Published: August 15th, 2012 at 5:48 pm ET
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Title: Drilling rig parts arrive at Assumption sinkhole site
Source: The Advocate
Author: By Bret H. McCormick
Date: Aug 15, 2012
[...]Department of Transportation and Development officials said that they continue to monitor the roads around the sinkhole to make sure they are structurally sound.
“DOTD, at this time, has no concerns related to the integrity of its state roads, specifically La. 70 in Assumption Parish,” DOTD spokeswoman Lauren Lee said.
Lee added that DOTD engineers are monitoring elevation levels at four locations along La. 70 to make sure there are no changes.
“If conditions change, DOTD crews are prepared to close roads immediately to ensure public safety and will announce appropriate detours,” she said.
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Published: August 15th, 2012 at 5:48 pm ET
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"John Boudreaux, director of the parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, said their decision to close the highway was required because the bent pipeline crosses under the highway just east of Bayou Corne."
http://theadvocate.com/home/3539861-125/authorities-monitor-acre-sized-sinkhole-near
"36-inch natural gas pipeline".
Is butane considered natural gas?
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It depends.
"The natural gas used by consumers is composed almost entirely of methane. However, natural gas found at the wellhead, although still composed primarily of methane, is by no means as pure."
"Whatever the source of the natural gas, once separated from crude oil (if present) it commonly exists in mixtures with other hydrocarbons; principally ethane, propane, butane, and pentanes. In addition, raw natural gas contains water vapor, hydrogen sulfide (H2S), carbon dioxide, helium, nitrogen, and other compounds."
http://www.naturalgas.org/naturalgas/processing_ng.asp
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No. NG is methane. Butane and propane are by products of a gas plants. The gas comes out of the ground a mixture of methane, butane, propane, and others. Gas plant removes the by products so that the methane can be pumped into the gas line.
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Thanks..jackassrig..so what is/was in the pipeline..I wonder.
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Who knows. The way the gas lines criscross the state of La it could be anything. May be an abandoned line.
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Who knows?..lol..sombody knows..
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"The Assumption Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness says the highway will stay closed until gas is removed from that line, owned by Crosstex Energy LP, and one owned by Acadian Gas Pipeline LLC of Thibodaux"
http://www.bayoubuzz.com/buzz/item/47592-attorney-sinkhole-“environmental-trainwreck-that-is-the-jindal-administration”
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