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Depending on where you drill, you might end up in a situation where some layers come into contact with high-pressure water and start swelling, resulting in raised surface levels. Most prominent example I know of, is the city of Staufen in Germany:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staufen_im_Breisgau#Geothermal...

https://www.thelocal.de/20170818/this-historic-german-town-i...

To my limited understanding, this could have been prevented by a better geological survey.



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