China’s deep-Earth borehole drilling exceeds 10,000 meters

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The drilling of a superdeep borehole in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region exceeded 10,000 meters , marking a breakthrough in the country’s deep-Earth exploration. Located in the hinterland of the Taklimakan Desert in the Tarim Basin, the “Shenditake 1” is expected to reach a designed depth of 11,100 meters upon completion. It is China’s first scientific exploration borehole designed to exceed a depth of 10,000 meters.