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Explain xkcd has links to the Wikipedia articles for each hole. https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3266:_Holes https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.p
by cbarrick 3mo ago
Explain xkcd has links to the Wikipedia articles for each hole.
https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3266:_Holes https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3266:_Holes
- ks2048 3mo agoSite down? The Wikipedia page on borehole doesn’t mention Deep Water Horizon at all.
- ks2048 3mo agoAnd Wikipedia says this one is over 12,000m deep, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Shaheen_Oil_Field https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Shaheen_Oil_Field
- aw1621107 3mo agoThe >12km number is length, not depth: > However, in May 2008, a new record for borehole length was established by the extended-reach drilling (ERD) well BD-04A, in the Al Shaheen oil field. It was drilled to 12,289 m (40,318 ft), with a record horizontal reach of 10,902 m (35,768 ft) in only 36 days.
- AviationAtom 3mo agoY'all done hugged it to death
- B1FF_PSUVM 3mo agoIt was erroring out 12h ago.