In 1966, a fire at Urta-Bulak gas field in Uzbekistan had been raging for 3 years. It pumped out 12 million m^3 every day, so the Soviets decided to... nuke it. A 30 kiloton yield explosive was inserted to 1500m depth and detonated to close off the well.https://t.co/UJzDv0fGp0pic.twitter.com/G1mG09yMSt
