01-02_DrillingProducingDepth_T3.htm (Feb-2001)

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U.S. drilling true vertical depth records¹
State or District	Total depth	Year	Company, well and location	Formation
Alabama onshore	21,476	1992	Bernard/Hickox, Inc., J Hagerman 9-11 1, Sumter Cnty.	Silurian
Alabama state waters	22,163	1985	Exxon Corp., S.L. 624-1, Tract 114, N. Central Gulf, Mobile area	Jurassic/Norphlet
Alaska OCS	18,303	1988	Tenneco, Aurora-1, Beaufort sea	—
Alaska onshore	20,211	1980	Husky Oil, Tunalik 1, 20-10n-36w-um, 13-11n-010w	—
Alaska state waters	17,756	1992	Arco Alaska, N. Foreland ST 1, 13-11n-010w-sm, 13-11n-010w-sm	—
Arizona	18,013	1980	Phillips Petroleum, State 1-A, nw se 8-7s-10e	Precambrian
Arkansas	20,661	1992	Oxy, U.S.A., Danville 1, 33-5n-22w, Yell Cnty.	Ordovician/Cambrian
Atlantic OCS	21,872	1977	Ocean Production, COST G-2, Blk. 141, NK 19-2, Lydonia Cnty	Nugget
California onshore	24,426	1987	Occidental of Elk Hills, Inc., Elk Hills NPR 934-29R, 29-30s-23e, Kern Cnty.	Miocene
California state waters	16,666	1966	Chevron U.S.A., State 3403-1, 22-3n-24, Ventura Cnty.	Cretaceous
Colorado	22,092	1986	Celsius Energy, Deep Unit 1, se nw 29-12n-97w, Moffat Cnty.	Carboniferous
Delaware	3,012	1935	Cleveland Petroleum Co., Apple Orchard 1, (0d 23-2), 38 23 11n, Bridgeville Cnty.	Cretaceous
Florida onshore	18,670	1975	Bass Enterprises, Collier Corp. 12-2, nw/4 12-52s-27e, Collier Cnty.	Jurassic
Florida state waters	18,011	1983	Getty Oil, S.L. 2338-1, East Bay	Triassic
Georgia	17,800	1997	Rattlesnake Ridge, McNair 1, Turner Cnty.	Triassic
GOM OCS	26,978	1998	EEX Corp., OCS-G 10350-1, Garden Banks Blk. 386	—
Idaho	18,540	1982	Exxon U.S.A., Meyers Federal 1, 14-14n-35e, Clark Cnty.	Precambrian
Illinois	14,942	1976	Texas Pacific Oil, Streich Comm. 1, Pope Cnty.	Granite
Indiana	8,429	1998	Kestrel Rsources, Inc., Mike Hastings-1, 11-8s-14w, Posey Cnty.	Ordovician/Cambrian
Iowa	17,851	1987	Amoco Prod., M.G. Eischeid 1, 6-83n-35w,Carroll Cnty..	Precambrian
Kansas	11,300	1984	Texaco U.S.A., Noel Poersch 1, sw sw31-5s-5e, Washington Cnty.	Precambrian
Kentucky	15,200	1977	Exxon U.S.A., Choice Duncan 1, Carter coord., 5-m-22, Webster Cnty.	Precambrian
Louisiana North	25,015	1985	Standard Oil, L.W. Magoun 1, Concordia Parish	—
Louisiana So. onshore	25,703	1981	Martin Expl., Echart 1, St. Landry Parish	—
Louisiana So. state waters	22,840	1968	Gulf Oil, S.L. 3529-7, W. Delta Blk. 27	Miocene
Maryland	11,617	1973	Texas Eastern, Bowman Seibert 2, Accident Quad, Garret Cnty.	Upper Ordovician
Massachusetts	6,000	1988	Peter Britton, Patton Well, Hamilton	Rhyolite
Michigan	17,466	1975	Mclure Oil, Sparks, Ecklebarger, Whightsil 1-8, 8-10n-2w, Gratiot Cnty,	Precambrian
Minnesota	7,440	1978	Turmoil, Inc., Lee Hattenburger 1, se se2-46n-21w, Carlton Cnty.	Paleoproterozoic
Mississippi	25,500	1986	FNP Opr. Co., Ltd., ZPtn., Wilson Est. 1, 19-5n-2w, Adams Cnty.	—
Missouri	10,089	1988	Amoco Prod., Cvo., E.L. Spence Trust 1, Duncan Cnty.	Lamonte
Montana	17,818	1989	Unocal, Federal 1-B30, 30-14n-5w, Lewis & Clark Cnty.	Precambrian
Nebraska	9,971	1979	Chevron U.S.A., Chevron-Duncan-Compton 1, 31-16n-58w, Kimball Cnty.	Precambrian
Nevada	19,562	1980	Mobil Oil, Virgin River U.S.A.-1A, se sw9-15s-68e, Clark Cnty.	Basement
New Mexico N.W.	21,100	1980	Shell Oil, Isleta Federal 2, sw nw 16-18n-2e, Bernalillo Cnty.	Cretaceous
New Mexico, S.E.	22,926	1968	Skelly Oil, Mexico “P” Federal 1, se nw 21 26s-35e	Ellenburger
New York	13,500	1958	N.Y. State Natural Gas Co. R. Olin 1, Woodhull Town, Steuben Cnty	Precambrian
North Carolina	10,044	1946	Standard Oil, N.J., Cape Hatteras 1, Dare Cnty.	Granite
Ohio	11,442	1967	Amerada Hess, Rob. Ullman 1, Sec. 31, Elk Twp., Noble Cnty.	Precambrian
Oklahoma²	31,441	1974	Lone Star Prod., Bertha Rogers 1, 27-10n-19w, Washita Cnty.	Ordovician/Cambrian
Oregon	13,177	1979	Mobil Oil, Sutherland Unit 1, 36-24s-5w, Douglas Cnty.	Paleocene
Pacific OCS	18,312	1976	Texaco U.S.A., OCS-P0234-3, Pitas Point Unit	Neogene
Pennsylvania	21,640	1974	Amoco, Leonard Svetz 1, Middle Creek Twp., Somerset Cnty	Gatesburg
South Carolina	12,750	1984	Essex O&G, Lightsey 1, 5 mi. west of Williams, Colleton Cnty.	Triassic
South Dakota	9,771	1976	Ken D. Luff, Inc., Dworshak 1-19, 23n-6e, Harding Cnty.	—
Tennessee	11,540	1982	Arco O&G, Arco/Oxy Sanford Heirs 1, 21-4s-64e, Anderson Cnty.	Precambrian
Texas Dist. 1	24,031	1984	Placid Oil, Peeler 1, McMullen Cnty.	—
Texas Dist. 2	24,760	1973	Chevron U.S.A., Ray. G Jacobs 1, Goliad Cnty.	—
Texas Dist. 3	24,348	1982	Placid Oil, Dreahn 1, Waller Cnty.	—
Texas Dist. 4 onshore	23,834	1973	Shell Oil, El Paso-Benavides Ranch 1, Sec. 669, A 162, Webb Cnty.	Smackover
Texas Dist. 4 state waters	18,500	1966	Mobil Oil, Tex. Gulf 59202-1, Blk. 961-L, Kenedy Cnty.	Frio
Texas Dist. 5	20,307	1968	Shell Oil, E.W. Barnett 1, Hill Cnty.	Undefined Paleozoics
Texas Dist. 6	21,892	1983	J.R. Parten, 37 Seven J Stock Farm, J. Durst A-29 Surv., Hou. Cnty.	Cotton Valley
Texas Dist. 7B	9,700	1981	Ameri Energy, Billy McGinnis 1, Samuel Barrow Sur., Brown Cnty.	Granite
Texas Dist. 7C	25,357	1990	Exxon Corp., Clifford Gatlin 1, Sec. 44, Blk. D-10, TRCC Surv., Terrell Cnty.	—
Texas Dist. 8	29,670	1982	Hunt Energy, Cerf Ranch 1-9, Sec. 9, Blk. 130, T&St. L RR Surv., Pecos Cnty.	Ellenberger
Texas Dist. 8A	14,201	1978	Shell Oil, Tex. Comm. Bnk. 1, Sec. 112, Blk. G., WTRR Surv., Gaines Cnty..	Maxey, Siluro-Devonian
Texas Dist. 9	20,500	1990	Heape Expl., C.A. Matthews 1, Murphy Surv., A-7989, Grayson Cnty.	Wildat
Texas Dist. 10	26,566	1977	Chevron U.S.A., R. Ledbetter 1, Sec. 21, Blk. L, J.M. Lindsay Surv., Wheeler Cnty.	Ellenberger
Utah	21,874	1982	Texaco U.S.A., Thousand Peaks Ranch 1, 12-1n-8e, Summit Cnty.	Triassic/Nugget
Vermont	6,970	1984	Columbia Gas Transmission, David & Jean Burner 1, Fairfield, Franklin Cnty.	—
Virginia	17,003	1977	Gulf Oil, Price 1, Hansonville Quad, Russell Cnty.	Precambrian
Washington offshore	13,179	1966	Shell Oil, 1A-ET, Lease P-0150, 10 mi. off Pacific Cnty.	Miocene
Washington onshore	17,518	1983	Shell Oil, BN 1-9, 9-15n-25e, Grant Cnty.	Chumstick
West Virginia	20,222	1974	Exxon U.S.A., Gainer Lee 1, Center District, Calhoun Cnty.	Basement
Wisconsin	4,966	1992	Terra Energy Ltd., Terra-Patrick 7-22, nw se22-47n-6w, Bayfield Cnty.	Middle Proterozoic
Wyoming	25,821	2001	Burlington Resources, Bighorn 6-27, Madden field, 27-t39n-r90w, Fremont City	Madison
¹All records provided by state and federal agencies. ²Current U.S. drilling depth record

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