Thursday, April 24, 2008

Sakhalin 1: 7 Miles Deep

EXXONMOBIL ANNOUNCES DRILLING OF WORLD-RECORD WELL

IRVING, TEXAS, April 23 -- Exxon Mobil Corporation announced today that its subsidiary, Exxon Neftegas Limited (ENL), has completed drilling of the Z-11 well, the longest measured depth extended-reach drilling (ERD) well in the world. Located on Sakhalin Island offshore Eastern Russia, the record-setting Z-11 achieved a total measured depth of 37,016 feet (11,282 meters) or over seven miles.

The multiphase Sakhalin-1 Project includes the Chayvo field which is located 5 to 7 miles (8 to 11 kilometers) offshore.