Chapter 1028 Hope Oilfield (2)

Drilling an oil and gas well is not as simple as drilling a water well. Due to different factors such as depth, geological softness and hardness, pressure, well length, etc., different technical measures will be taken during the drilling process. Wellbore drilling, pipe casing running, oil layer positioning

, cementing, post-condensation pressure test, these steps all require a certain amount of practical experience, and Haihan currently does not have relatively mature technical strength. Even Tian Yeyou and Liu Shanxia can only be regarded as half-assed in theoretical knowledge. All the construction team has

The experience comes from two years of drilling artesian wells on Hainan Island. Therefore, although the approximate location of the oil field has long been determined, everyone still has some doubts about whether it can be successfully exploited in the future.

However, the Chulunkeng oil field has a feature that is more beneficial to novices, that is, the burial depth is extremely shallow, and there is no need to consider too much the impact of geological conditions. Therefore, Tian Yeyou and others do not need to formulate complex drilling plans. Basically

Just follow the standard oil and gas drilling procedures. Only when the personnel, equipment, and materials are fully in place, can Tian Yeyou dare to claim that he is 60 to 70 percent sure that he can find the oil field in the predetermined area.

However, most of the soldiers and civilians who were transferred to Miaoli by Haihan for the oil project did not know what treasure they were looking for all the way in this valley. They were all issued a strict silence order before setting off, and were not allowed to speak to anyone including

Non-participants, including family members, mentioned their mission - of course, even if someone wanted to say it, there was not much information that could be leaked. The final destination and the specific tasks assigned were only informed after they arrived in Penghu.

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The next morning, Liu Shanxia and Morgan gathered all the local labor force and began to clear the area designated by Tian Yeyou. Yesterday, a company of the army arrived with the fleet, plus the construction team and drilling technicians from the Ministry of Construction, a total of only two people.

There are less than 100 people, and the migrant workers who are actually transferred to take charge of the infrastructure project are still stationed in the coastal camp due to limited transportation capacity. They will have to wait at least a day or two before they can arrive in this ravine in batches, so they can only do this for the time being.

Let the troops take over first and use the army soldiers as cheap labor.

Of course, the soldiers did not complain much about this, but many people were curious about what treasures were buried in the mountains and forests, so that so many chiefs were gathered here to serve as supervisors. However, the ground in the forest was damaged by the continuous rainfall.

The slippery terrain also caused a lot of trouble in the cleanup work. Whether using an ax or a big saw, it was difficult to maintain the balance of the body. The progress of cutting down the trees was very slow. Morgan was so anxious that he wanted to directly use explosives to destroy the tree.

It exploded.

Tian Yeyou looked at it for a while, then shook his head and said to Bai Kesi: "At this rate, it will take at least two days to finish."

The area designated by Tian Yeyou for exploration is not very large, just a fifty-meter square area, but there are quite a few big trees hugging each other in this area, which is indeed a bit troublesome for non-professional loggers.

Although these soldiers are in good health, they are not very powerful in this field. There are only one or two hundred people busy, but they cannot achieve the expected results.

But this situation is not the fault of the soldiers. After all, no matter how thorough the pre-planning is, the actual situation will still be different. Morgan considered that under the condition of limited transportation capacity, he first transported armed personnel into the mountain to ensure supplies and

Regarding the security of the station, it should not be a big problem to temporarily replace the migrant workers with soldiers in the past few days. However, the actual situation is indeed somewhat different from Morgan's expectation. The army cannot well replace the role of lumberjacks. And this step is slow.

The pace will be slow, which will directly affect the subsequent exploration and mining work. The relevant responsibilities will naturally fall on Morgan, so it is no wonder that he will jump in a hurry.

Bai Kesi understood Morgan's difficulties better: "It doesn't matter if you go slow. Anyway, the oil is buried underground and will not escape. Sooner or later we will dig it out. But if he gets the migrant workers into the ravine first, he will be attacked by the natives and something will happen."

, the consequences would be much more serious than delaying the construction period."

The "serious consequences" that Bai Kesi said did not just mean the loss of human life. In the context of a large project such as oil exploration, even war methods are allowed, so who cares about some casualties. But if the people are

An attack by the natives will cause panic, which will affect the stability of local people and even the development process of the oil field. From a stability perspective, Bai Kesi would rather slow down the development process than move in local labor and people.

Unmotivated to work due to safety concerns.

Fortunately, Liu Shanxia had been in the Ministry of Construction for a long time and knew some knowledge about logging. He instructed the soldiers to use poles and wedges during the logging process to speed up the falling of trees. Although his proficiency was still not as good as that of professionals.

Lumberjack, but at least it's progressing much faster than before.

But perhaps it was Bai Kes's words that came true. Not long after, a sudden situation proved that Morgan's prudent arrangement was the most correct decision.

While they were busy in the valley, a gunshot suddenly came from the hillside. Everyone immediately stopped what they were doing. The soldiers who responded quickly had already dropped their tools and immediately went to sort out the piled rifles.

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The deployment of security posts outside the camp was personally arranged by Morgan. When he heard the direction of the gunfire, he knew it came from a hidden sentry on the hillside. This kind of outer hidden sentry only had two to three soldiers at each location, and it was necessary to be on duty during the guard period.

Maintaining concealment and high concentration requires high quality of individual soldiers. Therefore, Morgan assigned sniper trainees brought from Sanya to the only two secret posts. Being able to operate in this unfamiliar environment and harsh environment

Carrying out actual combat missions under adverse weather conditions can be regarded as an excellent training for these students.

Of course, another very important point is that the potential enemies faced in Miaoli this time are relatively weak. Even if these ungraduated sniper trainees are deployed to the front line, there will not be too much risk. Morgan is convinced that with their

With his individual soldier strength and the seven-shot continuous gun in his hand, the firepower input of a hidden sentry is enough to deal with five to seven times the number of enemies, and it is only two to three hundred meters away from the camp. As long as a signal is sent, reinforcements can be sent here in minutes.

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Moreover, Morgan also gave them the power to decide to fire on their own in emergency situations, such as encountering some predatory beasts, an emergency requiring immediate rescue, or finding armed men with malicious intentions near the camp.

After the gunshot, Morgan immediately handed over the command of the scene to Bai Kesi, and he led a squad of soldiers to the place where the gunshot sounded to check the situation. The reason why there was no large-scale dispatch was because Morgan was convinced that this was just a single shot.

If it goes off, it means that the soldiers on the secret sentry have taken control of the situation, otherwise there will be more gunshots in the future.

This secret post is located on the hillside to the south of the camp, with a drop of about 30 meters from the river valley. Its position is just right to have a clear view of the camp area that has been opened up. When Morgan came here to inspect before, he chose to use it as a

A secret post was placed to prevent uninvited guests from peeking into the valley camp from this location. Morgan stationed two soldiers at this security point, changing them every three hours to ensure that the security and surveillance tasks could be performed normally.

It took Morgan three minutes to lead the team to the location of the hidden sentry. At a glance, he saw that the originally arranged lurking point was empty. The small shack disguised with tree branches had been opened, and the two soldiers were not seen. But Morgan

He did not panic because of this. This was a normal tactical action. One of his requirements for his trainees was to avoid firing multiple times at the same position when fighting in the field, so as to avoid being targeted by the enemy with superior force. Presumably he had fired earlier.

After one shot, the two soldiers quickly moved their positions according to their daily training content.

Morgan picked up the copper whistle hanging around his neck and blew it twice briefly, which was a pre-agreed signal for safety. As expected, two soldiers soon emerged from another bush. It was Morgan who had deployed

The people here. The hooded cloak raincoats worn by these two people are different from the oilskin raincoats of ordinary soldiers. Not only is a more waterproof rubber coating used, but the base fabric is rendered in jungle camouflage color.

Wearing the matching camouflage bottoms, gloves and mask, it is indeed difficult to distinguish the figure when immersed in the forest.

This set of equipment was also developed under the leadership of Morgan and was specially distributed to snipers in the army. There was originally a set of sniper combat uniforms for use on sunny days for better concealment, but this weather is temporarily unavailable.

The special clothing used by snipers when fighting in the field is called Ghillly Suit. It is said to have been invented by a Scotsman named Ghillly. The basic structure is a coat made of dyed strips of cloth and linen.

By simulating natural plants, it provides a three-dimensional appearance for camouflage clothing, thereby visually segmenting the outline of the human body and achieving the purpose of concealing the sniper's movements in the wild environment.

The production process of this kind of ghillie suit is not very difficult, but the concealment effect is very good. After Morgan took charge of this unit, he received sufficient training funds and equipment support, so he asked the logistics department to make some ghillie suits.

This mission to Taiwan is the first time that this kind of individual soldier equipment has been put into actual combat. Unfortunately, this time happens to be the rainy season. Morgan can only let the soldiers wear camouflage rainproof cloaks, but there is no way to do so for the time being.

The new equipment came in handy, but he was already planning to put forward new requirements to the logistics department to see if he could develop a rainproof version of the ghillie suit.

A jungle environment like the Miaoli Mountains is indeed very suitable for sniper field training, and Morgan directly used combat as training this time, giving full trust to his men.

"What happened when the shooting happened just now?" Seeing that his two subordinates were safe and sound, Morgan felt a lot more relaxed, and then asked about what happened just now.

These two soldiers were not new recruits, but veterans selected from active service personnel. They both had experience in carrying out combat missions, so their emotions were very stable. They reported to Morgan the reasons for their shooting in a leisurely manner.

Just about a quarter of an hour ago, the two soldiers discovered that several natives armed with bows, arrows and spears appeared nearby, and they were quietly approaching the camp in formation. Originally, they had to observe for a while, but they saw that one of the natives had already started to attack.

He nocked an arrow from his bow and pointed it in the direction of the camp under construction. He took the initiative to shoot out of fear of hurting his compatriots.

"Hit?" Morgan asked.

"It was hit, only about ten meters away, and it hit the chest." One of the soldiers responded: "The remaining natives were scared away immediately, and they didn't even have time to drag away the bodies of their companions."

The two soldiers immediately pulled out the body of the native from a bush. After killing the native, they were worried that the other party would come back to snatch the body, so they dragged it into the bush and hid it.

In order to prevent the exposed hiding spot from being targeted by the opponent, the two took the initiative to change their hiding positions. However, they also knew that reinforcements would arrive quickly after the gunfire, so they did not hide too far away. When they heard the copper whistle

After the sound, he immediately came out to meet Morgan.

Morgan knelt down and looked at the corpse. He shot it in the center, probably killing him at that time. There were no identifying items on the body, and the bows and arrows used were all made of bamboo. However, compared with those used in the previous coastal camp,

We caught a few reckless natives. The bows and arrows used by this native who was killed were actually made of iron. It seemed that his level of armament was higher.

Whether this native and his accomplices happened to be passing by here suddenly and suddenly had evil thoughts, or whether they came here premeditatedly to cause trouble. Their purpose cannot be verified for the time being, but Morgan thinks these are not important. He is more concerned about the consequences of this incident.

The consequences. According to the two soldiers, several people have already taken advantage of the chaos to escape, so this means that Haihan's move to station here has been exposed. If these natives originally wanted to come here to cause trouble, then they must still

will come back, the top priority is to strengthen defense and not leave any opportunities for the opponent to take advantage of.

Morgan was far more excited than uneasy about such emergencies. Only when such an unexpected situation occurred could he and the armed forces under his command truly come into use and gain military exploits by performing combat missions. If the local

Like the natives in Kaohsiung Port, who were bribed with some benefits in a few moments, the Haihan Army could only play an insignificant supporting role in the Miaoli project, and this was not the case for Morgan who traveled thousands of miles to come here.

The original intention of the mission.

Morgan asked the soldiers to take the corpses of the natives down the mountain, and showed the results of the battle to Baikes and others: "These are the natives who came to sneak attack on us. One of them was killed and the rest escaped. I don't think this matter will end there."

Ending, for the sake of safety, I suggest that the local infrastructure projects be slowed down first so that the soldiers can return to their duties."

After thinking about it for a moment, Baikes agreed with Morgan. Although it was important to seize time to implement the project, in this strange environment, safety is actually the first priority.
Chapter completed!