Origin of the name Philip: Derived from the Latin Philippus, which is from the Greek Philippos (lover of horses). The name is composed of the elements philos (loving) and hippos (horse).Var: Philipp, Phillip, Phillipp.From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.erived from the Latin Philippus, which is from the Greek Philippos (lover of horses). The name is composed of the elements philos (loving) and hippos (horse). Var: Philipp, Phillip, Phillipp.
And in January, oil crews drilled the world's longest and deepest extended-reach well, 7.7 miles down into the ground and 7.1 miles out under the ocean. Seven of the 10 longest oil wells on Earth have been drilled there since Exxon Mobil launched its Sakhalin-1 project in 2003.
Transocean's Deepwater Horizon semisub, which caught fire on April 20, was on contract for BP drilling the Macondo prospect on Mississippi Canyon Block 252 in 4,993 feet (1,522 meters) of water. According to Dow Jones, the well had reached a depth of at least 18,000 feet (5,486 meters) and was cased and cemented.rilling is progressing, and mid-August is the estimated date of when the first relief will intercept the Maconodo well annulus. Operations on the second relief well were suspended at a measured depth of 15,874 feet (4,838 meters), so as not to interfere with the completion of the first well.