Oil May Not Come Only from Dead Organisms: The Deep Earth Still Makes Fuel

The Kola Superdeep Borehole in northwestern Russia reached 12,262 metres. That figure dwarfs any human building, yet against a planet with a radius above 6,300 kilometres the hole amounts to a scratch on the outer skin.

The Kola Superdeep Borehole in northwestern Russia reached 12,262 metres. That figure dwarfs any human building, yet against a planet with a radius above 6,300 kilometres the hole amounts to a scratch on the outer skin.

The Kola Superdeep Borehole in northwestern Russia reached 12,262 metres. That figure dwarfs any human building, yet against a planet with a radius above 6,300 kilometres the hole amounts to a scratch on the outer skin.

The Kola Superdeep Borehole in northwestern Russia reached 12,262 metres. That figure dwarfs any human building, yet against a planet with a radius above 6,300 kilometres the hole amounts to a scratch on the outer skin.