Maeserk Drill-ship for the Maya-1 Prospect project
The 2nd episode of this series The Adventures of a Fossil fuel miner which debuted on the 5th of July 2017, it entails some of the details of oil exploration on the remote part of the Seas and Oceans. If you miss the first episode, here is the link for a recap:
The adventures of a Fossil Fuel miner: Episode 1- Stones
Raya- 1 Prospect, which holds the record for the deepest water depth for an offshore oil rig is been drilled by Maeserk venturer drill-ship in the year 2016/2017, it is an ongoing project.
The well is located in Uruguay, South American and in the water depth of 3,400 meters (11,156 ft). It was the first exploration well offshore Uruguay since the year 1976.
ExxonMobil Corp, a US Oil Giant in Partnership with France's Total in a consort to drill off the Coast of Uruguay as parts pf efforts to boost the Uruguayan economy as there was a heavy reliance on the importation of it's crude oil derivatives for so many years.
Total and ExxonMobil will be drilling 3,000 meters below seabed, hoping to strike an Elephant discovery of Crude Oil......Bloomberg Report
At 11,156 ft, can you imagine such a long distance away from home as each of this crew of oil explorers spends most of their years on long voyages and flights trying to boost the economy of another nation at their own risk of life? Well, it is a worthy cause as they are paid immensely for their services.
In 2013, off the East coast of India waters at the depth of 3,174 meters (10,411 ft) which was the old world record of the deepest oil well until the Raya-1 Prospect snatched the record. The project was championed by Transocean's ultra deepwater drill-ship- Dhirubhai Deepwater KG1
The success of the drilling is still not publicize, but with a very optimistic forecasting at work, crude oil pumping could start by the year 2021.