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borehole

[ bawr-hohl, bohr- ]

noun

Mining.
  1. a hole drilled in the earth, as for the purpose of extracting a core, releasing gas, oil, water, etc.


borehole

/ ˈ²úÉ”ËËŒ³óəʊ±ô /

noun

  1. a hole driven into the ground to obtain geological information, release water, etc
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of borehole1

First recorded in 1700–10; bore 2 + hole
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Graeme Farmer lived in a cottage just north of the Jersey airport training ground in the mid-1990s and drank water from a private borehole.

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Locals in Jersey have been battling for more help for decades including Lisa Cabot, who grew up in the affected area from the mid-1980s for nine years and drank from private borehole water.

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Tandridge District Council's leader Catherine Sayer said remote sensing called LiDAR would be used to create 3D maps instead of borehole testing.

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Once identified, wells can be properly "plugged and abandoned" by filling the borehole with cement, keeping oil out of water and methane out of the atmosphere.

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Earlier this month, the Health and Safety Executive said the borehole for the heat pump had been filled with cement for a second time, to make it gas-tight.

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