comments he made to the magazine, Parade. These two aren't even married anymore and he's acting like he's sleeping on the couch and sending flowers to his wife's office with notecards that read, "I'm really sorry" and, "Did I mention I was sorry."
Brad Pitt is blaming the internet for taking his words out of context and still trying to explain himself.
Brad does a sit down interview with Matt Lauer of the Today show and tried to explain that all his comments about Angelina being the perfect woman, and how he's so happy he found her should have nothing to do with Jen.
"I don't know what was pieced together or put together. All I know is that my point was, the best thing I'd done as a father is be sure that my kids have a good mother. That's all I was, or am, trying to say. It has no reference to the past." Brad tells Today.
He also adds, "I think it's a shame that I can't say something nice about Angie without Jen being drug in. You know, she doesn't deserve it."
Since he made the comment to Parade that his marriage to Jen was "trying to pretend the marriage was something that it wasn't" he's tried to clarify his comments several times.
First he released a statement where he explained that he doesn't think Jen is dull.
Then, he talked to People magazine and tried to explain that he didn't mean what he said when he said what he meant.
THEN (oh it's not over), Jen's sources aka publicist aka herself, told US Weekly that Jen "was annoyed" by Brad's comments in the Parade issue and that "she thought it was rude and inappropriate."
Apparently Brad doesn't read US Weekly (Does he not wait in line at the grocery store ever?) because Brad thinks Jen would understand that his comments were taken out of context, "She's also a seasoned veteran and she knows. You know, and she's a valuable person. We spent seven years together. Come on."
Brad continues to try and crawl his way out of the hole he's dug for himself. Oh and Beware: Brad Pitt uses big words. Like, multiple syllable words. Read with caution.
"I don't wanna be encumbered by any of that. I know my intentions, and I know what I believe, and I know things get misconstrued.
And even though Brad and Jen's marriage didn't work out, Brad insists she's safely in his friend-zone, which is kind of a slap in her face.
"I don't want them to say anything bad like that about Jen. She's a dear friend of mine," says Brad.
Ohhh, the "friend" card, probably even more devastating to hear as a woman than when he called his life with Jen "uninteresting."
Give him 24 hours and he'll try to explain that one too. Hey Brad, here's some advice, STOP TALKING.


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Sackets Harbor War of 1812 Amber Ale
Therefore, when I spotted Sackets Harbor War of 1812 Amber Ale at a local grocery store while on a recent trip to Rochester, New York, I had to have it (if for no other reason than sentimental value). I had never heard of Sackets Harbor Brewing Co., but I'm willing to give just about anything a try, so I picked up a six-pack. My enjoyment of this beer, though, extended beyond my mere discovery of it; it's a pretty decent beer.
I don't know that I would necessarily call this an Amber Ale, because the color is more golden than amber (my photo editing above may be a bit deceiving), but I realize I'm splitting hairs here. When I poured it into the glass, I got a small amount of off-white head that disappeared almost immediately and left no lacing on the glass. There is not a lot going on aroma-wise; malty with, perhaps, a hint of nut and very little hops. While this isn't the best tasting beer I've ever had, I do enjoy it a lot. It is sweet upfront with a slight fruity taste. I got a hint of toffee and caramel as well, but almost no hops. It has a fair amount of carbonation (despite the lack of head) and is a little on the light side in terms of mouthfeel. What this beer is truly lacking is a nice hoppy kick on the finish.
I enjoyed this beer quite a bit, and if I could get it locally I'd be inclined to buy it again. It's a very easy beer to drink, and it seems like a good one to keep on hand if you want something you can drink 2-3 of in an evening. While I'm not in any rush to drive another 500 miles just to get some more, I'm sure I'll get another 6-pack on my next trip to Rochester. And, while drinking my next one, I'll ponder what it must have been like for Grandpa in the War of 1812.
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C.F. Burkheimer Rods are made to order with the utmost attention to quality and perfection. While we may have a couple of Burkheimer rods in stock at any one time it would be best to plan on a special order of the rod you want. Special order Burkheimer rods may take up to 8 weeks. Its not up to us to determine how long a special order rod may take. We are at the mercy of C.F. Burkheimer when it comes to how long will it take. So plan on waiting. If you have a time line of need for a rod I would strongly suggest you consider something available...Please don't be in a hurry for a Burkheimer rod.�Kerry and his master builders live by the motto "One of a kind, one at a time" meaning no mass production. I think that pretty much sums it up!
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C.F. Burkheimer Fly Rod Co. offers three distinct builds for our Two-Handed rods:�a�Classic�build,�a�Presentation�build, and a�Vintage�build.�The rod blanks are identical in all three builds, the differences are aesthetic.
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Guides: �Smoked Nickel Snake Guides/Smoked Nickel Ceramic Insert Stripping Guides
Inlays: Presentation/Vintage, five layer
Handle: Hand selected Flor Grade Cork with Smoked Nickel Winding Check
Blank Color: Translucent Black
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C F Burkheimer rods are under warranty to the registered original owner for life. Accidents or misuse are not covered under this warranty. However, if a mishap takes place resulting in a broken section, C F Burkheimer will repair or replace the part for a nominal fee. See the CF Burkheimer website for warranty processing and repair cost.
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PRocEss FOR PRODUCING vIscoUs oIL Filed July 6, 1959 /ze f22 sl-:PARATOR l 2| -VENT w TLSRSINE a A|R g l COMPRESSOR Y A'R OIL l BITUMINOUS DEPOSIT Chdr|esE.Hemminger Inventor United States Patent O 3,113,620 PROCESS FR PRODUCENG VISCGUS @EL Charles E. Hemmingen', Westfield, NJ., assigner to Esso Research and Engineering Company, a corporation of Delaware Filed .Iuly 6, 1959, Ser. No. 824,967 6 Claims. (Cl. 166-11) The present invention relates to an improved process for recovering viscous oil from subsurface deposits and, more particularly to a method for utilizing high energy explosives combined with in-situ combustion in a subsurface bituminous deposit containing viscous oil. Suitable deposits are subsurface strata containing hydrocarbons not naturally owable into a well bore traversing the deposit. In a most preferred process, according to the instant invention, oil is produced from oil shale reserves.
Control of the tremendous energy of nuclear devices for peacetime uses has, of late, become a subject of considerable interest. With the knowledge that such energy in the form of thermonuclear explosives should be available for a fraction of a mill per kilowatt-hour equivalent, numerous applications involving underground explosions have been proposed. Further, it has now been realized that ultra high energy explosions can be used in mining operations to break up formations, in the oil industry to increase or stimulate productivity by heating or raising the pressure of a reservoir, and in landscaping or earth moving techniques such as digging canals, making harbors, or removing troublesome obstacles.
The present invention is primarily directed to the production of oil. Further, it provides a method for preparing and utilizing an underground explosion chamber in a bituminous deposit suitable for the explosion of a high energy explosive charge. In accordance with the instant invention, oil is recovered from a subsurface bituminous formation by detonating an explosive within a well bore penetrating the formation and thereafter moving a combustion front downwardly through the formation adjacent the well bore. Oil is removed to the surface from the lower prtion of the formation through the single Well traversing the formation. In a preferred process, the above steps are repeated utilizing successively larger explosions until a cavity of approximately spherical dimensions is formed in the formation. Thereafter, an ultra-high energy explosive is detonated in the chamber formed to fragment a large volume of the bituminous formation and lill the cavity with broken and crushed material of the formation. The massive fragmented zone is then treated by conventional operations, such as in situ combustion or by water flooding With high temperature liquid phase Water in accordance with a process described in copending application S.N. 802,358, filed March 27, 1959.
Advantageously, in accordance with the present invention, nuclear energy can be released in an underground explosion of a thermonuclear device in a bituminous deposit containing hydrocarbons not naturally flowable into a Well bore traversing the deposit. Alternately, conventional molecular explosives can be employed. A particular advantage of the invention is that ultra-high energy explosives, either molecular or nuclear, can now be utilized by creating a specially prepared explosion chamber within the bituminous deposit. A cavity or explosive chamber is formed in a bituminous deposit which deposit contains substantial amounts of magnesium and calcium carbonates according to this invention by first detonating a small explosive charge in the well bore, then initiating combustion in the upper portion adjacent the well bore to establish a combustion front and thereafter injecting a combustion-supporting gas into the upper portion of the deposit to move the flame front downwardly and outwardly around the well bore, and then detonating a second explosion. By this method, the products of combustion remove substantially all organic material from an extended region in the vicinity of the Well bore, leaving a cavity in the deposit containing only a frail ash skeleton of rock. The second explosion detonated in the bore hole shatters the frail ash skeleton of rock, thus forming the cavity and at the same time causes additional fractures in the walls of the cavity. The in situ combustion step is repeated after each explosion, thereby forming another and larger area of frail ash skeleton of rock. Oil derived from the bituminous deposit by the combustion step can be removed to the Surface through the well bore extending through the bottom of the burned-out zone. By repeating the steps outlined, the cavity can be increased in size many fold.
An important feature of the present invention lies in the fact that, by creating an explosion chamber containing only a very friable skeleton of ash, many problems concerned with the shock wave created by the explosion are obviated. As most atomic devices release energy equivalent to that of a major earthquake, Without special precautions, shockwave can result in significant motion of the earths surface. In accordance with this invention, the loss of energy from an H-bomb or an A-bornb blast in the explosion chamber underground is substantially reduced due to transmission of shock wave energy through the skeleton ash material of the chamber. Therefore, substantially all the energy released can be utilized to provide sensible heat to raise the temperature of the fragmented rock which falls into the cavity following the expansion stage of the nuclear explosion.
Alternately, the very frail skeleton ash can be knocked down prior to the detonation of the ultra-high energy device simply by exploding a small charge or by utilizing a water Washing technique in accordance with conventional ooding practice in secondary recovery operations. The advantage of having a large, substantially empty cavity is readily apparent. The extremely large cavity from which the ash skeleton has been knocked down or removed, can be used to contain many tous of conventional molecular explosives. Further, it may be necessary to provide a suitable liner within the explosion chamber in order to avoid extensive contamination of underground formation materials and adjacent water tables by the radioactivity produced by the explosion of the device involving nuclear fission. In such cases extremely large cavities are required.
Broadly, bituminous deposits containing oil-shale can be produced in accordance With the method of the present invention. The process is suitable for rock formations known as oil shale which contain a combination of organic and inorganic sediments which have become hardened into impermeable rock. Suitable shales have a compressive strength in the range of 5000 to 30,000 p.s.i. The organic portion laid down in layers is a solid amorphous material generally known as kerogen which can be converted to oil under the application of heat. The oil recovered is a black viscous waxy substance which will not ow below about or 90 F.
Further objects and features of the invention and an exemplary manner in which it is 'toi lbe performed will be more readily apparent from the accompanying description taken in connection 'with the drawing in which .the
4single FIGURE shows schematically a method of'recovering viscous oil and at the saine time preparing a subsurface explosion chamber in a bituminous Vdeposit in which a high energy explosive device can be exploded `to* produce a massive fractured zone of rook for subsequent underground treatment.
Advantageously, the :method of the present invention is employed with bituminous deposits lying in the range of from to 20,000- feet below the surface of the earth.
The minimum ground cover `required is that necessary to insure complete containment of the explosion. This depends upon the energy yield of the explosive utilized. For nuclear devices, the minimum depth in feet is approximately equal to in the range of 250 to 450 times the cube root of the size of the device in kilotons. Thus, the explosion from a one kiloton nuclear bomb is completely contained if the device is exploded 250 to 450 feet below the nearest surface point. The maximum depth is limited only by the economic considerations involved in penetrating very deep lying formations with conventional drilling equipment.
Explosives suitable for use within a subsurface bituminous deposit are Well known in the ar-t. Due to the space limitation inherent in the process involving detonation of an explosive in a well bore, explosives having a high energy yield for their size are especially preferred. Most preferably, the explosion will have an energy yield equivalent to in the range of 0.1 kiloton to megatons of TNT. However, inexpensive chemical explosives such as ammonium nitrate can be employed. In one embodiment, the method of the present invention is carried out utilizing a thermonuclear device such as a hydrogen or atomic bomb. Suitable thermonuclear devices are now available for underground explosions; therefore, it is to be understood that the present discovery involves merely the use of a nuclear device in a novel and useful method `for exploiting oil deposits, and that the fabrication and manufacture of hydrogen and atomic bombs form no part of this invention.
Initially, `when a thermonuclear device is exploded in an underground oil deposit, an isothermal ball of fire is produced, which produces a very high pressure and temperature. The intensity of energy absorbed from the shock wave is sufficiently high near the fireball to vaporize rock and increase the size of the explosion chamber, then melt rock outside the vaporized sphere, and crush more rock outside the melted liner. The cavity, at much higher than equilibrium ground pressure, is held back by the inertia of the surrounding rock but then expands to equalize the cavity pressure with ground pressure pushing the crushed but -unvaporized rock ahead of it, more or less isotropically. Almost immediately the cavity is collapsed and the crushed bituminous rock caves into the void which has been created, forming a massive fractured zone which is then exploited by a conventional process such as the hot water process already referred to. In this process, oil is recovered from the fragmented zone by supplying high pressure water, steam or brine to the zone through an injection well or injection wells at a temperature in the range of 550o to 800 F. to supply the hea-t to decompose the bituminous material and carry out the oil ythrough a production well. Sufficient pressure is employed to maintain the high temperature water in dense phase. Recovery efficiencies approaching 100% can be achieved at reasonable rates of water injection suicient to advance the heated zone at a velocity in the range of 0.1 to 5 feet per day. The flood water at a temperature in the range of 550 to 800 F. is supplied to the fragmented zone by injecting water, steam or brine or a mixture of these at high temperature at the top of the crushed zone. Where water is injected through the injection well through a casing set to the top of the fragmented Zone, oil can be produced by the action of the water from the bottom of the zone through a production well `set `to the lower most region of the fractured zone. Alternately, an in-situ combustion process can be employed.
Referring to the drawing in detail, reference character 1 designates a bituminous oil shale deposit which does not produce itself under natural conditions. This deposit can be an oil-shale having essentially no permeability and containing non-mobile oil in the form of kerogen, laid down in the Irock in layers. It is isolated by adjacent strata 2 and 3. Within bituminous deposit 1 which, for example, can be of the order of 1000 feet thick there has L been formed :a substantially spherical explosion chamber 4- containing a peripheral friable skeleton of ash 5 left in place following the combustion step.
Reference character 11 designates a well bore extending downwardly from the sunface 12 through formation 2- and terminating in formation 1. It will be understood that the weli bore actually extends through a plurality of subsurface formations and that only a total of three formations are shown in 4the drawing for simplification. A well `casing 13 extends downwardly through the well bore 11 and into the bituminous deposit l1 to be exploited. The upper end 14 of the casing is capped or closed off above the surface and a conduit 15 communi- Cates with the casing above the surface for purposes which will be hereinafter set forth. By drilling from the top of formation 1 to a predetermined depth a single string of tubing 16 is placed concentrically in casing 13 and terminates beiow the lower end of casing '13 whereby oil which accumulates in the well bore, as will be more fully hereinafter set forth, can be removed to the surface. In the case of impermeable shale rock, gas communication is established from the well bore at the upper portion of the formation downwardly through the formation around the well bore and lback into the well bore in the lower portion of the formation by detonating an explosive charge. Redrilling for setting casing 16 is usually required after the fracturing operation.
In practicing the present invention, the casing 13 is cemented to the walls of the well bore 11 through the central portion of the oil bearing formation 1 as indicated by the reference character 17. Thus, Ifor-mation 1 is in direct communication with the casing throughout the 11pper portion of the formation and the formation is in direct communication with tubing string `16 through the lower end portion of the formation.
Air mixed with hydrocarbon fuel is forced through conduit 15 downwardly through the annulus between the casing 13 and tubing 16 and outwardly into the upper portion of the formation 1. As the high pressure fuel and air mixture is supplied, combustion can then be initiated by any suitable means. The flame front resulting from the combustion is driven by air injection downwardly and outwardly through the formation 1 around the well bore in the directions indicated by the arrows. Also, the gases of combustion will be forced downwardly through the formations by the high pressure incoming fuel-air mixture and will enter tubing 16 to be carried to the surface.
As will be apparent, oil containing materials and oil entrained in formation 1 around the well bore will be moved and directed into the lower portion of the well bore by the heat of combustion together with the resultant gas drive and will be carried up the tubing string 16 together with the gases of combustion or can be removed by any desired articial lifting means. In some formations the amount and the pressure of the gas discharging into the lower portion of the well can be suhcient to provide removal of accumulated oil along with the combustion gases through the tubing.
Oil removed to the surface is separated from the combustion gases in separator 21. These gases are then sent by line 22 to a gas turbine 23 where they provide the energy to compress the air fed to the air compressor through line 26. To give economical operation of the gas turbine compressor combination the back pressure in line 22 is of the order of 15 to 100 p.s.i. Additional air can be admitted through line 27 from other compressors as needed. Fuel in the form of suitable hydrocarbon gases is introduced through line 2S and can be mixed if desired with compressed air coming through line 24 into the formation through line 15. The gas turbine can be started up by means of natural gas or other fuel admitted by line 28 and is vented through line 30.
In order that those skilled in the art may better understand how the present invention can be practiced, the following example is given by way of illustration. In-
itially, a well having a diameter of about 12 inches is drilled into an oil-shale deposit having a thickness of about 1000 feet, the top of the formation lying at a depth of about 1000 feet. In some instances it may be desirable to drill a bore hole having a diameter of the order of 4 feet. This will depend on the size and type of explosive to be employed. Generally holes in the range of 12" to 4 can be drilled with ordinarily available equipment.
In the oil-shale, which has a richness averaging about 25 gal. per ton, 1 ton of TNT is detonated to cause the initial fracturing and establish gas communication to the lower regions of the formation. The explosion will open up some permeability and allow the downward movement of a flame front.
Following the explosion (l ton equivalent), a 4" tubing string is placed to the bottom of the bore hole to serve as an internal exit pipe. Combustion is then initiated at the top of the formation. For approximately 20 days, 50,1000 cubic feet per minute of air mixed with 5 c.f./min. of 1000 B.t.u. gas is injected through the annulus between the exit pipe and the casing into the top of the formation with an inlet pressure of about 100 p.s.i.g. Thereafter, the 4 exit pipe is withdrawn and a second explosive charge is actuated in the formation.
The second explosive charge is preferably larger than the irst and in this example a charge of tons of TNT is employed. A suitable hole is drilled into the bottom of the formation and the 4 exit pipe is again placed as an exit pipe for the recovery of produced oil. Again combustion is initiated and for 40 days 100,000 c.f./min. of air with 10 c.f./min. of 1000 B.t.u. gas is injected into the upper portion of the formation.
Once again the 4" exit pipe is withdrawn and 100 tone of TNT is exploded in the central portion of the formation being produced. The explosion not only knocks down the peripheral layer of rock Skelton left in the cavity which has been formed but also brings about new fracturing of the formation. Combustion is initiated in the usual manner and a flame front moved downward through the newly fractured formation enlarging the chamber once more. This time 100,000 c.f./min. of air is injected with no fuel gas for a period of 40 days.
After the third explosion, and combustion steps, oil production begins to become significant and during the next 6010 days, 3000 barrels per day of oil can be produced by injecting 500,000 c.f./rnin. of air into the upper portion of the formation. This amounts to a total oil recovery by the 70th day of approximately 1.8 million barrels. During the same period, an average of 12 109 MM B.t.u./day of gas is available to run the gas turbines and auxiliary equipment at the surface.
Within the bituminous formation, combustion of air and shale or shale-oil vapors will reach local temperatures of about 1500 F. About 75% of the magnesium and calcium carbonates will be decomposed at these temperatures. Thus, the mass of the residual shale over and above the loss of about 10% by weight in the form of hydrocarbons will be substantially reduced by the carbon dioxide loss. In all, there will be approximately a 50% loss in mass within the portion of the formation exploited. Gases leaving the cavity will be at about 300 F. and will contain some oil in vapor form.
By the process described above, a cavity of roughly spherical dimensions will be created having a diameter of about 500 feet. This chamber can then be utilized according to this invention to explode an ultra-high energy explosive charge. While conventional explosives can be employed, it is preferable to utilize a thermonuclear device.
Any suitable atomic device such as a ssion or a fusion bomb known in the art can be used in accordance with the present invention. Suitable devices are those which release substantially all their available energy within not more than about 1 minute after the establishment of criticality by changes involving exoergic transformation. On the tiring of the 1-20 megaton device the release of energy creates an extremely high pressure within the bomb cavity which has been prepared. Almost immediately the roof of the cavity will collapse and fractured rock from above completely llls the explosion cavity forming a massive zone of fractured rock. Trapped heat from the explosion will raise the temperature of the shattered and crushed material from its original underground temperature of about F. to a temperature on the average which is in the order of 200 to 300 F. Thereafter, a single well is drilled into the fractured zone, casing is placed to the top of the zone, and a tubing string inside the casing is run to the bottom of the zone. Following this, a 50% mixture of saturated liquid and saturated vapor water at 700 F. and 3100 p.s.i. is injected through the casing of the well into the uppermost portion of the fractured zone. The steam and condensate is injected at a rate of approximately 2100 barrels per day for a period of time in the order of 3 years. Water and oil are produced through the tubing string from the bottom of the zone.
While in the foregoing, there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is to be understood that minor changes in details of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirt and scope of the invention as claimed.
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/1. A process ffor producing oil from a bituminous formation consisting essentially of an oil shale deposit containing appreciable amounts of calcium and magnesium carbonate depo-sits and containing hydrocarbons not naturally flofwable into a well bore traversing said formation, which comprises fracturing said formation adjacent said well bore by detonating a first explosive charge therein, initiating combustion in the upper portion of said [formation adjacent said well bore to establish a combustion front, injecting into said upper portion of said formation a combustion-supporting gas to move said combustion front downwardly and outwardly around said well bore and leave only a frail ash skeleton of rock in the wake of said combustion front, detonating a second explosive charge in said well bore to knock down said ash skeleton of rock, thereby forming a chamber and fractur-ing additional portions of said formation proximate said well bore substantially unaffected by said iirst explosion and said combustion, thereafter again establishing a combustion front in the upper portion of said formation, and moving said front downwardly through said formation and said chamber, wherein said combustion steps are carried out at temperatures up to about 1500" F., and removing to the surface from the lower portion .of said formation in said chamber oil produced by the combustion within said formation in said chamber.
2. The process of claim Il wherein said chamber is made larger by repeated explosion of increasingly larger explosive charges and thereafter fol-lowing each explosion, mowing a combustion front downwardly through the region fractured by the explosion.
3. A process for producing oil from a subsurface bituminous formation consisting essentially of an oil shale deposit containing appreciable amounts of calcium and magnesium carbonate deposits and containing hydrocarbons not naturally ilowable into a well bore penetrating said formation, which comprises creating within said formation an explosion chamber of approximately spherical dimensions having a diameter in the range of about 10 to 1500 feet, said explosion chamber being prepared by (l) drilling a well bore into said formation, (2) fractuning regions of said formation adjacent said Well bore by detonating an explosive charge within said well bore, (3) initiating combustion in the upper portion of the formation to establish a combustion front around said well bore, (4) injecting air into sa-id upper portion of said formation to move said combustion front downwardly through said formation leaving only a frail ash skeleton of rock in the wake of said combustion front, (S) then detonating a second explosive in said well bore shattering said ash skeleton of rock, thereby forming a cavity and producing additional fractures in said surrounding formation and again carrying out the combustion step, said combustion steps being carried out at temperatures up to about 1500 F., repeating this procedure until an explosion chamber of the desired size is obtained and (6) then detonating a high energy explosive in said explosion chamber rto form a massive fragmented zone within said formation and fill said chamber with fragments formed by said explosion, oodng said fragmented zone with Water at a temperature in the range of 550 to 800 F., and removing to the surface oil extracted from said zone by said Water.
4. The process according to claim 3 characterized further in that a single Well is drilled into said fractured zone with a casing set to the top olf said Zone and a pro- Iduc'tion tubing string Within said casing, set to the bottom portion of said zone, and said Water is injected into said zone 'through the annulus between `said Casing and said production tubing string.
5. The process according to claim 3 wherein said high energy explosive produces an underground explosion hav- 5% ing an energy yield equivalent to at least 0.1 kiloton of TNT.
6. The process according to claim 5 wherein said high energy explosive is a molecular explosive.
References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,422,204 Hoover July 11, 1922 1,457,479 Wolcott June 5, 1923 2,780,449 Fisher Feb. 5, 1957 2,788,071 Pelzer Apr. 9, 1957 2,819,761 Popham et a1. Jan. 14, 1958 3,001,775 Allred Sept. 26, 1961 OTHER REFERENCES
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Booting from CDROM seems difficult. Netbooting works since blathijs replaced the NVRAM battery.
- 128MB ram
- 2.2GB harddisk
- UltraSPARC 167MHz
- Debian 6
This machines is hooked up to the LDAP for user management, but also has a local root user with the familiar password. ;)
- Dist-upgrade to debian 7????
Netboot tips and tricks
On some machine in the network
- Run a rarp server
- Put this line in /etc/ethers (MAC address of Ultra 1 and a free ip address in our range)
8:0:20:82:ca:1a 192.168.1.200
- Put a line in /etc/hosts with hostname/ip
On the TFTP server
- Download boot.img from Debian (Debian 6 works for this machine, Debian 7 doesn't)
- Check /var/log/daemon.log for the filename requested by our Ultra 1
- Rename boot.img or make a symlink
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Repent to Woodford Thoroughbreds in 2013
Repent, who began his stallion career at John Sykes' CloverLeaf Farms II near Reddick, Fla., will stand in 2013 on the same property, now called Woodford Thoroughbreds. The son of Louis Quatorze's fee is $3,000, the same as it was in 2012.
A four-time graded stakes winner who ran second in the 2001 Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I), Repent stood from 2010-2011 at Vinery New York near Hudson.
"We feel his fee gives tremendous value to breeders; his progeny are so tough and durable, he is a terrific racehorse sire," said Woodford Farm manager Scott Kintz of Repent, who has ranked in the top five Florida sires the last two seasons.
Crown of Thorns , a grade II-winning son of Repent, will stand for $2,000, down from $4,000 in 2012.
"We look forward to the arrival of his first crop of foals in 2013," said Kintz. "We have supported him with a large percentage of our broodmare band —like Magical Mist, dam of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May sale topper in 2012 —and we are expecting half siblings to graded stakes horses Yes It's True , Spring Meadow, and Famous Patriot to name a few."
Darley Stud Management's Vineyard Haven , a multiple grade I winner, will also stand in 2013 Woodford Thoroughbreds. His fee will be $2,000 live foal. The 6-year-old son of Lido Palace formerly stood at Journeyman Stud near Ocala, Fla.
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As part of his ongoing effort to urge Congress to address the nation's critical infrastructure needs, President Obama recently announced the signing of an executive order creating the Build America Investment Initiative (the Initiative). This government-wide Initiative is intended to modernize roads, bridges, and other public infrastructure by complementing government funding with private capital, and could lead to more innovative project financing through public-private partnerships (P3s).
The Initiative is designed to encourage collaboration between state and local governments and the private sector, expand the market for P3s, and make greater use of existing federal tax credit programs. The President's announcement serves as another reminder of how the federal government continues to shift subsidies for infrastructure from tax-exempt bonds to tax credits.
The Initiative's three major components are detailed below.
Build America Transportation Center
Under the oversight of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), the Build America Transportation Center (the Center) will provide information and technical assistance about innovative financing strategies to state and local governments, public and private developers, and investors. Resources include:
Build America Interagency Working Group
A federal interagency working group, co-chaired by U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew and Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, will conduct a review aimed at fostering greater private investment and collaboration beyond the transportation sector. The group will work with state and local governments, project developers, investors, and others to address private investments and partnerships in areas including municipal water, ports, harbors, and the electrical grid. The group will focus on improving coordination to speed financing and completion of regionally and nationally significant projects, particularly those crossing state boundaries.
Infrastructure Investment Summit
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JR confronts Adam, Dre is ready for prison, Annie and Ryan receive good news, Randi surprises Frankie, Jesse, Sam and Jack search for the truth and Tad confronts Krystal about her secrets.
In the holding cell, Adam demands that Barry get him out of jail - and keep Colby out, too! JR is standing by, twisting the knife in Adam's side by questioning his competency. Adam asks if this is something else JR will use against him; JR says he is going to focus on Colby - for now! He says he could have helped fix the situation. Adam asks him to help now. JR agrees and then leaves. Erica walks in and asks Adam how he could hurt Colby - and Carmen! - this way! "You have jeopardized the terms of Carmen's bail," she says! Adam could care less about his new maid. Erica tells him to fix the situation - or else!
Meanwhile in the squad room, Jesse and Samuel come to an agreement to keep all of the kids out of jail. Jesse leaves to check on Dre. Erica arrives and asks if there is anything she can do. She reaches out to Sam just as Jack arrives! Samuel thanks Jack and fills him in on Dre's confession. Jesse returns. Jack asks about Adam's arrest and they leave to go over the case file. Sam thanks Erica for coming by and then several reporters burst into the room asking question after question about Erica, Dre and Sam's political career. He says he will stand by Dre no matter what that means for his career and then leaves. The reporters question Erica. She will only say that she supports Sam and Dre. Jesse returns and shows the reporters the door.
In the interrogation room, Dre goes over everything with Jack. He says he wasn't sure they had hit Richie until Petey ran the blood tests on the car. Jack realizes that with the blood only being on the bumper it could prove that Richie was already dead or dying. He asks where the car is now but Dre doesn't know. Jack goes to the hall and asks Jesse about the car; he says it was probably destroyed because all Adam will say is that it was stolen. Jack returns and tells Dre everything will be fine. He and Sam go into the hall where Erica is waiting. Sam is worried about his son; Jack says Dre is too willing to take all the blame. Erica begs Jack to keep Dre out of prison and then tells Sam that there is no better lawyer than Jack. Jack gets a call that Dre's arraignment is set. He and Dre walk out together. Sam and Erica hang back to make a dinner date.
Jesse goes to Adam's cell and tells him that if he hadn't gotten rid of the car, the kids might all be in the clear now. Adam says this is all Jesse's fault and that he shouldn't have questioned the kids in the first place. Adam threatens to sue Jesse and the police department. Jesse shows Adam one more piece of evidence - a piece of Colby's car found at a local landfill! Jesse says they are going to scour all the landfills they have to until they find the rest of the car! "Destroying evidence. Judges hate that," he says. Adam makes bail and walks out.
Tad and Krystal take Colby home. She is wrecked because of Dre's arrest and Cassandra's breakdown. Krystal and Tad say she can get through this but Colby isn't so sure. She goes upstairs. As soon as they are alone, Tad asks Krystal how she could have kept Adam's secrets! She insists she was trying to help Colby and begged Adam over and over to go to the police. He reminds her how much Adam has hurt his other children and says she should have come to him. She says she didn't intend to help Adam but she didn't see another way to help Colby. Tad says she shouldn't have lied to him; she says she never lied! Tad steps back and says she may not have lied but she wasn't 100% truthful either. She says she loves him and will make this up to him. Tad reminds her of Adam's bad side and asks when she will open her eyes and see the real Adam. She says she'll prove that she can stay away from Adam - if he'll just give her another chance. Tad takes her in his arms and says she doesn't have to prove anything, she just needs to trust their love! Krystal suggests they let Colby move in. Tad agrees. Colby comes back downstairs as they are headed up to bed. When she is alone, she pours a drink. JR walks in and asks what she is doing! She admits she is drinking and JR drags her to an AA meeting.
At the hospital, Jake tells Ryan and Annie how lucky they were and then leaves to get the release papers going. Annie talks about their miracle but Ryan is quiet. He leaves to check messages so Annie calls Rachael and asks her to bring Emma to the hospital. Ryan returns and says Dre was just arrested for the hit-and-run! Annie pretends to be shocked that they really were the culprits. Ryan doesn't believe she is upset about the arrest. She plays up to him, saying she is at fault for everything because she brought Richie to town. When he sees how stressed out she is, Ryan changes the subject by saying they need to focus on their family. Annie looks across the room and sees Richie in the corner! Emma arrives. They show her the ultrasound and she says she wants a sister. Then, she asks if Ryan is going to live with them again. Emma falls asleep. Ryan apologizes to Annie for causing her any doubts. He says he'll be better from now on and caresses her belly. He says he'll get things right this time around. Ryan goes to get her release papers. Annie sees Richie again. He tells her she is crazy and she tells him to leave her alone.
At the admit desk, Jake questions Frankie about Cass, Colby and Dre. Frankie doesn't have any more news but says he wants to hurry home to talk to Cass. Jake wishes him luck and then leaves for a run. Frankie finishes some paperwork and then Randi arrives! She says she heard about Cassandra's arrest and wanted to be here for him. They talk in the waiting area. Randi says Cass will be fine thanks to him, their mom and dad. "Strong family," she says. Frankie asks her to dinner and she agrees.
Next on All My Children:
Erica asks Adam to help Dre.
JR and Colby attend the AA meeting together.
Zach, Kendall, Ryan and Annie head to Las Vegas!
Babe and Amanda are tired of Kendall's cavalier attitude about the business.
Frankie is set up on a date by Angie.
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