Chapter 55: What's Wrong With a Little Madness?
After Liu Shang finished speaking, Han Ping stared into his eyes for a moment. "If what you said is true, I'll buy you a drink every day!"
With that, Han Ping waved his hands to the men behind him. "Clean up the well site and open the oil pipeline valve on that well!"
"And keep a close eye on the changes in the surrounding wells!"
While all this was happening on their side, technicians at all levels of the oil production plant, the head of geology, the head of engineering, and even Pan Qingfeng were all alerted at the same time.
After a few seconds of dazed confusion, the newly awakened men quickly threw on their clothes and rushed over.
On the other side, Yang Xu, Xu Tiande, Mr. Zhong, Song Guangyuan, and others from Huahai Company were also notified.
With such a major incident happening at the frontline construction site, they didn't hesitate. They all drove to the site, their hearts pounding with anxiety.
About an hour later, around 1:00 AM, the bosses from the oil production plant, Song Guangyuan, and the others all arrived at the scene.
At the same time, discussions immediately began about what had happened.
After all, in their experience, a situation like this had never occurred before.
***
The people at the scene had roughly separated into three small groups.
One was composed of Liu Shang and the geologists and technicians from the factory who surrounded him.
When it came to the theory behind profile control technology, they were far inferior to experts like Xu Tiande.
Even Xu Tiande felt that the current situation was a bit sudden and tricky, let alone them.
Therefore, in response to their earnest inquiries, Liu Shang shared his views and understanding.
Due to the limited conditions, Liu Shang picked up a wooden stick and began to explain, drawing in the sandy soil of the well site.
"The spacing between our factory's injection and production wells is about 200 to 350 meters, and the main production is from the Fuyang oil layer."
"The injection system I chose this time is a polymer gel plugging agent, which has strong fluidity and is designed to rush along water-channeling pathways and fractures."
"According to the breakthrough speed I calculated, it has now penetrated about one-third of the distance, to this position I've drawn."
"At this point, due to the effectiveness of the plugging agent, the formation pressure field at a depth of 1800 meters will naturally change accordingly."
"Because of this pressure field change and the oil displacement effect of the polymer itself, previously unrecoverable crude oil in the reservoir was activated, which caused the gushing from this oil well."
"If my guess is correct, while this well is gushing, the pressure field will also undergo a gradient change that will spread to the other surrounding oil wells."
"Ideally, in the next few days, other oil wells will also see a decrease in water cut and a large increase in oil production..."
Because Liu Shang's technical concept was so cutting-edge, for everyone present, it was as novel as listening to a story. At the same time, they felt a thrill like they were discovering a new world.
Even Zhang Zhengmao, the high-ranking head of geology, nodded repeatedly, his eyes shining.
At that moment, there was only one thought in his mind: *This Liu Shang is truly amazing! How old is he? Is he really just a freshman?*
The theoretical foundation Liu Shang demonstrated was solid, surpassing not just undergraduates, but most graduate students and even some doctoral candidates.
***
The second small group consisted of everyone from Huahai Company.
At this time, Yang Xu, who fancied himself an expert, began to hold forth.
He argued that the reason the well was gushing oil was that the conflict between the injection and production wells was too severe. They needed to immediately begin high-intensity plugging to seal the channel...
Regarding his pontificating, Xu Tiande and Mr. Zhong just nodded and smiled politely, saying nothing.
Technicalities aside, based on what the two of them knew about Liu Shang, he had been extremely persistent and stubborn when there were no results at all.
The idea that he would change his mind now that he'd seen such an amazing effect was laughable.
Besides, never mind that the little bastard Liu Shang was crazy, he had incredible luck!
*Other teams can drill seven or eight wells with zero results, yet he works for a couple of days and gets this?! Who are you supposed to reason with about fairness like that?!*
Feeling flustered by their silence, Yang Xu, confident in his own reasoning, walked over to the third small group, where the leaders Song Guangyuan and Pan Qingfeng were standing.
"Mr. Song, the blowout is undoubtedly due to a very large water-channeling pathway between the injection and production wells. The problem is severe."
"I think we should immediately stop the current gel injection and start injecting high-strength expansion particles for sealing. In that case..."
Before he could finish, Pan Qingfeng cut him off.
"Hey, who are you? What's your role here?"
Seeing the formidable plant director, Pan Qingfeng, questioning him in a sharp tone, Yang Xu smiled awkwardly. "Mr. Pan, I am Yang Xu, the deputy technical manager of Huahai."
"You may not know me. I personally reported on the technical discussion and construction of the first few profile control wells, but you didn't attend those meetings."
Regardless of Yang Xu's high status in Huahai Company, out here in the oil field, he was a nobody.
At this, Pan Qingfeng nodded slowly. "Oh, so you did the first few wells."
"Then why didn't I see any effect or reaction from them?"
"Now, if I remember correctly, Liu Shang personally led and constructed this well, right?"
"What, you see that he's worked hard and gotten results, so you decide to pop up now?"
"Let me tell you, with your attitude and track record, if you worked in our factory, I would have demoted you to warehouse duty a long time ago!"
Chastised by Pan Qingfeng, Yang Xu's face became extremely ugly. Prompted by an equally sharp glare from Song Guangyuan, he could only retreat in humiliation back to Xu Tiande and Mr. Zhong.
At this time, Pan Qingfeng waved to Liu Shang, who was not far away.
"Mr. Zhang, please wait a moment. Let me borrow Liu Shang."
"It's the middle of the night, and we're at a construction site. Why are we still discussing technology?"
"If you're willing, invite Liu Shang to our factory meeting room tomorrow. You can chat slowly while drinking tea!"
This drew a laugh from the crowd, and Liu Shang walked up with a smile to greet Song Guangyuan and Pan Qingfeng.
The dissatisfaction and disapproval Song Guangyuan had previously shown Liu Shang was gone from his face, but he was far from enthusiastic, offering only a standard nod.
But Pan Qingfeng was different. Treating Liu Shang like his own son, he kindly pulled him closer and patted him warmly on the shoulder.
"Liu Shang, you really are my lucky star."
"It seems my earlier trust and persistence in you were correct. I didn't expect to see a reaction so soon."
"So, what are your thoughts on how to proceed with this well?"
"Don't be afraid. Speak your mind, and I'll be right behind you, supporting you!"
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