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Drill rig on Cologne soccer field bores through ancient coral reef
Original: A 66-foot drill rig on a soccer field in Cologne, walled in by stacked containers 33 feet high, cored day and night for almost 10 weeks down 2,631 feet through a 380-million-year-old coral reef and hit water, and now the hole gets plugged and the field goes back
A 66-foot drill rig set up on a soccer field in Cologne, Germany, surrounded by shipping containers stacked 33 feet high, drilled for nearly 10 weeks straight, reaching 2,631 feet below the city. The bore passed through a 380-million-year-old coral reef formation and struck water. With the work done, the hole is now being plugged and the field restored for use.
Why now: The unusual sight of an industrial drilling operation on a city sports field, plus the deep geological find, drew public attention.
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