What could possibly go wrong?
What could possibly go wrong???
Someone please post an image of the movie “The Core”
Back in the dark ages Lone Star Gas drilled a well called the Bertha Rogers in Oklahoma. It ended when they drilled into what they think was molten sulfur in the Arbuckle formation. Thankfully the sulfur solidified when it tried to blow out.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertha_Rogers
It was a Loffland Brothers rig. An old friend of mine was tool pusher. Really gutsy for a company like Lone Star to drill such a well. I was in awe. El Paso Natural gas and Tenneco were also adventurous back in those days as was GHK. Only made it to just shy of 29,000 feet vertical depth myself well into the Arbuckle. That came to an end with a nasty H2S kick. The powers that be decided we had gone far enough.
Oh look! A little satellite!
Using nuclear energy, incidental or man-made, to release large amounts of waste heat and greenhouse water vapor into the atmosphere is going to change the climate. Before we ramp up any kind of energy use, we need to know how to cheaply radiate most unwanted waste heat out to space. Oh, and how to exterminate Demonrat civilization-haters faster than they reproduce.
Sounds like the plan for “Bitcoin City” in El Salvador (volcano powered).
We have to drill it to find out what’s in it.
Then they will say geothermal energy causes global cooling.
Let’s do this at Yellowstone!
We are also just around the corner at producing nuclear fusion. Whether it’s through lasers or magnetism, a solution is near.
Why do I feel a mix of laughter and tears after reading this news article?
The Icelanders already have a lot of geothermal energy and thanks to their volcanically active island, could likely harness a lot more. I know that for a while they were attracting energy intensive industries there like metal smelting and bitcoin mining because their energy is relatively cheap and abundant.
For years I have wondered why we don’t consider geothermal a viable source.
Luckily, it is on Island.
There are not too many people there!
They have a lot of volcanoes there. Some are quite tame. Even now they get most energy from volcanism.
But - volcanoes are not everywhere and some volcanoes are really vicious!
there’s always a “trick’ ...and usually it requires at least an 8 figure grant somewhere to somebodies...
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Doesn’t really inspire confidence in them.
Iceland is skilled in science.
They eradicated Downs Syndrome. The cure, prenatal testing and abortion…ta-da, “cured”.
I remember a similar attempt in New Mexico forty five years ago. they figured what they would get from it, bought the equipment, generator, and all the works.
Then they drilled. they did not get enough heat to generate steam.
All the equipment was for sale in the next year’s POWER and POWER ENGINEERING magazines.