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Re:You can have geothermal power everywhere if you drill dee... by joshuacc on Saturday February 26, 2022 @09:59AM (#30478037)
Why do you think that drilling is one dimensional? Drilling at an angle, and even at gradually changing angles is common.
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Re:You can have geothermal power everywhere if you drill dee... by tomrod on Saturday February 26, 2022 @11:01AM (#30478642)
Technically embedded in that case, as your drill line can be represented (often) by a single parameterized function.
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Re:You can have geothermal power everywhere if you drill dee... by semi-extrinsic on Saturday February 26, 2022 @05:12PM (#30482463)
Exactly. Unless you plan to zizag around all over the place, most of the reservoir won't be in the near-well region.
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