How deep drilling(oil, etc) avoids drill twisting on its axis? Wouldn’t kilometers long steel drills be akin to licorice?

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How deep drilling(oil, etc) avoids drill twisting on its axis? Wouldn’t kilometers long steel drills be akin to licorice?

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The pipe is quite strong in that axis. There will still be some amount of twisting but no permanent deforming. It just means that you need to spin the pipe a few times before the head starts spinning at the bottom of the well. The pipe is selected to be strong enough to withstand these forces.

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