The engineer shoulda called a surveyor. And, the surveyor shoulda got a nice pay check!
http://www.wimp.com/drilllake/
It made a 150' water fall, and a 400' geyser.
Nate
Situations like that never have a good outcome.
"Don't mess with mother nature" is the most unappreciated and least respected agenda when there are dollar signs dancing in front of greedy eyes.
Too many areas in this region to count that brine water is discovered where the fresh water table once was found.
North of Dallas may be one drill hole away from turning into "Fire on the Mountain".
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I've seen that video several times. Always most eerie to watch.
And some people wonder why I won't go underground.
I think the old man that survived his little boat ride later commented that he wouldn't go back on the lake. Gee, ya think!? Me neither!
If I was the one that did the calculations or 'error in triangulation' I think I would just want to jump down the sink hole, and if I couldn't get there fast enough may find a bridge to jump off on the way there.