ONGC - Ultra Deepwater Exploration

Hi sir, I Wants to get the Information About the Ultra-deepwater drilling world record of ONGC ?

[Rajkumar Agarwal]

As you Asking for the Information About the Ultra-deepwater drilling world record of ONGC the Information is given below

ONGC, a leading E&P Company and a major operator in Indian deepwaters, has spudded a well in 10411 feet (3174 m) of water depth on 18th June 2013.

The well # 1-D-1 in Exploratory Block KG-DWN-2005/1, off East Coast of India, is being drilled by rig DDKG1. This enabled ONGC to surpass its own earlier world record set in January 2013, for drilling a well in deepest water depth.

ONGC has developed a formidable capability in ultra-deepwater drilling. Since 2004, ONGC has drilled over 100 deepwater wells.

About the Ultra-deepwater drilling

ONGC has achieved this commendable feat due to a sustained effort over the years to keep pace with latest technology in hydrocarbon exploration.

Till 2003, ONGC’s experience in deepwaters was limited to 2890 feet water depth. With an eye on the future thrust areas in hydrocarbon industry,

ONGC upgraded its drillship Sagar Vijay from 1000 feet to 3000 feet water depth capacity in 1998 to explore deepwater acreages.

To augment its effort to establish newer hydrocarbon finds, ONGC ventured deeper into offshore areas and deployed two ultra-deepwater rigs with 10000 feet and 6000 feet water depth capacities in November 2003 and February 2004.


Out of these, around 25 wells have been drilled in water depths of 5000 feet to 7500 feet and 16 wells in water depths of 7500 feet to 10000 feet.

The current world record well # 1-D-1, which is under drilling, is the 3rd well in beyond 10000 feet water depth.