Why The Deepest Human Made Hole In History Was Totally Abandoned

Where There’s A Will, There’s A Way

Undeterred, the scientists decided that they didn’t need to wait on this specific borehole to make further progress. They started over in a new location. Luckily, they didn’t need to start again from zero, and began drilling from a depth of 23,000 feet. By 1989, they had reached a new record having drilled a staggering 40,230 feet, or 7.5 miles! This was extremely encouraging progress for those involved and the researchers were confident they could surpass 44,000 feet by the second half of the 1990s.

Where There’s A Will There’s A Way