With the amount of oil that we remove from the ground, how does the surface of the earth not collapse in on itself, especially when we exhaust the supply of oil?
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When oil is pumped out, other fluids are often pumped in. Regardless, the sheer ratio of oil to landmass means it would be like your body collapses because you sweat too much.
A bigger potential issue is land settling due to draining the water table.
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