After seven days and seven nights of sailing, the Blue Whale traveled more than a thousand kilometers and finally arrived at the target area of the first voyage, the Shenhu Sea Area.
It is still 300 kilometers away from the nearest land. It is boundless as far as the eye can see, with only the occasional fishing boat or two passing by in the distance, and seabirds passing by from time to time.
Perhaps because of God's care, when the Blue Whale arrived, the waters of the Shenhu Sea were calm, with almost no waves visible, and even the national flag on the 100-meter-high drilling tower was only slightly unfolded. Such weather is really rare.
"Comrades, now we have arrived at the Shenhu Sea Area. Judging from the current conditions, it is very suitable for mining activities. From now on, the Blue Whale is in full working order. All positions must be maintained 24 hours a day, and no one is allowed to appear.
When the off-duty situation occurs, we must first determine the drilling location of the first well!"
In the main control room, Sun Wentong summoned the heads of the combustible ice trial mining headquarters to make work arrangements for the next mining activities.
"Xiao Lu, please tell me based on your calculations and evaluation, which combustible ice-rich area is our best mining target!"
Lu Jiaxiang held up the two seafloor geological structure maps in his hand and said: "Look, everyone, this is the result of our detailed survey of the target area based on the high-resolution geological detection technology of small track distance. According to our research and judgment, the a3-1 area,
The a9-6 area is currently the most suitable target for trial mining. The combustible ice reserves in these two areas are very high and can achieve our expected goals!"
"Everyone has this information in their hands. Take a careful look at it. If anyone has different views or opinions, you can speak freely. We will consider it!" Sun Wentong said to the responsible persons of each system present.
We don’t dare to be vague. We carefully read the various information introductions about these two areas. Although we belong to different systems, we are still very familiar with the entire process, and we can understand the actual situation in the area through the projects we are responsible for.
Perform analysis.
"I think these two areas are more suitable. Whether it is from the seawater depth difference or the predicted flammable ice reserves, they are almost the same. My idea is that the closest one is the first choice!" Someone immediately put forward his own idea.
"Yes, I agree with Yang Gong's opinion. Since the two places are not much different, the one closest to us will naturally have an advantage. Although the Blue Whale can come and go freely, it will consume a lot of fuel for a trip. It can save
A little bit is a little bit, don’t you think so?”
This stingy statement immediately aroused laughter from many people. Chinese scientific researchers are like this, they save as much as they can and produce the highest quality scientific research results at the lowest cost.
"Well, since everyone has no objections, we will conduct simulated drilling in the a3-1 area. The time will be nine o'clock tomorrow morning. All systems will be ready!" Sun Wentong finally made the decision and determined the area for simulated drilling.
Immediately, notices were sent to everyone on the Blue Whale. From scientific researchers to ordinary workers on the Blue Whale, everyone was busy nervously.
Feng Chenyi also received the notice immediately, and he immediately came to his workplace, which is located in the conference room on the second floor of the drilling platform. This is the large conference room of the Blue Whale, which gathers all the key departments on the Blue Whale.
The person in charge or engineer can provide technical support to the trial mining headquarters at any time.
“How is the drilling system doing?”
As the person in charge of the entire system structure and equipment of the Blue Whale, Feng Chenyi's responsibility is to contact the preparation status of each system. He holds a tablet computer in his hand, which records the status of each system in detail.
"Everything is ready, all personnel are in place, and drilling work can be carried out at any time according to orders!" the person in charge of the drilling system said at the side.
"Where's the hydraulic system?"
"everything is normal!"
"cabin!"
"There is no problem in the cabin, but inspections of key areas have been strengthened!"
"Where's the deck?"
"Everything is normal on the deck. According to the notice issued, all irrelevant personnel are resting in the club or dormitory!"
After nearly half an hour of inspection, all departments affiliated with the Blue Whale are in a good standby state and can carry out simulated drilling operations at any time according to the orders of the trial mining headquarters.
Although it seems rather nervous, in fact, they have practiced these procedures and steps many times before the departure of the Blue Whale, and also conducted practical drills during the voyage, in order to be able to carry out the actual trial mining.
Sometimes, major mistakes will not be caused by small things.
"Okay, all systems and departments are ready to start simulated drilling in the target area at nine o'clock tomorrow. According to the notification from the trial production headquarters, the person in charge of each sub-system must be on duty! Is everyone clear?"
"It's clear!" The person in charge of each system immediately said.
"Okay, I'll report it!" Feng Chenyi immediately reported the preparation situation to the command center in the control room.
Sun Wentong nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, the Blue Whale has made all preparations and is just waiting for tomorrow's simulated drilling!"
After the meeting, Feng Chenyi was still a little worried. He walked along the passage of the Blue Whale and checked all the key equipment, especially the drilling tower system and hydraulic system. This was what Zhang Yujie specially asked when he came.
His, this is the core equipment of the Blue Whale, there must be no problems.
"Gong Feng, why don't you come over so late!" The driller on duty sat aside and greeted Feng Chenyi.
"Yeah, I came out to relax. I'm going to start drilling tomorrow. I'm a little nervous. How about you?" Feng Chen asked with a smile.
"We are not nervous. We have been doing this job for how many years!" The driller did not look nervous at all. "It seems that you are more nervous, Mr. Feng. It's okay. There is absolutely no problem with this equipment and this platform."
of!"
Seeing that the driller came to comfort him, Feng Chenyi was a little relieved. The less he knew about some things, the less he had to worry about. The driller only cared about whether his work was running normally. As for other things,
Of course, there are responsible people to deal with it. Even if they worry, it is useless. It is useless to go up on their own.
After figuring this out, Feng Chen's anxious mind calmed down. He hoped that tomorrow's drilling would have a good start and lay a good foundation for the final trial mining.
However, it was a sleepless night for the members of the trial mining headquarters. Although they have experienced countless firsts and participated in many major projects, this time is different. This is China's energy development
The key to overtaking on curves is that if combustible ice can be successfully mined, this will be an unprecedented opportunity for future national energy security.