China Accelerates Ultra-Deep Drilling to Boost Domestic Oil Supply
China is accelerating efforts to produce more oil from ultra-deep formations to boost domestic supply amid continued global market turmoil. State-owned giant PetroChina has produced more than 26 million tons of oil equivalents from reservoirs dug 6,000 meters (19,685 ft) below the surface in the Had
China is accelerating efforts to produce more oil from ultra-deep formations to boost domestic supply amid continued global market turmoil. State-owned giant PetroChina has produced more than 26 million tons of oil equivalents from reservoirs dug 6,000 meters (19,685 ft) below the surface in the Hade-Fuman oilfield in the western region of Xinjiang, state media report. Reservoirs at 6,000 meters and deeper are considered ultra-deep and more expensive and technologically challenging to drill. China has drilled a total of 485 ultra-deep wells at…
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