Thread: ELI5: Why is it when an oil drill strikes oil and it shoots out of the ground, they light the geyser

ELI5: Why is it when an oil drill strikes oil and it shoots out of the ground, they light the geyser (by Sparky)

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(30 / M-F / Massachusetts)
21-Nov-18 5:12 pm

ELI5: Why is it when an oil drill strikes oil and it shoots out of the ground, they light the geyser on fire?

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