The problem with water sourcing is not availability, but rather getting water management plans approved for the high volume withdrawals (
drilling requires about 100,000 gallons and completions use another 3 million to 4 million gallons).
Not exact matches
Getting a real answer
about life on Europa will
require landing and
drilling — something well beyond current budgets and technology.
Drillers will also be
required to release more information
about what chemicals they inject underground.
Am I the only one concerned
about the amount of water, and potential contamination of aquifers / leaching ponds, etc.,
required to
drill down to EGS levels using the spallation technique proosed by Potter
Drilling Co..?
If prospecting is done in, for example, Germany the average reservoir depth for a source at
about 100 °C would reach just over 3000 meters below the surface, whereas a source at around 180 °C on average would
require a
drilling depth greater than 6000 meters.
Since it's permanently powered, like the Nest Cam IQ Outdoor, you don't have to worry
about battery life (though it also means installation will
require some tools and a little
drilling maybe, if you're not replacing an existing doorbell).