Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has set a world record for the longest oil and gas well at its Upper Zakum Concession.
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has set a world record for the longest oil and gas well at its Upper Zakum Concession.
Stretching 50,000 feet, the well is around 800 ft longer than the previous world record set in 2017 and supports ADNOC’s efforts to expand production capacity of its lower carbon oil and gas resources to help meet the world’s growing demand for energy. ADNOC drilled the well from Umm Al Anbar, one of its artificial islands.
The project is part of an extended reach well project designed and led by ADNOC Offshore, in collaboration with its Upper Zakum strategic international partners, ExxonMobil and INPEX/JODCO. The extended reach wells will tap into an undeveloped part of the giant Upper Zakum reservoir with the potential to increase the field’s production capacity by 15,000 barrels of oil per day, without the need to expand or build any new infrastructure.
