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RE: Daily Dose of Sultnpapper 04/07/18> Tell me again… where does oil come from?
That's the thing about all of these: we always have an incomplete understanding of the world around us, but we get better and better and throw out older theories that don't make sense. It's good to question science for sure.
Curious about the old wells refilling, though I think a more likely explanation is that it spilled in from another location. Hey if we ever figure out how to generate it synthetically that would be something eh?
You can go to the auto parts store right now and by totally synthetic oil for your automobile. It is more expensive than conventional refined crude oil but it is available and lasts several thousands of miles longer than the conventional oil in terms of lubrication protection. Filtration is the big issue with oils and that is where more work needs to be done, if an engine filtration system could be made to extract out the dirt and carbons from the oil that contaminate the oil in normal operation you would never have to change the oil in a car. Right now we just trap the big pieces in the canister type filters, the smaller impurities continue to circulate through the system, giving the oil the dark brownish color.
If the filtration system was better, the only need to put more oil in would be because of leaks in the system, like valve cover gaskets or oil pan gaskets leaking.
Ooh, I did not know that. That is interesting stuff!
Pennzoil has a fully synthetic oil that is actually made from natural gas, I don't know the process they use but I think they have a video or at least a commercial on it, you might try their website or youTube if you want more details.