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CNPC Drills China’s Deepest Gas Well in Xinjiang – Xinhua

The planned 8,457-metre well is near the Tianshan Mountains, where geology is complex, according to China National Petroleum Corporation


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A CNPC worker stands near an oil rig in Varadero, Matanzas province, Cuba. Photo: Reuters.

 

Drilling of the Dabei-401, designed to be China’s deepest onshore gas well, has started in the country’s northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Xinhua reported.

The planned 8,457-metre well is in the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, where the geological structure is complex, according to China National Petroleum Corporation.

Read the full report: Xinhua.

 

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George Russell

George Russell is a freelance writer and editor based in Hong Kong who has lived in Asia since 1996. His work has been published in the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, New York Post, Variety, Forbes and the South China Morning Post.