I want to help clarify some thing about the Wainright CFB tragedy. I work in oil gas and can help explain some things from the pipeline/gaswell side There are around 180 wellheads on the cfb property. Only 35% of those wellheads are active. There are active gas pipelines running through the properties. There is no crude oil production or infrastructure on the property. A breach of a gas pipeline would result in a violent blowout followed by intesne thermal heat. They call it a jet fire. The pipeline is highly pressurized with no oxygen in the line. There would be an initial explosion and the fire would burn fiercely like a jet until isolation valves are closed. Blast zone 200-600ft Thermal safety zone 1500' - 4000' A breach of a producing wellhead is a significantly more volatile and complex scenario as the wellhead is the last line of defense between the well and the surface. A breached wellhead can tap into an effectiveicy infinite supply of fuel. If the explosion destroys the valves it is now an uncontrolled blowout. The result would be a giant fire torch generating extreme radiant heat capable of melting nearby metal. It can take weeks to fix these blowouts. Blast zone 300'-500' They more than likely did not strike an active wellhead. A truly perplexing event . I hope this clarifys some information cause I am seeing posts saying there are no active gaslines on the property which is just not true! With this information you can form your own opinion on could've happened.