2006-11-30 13:11:10 · 4 answers · asked by thesunshineking 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Currently, the deepest is approximately 6 miles (roughly 10km) - which is about 31000ft.
Russian scientists dug the deepest hole on the planet in Siberia which bottomed out at about 7.5 miles (12 kilometers) below the surface.
2006-11-30 13:29:17 · answer #1 · answered by Patrick M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An oil rig has whays called a dimaond drill bit on the end of a pipe, then another peice of pipe is contected to that. This carrys on as the machine drills into the ground. All drilling rigs have diffrent depts they can go. usually the farthest is about 4600 feet, which takes 30-40 days.
2006-11-30 13:23:27 · answer #2 · answered by whitewithch 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on the rig, up to 97,000 feet.
2006-11-30 13:18:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well.. Played motherload? I guess its way way way even deeper...
2006-11-30 13:44:38 · answer #4 · answered by kelvin low 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋