ONGC, a leading E&P Company and operator in Indian deepwaters, has spudded a well in 10411 feet (3174 m) of water on June 18, 2013.
The well number 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. A large number of these wells are in daunting water depths beyond 5000 feet in environmentally and logistically difficult areas of Indian East coast and West coast, ranging from Gujarat offshore to Mahanadi offshore including six wells in Andaman offshore. The current world record well number 1-D-1, which is under drilling, is the third well in beyond 10000 feet water depth.