boreholes

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• boreholes — n. hole drilled in the Earth (for oil exploration, mining, soil sampling, etc.) …   English contemporary dictionary

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• Borehole — A borehole is the generalised term for any narrow shaft drilled in the ground, either vertically or horizontally. A borehole may be constructed for many different purposes including the extraction of water or other liquid (such as petroleum) or… …   Wikipedia

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• Mill Meece Pumping Station — Exterior of Mill Meece Pumping Station Mill Meece Pumping Station is a pumping station, located in the village of Millmeece in Staffordshire, England. Its function, powered by steam engines, was to pump water from boreholes to a reservoir in… …   Wikipedia

• Deep borehole disposal — is the concept of disposing of high level radioactive waste from nuclear reactors in extremely deep boreholes. Deep borehole disposal seeks to place the waste as much as five kilometers beneath the surface of the Earth and relies primarily on the …   Wikipedia

• Direct exchange geothermal heat pump — A direct exchange (DX) geothermal heat pump system is a geothermal heat pump system in which the refrigerant circulates through copper tubing placed in the ground. The refrigerant exchanges heat directly with the soil through the walls of the… …   Wikipedia

• Nankai Trough — The Nankai Trough 南海トラフ (Nankai Torafu?) is a submarine trough located south of Japan s island of Honshū, extending approximately 900 km offshore. In plate tectonics, the Nankai Trough marks a subduction zone that is caused by subduction of… …   Wikipedia