China's desert oilfield hits record: 8,080m deep core from 500m-year-old rock

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China’s Fuman Oilfield in Xinjiang has extracted 26.86 million tons of oil and gas equivalent from ultra-deep formations beneath the Taklimakan Desert.

Engineers also recovered rock cores from a record depth of 8,080 metres at the Zhentan-1 well.

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  • China’s Fuman Oilfield in Xinjiang has extracted 26.86 million tons of oil and gas equivalent from ultra-deep formations beneath the Taklimakan Desert.
  • Engineers also recovered rock cores from a record depth of 8,080 metres at the Zhentan-1 well.
  • Reported by Times of India and published Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:09:20 UTC.

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