Kola Superdeep Borehole
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The Kola Superdeep Borehole is a Soviet scientific drilling project in northwestern Russia that produced the deepest artificial point on Earth, reaching over 12 kilometers into the continental crust.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kola Superdeep Borehole canonical | 1 |
| Kola superdeep drilling program | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deep borehole
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scientific drilling project ⓘ |
| approximateLatitude | 69.396 ⓘ |
| approximateLongitude | 30.610 ⓘ |
| closureYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| completionOfDeepestDepthYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| depthRecordHeldUntilYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| designedTargetDepthInKilometers | 15 ⓘ |
| drillHoleName | SG-3 ⓘ |
| drillingChallenges |
equipment failures at great depth
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high temperature at depth ⓘ rock plasticity and deformation ⓘ |
| drillingMethod | rotary drilling ⓘ |
| drillingStartYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| fundingSource | Soviet government ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | geographic coordinates ⓘ |
| hasFeature | multiple side branches from main borehole ⓘ |
| hasFinding |
absence of expected seismic Moho boundary at predicted depth
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evidence of metamorphosed sedimentary rocks deep in the crust ⓘ higher than expected temperatures at depth ⓘ presence of fractured and water-bearing rocks at great depth ⓘ |
| infrastructure |
drilling tower
ⓘ
research facilities ⓘ support buildings ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extreme drilling depth
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long-term geophysical observations ⓘ |
| location |
Kola Peninsula
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Murmansk Oblast ⓘ northwestern Russia ⓘ |
| maximumDepthInKilometers | 12.262 ⓘ |
| maximumDepthInMeters | 12262 ⓘ |
| operator | Soviet Ministry of Geology ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kola Superdeep Borehole
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Kola superdeep drilling program
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| projectEndYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| purpose |
scientific research of the continental crust
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study of deep geological structure ⓘ study of heat flow in the crust ⓘ study of rock properties at great depth ⓘ study of seismic discontinuities ⓘ |
| record | deepest artificial point on Earth ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
geology
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geophysics ⓘ petrology ⓘ seismology ⓘ |
| startDate | 1970-05-24 ⓘ |
| status | abandoned ⓘ |
| temperatureAtBottomInCelsius | approximately 180 ⓘ |
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Kola superdeep drilling program