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To: BenLurkin

It is not that expensive to drill to 3,000.


5 posted on 06/28/2016 5:13:03 AM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: crusty old prospector

The solutions to Cali’s water problems are readily apparent. Drill down or desalinate. Pretty simple.


7 posted on 06/28/2016 5:16:24 AM PDT by Former Proud Canadian (Gold and silver are real money, everything else is a derivative)
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To: crusty old prospector
It is not that expensive to drill to 3,000.

What is expensive is the energy needed to pump the water out.

Awl $55/barrel, about a buck a gallon.

Water $21/AF, about $0.000065 a gallon.

30 posted on 06/28/2016 6:13:42 AM PDT by null and void (Has there ever been a death associated with the Clintons that *wasn't* beneficial to them?)
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To: crusty old prospector

Its the energy cost of pumping the water to the surface that is prohibitive. This is actually a good use for a windmill (one of the original uses of a windmill), since the need to pump water isn’t instantaneous.


45 posted on 06/28/2016 6:50:34 AM PDT by lacrew
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To: crusty old prospector

Water wells that deep are routine in the Middle East.


60 posted on 06/28/2016 8:04:16 AM PDT by karnage
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