Quaise Energy 在休斯顿郊外的一座全尺寸石油钻井平台上展示了​​其钻井技术。Quaise 致力于用毫米波能量取代传统的机械破碎岩石的钻头，这种能量可以熔化和蒸发岩石，从而形成更深的孔。

地热能的母脉位于地表以下2至12英里（约4至19公里）处。开采这些资源的难点在于，石油和天然气行业使用的钻机无法承受地表以下数英里（约4至18公里）的高温和高压，而且成本会随着深度增加而呈指数级增长。

科学家证明，毫米波可以在玄武岩上钻孔，而Quaise公司也一直在开发这项技术，以便钻出更深的孔。在休斯顿Quaise实验室外，工程师们成功钻出了一个直径4英寸（约10厘米）、深10英尺（约3米）的孔。

该公司目前正在为计划于 7 月在德克萨斯州马布尔福尔斯进行的另一次演示做准备，该团队的目标是首次在真正的花岗岩露头上钻出多个 425 英尺深的孔。

Quaise Energy demonstrated its drilling technique on a full-scale oil rig outside of Houston. Quaise is working to replace conventional drill bits that mechanically break up rock with millimeter-wave energy that melts and vaporizes rock to create deeper holes.

The mother lode of geothermal energy is 2-12 mi beneath the Earth’s surface. The difficultly in accessing those resources is that the drills used by the oil and gas industries can’t withstand the formidable temperatures and pressures that are found miles down without becoming exponentially more expensive with depth.

Scientists showed that millimeter waves could drill a hole in basalt, and Quaise has been developing the technique to drill deeper and deeper holes. Outside the Quaise lab in Houston, engineers succeeded in drilling a hole 4 in in diameter and 10 ft deep.

The company is now preparing for another demonstration planned for July in Marble Falls, Texas, where the team aims to drill multiple holes 425 ft deep into an actual granite outcrop for the first time.