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To: KLP who wrote (357178)4/2/2010 11:29:00 AM
From: goldworldnet  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793891
 
They meant a mile of water and then 4 miles if drilling. Still it's a long way. No expertise here, but I imagine the pipe to the ocean floor is a little like pushing on a string. It would seem that once the drilling actually started the surrounding rock would add support to prevent flexing.

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