AdronephototakenonMarch2,2024showsthe"Shenditake1"boreholeintheTaklimakanDesertintheTarimBasin,northwestChina'sXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegion.ThedrillingofasuperdeepboreholeinnorthwestChina'sXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegionreached10,000metersat2:48p.m.Mondayandisgoingdeeper,markingabreakthroughinthecountry'sdeep-Earthexploration.LocatedinthehinterlandoftheTaklimakanDesertintheTarimBasin,the"Shenditake1"isexpectedtoreachadesigneddepthof11,100metersuponcompletion.ItisChina'sfirstscientificexplorationboreholedesignedtoexceedadepthof10,000meters.(Xinhua/LiXiang)URUMQI,March4(Xinhua)--ThedrillingofasuperdeepboreholeinnorthwestChina'sXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegionreached10,000metersat2:48p.m.Mondayandisgoingdeeper,markingabreakthroughinthecountry'sdeep-Earthexploration.LocatedinthehinterlandoftheTaklimakanDesertintheTarimBasin,the"Shenditake1"isexpectedtoreachadesigneddepthof11,100metersuponcompletion.ItisChina'sfirstscientificexplorationboreholedesignedtoexceedadepthof10,000meters.SincethestartofdrillingonMay30,2023,theboreholehaspenetrated13continentalstrata,withmorethan1,000drillpipesdrivenintotheEarthandover20drillbitsconsumedintheprocess."ItisthefirsttimethatChinahasdrilledaverticalboreholeover10,000metersdeep,"saidWangChunsheng,chiefexpertoftheTarimOilfieldofChinaNationalPetroleumCorporation,whichisinchargeofthedrilling.LocatedbetweentheTianshanandtheKunlunmountains,theTarimBasinisoneofthemostdifficultareastoexploreduetoitsharshgroundenvironmentandcomplicatedundergroundconditions.Wangsaidthatafterreaching10,000meters,thedrillingwillfacemoreseverechallengessuchastemperaturesofover200degreesCelsiusandformationpressureexceeding130MPa,andthedifficultywillmultiplywitheachmeterdrilleddeeper.Thedeepestverticalwellintheworldtodayhasadepthofmorethan12,262meters.JiaChengzao,anacademicianattheChineseAcademyofSciences,saidthe"Shenditake1"hasbecometheseconddeepestverticalwellworldwideandthedeepestinAsia,andisofmilestonesignificanceindeep-Earthscientificresearchandultra-deepoilandgasexploration.Staffmembersworkat"Shenditake1"boreholeintheTaklimakanDesertintheTarimBasin,northwestChina'sXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegion,March3,2024.ThedrillingofasuperdeepboreholeinnorthwestChina'sXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegionreached10,000metersat2:48p.m.Mondayandisgoingdeeper,markingabreakthroughinthecountry'sdeep-Earthexploration.LocatedinthehinterlandoftheTaklimakanDesertintheTarimBasin,the"Shenditake1"isexpectedtoreachadesigneddepthof11,100metersuponcompletion.ItisChina'sfirstscientificexplorationboreholedesignedtoexceedadepthof10,000meters.(Xinhua/LiXiang)AdronephototakenonMarch4,2024showsthe"Shenditake1"boreholeintheTaklimakanDesertintheTarimBasin,northwestChina'sXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegion.ThedrillingofasuperdeepboreholeinnorthwestChina'sXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegionreached10,000metersat2:48p.m.Mondayandisgoingdeeper,markingabreakthroughinthecountry'sdeep-Earthexploration.LocatedinthehinterlandoftheTaklimakanDesertintheTarimBasin,the"Shenditake1"isexpectedtoreachadesigneddepthof11,100metersuponcompletion.ItisChina'sfirstscientificexplorationboreholedesignedtoexceedadepthof10,000meters.(Xinhua/LiXiang)Staffmembersworkat"Shenditake1"boreholeintheTaklimakanDesertintheTarimBasin,northwestChina'sXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegion,March3,2024.ThedrillingofasuperdeepboreholeinnorthwestChina'sXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegionreached10,000metersat2:48p.m.Mondayandisgoingdeeper,markingabreakthroughinthecountry'sdeep-Earthexploration.LocatedinthehinterlandoftheTaklimakanDesertintheTarimBasin,the"Shenditake1"isexpectedtoreachadesigneddepthof11,100metersuponcompletion.ItisChina'sfirstscientificexplorationboreholedesignedtoexceedadepthof10,000meters.(Xinhua/LiXiang)Staffmembersworkat"Shenditake1"boreholeintheTaklimakanDesertintheTarimBasin,northwestChina'sXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegion,March4,2024.ThedrillingofasuperdeepboreholeinnorthwestChina'sXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegionreached10,000metersat2:48p.m.Mondayandisgoingdeeper,markingabreakthroughinthecountry'sdeep-Earthexploration.LocatedinthehinterlandoftheTaklimakanDesertintheTarimBasin,the"Shenditake1"isexpectedtoreachadesigneddepthof11,100metersuponcompletion.ItisChina'sfirstscientificexplorationboreholedesignedtoexceedadepthof10,000meters.(Xinhua/LiXiang)AdronephototakenonMarch4,2024showsthe"Shenditake1"boreholeintheTaklimakanDesertintheTarimBasin,northwestChina'sXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegion.ThedrillingofasuperdeepboreholeinnorthwestChina'sXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegionreached10,000metersat2:48p.m.Mondayandisgoingdeeper,markingabreakthroughinthecountry'sdeep-Earthexploration.LocatedinthehinterlandoftheTaklimakanDesertintheTarimBasin,the"Shenditake1"isexpectedtoreachadesigneddepthof11,100metersuponcompletion.ItisChina'sfirstscientificexplorationboreholedesignedtoexceedadepthof10,000meters.(Xinhua/LiXiang)Staffmemberscelebrateasthedrillingofthe"Shenditake1"boreholereaches10,000metersintheTaklimakanDesertintheTarimBasin,northwestChina'sXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegion,March4,2024.ThedrillingofasuperdeepboreholeinnorthwestChina'sXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegionreached10,000metersat2:48p.m.Mondayandisgoingdeeper,markingabreakthroughinthecountry'sdeep-Earthexploration.LocatedinthehinterlandoftheTaklimakanDesertintheTarimBasin,the"Shenditake1"isexpectedtoreachadesigneddepthof11,100metersuponcompletion.ItisChina'sfirstscientificexplorationboreholedesignedtoexceedadepthof10,000meters.(Xinhua/LiXiang)AdronephototakenonMarch3,2024showsstaffmembersworkingat"Shenditake1"boreholeintheTaklimakanDesertintheTarimBasin,northwestChina'sXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegion.ThedrillingofasuperdeepboreholeinnorthwestChina'sXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegionreached10,000metersat2:48p.m.Mondayandisgoingdeeper,markingabreakthroughinthecountry'sdeep-Earthexploration.LocatedinthehinterlandoftheTaklimakanDesertintheTarimBasin,the"Shenditake1"isexpectedtoreachadesigneddepthof11,100metersuponcompletion.ItisChina'sfirstscientificexplorationboreholedesignedtoexceedadepthof10,000meters.(Xinhua/LiXiang)AnaerialdronephototakenonMarch4,2024showsthe"Shenditake1"boreholeintheTaklimakanDesertintheTarimBasin,northwestChina'sXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegion.ThedrillingofasuperdeepboreholeinnorthwestChina'sXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegionreached10,000metersat2:48p.m.Mondayandisgoingdeeper,markingabreakthroughinthecountry'sdeep-Earthexploration.LocatedinthehinterlandoftheTaklimakanDesertintheTarimBasin,the"Shenditake1"isexpectedtoreachadesigneddepthof11,100metersuponcompletion.ItisChina'sfirstscientificexplorationboreholedesignedtoexceedadepthof10,000meters.(Xinhua/LiXiang)Aresearcherlooksatsamplescollectedfromdeepearththroughamicroscopeat"Shenditake1"boreholeintheTaklimakanDesertintheTarimBasin,northwestChina'sXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegion,March3,2024.ThedrillingofasuperdeepboreholeinnorthwestChina'sXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegionreached10,000metersat2:48p.m.Mondayandisgoingdeeper,markingabreakthroughinthecountry'sdeep-Earthexploration.LocatedinthehinterlandoftheTaklimakanDesertintheTarimBasin,the"Shenditake1"isexpectedtoreachadesigneddepthof11,100metersuponcompletion.ItisChina'sfirstscientificexplorationboreholedesignedtoexceedadepthof10,000meters.(Xinhua/LiXiang)Aresearcherlooksatsamplescollectedfromdeepearththroughamicroscopeat"Shenditake1"boreholeintheTaklimakanDesertintheTarimBasin,northwestChina'sXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegion,March3,2024.ThedrillingofasuperdeepboreholeinnorthwestChina'sXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegionreached10,000metersat2:48p.m.Mondayandisgoingdeeper,markingabreakthroughinthecountry'sdeep-Earthexploration.LocatedinthehinterlandoftheTaklimakanDesertintheTarimBasin,the"Shenditake1"isexpectedtoreachadesigneddepthof11,100metersuponcompletion.ItisChina'sfirstscientificexplorationboreholedesignedtoexceedadepthof10,000meters.(Xinhua/LiXiang)AdronephototakenonMarch3,2024showsthe"Shenditake1"boreholeintheTaklimakanDesertintheTarimBasin,northwestChina'sXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegion.ThedrillingofasuperdeepboreholeinnorthwestChina'sXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegionreached10,000metersat2:48p.m.Mondayandisgoingdeeper,markingabreakthroughinthecountry'sdeep-Earthexploration.LocatedinthehinterlandoftheTaklimakanDesertintheTarimBasin,the"Shenditake1"isexpectedtoreachadesigneddepthof11,100metersuponcompletion.ItisChina'sfirstscientificexplorationboreholedesignedtoexceedadepthof10,000meters.(Xinhua/LiXiang)Aresearcherlooksatsamplescollectedfromdeepearththroughamicroscopeat"Shenditake1"boreholeintheTaklimakanDesertintheTarimBasin,northwestChina'sXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegion,March3,2024.ThedrillingofasuperdeepboreholeinnorthwestChina'sXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegionreached10,000metersat2:48p.m.Mondayandisgoingdeeper,markingabreakthroughinthecountry'sdeep-Earthexploration.LocatedinthehinterlandoftheTaklimakanDesertintheTarimBasin,the"Shenditake1"isexpectedtoreachadesigneddepthof11,100metersuponcompletion.ItisChina'sfirstscientificexplorationboreholedesignedtoexceedadepthof10,000meters.(Xinhua/LiXiang)Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.