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Saturday, May 17, 2014

Iowa city blames meteor that hit 74 million years ago for current difficulty drilling well

Dave Halweg, of Shawver Well Company, operates the drill in Manson, Iowa's fourth attempt to locate a second water well for the town. The reason for the difficulty in finding a new well could date back millions of years; a meteor struck an estimated 74 million years ago, creating what's known as the Manson impact crater. (AP Photo/The Messenger, Joe Sutter) MANSON, Iowa - A small central Iowa city is having a big problem drilling a new well, and the reason could date back millions of years. The difficulty apparently is due to a meteor that struck an estimated 74 million years ago, creating what is known as the Manson impact crater. Underground, however, remnants of the meteor remain, and they are causing headaches for drill engineers, according to the Fort Dodge Messenger (http://bit.ly/1jlZUyB ). To improve the chances of success in the city's fourth drilling attempt, the city hired Aquetech Innovation, a company in nearby Fort Dodge that uses satellite imagery to determine well sites.




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