Lizzy Lou reposted
Good question - we’re at the point now that even extracting oil gets complicated. The oil is held in salt caverns and water is pumped in at the bottom to displace oil upwards. At 70M barrels, oil water ratio is too low. Water can enter extraction devices and even start eroding the caverns.
If there's a required minimum, what's the fallout and expected actions if it goes below the minimum?