At present, the hypothesis of the organic origin of oil dominates in science. At least the whole theory in oil production is based on this concept. And not only from our oilmen.
But hypotheses of inorganic, abiogenic origin of oil also exist. The first appeared in the 19th century. Here are brief descriptions of the hypotheses of its inorganic origin:
As can be seen from these hypotheses, everything is tied in them to degassing from the bowels. It doesn't matter for whatever reason. The authors cite a different mechanism. But these gases, as a result of the process of condensation and transformation, turn into a liquid fraction of hydrocarbons.
It is known that oil fields coexist with gas fields. This fact also confirms the inorganic hypothesis of the origin of hydrocarbons. Moreover, why, according to the logic of the organic hypothesis, the animal world was concentrated in small areas in simply colossal numbers of individuals (to obtain millions of tons of oil).
Confirms the inorganic theory of the origin of oil and information about deep deposits located below five or more kilometers. Theoretically, it is very difficult to understand the mechanism of how animal organic matter could accumulate at such depths in millions of tons. And why did not it oxidize and decay. There are also coal deposits at a depth of 2 km. Those. wood remains were allegedly also found there.
According to the alternative hypothesis of the formation of coal seams, coal and brown coal are outlets, oil spills, which have petrified. Coals contain sulfur in quantities that are absent in wood.
Deposits of hard and brown coal. It can be seen that the Lena-Tunguska OGP coincides with the Lensky and Tunguska coal basins. It is also a strange picture, why did the supposedly powerful ancient flora grow so selectively?
Or such an example of many layers in the structure of a limestone mountain. It is clear that mountain folding has formed, the layers have risen. But coal deposits have dozens of different layer thicknesses. What is it if not the alternation of the outputs of oil and lime fractions. Either the release of oil together with lime flows from the bowels, but with the exfoliation of the fractions of the outlet (oil is lighter than water).
But this is all a lyrical introduction. The main conclusion from the inorganic hypothesis is that in the bowels of the Earth there can be (and are constantly synthesized) various gases, and not only carbon-based (hydrocarbons). In particular, silanes (compounds of silicon and hydrogen) must exist in the depths. And they can also be found in heavy fractions, in silane oil:
This hypothesis explains the mechanism of volcanic eruptions. According to this hypothesis, eruptions are not bursts of magmatic plumes from the interior (most likely, there is practically no liquid magma in the interior), but the combustion of silanes as they rise to the surface. Silanes ignite spontaneously under normal conditions, or other compounds oxidize them. Silane reacts very easily (gives off hydrogen).
Combustion of silane during its formation in the reaction of interaction of magnesium silicide and hydrochloric acid.
Where does so much oxygen come from for the oxidation and combustion of silane? It is always present in the rocks of the earth's crust in the form of oxides. It is possible that silane can reduce these oxides to form ore bodies, water and sand. But before that, this is most likely what happens:
There are two main types of eruptions: only with the release of ash and gases and the outpouring of magma. Why is it so in one case, and so in the other, only guesses by volcanologists. But in the case of an ash eruption, it is clear that streams of incandescent gases break out from the depths, burning rocks and drawing them into their streams.
Elemental composition of volcanic gases and volcanic ash. Not in the composition of water due to the fact that it may not form at such temperatures. Either the oxidation reactions of silanes go with other compounds, as mentioned above. Silanes interact with more active compounds based on chlorine and sulfur.
But water is formed in mud volcanoes. And where there was enough oxygen for the reaction. In those places, outcrops of not only water, but also sand were formed:
Charskaya desert in Yakutia.
There are many such places with an inexplicably high content of pure sand on Earth. Sahara, Arabia, for example. And these are not ancient seas. Africa is on average 500 m above the ocean surface. There, in the Sahara, as many already know, there are giant craters, which are outlets of water masses. Exits with sand. And the reason for this is the combustion of silanes.
According to D. Timofeev's hypothesis, in addition to silane oil, the so-called nitrone oil is formed in the bowels:
These compounds are not oxidized by oxygen like hydrocarbons and silanes - they decompose, detonate under certain conditions with the release of a very large amount of energy. Here are the reaction formulas from chemistry:
Imagine that the author of the hypothesis is right and nitrone oil (solutions of nitro compounds) take place in the bowels. When they rise to the surface, they detonate, an earthquake is formed from a gigantic explosion. By the way, the seismograms of powerful explosions and earthquakes are the same. It is the detonation process that can explain the multiplicity of aftershocks after the first shock - this continues the process of detonation of nitrone oil residues. What causes detonation? There may be a drop in pressure, electrical discharges in the voids of the earth's crust or movements of these layers (nitroglycerin detonates when it is hit by shock).
This information is just the result of my immersion in the topic during the evening. Based on the briefly stated hypothesis, we can already draw preliminary conclusions that D. Timofeev is right in his assumptions. You just need to popularize this topic and look for an evidence base in the form of field observations (gas analyzers), analysis of data from seismic exploration, etc.
But will geology revise its ossified ideas about the structure of the Earth and about the processes inside it? I think not yet. There is no critical mass of authoritative opinions and research. And there everything is based on this. Nobody wants to take vague hypotheses and work on them, because grants rule the situation. They must be promising and with a commercial streak. Under capitalism, real science will sleep.
Author: sibved