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To: blam

It would seem that there might be a lot of potential pressure under all that ice. Wouldn't breaching that cause a pretty impressive geyser?


12 posted on 02/08/2006 4:19:39 PM PST by Walkingfeather
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To: Walkingfeather

No:

You:(1) case the hole (metal piping as you go);(2) have what is called a pressure control stack on the surface (blow out preventers and a annular) in the event you become underbalanced; and (3) most importantly, you have a colum of drilling fluid of some kind weighing down the formation (lake, in this instance) . . water being the lightest, to brine (all you'd need here), or even some sort of heavier petroleum based mud.

Yes, I am a drilling engineer.


13 posted on 02/08/2006 4:24:19 PM PST by MeanWestTexan (Many at FR would respond to Christ "Darn right, I'll cast the first stone!")
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