Chinese oil firm PetroChina has completed the drilling of Asia's deepest horizontal well with a depth of 8,937.77 metres.

The video was filmed in the central-western part of the Tarim Basin in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on March 14.

The structure is called a thousand-ton well referring to a single well that produces more than 1,000 tons of oil and gas equivalent per day.

According to reports, the Shunbei 84 Well has yielded an impressive daily production of 496.4 tons of crude oil and 653,000 cubic meters of natural gas with a converted oil and gas equivalent of 1,017 tons.

The significant discovery marks a new milestone in Asian onshore drilling as the Shunbei 84 Well is currently the deepest well on the continent with a capacity of over 1,000 tons.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

3月14日，中国石化“深地一号·顺北油气田基地”再获突破。顺北84斜井测试获高产工业油气流，折算油气当量达到1017吨，成为顺北油气田第22口“千吨井”。该井垂深深度达8937.77米，是亚洲陆上最深的千吨井，将为我国探索深地，保障国家能源安全贡献重要力量。
顺北油气田位于塔里木盆地中西部，顺北84斜井位于顺北油气田的8号断裂带。
千吨井是指单井日产油气当量超1000吨，其油气藏富含油气，具备很高的开发价值和经济价值，是区块效益开发的有力保障。
中国石化已形成配套的深地技术系列。形成超深层角度域成像技术，可以实现为地球“CT”扫描，精准识别断裂带；超深层地震精细描述与断裂三维立体解析技术，可以实现断裂带的精细刻画，精准锁定有利区带；走滑断裂带断控储集体地质建模、缝洞体精细雕刻与三参数空间定位技术，可实现断裂带内部储集体结构解析，精准识别地下8000米断裂带内部的米级缝洞。