China Is Drilling a Second 10,000-Meter-Deep Hole Into the Earth
The Shendi Chuanke 1 Well in Sichuan province follows a similar-sized well, above, that China National Petroleum Corp. began drilling in Xinjiang in May.
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China has begun drilling a 10,000-meter hole in the ground for the second time this year as it seeks ultra-deep reserves of natural gas.
China National Petroleum Corp. on Thursday began drilling the Shendi Chuanke 1 Well in Sichuan province, with a designed depth of 10,520 meters (6.5 miles), Xinhua News Agency reported. The project follows a similar-sized well that CNPC began drilling in Xinjiang in May, described at the time as the deepest ever undertaken in China.