by Sharvari T.
The company that is working on Deep Run’s geothermal field is Easterday Well and Pump Inc.. The company has faced one problem so far. The challenge is that the company is facing so far is with mica rocks. A couple of the company’s steel casing pipes are running into mica rock that is blocking the holes 400 feet down. The construction workers are also using a bit that is hollow in the middle. The hollowness is forcing air in so that the little pieces of mica rock can be blown out. Even though they are using the bit, there are still big pieces of rock that are creating a block. They are using a third pipe to put grout material in, too. A year and a half ago, they dug a test hole to see whether they would face any problems. The test hole did not identify the mica rock, so the workers were unprepared for this. They are using bigger drills but, it will take longer to resolve this issue.
The company that is working on Deep Run’s geothermal field is Easterday Well and Pump Inc.. The company has faced one problem so far. The challenge is that the company is facing so far is with mica rocks. A couple of the company’s steel casing pipes are running into mica rock that is blocking the holes 400 feet down. The construction workers are also using a bit that is hollow in the middle. The hollowness is forcing air in so that the little pieces of mica rock can be blown out. Even though they are using the bit, there are still big pieces of rock that are creating a block. They are using a third pipe to put grout material in, too. A year and a half ago, they dug a test hole to see whether they would face any problems. The test hole did not identify the mica rock, so the workers were unprepared for this. They are using bigger drills but, it will take longer to resolve this issue.