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Re:Can a Geothermal Startup Vaporize Rock to Drill the Deepe... by cassepipe on Saturday March 15, 2025 @06:18AM (#43371473)
How do you pre-drill side paths ? Isn't being able to drill the hard part ? I am not saying it's dumb but from what I know about the industry (almost nothing) it does not seem simple at all
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Re:Can a Geothermal Startup Vaporize Rock to Drill the Deepe... by Retric on Saturday March 15, 2025 @11:30AM (#43373144)
They need to be able to steer drills for all kinds of reasons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAhdb7dKQpU

Actual answer seems to be drilling side holes also involves removing the pipe. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43371776

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