Chapter 773 Big problems and big opportunities coexist
After Qin Zhenjun’s introduction, Xia Honghua, who didn’t understand oil exploration, knew that he was encountering a big problem.
The No. 1 operation area has just been put into exploration, and the first exploration well is being drilled. An underground river was discovered at a depth of more than 500 meters!
This is a low-lying mountainous area in the east of Atyrau Oblast, with an altitude of only a few dozen meters. More than 200 kilometers to the east is the Maksha Oilfield in the basin.
The climate here is very harsh, and it gets even harsher as you go west. The surface is mostly arid, and rivers cannot be seen. All the water used in the working area is transported from outside.
Unexpectedly, an underground river was discovered more than 500 meters underground.
For oil exploration, underground rivers are a stumbling block. Even if oil is found, it may not be extracted because it is all water.
After a brief pause, Yao Yuan and the others continued to discuss countermeasures.
"Lao Gu, tell me what you think." Yao Yuan asked Gu Peiqiang.
Gu Peiqiang thought for a long time, pointed to the stratigraphic map, and said, "First of all, we must find out the scale of this underground river, how big and deep it is. There is no other good way except open excavation. It is like digging
Just dig a tunnel down like that and go down and take a look."
After a pause, he said, "If the scale is not large, it can be pumped up and used as a working water source and then pumped back underground. However, the disadvantage is that the water source will definitely be contaminated."
After another pause, Gu Peiqiang said, "But I still insist on continuing to drill down. No matter how deep it is, I can't get any deeper. Once the oil layer is determined, the underground river is nothing."
More than a thousand meters of offshore drilling has been carried out, but a mere underground river is nothing.
Qin Zhenjun said, "Xiaogu's view is reasonable, but the current problem is that according to the geological research report, there should be no underground rivers here. If we don't understand this issue, I don't think we can act rashly. This is not only related to the pollution of underground water sources.
question."
Which industry pays most attention to environmental issues?
It's hard to say clearly, but the petroleum industry is definitely one of the industries that pays most attention to environmental protection.
In particular, Dongfang Oilfield Services Company, which has rich experience in offshore drilling, has applied the "no oil to the sea" technology from the very beginning. It absorbed Halliburton as the only foreign oil service company at that time because of their "no oil to drop" technology.
The technology of "going to sea" is very advanced, but Dongfang Oilfield Services is still researching it.
Now Oriental Oilfield Service's own "no oil dripping into the sea" technology has been applied to independently produced offshore drilling platforms.
Yao Yuan crossed his arms and said, "Yes, where did this underground river come from? But to understand the situation of this underground river, maybe there is no need to dig open."
He began to think.
After a while, Yao Yuan suddenly asked, "Uncle Qin, I remember that the Marine Equipment Research Institute has developed visual underwater detection technology?"
Qin Zhenjun frowned and thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes, there is such a technology. A few young men from the Ocean University signed up for an underwater biology research project, which was related to the ocean, and it was placed in the Marine Equipment Research Institute. It is
There is such a technology.”
"Call and ask if it's been done," Yao Yuan said.
Qin Zhenjun immediately called Zhan Chenggui.
Chunfeng Academy of Sciences has the Institute of Marine Engineering and the Institute of Marine Equipment. The two are not the same unit and are responsible for different academic and technical research directions.
After waiting for more than ten minutes, Zhan Chenggui called back and clearly replied that the technology had produced results and was now in the sea trial stage, which meant it was not yet ready for application.
Yao Yuan made the final decision, "Let the project team bring the equipment over immediately."
Put into application in advance.
Visual underwater detection technology sounds very high-end, but it actually means placing cameras underwater that can be remotely operated by ship personnel on the water.
It's not easy to do this.
It means building an underwater robot, involving deep-diving equipment technology, etc., which is cutting-edge technology!
Because it has to serve offshore oil exploration, the technical requirements are higher, not just simple research such as 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 on a special plane with equipment.
What is certain is that the Kashagan oil field is not a single oil field, but a group of oil fields that are widely distributed. Therefore, even if we race against time for exploration, under the most ideal conditions, it will take three or two years to complete all exploration.
Moreover, the Kashagan area has complex geology and complex terrain, making mining very difficult.
Every minute you fight for now is likely to affect the power of Kashagan Tian's trump card in the future.
Qin Zhenjun concurrently serves as the deputy chief engineer of Chunfeng Academy of Sciences and the director of the Oil Production Technology Research Institute. He can give orders directly, but he still handles it through Zhan Chenggui, who respects the chief engineer who is twenty years younger than him.
At this time, Yao Yuan said, "Let's continue to drill down. While we continue to look for oil, we will wait for the personnel and equipment to arrive to detect the underground river. It will be a two-pronged approach."
"Yes." Gu Peiqiang immediately grabbed his helmet and left.
He is still the captain of the drilling team and is still fighting on the front line. According to his words, after leaving his front-line drilling position, he cannot sleep well at night.
Xia Honghua didn't understand what he heard and asked, "Is the emergence of an underground river a good thing or a bad thing?"
Qin Zhenjun went to the console and stared at it. Yao Yuan explained it himself, saying, "It's a good thing and a bad thing. When there is an underground river, generally speaking, there is a greater chance of having an oil layer, which is a good thing. But the underground river itself is an obstacle.
, adding a lot of difficulty to exploration and mining, which is a bad thing."
He said with concern, "Kazakhstan's geology and terrain are complex, and even if oil is found, it is not easy to extract it. The output of the Maksha Oilfield during the Soviet period was quite satisfactory, largely because it was too difficult to extract."
Xia Honghua nodded slowly, "Is this the reason why Chunfeng Academy of Sciences will be given a budget of more than 70 billion this year? You are really rich."
This kind of corporate secret cannot be hidden from others, but Xia Honghua cannot hide it. Foreign exchange transactions and other transactions have to go through the Administration of Foreign Exchange, and they also have to go through the National Development and Reform Commission, which is in charge of astronomy, geography, and air.
"It's all over the place." Yao Yuan said with a smile, "It's nothing to just follow others. I just want to play a big game. If I succeed, I can at least be on par with the Yankees in some technologies, and maybe I can surpass them. If I fail,
At worst, we’ll have to start over again. Isn’t it just money?”
Xia Honghua gave a thumbs up, "Domineering! You will definitely succeed."
Yao Yuan said, "Boss, I'm going to drill the well, so I won't accompany you."
"Wait." Xia Honghua motioned to Yao Yuan to change places to speak.
"Go to the office." Yao Yuan pointed outside.
The two came to the prefabricated house. Yao Yuan's office was the same as other offices. The outdoor conditions were difficult. These prefabricated houses were transported by helicopter and then assembled. It would be nice to have a place to protect them from wind, rain and sun.
Xia Honghua took the warm tea handed over by Yao Yuan, held it in his hand, and said, "I never had time to ask you, did you spin off and sell the Markhay Oilfield 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, and it was especially abnormal for this kind of thing to happen to Yao Yuan.
When Yao Yuan originally transferred the exploration and exploitation rights of the Sakha Oilfield to South Korea's Hyundai Petroleum Company, it was out of concern about Russia's future political situation, which can barely be explained. Everyone knows that Da Mao is not a good person, and he will really fall out with him if he says he will.
And he has the ability to turn against him.
Kazakhstan is different. No matter how big it is, it is just a small mouth. It has a small population and weak strength. It doesn't have the strength to overturn the table.
Yao Yuan said with a smile, "Of course it is to raise funds. This year's expenditure budget is over 100 billion. I don't know how to sell something to get so much money."
The GDP of Guangdong Province last year was 700 billion, and the Chunfeng Group's expenditure budget this year was over 100 billion. Xia Honghua gasped repeatedly. Unknowingly, the Chunfeng Group has developed into such an unimaginable behemoth.
In the future, if the East Coast Industrial Island, Fanglin Port 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
It’s like having a second entrepreneurial spring, full of energy!
After calming down, Xia Honghua said, "You transferred part of your shares to Shell Petroleum, acquired the shares of Shell Petroleum, gave Halliburton the exclusive oil service supplier qualification, and obtained the engineering construction group that is 100% controlled by the company. These two transactions
The operation is in line with your personality. You have always valued technology over advanced ones. But you transferred the remaining shares to Hyundai Petroleum and received all in cash."
Yao Yuan said, "Without funds, there is no technology. It is really a normal business operation."
He couldn't tell Xia Honghua without warning that this was a grave dug for Hyundai Group. Moreover, considering the current relationship between the two countries, if Xia Honghua knew that he wanted to kill Hyundai Group, he might intervene.
He did not want his plan to be interfered by the government, so he had to hide it from Xia Honghua.
Xia Honghua looked at Yao Yuan and nodded in belief, "It's a pity to sell the Maksha Oilfield, but I can understand your current situation. The financial pressure is indeed very high."
Not very big, just huge.
Yao Yuan said, "The other half of the shares in the Maksha Oilfield are in the hands of Kazakhstan's National Oil Company. Oriental Petroleum Enterprise Management Company is the company's operator. It enjoys 15% dividends and has the right to dispose of the oil, so there is no need to worry about it.
Affecting domestic supply issues."
"Besides, aren't I actively looking for new oil fields? Kazakhstan has a lot of oil."
After he said this, Xia Honghua opened his briefcase and took out a document and handed it over, "In this case, the document just approved will be meaningful."
Yao Yuan opened it and looked at it. He was startled for a moment, raised his head and said with surprise, "Has the Hua-Haha Oil Pipeline been approved?"
"Well, Kazakhstan needs you to do some work. Of course, there will be negotiations at the national level and we will try to sign it as soon as possible." Xia Honghua said with a smile.
Yao Yuan let out a long breath and felt relieved, "I no longer have to worry about where the oil is going to be transported. I can simply build it to Shandong Province and sell it to South Korea and Japan at a high price. I will make a lot of their money and at the same time let them control our oil."
Creating dependence on pipeline oil is tantamount to pinching a sensitive and fragile nerve in their lives."
"Your strategy and foresight are at least at the department level." Xia Honghua joked.
Yao Yuan shrugged, "I won't be an official anymore. I will never be an official in this life."