Fact of the day : The deepest hole ever drilled by man ...

[BlueHammer85]

... is the Kola Superdeep Borehole, in Russia.

It reached a depth of 12,261 meters (about 40,226 feet or 7.62 miles). It was drilled for scientific research and gave up some unexpected discoveries, one of which was a huge deposit of hydrogen – so massive that the mud coming from the hole was “boiling” with it.

 

[balkanno]

hahaha now thanks for this fact.

From Russia with Love, gets a hole new meaning :D

 

[PJMCC1UK]

For two decades it was also the world's longest borehole, in terms of measured depth along the well bore, until surpassed in 2008 by 12,289 m (40,318 ft) long Al Shaheen oil well in Qatar

 

[Swordfish7]

... is the Kola Superdeep Borehole, in Russia.

It reached a depth of 12,261 meters (about 40,226 feet or 7.62 miles). It was drilled for scientific research and gave up some unexpected discoveries, one of which was a huge deposit of hydrogen – so massive that the mud coming from the hole was “boiling” with it.

It was. There are 2 deeper than that.
Sakhalin I is 12,345m
Al Shaheen is 12,290m

 

[BlueHammer85]

For two decades it was also the world's longest borehole, in terms of measured depth along the well bore, until surpassed in 2008 by 12,289 m (40,318 ft) long Al Shaheen oil well in Qatar

Im sorry :(

 

[PJMCC1UK]

For two decades it was also the world's longest borehole, in terms of measured depth along the well bore, until surpassed in 2008 by 12,289 m (40,318 ft) long Al Shaheen oil well in Qatar

Im sorry :(

Go sit in the corner and think about what you have done.
Still an impressive hole mind you.

 

[The Pink Panther]

and the widest one ever drilled was by me in an attempt to put up a curtain rail.

 

[BWTAC]

I thought this thread was going to be about Jordan.

 

[Pride_In_Battle]

Hahaha have any of these facts actually been right yet?!

 

[bernabias home shirt]

I thought this thread was going to be about Jordan.

Not bad that 1.