After another intense operation, as the drilling team was busy non-stop, the first core sample from the Shenhu Sea came out smoothly and was placed in front of the eagerly awaited experts and professors.
Everyone stared at these hard-won core samples with wide eyes, eager to immediately study the precise characteristics of the cores and lay the foundation for the subsequent trial mining work.
"Commander-in-Chief, should we use it for experiments immediately?" Someone immediately proposed a plan.
"Divide the core sample into two parts, and make a copy of the mining data just now!" Sun Wentong said.
"Why are we separated?" Professor Huang asked with some confusion.
"I plan to send one of the samples back to land!" Sun Wentong looked at the sample in front of him and sighed, "Although there are corresponding testing equipment and experts on the Blue Whale, it is not as convenient as land, especially
We need to adjust the proportion of cementing fluid according to the materials of the samples, and we also need the support of the land laboratory! The most important thing is that both parties can conduct research and compare each other to draw more advantageous conclusions!"
"How to send it?" Professor Huang's question represented most of the doubts.
The Blue Whale is now in the vast ocean, more than three hundred kilometers away from the nearest land, not to mention the Institute of Geology, which is even further away.
"Helicopter!" If you use a transport boat, it will take a long time to transport it. It's better to call a helicopter, which can send it to the research institute as quickly as possible.
However, although there was a helipad on the Blue Whale, there was no helicopter on duty. Sun Wentong immediately requested a helicopter to send the samples and data back to the institute.
This journey of more than 300 kilometers requires a lot of money to go back and forth, but compared to the tasks undertaken by the Blue Whale, Sun Wentong does not care. As long as the corresponding mining plan can be formulated as soon as possible, no matter how much money is spent,
worth it.
Soon, a helicopter immediately took off from the land airport and headed straight for the Blue Whale. However, this time the passengers only had stone pillars packed in a few sample boxes. These are important clues to explore the secrets of the seabed.
The helicopter flew away immediately, and the scientific researchers on the Blue Whale began more busy research work, and the core sampling work at the new location was also in full swing.
In the following days, the Blue Whale conducted multiple sampling operations within a radius of one kilometer behind the scheduled trial mining point, with depths ranging from thirty to fifty meters below the seafloor level.
After preliminary judgment by the scientific researchers on the Blue Whale, these rock samples all have the geological characteristics of combustible ice production, which means that the results of combustible ice accumulation in the Shenhu Sea area have been verified once again.
Of course, these are additional verifications, and the main result is a detailed study of the geological structure and drilling capacity of these rock formations, as well as the degree of combination with cementing fluid, and based on this, the most appropriate drilling well is established.
The research on the Blue Whale is also being carried out nervously under the auspices of Professor Huang and Lu Jiaxiang. Many technicians have taken the initiative to help, and even scientists who are not in this field have gone over to help.
After several days of contact by helicopter, the first and most detailed rock core sample research results in history were urgently released in the spotlight.
At the same time, detailed research information was sent to the Blue Whale via encrypted mail and helicopter arrival.
"Feng Chenyi, the helicopter will arrive in thirty minutes, bringing their research report and some supplies. You are responsible for receiving them!" Feng Chenyi, who was on duty in the conference room, received a call from the main control room.
After Feng Chen put down the phone, he hurriedly led the two people straight to the helicopter platform.
The huge helicopter platform is the observation deck with the widest view on the Blue Whale. It is also everyone's favorite place to enjoy the scenery. However, in recent days, helicopters have been coming and going frequently, so this treatment has been temporarily stopped.
"Hello, here is the cargo list, please sign for it!" This helicopter, which can accommodate seven or eight people, has turned into a courier boy, making a round trip almost every day.
Feng Chen was already familiar with this process early in the morning. He immediately checked the list of supplies on the plane, and checked whether the research report was complete, as well as some important cementing fluid research and development reagents. These are the most urgently needed things for the Blue Whale.
.
"Everything is accurate!" Feng Chen immediately signed the list.
The helicopter temporarily stayed on the platform, waiting for a new round of sample transfer work.
"This is the last batch!" Feng Chenyi said loudly.
According to the preliminary judgment of Professor Huang and Lu Jiaxiang, the core samples mined so far are enough to explain the geological changes around the trial mining point, and the next step of drilling plan can be determined very clearly.
"Commander-in-Chief, this is the report from the Land Research Institute!" Feng Chen quickly returned to the main control room with the report.
Sun Wentong took it and browsed it quickly, then handed it to Professor Huang, "Old Huang, look at it, I feel it is not much different from your report, our judgment is still very clear!"
Professor Huang quickly flipped through a few pages and found some important parameters. Then he turned on the computer at hand and compared it with the research data on the Blue Whale.
After a while, Professor Huang took off his glasses and handed the information in his hand to Lu Jiaxiang, "Xiao Lu, take a look at it too, I think it's okay!"
Lu Jiaxiang took it and looked for a few key data, then picked up the data in his hand, and finally nodded: "Except for some irrelevant data, the other data are within the controllable range, but theirs is more
Be more detailed!”
"There is no problem with this. After all, the conditions here are indeed not as extensive as those on land. They can purchase some reagents at any time!" Professor Huang said, "If possible, we will follow the previous experimental method and try our best to use the remaining
Several samples have been produced, and cementing fluid proportioning experiments and drilling work have begun as much as possible!"
"Yeah, we can't afford to waste this time!" Lu Jiaxiang didn't expect that such an episode would happen, and the Blue Whale would stay at sea for several more days for no reason.
After obtaining the geological data, Blue Whale immediately connected with the Land Research Institute every day to discuss the proportioning method of cementing fluid. In order to complete this task as much as possible, the proportioning of cementing fluid was mainly determined by Blue Whale.
The technical team put forward the idea and conducted laboratory calculations, which were then verified on the spot by the Land Research Institute.
This can ensure the accuracy of the data and consider the environmental impact, and can also minimize the material loss of the Blue Whale and the pollution to the environment. After all, these cementing fluids cannot achieve the most appropriate ratio once or twice, resulting in