Deepwater Oil Fields (and Spills) Are a Final Frontier

This article on USAToday's 21 June 2010 online edition is a real eye-opener.

If you think the Deepwater Horizon well is way down there, read about what's already under way . . . 

Although it's not yet been done, one company has equipment that can reach depths of 40,000 feet-->> that's 5,000 feet of water + 35,000 feet of well!