jdhmnovel Chapter 247: Exploiting an Oil Field That is Extremely Difficult
Chapter 247: Exploiting an Oil Field That is Extremely Difficult
"Gentlemen, now that the equipment has arrived, shouldn't we take a look at where the oil fields are suitable for extraction?"
Lu Feng said with a smile.
When Snake heard that Lu Feng wanted to see the oil mine, he immediately offered to take him there.
Several people got into a jeep and drove out of the factory with their bodyguards.
As for the helicopters responsible for transporting equipment, they left after completing their mission.
The car didn't drive too far, about ten kilometers, before they arrived at a small valley.
After stopping, Lu Feng looked at the flat ground with a diameter of only a few kilometers and fell into self-doubt.
He knew that this oil field was very difficult to exploit, but he didn't expect it to be so difficult.
The easiest place to mine was actually a valley.
"Mr. Snake, you are serious, right? Are you sure this place is the easiest to mine, not the most difficult?"
Lu Feng looked at Snake with suspicion, and so did Jed, because no matter how he looked at it, the flat land outside was much easier to mine than here.
Seeing that neither of them believed him, Snake smiled bitterly and said, "I didn't lie to you. This is really the best place to mine."
"Don't underestimate this valley because it's small and has a lot of small stones, but it's much easier to mine than the flat land outside."
"Of course, this ease of extraction is relative. At the very least, we don't have the ability to extract oil here because the oil field is beneath a rock layer that's an astonishing 1000 meters thick. Our existing equipment simply can't drill through such a deep layer."
"And this 1000-meter thickness is the weakest spot, which is this valley. The rest of the land looks flat, but the rock layer underneath is as thick as 2000 meters."
"So I said this is the easiest place to mine, do you understand?"
Snake slowly told the two of them the results of the last exploration team's inspection, which dispelled their doubts.
"Mr. Snake, I'd like to ask how deep this oil field is underground."
Jed suddenly asked, this question is crucial, because the distribution of oil fields is not the same, some oil fields only need to be drilled a few hundred meters deep to produce oil, while some oil fields even need to be drilled tens of thousands of meters deep to produce oil.
Judging from what Snake just said, this oil field will probably need to be drilled very deep, because the rock layer alone reaches an astonishing 1000 meters, not including other layers.
Sure enough, Snake's next answer surprised both of them.
"According to the exploration results, including the 1000-meter rock layer, we need to drill nearly 8,000 meters deep to find oil."
Snake's words were filled with great solemnity, and he obviously knew what eight thousand meters meant.
"It's so deep, no wonder no one has discovered it."
Lu Feng spoke up, he was also shocked by the number.
What does eight thousand meters mean? It would take several minutes to drive there, not to mention that this is a hole being dug underground with a thousand-meter rock layer in between. It is undoubtedly a huge project.
"Lu, can your equipment do this?"
Snake asked, and Jade turned her gaze towards him.
Hearing this, Lu Feng shook his head, which scared Snake and Jade.
"Lu, you're kidding, right? Even such advanced equipment can't mine it. Are we just going to sit there and watch the gold mountain grow?"
Snake asked anxiously. The moment he saw Lu Feng shaking his head, he wanted to die. He had been terrified for so long, but in the end he couldn't mine. Anyone would collapse.
Jed was also extremely anxious. You know, he had begged his grandfather for a long time to join this project. Once this project could be successfully mined, he could even become the heir of the Hearn family directly with this tremendous contribution.
Although he is the best person of this generation in the Hearn family, it does not mean that he has no competitors. On the contrary, none of his competitors are easy to deal with, and everyone is eyeing the position of heir.
He originally thought that he would be a sure successor this time thanks to this achievement, but he didn't expect that he would fail at the critical moment.
"Lu, think of a solution. Since you can come up with such advanced equipment, there must be other ways."
Jade looked at Lu Feng with expectation in his eyes and said.
Looking at the two people's anxious expressions, Lu Feng was delighted.
This is exactly the result he wanted, and now it seems to have been achieved perfectly.
"Mr. Snake, how many kilometers underground is this rock layer?"
"About six thousand meters. As long as we break through this thousand-meter layer of rock, we can drill another thousand meters and we'll find oil. How's that? Can we do it?"
Snake asked anxiously.
When Lu Feng heard this, he sighed in a pretentious manner.
"Oh, it's difficult. This rock layer is too deep. If it were a thousand meters underground, the equipment I brought could still be used for mining, but it's too deep."
"As you know, the deeper you go, the harder it is to mine. At a certain point, even digging through dirt becomes a struggle, let alone drilling through a thousand-meter-high layer of rock."
Lu Feng's words reached their ears, making them extremely disappointed.
"It looks like this oil field won't be exploitable for decades. This is a really sad outcome."
Snake's tone was filled with regret.
Guarding a mountain of gold but not being able to take any of it would be extremely uncomfortable even for a person like Snake.
For a moment, the entire valley was shrouded in clouds of gloom. Jed even took out a cigar and started smoking, trying to numb his heart in this way.
Looking at the two people's extremely disappointed scenes, Lu Feng knew that it was his turn to say something. Otherwise, if this continued, Snake and Jed would probably be depressed to death, which was different from his plan.
I saw him slowly take out a cigarette, light it, put it in his mouth, and take several puffs in a row, as if he was going through some ideological struggle.
"Mr. Snake, Mr. Jed, it's not that there is no solution at all, but the cost is a bit high."
"I'm afraid you can't bear it!"
Lu Feng exhaled the last puff of smoke and spoke slowly.
"what!"
His words made the two people who were feeling uncomfortable scream.
"I said, it's not that there is no solution at all, it's just that the cost is a bit high."
Lu Feng thought that the two didn't hear him clearly, so he repeated it again.
Little did they know that Snake and Jed didn't fail to hear it, they were just too shocked.
"Lu, are you serious? Is there really a way to solve this?"
Snake came to Lu Feng and grabbed his hand directly, excited like a child.
Jade on the side was even more exaggerated. He hugged Lu Feng and kissed him several times.
"Lu, tell us how to solve this problem. No matter how high the cost is, we can afford it."