What happened when my scientist drilled a hole through Europa's "crust"?

I gave this a quick test on sandbox, and agreed with the comment that I should steer away from the physics part and focus on the geology, etc.

Assuming Europa's ice crust is 10km thick as some speculate, and my explorers bore a drill-hole 1m in radius to the salt water below, would that create some kind of rupture, geyser or blast from a release of great pressure, or would it be more like ice-fishing, where I can drop equipment many kilometers down to the water section?

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