I swear I read this somewhere, but for the life of me I cannot remember where, (perhaps someone else read the same article and can direct me accordingly).
But . . . . I read an article in the not too distant past that said oil companies are discovering that oil wells that were abandoned years ago have now been found to be refilling. Has anyone else heard of this?
According to what I remember reading, it has caused the oil community to re-think the way oil is made to begin with. For years, (decades really), we've believed that oil was made millions or even billions of years ago, trapped beneath the earth's surface, eagerly waiting to be discovered by Daniel Day Lewis so he could become wealthy and pass his time shooting coffee cups in the hallway of his new fancy home.
I'm wondering, if oil is in fact made faster/quicker, is it possible that the Biblical record of the earth's time line is actually correct and therefore could be proven by this new discovery?
Before anyone jumps on the "no religion" discussion and deletes this post, understand my question correctly. I'm not trying to argue against the theory of evolution or even in favor of the truth of the Bible. What I am wondering is, according to the Biblical timeline, the age of the earth is anywhere from 7,000 to 14,000 years. Is it possible that, according to this new thinking, oil could have been created in that short a period of time?
I'm thinking as well of the Biblical account of Noah and the flood. Is it possible that it was at that time, massive amounts of animals/plants could have been trapped beneath layers of mud as the waters swirled around in a global flood way? I know Noah used "pitch" and "tar" to seal his boat, but I was taught that this was more like pine sap rather than an oil based tar.
Like I say, not trying to argue religion or the Bible, simply wondering about current thinking in the creation of oil and the possibility that it could have happened in a much shorter period of time that we have previously thought possible.
Thoughts, opinions, ideas?
But . . . . I read an article in the not too distant past that said oil companies are discovering that oil wells that were abandoned years ago have now been found to be refilling. Has anyone else heard of this?
According to what I remember reading, it has caused the oil community to re-think the way oil is made to begin with. For years, (decades really), we've believed that oil was made millions or even billions of years ago, trapped beneath the earth's surface, eagerly waiting to be discovered by Daniel Day Lewis so he could become wealthy and pass his time shooting coffee cups in the hallway of his new fancy home.
I'm wondering, if oil is in fact made faster/quicker, is it possible that the Biblical record of the earth's time line is actually correct and therefore could be proven by this new discovery?
Before anyone jumps on the "no religion" discussion and deletes this post, understand my question correctly. I'm not trying to argue against the theory of evolution or even in favor of the truth of the Bible. What I am wondering is, according to the Biblical timeline, the age of the earth is anywhere from 7,000 to 14,000 years. Is it possible that, according to this new thinking, oil could have been created in that short a period of time?
I'm thinking as well of the Biblical account of Noah and the flood. Is it possible that it was at that time, massive amounts of animals/plants could have been trapped beneath layers of mud as the waters swirled around in a global flood way? I know Noah used "pitch" and "tar" to seal his boat, but I was taught that this was more like pine sap rather than an oil based tar.
Like I say, not trying to argue religion or the Bible, simply wondering about current thinking in the creation of oil and the possibility that it could have happened in a much shorter period of time that we have previously thought possible.
Thoughts, opinions, ideas?
