In the early morning, the rising sun rises in the east, removing the coldness of the night and shining a soft light like dawn in the distance.
In the Laojun Temple, the No. 1 oil exploration team started today's work after a night's rest.
Yan Shuang led the technicians to measure the distance, determine the location, and find the benchmark well location fifteen meters north of Laojun Temple. The soldiers were responsible for leveling the well site and building the derrick base with stones and wood. Almost all the materials used in the whole process were
The only manpower and tools available are simple tools such as shovels.
"Mr. Yan Shuang, the drilling equipment we have placed in Yumen is being transported in. How soon do you think it will be possible to start drilling?" Liang Daya stared at the bustling construction site and asked Yan Shuang, who was next to him with a face full of dust.
When the oil exploration team entered the mountain this time, they brought only part of the drilling equipment. Later, drilling equipment such as drill pipes and drawworks were placed in Yumen. At first, the equipment and materials went first and were divided into two parts with the personnel.
Thanks to the Xi'an Incident, the situation between the two sides is now relatively peaceful, allowing the two sides to transport oil drilling equipment by road.
"Without construction machinery, according to the current progress, it will take about thirty days." Yan Shuang, who was directing the drilling and construction site, heard this question, pondered for a while, and replied.
"Thirty days..." Liang Daya whispered to himself.
"Don't think that thirty days is a long time. If we didn't know the specific location fifteen meters north of Laojun Temple, the preliminary terrain survey alone would have taken at least a year," Yan Shuang said.
"More than a year?!" Liang Daya was shocked. He thought that thirty days was long enough, but he never expected that the preliminary terrain survey mentioned by Yan Shuang would take more than a year.
One year or more, in other words, is equivalent to finding this position, it may be one year, it may be two years.
"Yes, everything. We would like to thank the gentleman who told us the specific location. He saved us at least one to two years."
Yan Shuang sighed softly: "The Chinese geological community recognizes that Yumen has rich oil and gas resources, but it will take a long time to find and develop these oil and gas resources. Brother Zigan told me at the beginning that we must find Yumen oil and gas.
The resources were stored around 1940."
Ziqian, surnamed Sun and named Jianchu, is a Chinese geologist and petroleum engineering expert who refutes the theory that China is poor in oil. He is known as the father of China's petroleum in history and has made indelible contributions to China's petroleum industry.
The founder of non-deductible.
The geological circle is very small. Yan Shuang, who graduated from Norman University in the United States, naturally knew Sun Jianchu. Not only that, the two were also good friends.
In terms of level, Sun Jianchu is slightly higher than Yan Shuang.
"..."
Hearing these words, Liang Daya opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but found that with his poor knowledge reserve and academic level, he was completely unable to communicate with the big boss in front of him.
Forget it, just do your job.
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"Good news came from the first oil exploration team. They have successfully arrived at Laojun Temple and are carrying out preliminary infrastructure construction and drilling exploration work according to the plan. The second group of teams has set off with equipment and supplies and is expected to arrive at Laojun Temple in late June.
, No accident, the exploration results will be available within two months. However, the development of Yumen Oilfield needs to be discussed in advance. Yumen is too far away from us and we cannot avoid Nanjing."
"With regard to the development of the Yumen Oilfield, it should be a collaborative effort between the two parties, with us as the main party and Nanjing as the supplement. However, high confidentiality measures need to be taken and cannot be exposed, at least not this year and next year."
"It makes sense, I agree."
"The development of the Yumen Oilfield depends on the final results of the exploration team. The sooner the Yumen Oilfield is discovered, the better for us. Let's wait patiently."
"Report, urgent call from the Northern Department!" At this time, a correspondent came in a hurry, reported the situation, and left quickly.
"What's going on?"
"Our new comrade actually gave us such a big greeting gift... It's not easy, it's really not easy."
"Can we smelt high-strength steel and high-quality alloy steel suitable for weapons and equipment?! God, doesn't it mean that with this electric arc furnace smelting technology, our technical level can already start making guns and mortars?"
"Not to mention immediately starting to make guns and cannons, rifling processing and seamless steel pipes have not yet been solved. At least, the most basic material problems that constrain the development of military industry have been solved. This meeting gift is really too heavy, and now even I want to do it myself
Go to Peking and meet this talented comrade."
"A single furnace capacity of 6 kilograms can meet the needs of 60mm mortars and gun barrels. The key to the entire electric arc furnace smelting technology is the manufacture of graphite crucibles and graphite rods. The raw materials come from natural graphite, asphalt, and quartz sand. These raw materials are
Ke Zhaomeng has production. For us, manufacturing graphite crucibles and graphite rods is not a problem at all. If a thousand six-kilogram capacity graphite crucibles are produced at the same time, we can get six tons of high-strength steel every day. Damn it, these
They are all good steel that can be directly used to make gun barrels and cannon barrels! The steel we made before was only used as a cold weapon and could not be used to make weapons at all."
"The technical information left by Comrade Yu Hua gave suggestions on the application of electric arc furnace metallurgical technology. In my opinion, this new metallurgical technology should be put into use immediately according to this suggestion without delay. We could not build a steelmaking plant before.
That's because we didn't have the technology. Now that we have the technology, we must do it!"
"Secondly, allocate some manpower to prepare the electric arc furnace plant in the base, solve the procurement of steelmaking raw materials, electric arc furnace raw material mining, transportation and other matters, realize the practical application of electric arc furnace metallurgical technology as soon as possible, and supply high-quality raw materials for the military industry."
"I agree. In addition, with the electric arc furnace technology, Yu's Seven Towers technology, and complete gunpowder technology, I think the time has come for the base area to establish a military production system focusing on grenades, rifles, mortars, ammunition and other light weapons. Once
Success means that our army has the ability to independently supply weapons, and soldiers no longer have to rely on battlefield seizures and external assistance to supply weapons and ammunition."
"I agree, who will be responsible for establishing the military production system?"
"It has to be Chen Laizi."
"Okay, but it is worth noting that this electric arc furnace smelting technology uses electric energy as its energy source. The current power supply in the base area is very tight. The source is diesel generators and hand-operated generators. It can be foreseen that with the electric arc furnace metallurgical technology
With the use of diesel generators, the power consumption in the base will become larger and larger, and the power supply and oil supply will become increasingly tight. Faced with this situation, we should take corresponding measures. First, purchase diesel generators from abroad and develop the Yumen Oilfield as soon as possible.
, obtain a second source of oil, and second, try to build small thermal power plants based on coal."
"I agree."
"In view of the breakthrough improvement in the current scientific and technological level in the base area, as well as the improvement of the external environment and the threat from the Japanese in the near future, I think we can seize this opportunity to engage in pre-war mass production, concentrate our efforts on major tasks, and achieve independent manufacturing of weapons and equipment
, improve the comprehensive strength of the troops and base areas, and if high-yield wheat technology is successful in the future, the food problems that plague us will also be solved."
"Okay, this pre-war large-scale production is very good. I agree. Do you want to send this suggestion to No. 5?"
"Okay, call number 5 urgently."
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The pre-war large-scale production plan was finally established, and the 2.98 million silver dollars and gold unexpectedly obtained by the North were enough to support the operation of this plan.
As the pre-war large-scale production plan was launched, the base area dispatched geological exploration teams composed of soldiers to the area under its jurisdiction to conduct preliminary exploration work and search for mineral resources to ensure the smooth operation of the entire plan.
Among them, graphite mines, quartz sand mines, coal mines, and pyrite mines are the top priorities.
The area bordering Yikezhao League and northern Shaanxi is the Ordost large coalfield area in the prosperous China.
The Ordos Coalfield spans Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, and Suiyuan. It is 400 kilometers wide from east to west and 600 kilometers long from north to south. It has extremely rich coal resources, high ore grade, and excellent mining conditions. Open-pit can be implemented in most areas.
Mining without underground mining.
In a remote and desolate ravine, a team of more than ten people ushered in. As the 18th military geological exploration team, they had been away from the base for two days.
This team, carrying rudimentary exploration equipment, stopped in front of a hill with no vegetation.
The four soldiers dismounted from their horses and faced the mountain with their pickaxes. They each looked for four points. After climbing up the hillside for more than ten meters, they raised their pickaxes high, dropped them hard, and suddenly drilled into the soil.
The soil was dug out and the digging continued. After digging to a depth of about one meter, in a flash, coal with a black surface and a shiny surface came into view. Almost at the same time, traces of coal appeared at all four points. The soldiers looked happy.
The team commanders continued to give orders to explore more points, but the mountain in front of them most likely belonged to a coal mine.
The coal mine resources closest to the base area were successfully found.
However, for this exploration team, coal resources are only one of the goals of this exploration mission. They also need to look for quartz sand deposits.