1 DR. GRASSLE: Okay, sorry. The gradual increase? 



2 DR. KRAEUTER: Yes. 



3 DR. MACIOLEK: That refers back again, I think, to produced water 



4 and the statements based on the study results? 



5 DR. KRAEUTER: Yes. That is why I think we ought to do something. 

 5 I keep thinking that that first part--niaybe what we need there is 



7 something like "In data from in-shore oil production areas increases in 



8 hydrocarbons and sediments have been attributed to--" 



9 We have got Jerry's data, which is not right up there, but he had 



10 a 35-foot well and 9-foot well, telling us very precisely what had been 



11 experienced, and that ought to be put in there. 



12 Off-shore, however, in hydrocarbon accumulations and then we need 



13 to get that first sentence in there about the gradual increase of 



14 hydrocarbon accumulation in surficial sediments over the years may be 



15 expected. Do you think we can really-- 



16 DR. MACIOLEK: That whole first phrase is in relation to the 



17 shallow-water-produced oil. 



18 DR. KRAEUTER: Right, but I would like to get the shallow water 



19 one saying, ah, it happens in shallow water now of-shore in these 



20 canyons. I think we are extrapolating because we do not know. 



21 DR. GRASSLE: I have a suggestion for this-- 



22 (Simultaneous discussion.) 



23 DR. GRASSLE: "From this course, a gradual increase in hydrocarbon 



24 accumulation in surficial sediments over the years might occur, comma," 



25 and then skip down to the third line from the bottom, "however, net 



26 hydrocarbon accumulations, if they occur, would likely be due mostly to 



27 other sources such as accidental spills from ships, et cetera." 



28 DR. KRAEUTER: All right, so we do not put anything about the in- 



29 shore data? 



30 DR. GRASSLE: I do not see that it is very relevant. 



31 DR. KRAEUTER: Okay. 



32 (Simultaneous discussion.) 



33 DR. GRASSLE: I replaced it with "might occur." 



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