GLOBALink | China's petrochemical giant completes Asia's deepest onshore oil, gas well

KUQA, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- 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. The extensively difficult and challenging drilling operation has also set a new Asian record for horizontal displacement in ultra-deep drilling.