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BigParm
3 months ago
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Can a Geothermal Startup Vaporize Rock to Drill th...
You don't have to trip if your cutting tool never wears out. You fix it to the end of a casing string and just keep adding lengths. The hole is cased as soon as it's drilled.
cnote337
3 months ago
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And so when you go to cement your casing in place, you, what?, cement your brand new indestructible quaise 'drill bit' in the hole?
Sorry, I think not. Neat idea, but there's big holes in that in practice.
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