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How are deep underground deposits of oil and natural gas are located?
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See related link which is only related to US wells. The depth at which hydrocarbon deposits are found varies greatly. Very shallow deposits of less than 100 feet were found in the early days of exploration. Today, it is not uncommon to drill to 10,000 feet or more, although the US average depth is 5600 ft for oil and 5700 ft for natural gas. We have the technology to drill to 15,000 to 20,000 feet and if conditions are right even deeper. However, the high temperatures may preclude finding oil. The high cost of drilling may make development uncommercial unless a very large deposit is found. The challenges today are not only to find new deposits at deeper depths in the ground, but to drill wells and erect production platforms in deep water. The deepest well was drilled to 37,000 ft in Russia in 2003.
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