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===History of deepest offshore oil wells===
This is a list of oil wells based on the depth of the water in which they were drilled.  It doesn't include how deep underground they go, which in some cases is over 10,000 metres.
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|- style="background: #ececec;"
!Record from
!Record held (years)
!Name and location
!Height (metres)
!Height (feet)
! class="unsortable" | Refs
|-
|1980
|4
|style="text-align:left;"| MC-198 offshore oil well
|674
|2,211
|<ref name=Deepwater>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boem.gov/sites/default/files/documents/about-boem/Deepwater-Gulf-of-Mexico-Report-2019.pdf|title=Deepwater Gulf of Mexico|date=December 31, 2019|page=65}}</ref>
|-
|1984
|2
|style="text-align:left;"| MC-852 offshore oil well
|1,077
|3,534
|<ref name=Deepwater/>
|-
|1986
|1
|style="text-align:left;"| MC-731 offshore oil well
|1,646
|5,400
|<ref name=Deepwater/>
|-
|1987
|1
|style="text-align:left;"| AT-471 offshore oil well
|2,071
|6,794
|<ref name=Deepwater/>
|-
|1988
|6
|style="text-align:left;"| MC-657 offshore oil well
|2,292
|7,520
|<ref name=Deepwater/>
|-
|1996
|2
|style="text-align:left;"| AC-600 offshore oil well
|2,323
|7,620
|<ref name=Deepwater/>
|-
|1998
|2
|style="text-align:left;"| AT-118 offshore oil well
|2,352
|7,716
|<ref name=Deepwater/>
|-
|2000
|1
|style="text-align:left;"| WR-425 offshore oil well
|2,696
|8,845
|<ref name=Deepwater/>
|-
|2001
|2
|style="text-align:left;"| AC-903 oil well, offshore United States
|2,965
|9,727
|<ref name=Deepwater/>
|-
|2003
|5
|style="text-align:left;"| AC-951 oil well, offshore United States
|3,051
|10,011
|<ref name=Deepwater/>
|-
|2008
|3
|style="text-align:left;"| LL 511 #1 (G10496) oil well, offshore United States
|3,091
|10,141
|<ref name=1-D-1>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oedigital.com/news/449575-how-deep-is-your-well|title=How deep is your well?|first=Elaine|last=Maslin|date=May 1, 2016}}</ref>
|-
|2011
|2
|style="text-align:left;"| CYPR-D7-A1 oil well, offshore [[India]]
|3,107
|10,194
|<ref name=1-D-1/>
|-
|2013
|0
|style="text-align:left;"| NA7-1 oil well, offshore India
|3,165
|10,384
|<ref name=1-D-1/>
|-
|2013
|3
|style="text-align:left;"| 1-D-1 oil well, offshore India
|3,174
|10,413
|<ref name=1-D-1/><ref name=Raya-1>{{Cite web|url=https://www.offshore-energy.biz/uruguay-first-offshore-well-in-years-breaks-world-record/|title=Uruguay: First offshore well in years breaks world record|date=April 1, 2016}}</ref>
|-
|2016
|4
|style="text-align:left;"| Raya-1 oil well, offshore [[Uruguay]]
|3,400
|11,155
|<ref name=Raya-1/><ref name=Ondjaba-1>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oedigital.com/news/474583-total-to-drill-deepest-ever-offshore-well-using-maersk-rig|title=Total to Drill Deepest Ever Offshore Well Using Maersk Rig|date=January 14, 2020}}</ref>
|-
|2021
|TBD
|style="text-align:left;"| Ondjaba 1 oil well, offshore [[Angola]]
|3,628
|11,903
|<ref name=Ondjaba-1/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.enverus.com/blog/offshore-drilling-keeps-getting-deeper/|title=Offshore Drilling Keeps Getting Deeper|first=Dai|last=Jones|date=August 8, 2024}}</ref>
|}