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To: koan who wrote (75749)	5/23/2010 9:58:57 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 149317

There is actually nothing remarkable about this well, except the blow-out. This is not an unusually deep well nor was it drilled in exceptionally deep water compared to many other wells in the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf drilling depth record was set earlier this year at more than 30,000 ft below the sea floor (The Oil Drum, January 18, 2010: theoildrum.com, and the current water-depth record of 10,011 ft was set in 2003 (http://www.deepwater.com/fw/main/Home-1.html). How many wells have been drilled to this depth and deeper? I mean, is this a 1 in 10 failure, or 1 in 100, or ...? That bit of info would help put this disaster in better perspective. [new] with the doves on May 21, 2010 - 8:58am clarification - I mean in the Gulf of Mexico, how many wells have been put in at this depth (not the entire world). thanks [new] KLR on May 21, 2010 - 1:33pm This Map of wells drilled in federal waters, Gulf of Mexico, says 50,686 wells, this file linked at Offshore oil and gas in the US Gulf of Mexico - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. EIA page on Distribution and Production of Oil and Gas Wells by State in the Fed GOM gives 3,286 producers in 2008. theoildrum.com