China opens Asia's deepest oil and gas well in Xinjiang

China Petroleum and Chemical Corp, also known as Sinopec, struck sizable oil and gas flows in the deepest oil and gas well in Asia, a major milestone in the country's exploration of deep energy resources, according to the company on Wednesday. 　

The Yuejin 3-3XC well of the Shendi-1 project in the Tarim Basin of northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, achieved a daily crude production of 200 metric tons and natural gas of 50,000 cubic meters, a record for the deepest oil and gas well in Asia. 　

With a depth of 9,432 meters, the breakthrough marks significant advances in the exploration of oil and gas resources in ultra-deep areas in China, the company said. 　

According to Sinopec, it began drilling the well on May 1 this year and completed on Oct. 26.