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I’ve always wondered: what do they do if the shaft snaps somewhere in the middle?
by dclowd9901 3y ago
I’ve always wondered: what do they do if the shaft snaps somewhere in the middle?
- aio2 3y agoThis is more for oil drilling, but this is a possibility. https://www.drillingformulas.com/fishing-drill-pipe-procedure-screw-in-drill-pipe/ https://www.drillingformulas.com/fishing-drill-pipe-procedur...
- sleet_spotter 3y agoI'm not totally sure how systems work for drilling this deep, but typically ice core setups attach the coring apparatus to the surface via a cable that is spooled by a winch. The cable itself ends up being the heaviest part of the system.