Hazards of drilling
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Hazards of drilling
It is hazardous to drill in a geothermal area, where steam is under high pressure. This early bore at Wairākei has discharged out of control – workers run to dodge the shot of steam and flying fragments of rock. There are now stringent safety practices to ensure that such blowouts do not occur.
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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Reference: New Zealand Energy Journal 53, no. 3 (March 1980)
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