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Borehole drilling has a long history. Han dynasty China (202 BC – 220 AD) used deep borehole drilling for mining and other projects. Chinese borehole sites could reach as deep as 600 m (2,000 ft).
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In 2023, China embarked on a 10,000-metre (33,000 ft; 6.2 mi) super-deep borehole in the Tarim Basin in the Xinjiang region for scientific, oil and gas exploration. [24] [25] [26] In March 2024, drilling of the borehole, which is known as Shendi Take 1, reached a depth of 10,000 metres. [27]
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The British sinologist and historian Michael Loewe states that borehole sites could reach as deep as 600 metres (2,000 ft). [3] K.S. Tom describes the drilling process: "The Chinese method of deep drilling was accomplished by a team of men jumping on and off a beam to impact the drilling bit while the boring tool was rotated by buffalo and oxen."
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the possibility to make vertical or inclined bores up to 10 km deep; the possibility to make large diameter bores – even 5 times larger than on the ground compared to today drilling technologies; casing formed on site in the borehole
The earliest record of well drilling dates from 347 AD in China. [1] Petroleum was used in ancient China for "lighting, as a lubricant for cart axles and the bearings of water-powered drop hammers, as a source of carbon for inksticks, and as a medical remedy for sores on humans and mange in animals."