Spring Breeze 1991

After Qin Zhenjun's introduction, Xia Honghua, who doesn't understand oil exploration, knew that he encountered a big problem.

The No. 500 operation area has just been put into exploration, and the first exploration well is being drilled, and an underground river has been discovered at a depth of more than [-] meters!

It belongs to the eastern low-lying mountains of Atyrau State, with an altitude of only tens of meters, and the Maxie Oilfield located in the basin is more than 200 kilometers away to the east.

The climate here is very harsh, and the more severe it is towards the west, the surface is mostly arid, and the river is invisible, and the water used for drinking in the work area is all transported from outside.

Unexpectedly, an underground river was discovered more than 500 meters underground.

For oil exploration, the underground river is a stumbling block. Even if you find oil, you won't be able to get it out. It's all water.

After a brief pause, Yao Yuan and the others continued to discuss countermeasures.

"Old Gu, tell me your opinion." Yao Yuan asked Gu Peiqiang.

Gu Peiqiang thought for a while, pointed to the surveyed stratigraphic map, and said, "First of all, we must find out the scale, size and depth of this underground river. There is no other good way except open digging. It is like digging Dig a tunnel down like coal, and go down to see it.”

After a pause, he said, "If the scale is not large, it can be pumped up and used as an operating water source and pumped back underground, but the downside is that the water source will definitely be polluted."

After a pause again, Gu Peiqiang said, "But I still insist on continuing to drill down. No matter how deep it is, I can't go deep. After the oil layer is confirmed, the underground river is nothing."

More than 1000 meters of offshore drilling has been carried out, and a mere underground river is nothing.

Qin Zhenjun said, "Xiaogu's opinion is reasonable, but the problem now is that, according to the geological research report, there should not be underground rivers here. I don't understand this issue. I don't think we can act rashly. This is not only related to the pollution of groundwater sources. question."

Which industry pays the most attention to environmental issues?

It's hard to say, but the oil industry is definitely one of the most environmentally conscious industries.

In particular, Dongfang Oilfield Service Company, which has rich experience in offshore drilling, has applied the technology of "no drop of oil into the sea" in the Shidan Oilfield from the very beginning. At that time, Halliburton was absorbed as the only foreign-funded oil service company because of their "no drop of oil" technology. The technology of "Going to the Sea" is very advanced, while Dongfang Oilfield Services is still researching it.

Now Dongfang Oilfield's own technology of "a drop of oil does not go into the sea" has been applied to the self-produced offshore drilling platform.

Yao Yuan crossed his arms and said, "Yes, where did this underground river come from? But to find out the condition of this underground river, maybe there is no need to dig."

He pondered.

After a while, Yao Yuan suddenly asked, "Uncle Qin, I remember that the Marine Equipment Research Institute has developed a visual underwater detection technology?"

Qin Zhenjun frowned and thought for a while, then nodded and said, "Yes, there is such a technology. A few guys from the Ocean University have applied for an underwater biology research project, which is related to the ocean. It is placed in the Marine Equipment Research Institute. Yes. There is such a technology."

"Call and ask if it's worked out," Yao Yuan said.

Qin Zhenjun immediately called Zhan Chenggui.

Chunfeng Academy of Sciences has the Institute of Ocean Engineering and the Institute of Marine Equipment. The two are not the same unit, and the academic and technical research directions they are responsible for are different.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, Zhan Chenggui called back and clearly replied that the technology has produced results and is now in the stage of sea trials, that is, it has not yet reached the stage where it can be put into use.

Yao Yuan made a final decision, "Let this project team bring the equipment over immediately."

Put into application in advance.

The visualized underwater detection technology sounds very high-end, but it actually means placing a camera underwater that can be remotely operated by the crew on the water.

It is not easy to do this.

It means building an underwater robot, which involves deep diving equipment technology, etc., which is a cutting-edge technology!

Because it is to serve offshore oil exploration, the technical requirements are higher, not just the simple research of observing underwater biological forms.

Qin Zhenjun immediately called Zhan Chenggui and asked him to arrange for people from the visual underwater detection technology project team to fly over by special plane with equipment.

What is certain is that the Kashagan Field is not a single oil field, but a group of oil fields with a wide distribution. Therefore, even if we race against time for exploration, under the best conditions, it will take three to two years to complete the exploration.

Moreover, the Kashagan area has complex geology and terrain, making mining very difficult.

Every minute that is fought for now is likely to affect the power of Kashagan Tian's trump card in the future.

Qin Zhenjun also serves as the deputy chief engineer of the Spring Breeze Academy of Sciences and the director of the Oil Production Technology Research Institute. He can give orders directly, but he still handles them through Zhan Chenggui. He respects the chief engineer who is 20 years younger than him.

At this time, Yao Yuan said, "Continue to drill down, while continuing to search for oil, while waiting for the personnel and equipment to detect the situation of the underground river, we will do both."

"Yes." Gu Peiqiang immediately grabbed his helmet and left.

He is still the captain of the drilling team, and he is still fighting on the front line. According to his words, he can't sleep well at night after leaving the front-line drilling position.

Xia Honghua couldn't quite understand it, and asked, "Is the emergence of underground rivers a good thing or a bad thing?"

Qin Zhenjun went to the console to stare at it, and Yao Yuan explained it himself, saying, "It's a good thing and a bad thing. In the case of underground rivers, generally speaking, there is a higher chance of oil reservoirs, which is a good thing. But the underground river itself is an obstacle. , It adds a lot of difficulty to exploration and mining, which is a bad thing.”

He said with concern, "Kazakhstan's geological terrain is complex. Even if oil is found, it is not so easy to extract it. The production of the Makshay Oilfield in the Soviet Union was quite satisfactory, and a large part of the reason was that it was too difficult to extract."

Xia Honghua nodded slowly, "Isn't that why the Spring Breeze Academy of Sciences has a budget of more than 700 billion this year? You are really rich."

This kind of corporate secrets can be hidden from others but not from Xia Honghua. Foreign exchange transactions have to go through the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, and also go through the National Development and Reform Commission, which is in charge of astronomy at the top and geography at the bottom.

"It's all over." Yao Yuan laughed, "It's nothing to just follow other people's buttocks. I just want to play a big game. If I succeed, I can at least be on par with the Yankees in certain skills, and maybe I can surpass them. If I fail It’s a big deal to start all over again. Isn’t it just money.”

Xia Honghua gave a thumbs up, "Domineering! It will definitely succeed."

Yao Yuan said, "Leader, I'm going to drill the well, so I won't accompany you."

"Wait." Xia Honghua motioned Yao Yuan to speak elsewhere.

"Go to the office." Yao Yuan pointed outside.

The two came to the prefabricated house. Yao Yuan's office is the same as other offices. The outdoor conditions are harsh. These prefab houses were hoisted by helicopter and then assembled. It would be nice to have a place to shelter from wind, rain and sun.

Xia Honghua took the warm tea that Yao Yuan handed over, held it in his hand, and said, "I haven't had time to ask you, did you sell the Maxie Oil Field just to raise funds?"

After all, there are people who understand.

After a period of analysis, Xia Honghua obviously felt that this was not normal, especially when it happened to Yao Yuan.

At the beginning, Yao Yuan transferred the exploration and production rights of Saha Oilfield to South Korea's Hyundai Oil Company because he was worried about the future political situation in Russia, which can barely be explained.We all know that Da Mao is not a good thing, if you talk about turning your face, you will really turn your face, and you have the ability to turn your face.

Kazakhstan is different. No matter how large the area is, it is only a small mouth. With a small population and weak strength, it does not have the strength to overturn the table.

Yao Yuan smiled and said, "Of course it is to raise funds. This year's expenditure budget is hundreds of billions. I don't want to sell something to get so much money."

Last year's gdp in Guangdong Province was 7000 billion, while Chunfeng Group's expenditure budget for this year was hundreds of billions. Xia Honghua gasped again and again. Before he knew it, Chunfeng Group had developed into such an unimaginable behemoth.

In the future, if the East Coast Industrial Island, Fangxiang Lingang Industrial Park, and Baojun Automobile Production Base are fully put into production, it is estimated that they can contribute hundreds of billions of GDP to Guangdong Province every year... When Xia Honghua thinks of this, his blood boils, no wonder Vice Governor Zhang As if rejuvenated by the second spring of entrepreneurship, I am full of energy!

Calming down, Xia Honghua said, "You transferred part of the shares to Shell Petroleum, obtained the shares of Shell Petroleum, gave Halliburton the exclusive oil service supplier qualification, and obtained the Engineering Construction Group, which is [-]% controlled by the company. These two transactions The operation is in line with your personality, and you have always valued technology over advanced ones. But you transferred the remaining shares to Hyundai Petroleum and received all cash.”

Yao Yuan said, "How can technology be obtained without funds? It is really a normal business operation."

He couldn't tell Xia Honghua that this was a grave dug for the Hyundai Group. Besides, considering the current relationship between the two countries, let Xia Honghua know that he was going to kill the Hyundai Group, and he might intervene.

He didn't want his plan to be interfered by the government, so he had to hide it from Xia Honghua.

Xia Honghua looked at Yao Yuan, nodded and believed, "It's a pity to sell the Maxie Oilfield, but I can understand your current situation. The financial pressure is indeed very heavy."

Not very big, but huge.

Yao Yuan said, "The other half of the Makshay Oilfield shares are in the hands of the Kazakhstan National Oil Company, and the Dongfang Petroleum Enterprise Management Company is the operator of the company, enjoying 15% dividends and the right to dispose of the oil, so there is no need to worry about it. Affecting domestic supply issues."

"Besides, I'm actively looking for new oil fields. Kazakhstan has too much oil."

After he said this, Xia Honghua opened the briefcase and took out a document and handed it over, "In this case, the document just approved will be meaningful."

Yao Yuan opened it, was taken aback for a moment, raised his head and said in surprise, "The Huaha oil pipeline has been approved?"

"Well, Kazakhstan needs you to do the work. Of course, there will be negotiations at the national level, and we will try to sign it as soon as possible." Xia Honghua laughed.

Yao Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, and his heart was relieved, "I don't have to worry about where the oil is going anymore, I simply repair it to Lu Province, sell it to South Korea and Japan at a high price, earn a lot of money from them, and at the same time let them pay attention to our oil. The dependence on pipeline oil is tantamount to pinching a sensitive and fragile nerve of theirs."

"Your strategy and foresight are at least at the departmental level." Xia Honghua joked.

Yao Yuan shrugged, "I won't be an official anymore, I won't be an official in this life."

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