[Geysers] News Release on Oklahoma Geysers

[Pat Snyder]

Hi Everyone.
This was on Live.Science yesterday and was accompanied by a very nice  
afternoon eruption shot of Grand that, according to the copyright,  
was a stock photo. The photo, however, was not identified as Grand so  
the casual reader might think it's one of the Oklahoma "geysers".



Surprise Geysers Erupt in Oklahoma
By The Associated Press

posted: 12 December 2005
08:28 am ET

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KINGFISHER, Okla. (AP) _ An outbreak of geysers spewing mud and gas  
into the air in rural Kingfisher County is puzzling state and local  
officials.

Kingfisher Fire Chief John Crawford says initial reports of the  
geysers came in Friday morning, and that firefighters and Oklahoma  
Corporation Commission officials were on the scene yesterday.

The geysers have appeared throughout the countryside of rural  
Kingfisher, with stretches of up to 12 miles between spots, and some  
as short as a quarter of a mile.

Crawford says the threat of the gas igniting is unlikely, but he says  
there is a concern the gas could begin coming up through water-well  
lines.

He says sheriff's deputies were dispatched to inform residents of the  
possibility of gas coming through wells and water systems.



Here's the link:

http://www.livescience.com/forcesofnature/ap_051212_geysers.html



More stories about it are at these links and they have much more  
detail and real photos of the gas eruptions:

http://www.enidnews.com/homepage/local_story_347005144? 
keyword=leadpicturestory

http://www.kfor.com/Global/story.asp?S=4233420

FYI.

Pat S.