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<\/figure><\/figure>Shenditake 1 well in the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Photo: Xinhua<\/em><\/p> Drilling began on May 30, 2023, with the first 10,000 m completed in 279 days, and the final 1,000 m taking over 300 days. During this time, the project team observed signs of active oil and gas.<\/p> According to Wang Chunsheng, an expert from the China National Petroleum Corporation, each meter at such a depth poses its own challenges. “The team has overcome many obstacles, including heavy loads, unstable wells, worn drill bits, malfunctioning tools, and damaged geological formations,” he said.<\/p> Wang also emphasized that they successfully drilled through 12 geological formations in the Tarim Basin, eventually reaching rock formations that produce high-quality oil and gas between 10,851 m and 10,910 m deep. “This is the first time in the world that oil and gas have been discovered deeper than 10,000 m on land, greatly expanding the scope of ultra-deep oil and gas exploration,” he said.<\/p> Shenditake 1 is equipped with the world’s first 12,000-meter autonomous drilling rig, developed by China. Using core samples, rock fragments and measurement data, the team has created Asia’s first 10,000-meter geological record, providing important data for deep-Earth exploration and oil and gas research.<\/p> “The Shenditake 1 well has overcome a series of challenges, including extreme depth, high temperature, high pressure, and successfully completed both scientific exploration and oil and gas discovery missions. This achievement has helped promote significant advances in engineering technology,” said He Jiangchuan, vice president of PetroChina.<\/p> \u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"