China's petrochemical giant completes Asia's deepest onshore oil, gas well
Updated: November 16, 2023 10:17Xinhua
This aerial photo taken on Nov. 15, 2023 shows the Yuejin 3-3XC Well of China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec) in Tarim Basin of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. China's petrochemical giant Sinopec has completed a 9,432-meter-deep oil and gas well in Xinjiang, setting a new record for the deepest onshore directional well in Asia, the company said Wednesday. The extensively difficult and challenging drilling operation has also set a new Asian record for horizontal displacement in ultra-deep drilling. [Photo/Xinhua]
BEIJING, Nov. 15 -- China's petrochemical giant Sinopec has completed a 9,432-meter-deep oil and gas well in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, setting a new record for the deepest onshore directional well in Asia, the company said Wednesday.
This aerial photo taken on Nov. 15, 2023 shows the Yuejin 3-3XC Well of China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec) in Tarim Basin of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. [Photo/Xinhua]
A staff member patrols at the site of the Yuejin 3-3XC Well of China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec) in Tarim Basin of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Nov. 15, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]
This aerial photo taken on Nov. 15, 2023 shows the Yuejin 3-3XC Well of China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec) in Tarim Basin of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. [Photo/Xinhua]
A staff member shows crude oil extracted through the Yuejin 3-3XC Well of China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec) in Tarim Basin of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Nov. 15, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]
This photo taken on Nov. 15, 2023 shows the Yuejin 3-3XC Well of China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec) in Tarim Basin of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. [Photo/Xinhua]
This aerial photo taken on Nov. 15, 2023 shows the Yuejin 3-3XC Well of China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec) in Tarim Basin of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. [Photo/Xinhua]
This aerial photo taken on Nov. 15, 2023 shows the Yuejin 3-3XC Well of China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec) in Tarim Basin of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. [Photo/Xinhua]
This photo taken on Nov. 15, 2023 shows the Yuejin 3-3XC Well of China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec) in Tarim Basin of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. [Photo/Xinhua]
A staff member works at the site of the Yuejin 3-3XC Well of China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec) in Tarim Basin of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Nov. 15, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]
Staff work at the site of the Yuejin 3-3XC Well of China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec) in Tarim Basin of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Nov. 15, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]
