Wow, this is a really interesting thread.
The comments here thus far seem to suggest that many of you are pretty familiar with this topic, so maybe I could get some of your opinions/suggestions on something:
There has been a location on my radar here in Texas that appears to be half-abandoned, half-active. I think it's some kind of oil field operation with an abandoned refinery adjacent to the active portion. Several clues suggest the active and inactive portions are owned by the same company. The front gate has an H2S warning, the other gate has the same warning but just says, "danger; poisonous gas," on it (and the big, scary looking 'no trespassing' signs of course).
The active portion has one of those continuous flames burning off god-knows-what into the air, which clearly indicates activity on site. I know very little about toxic gasses, but I know enough that the sign has given me pause and I have yet to check out the location, even though I suspect it could be pretty damn cool after doing a little bit of research and satellite viewing of the area.
This has been a location goal for 3 or 4 years now, but due to my inexperience with these types of hazards, I've kept putting it off.
How risky would a place like this be if it is (apparently) out in the open air but you don't have access to any analyzers, etc.?
I'm mostly referring to the gas risk, btw, not the risk of getting caught.
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Finally,
I had to delve into the archives for the thread, but it's relevant to the discussion. The thread was about "Stormceptors," and evolved from there:
https://uer.ca/for...rrpage=1&pp#post11