Though often cited as the deepest oil well in the world, O-14 in the Chayvo field off the coast of Sakhalin, Russia is actually only some 3,300 feet deep when measured by its vertical drilling depth. However, it has an impressive length of 49,000 feet achieved mainly through directional or horizontal drilling.
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OilPrice.com. (November 19, 2019). Longest vertically and directionally drilled oil and natural gas wells worldwide as of 2019 (in feet) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/479685/global-oil-wells-by-depth/
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OilPrice.com. "Longest Vertically and Directionally Drilled Oil and Natural Gas Wells Worldwide as of 2019 (in Feet)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/479685/global-oil-wells-by-depth/
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