Chapter 2978
A 6-meter drilling rig
Chapter 2978 The 6,000-meter Drilling Rig
The city of Sijiu, nine departments.
As soon as it was light, Yang Xiaotao was woken up by Ran Qiuye.
"Get up quickly, we have to accompany the children to an activity today, don't be late."
Yang Xiaotao opened his eyes, then took a deep breath. "I'm just destined to be a workaholic. I can't even rest on weekends."
As she spoke, she turned back to lie on the pillow. Ran Qiuye glanced at her and smiled, "I heard the noise from the inner room. If you don't get up soon, Rongrong and Yueyue will probably come running over."
Yang Xiaotao ignored him and continued to bury his head in the pillow.
Seeing this, Ran Qiuye stopped caring and got up to get dressed and prepare to cook.
During this period, Yang Xiaotao maintained a good work-rest schedule.
I go to bed at midnight and wake up at 6 a.m.
Working more than fourteen hours a day.
He is truly a model worker.
Even so, the entire natural gas project was still riddled with errors and omissions.
Some of the problems were even ridiculous.
The soil here is loose, so the pipes can be dug deeper, otherwise the farmers might dig them up.
Since we have many mountains here, we can lay pipelines around the foot of the mountains.
Why are there so many people here?
The final course of this project hasn't even been decided yet, and they're already bringing up problems one by one for him to solve.
He leads the work, but he doesn't do everything himself.
In the end, Yang Xiaotao ignored all these problems.
You'd be better off reading a few books; at least that would earn you some credits.
Lying face down on his pillow, Yang Xiaotao cleared his mind and fell asleep again.
Soon, I felt two stones on my back, and then a pair of hands reached into my neck.
The next second, Yang Xiaotao opened his eyes and then pulled his mischievous little daughter onto the bed.
"Dad, the sun's already high in the sky, get up quickly!"
Rongrong shouted excitedly from the side. Yang Xiaotao looked up at the time; it was 6:30 in the morning.
If this had happened yesterday, this girl would definitely have stayed in bed.
"I know, I know."
Then he moved Yueyue aside before getting up.
The two daughters immediately ran to the kitchen, and another lively scene ensued.
Sitting on the bed, Yang Xiaotao shook his head, remembering the cultural event he was to attend today.
This is an arts and cultural event organized by the Education Bureau, with participation from various primary schools.
The two were going to perform a dance on stage with the first-grade students from Yangjiazhuang Elementary School.
The students' parents are required to attend.
Originally, Ran Qiuye was supposed to go, but something came up at the bureau and Ran's mother went home, so Yang Xiaotao had to take her place.
Yang Xiaotao was somewhat resistant to this kind of activity in his previous life, let alone now.
But unable to resist their gazes, he could only nod in agreement.
After breakfast, Yang Xiaotao rode his bicycle, one in front and one behind. The two girls were dressed in performance costumes and looked like butterflies.
Upon arriving at the Cultural Palace, we saw Li Lanxin, who was leading the group.
"Teacher Yang, it's been a long time."
"I didn't expect someone as busy as you to come."
Li Lanxin greeted him with a smile, while Yang Xiaotao smiled wryly, "Teacher Li, I didn't expect you to be leading the team this time."
"Yes, I am a music teacher."
After saying that, he looked at Yueyue and Rongrong and said, "Jiayue, Jiarong, let's go rehearse first. Teacher Yang, you can go to the venue and find a place to sit down."
Yang Xiaotao nodded, waved to the two children, and prepared to put down his bicycle.
Before he could even put the car down, he saw a jeep stop outside. Chen Mingli got out of the car, looked at Yang Xiaotao from a distance, and then immediately ran over.
Yang Xiaotao's gaze was serious. As the other party approached, Chen Mingli said, "Minister Yang, Teacher Xie from the Northwest Survey Team has sent a message."
"Team Leader Liang wants you to go back immediately."
Without thinking twice, Yang Xiaotao put down his bicycle and got into the jeep.
Upon arriving at the Ninth Department, Liang Zuoxin was waiting in his office.
"Old Liang, what happened?"
Liang Zuoxin stood up and handed a satellite phone to Yang Xiaotao, saying, "It's Professor Xie Jiarong on the phone; he needs to speak with you urgently."
"They didn't say anything specific, you'll have to ask them yourself."
Yang Xiaotao nodded, took the phone, and immediately dialed the number.
After a while, the call connected, and upon hearing Xie Jiarong's voice, Yang Xiaotao quickly asked, "Teacher Xie, this is Yang Xiaotao."
"what happened?"
His voice was filled with anxiety.
Xie Jiarong's voice followed, "Minister Yang, we need technical support."
"what?"
Yang Xiaotao was taken aback.
Then Xie Jiarong said, "Minister Yang, after more than half a month of surveying, we have determined the general area."
"But now we've encountered a problem. The well-drilling machines we're using can only reach 3,000 meters underground; they can't go any deeper."
"What's needed now is deeper drilling equipment to find natural gas fields."
After Teacher Xie finished explaining the situation, Yang Xiaotao finally understood and immediately asked, "How deep of an instrument do we need?"
"Seven thousand meters!"
Xie Jiarong gave Yang Xiaotao a statistic, and Yang Xiaotao took a deep breath and said, "I'll go ask someone and I'll tell you the details later."
"Ok."
After hanging up, Yang Xiaotao picked up the phone on the table and called Mr. Chen.
The call was quickly connected, and Yang Xiaotao briefly explained the situation before asking which domestic oil drilling team was the best.
Can the deepest point reach 7,000 meters?
Old Chen was also unsure about this, so he asked Yang Xiaotao to wait a while while he inquired with someone.
After hanging up the phone, Yang Xiaotao waited in his office.
I waited until almost noon before I finally received a call from Mr. Chen.
"Xiao Tao, I've spoken to the fuel chemistry department, and they do have a device that can shoot at 7,000 kilometers."
"However, this equipment is currently operating in the Sichuan region, and it won't be available until at least next year."
Before Old Chen could finish speaking, Yang Xiaotao interrupted, "Sir, next year will be too late."
"Our plan is to finalize the route this year, and then start working together in various places in the spring."
"The alloy materials are now ready for production, and will be ready to meet the needs of construction after the New Year."
"If this is delayed until after the new year, the plan will have to be changed. It's no exaggeration to say that it will affect everything."
"Boss, can you think of a solution?"
After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, Old Chen on the other end of the phone fell into deep thought.
After a long pause, he finally said, "They also have a 6,000-meter drilling rig that they can use."
"The only problem is that we don't have suitable operators, and we need to find a way to transfer them from other places."
Yang Xiaotao immediately agreed, "Boss, could you coordinate to have the equipment delivered to Tarim? I know a few people here, I'll ask them to help."
"it is good!"
Mr. Chen didn't hesitate and immediately hung up the phone.
Yang Xiaotao thought for a moment about Iron Man's phone number, then picked it up and dialed it.
In this timeline, the Iron Man is still the same Iron Man, alive and well.
The phone rang for a while before an operator's voice came through. Yang Xiaotao explained the number he was dialing, then it rang again, followed by the same female operator's voice. Yang Xiaotao patiently finished explaining, and then it was back to waiting. This situation was frustrating, and Yang Xiaotao was even more determined to get the automatic switchboard project done as soon as he could with the computer.
It's too much trouble to keep turning around like this.
After waiting for more than two minutes, I finally heard a man's voice from the other side, but it didn't sound like Iron Man's voice.
"Hello, this is Daqing, who is this?"
Upon hearing the voice, Yang Xiaotao quickly identified himself, after which the phone went dead.
"Hey, Brother Yang?"
"Brother Iron Man, it's me."
Haha, what brings you to call me?
After exchanging pleasantries, Yang Xiaotao didn't rush to get down to business until Tie Ren asked, "Brother Yang, I know you're a very busy person. You've called from so far away, there must be something you need."
"Haha, you can't hide anything from me anymore. I do need your help with something."
After Yang Xiaotao finished explaining, there was no sound from the other end of the phone.
After a moment, he said, "Leave this to me."
"Give me a place, and I'll arrange for someone to take a car there."
Yang Xiaotao was very grateful and said, "It's fine as long as the person comes, the equipment will be sent over immediately."
"Okay, I'll make arrangements right now."
Then the call ended, and Yang Xiaotao finally felt relieved.
Just then, Old Chen called again.
Once they confirmed that the equipment and personnel were in place, the two hung up the phone.
But this is just the beginning.
Yang Xiaotao then called Xie Jiarong in the Northwest, explained the situation, and told them to wait patiently.
Upon learning that it was a drilling rig for a depth of 6,000 meters, Xie Jiarong said nothing more and could only wait patiently.
After everything was over, Yang Xiaotao sat down with Liang Zuoxin, lit cigarettes, and started smoking together.
"By the way, aren't you off today?"
Liang Zuoxin asked casually, and Yang Xiaotao's hand, which was smoking, froze in mid-air.
"broken."
The next second, Yang Xiaotao ran out of the office.
Liang Zuoxin, standing behind him, watched Yang Xiaotao disappear in the blink of an eye, at a loss for what to do.
When Yang Xiaotao arrived at the Cultural Palace, he saw Li Lanxin with one arm around each of her two daughters, whose eyes were red.
Seeing this, Yang Xiaotao was instantly at his wit's end.
Northwest, Tarim Basin, the survey team's base.
"Teacher Xie, the supplies have arrived again!"
Upon hearing the shouts outside, Xie Jiarong hurriedly came out of his tent at the new camp.
Then we saw a helicopter flying towards us from the sky.
After entering the Tarim Basin, in order to ensure the safety of the exploration team and to maintain timely and effective communication, Wang Huzi dispatched two helicopters from the team.
They took turns transporting supplies.
Wang Hao, standing beside him, pointed to the plane and said, "It flew in from the Second Factory."
Xie Jiarong nodded.
The helicopters coming from the north here now must have flown in from the farm.
If it flew in from the east, then it came from Factory No. 2.
As the helicopter drew closer, the dust and sand kicked up by the propellers caused everyone around to squint, and some even turned away.
As the plane slowly descended, two people jumped off and walked quickly toward us.
Not far away, the Northwest Wolf Special Forces team members who came to provide protection quickly assembled when they saw the newcomers. Then, the team leader ran up to them, stood at attention, and saluted.
"Reporting to the captain, the third squad of the Northwest Wolf Special Operations Team is reporting for duty."
The squad leader ran up to them, his expression serious.
The newcomer stopped in his tracks; he had a rugged face and a strong physique.
However, those who know him well know that the person in front of him is only twenty-five years old.
It was only through years of exposure to the desert winds and sand that he developed such a rugged appearance.
This person was Li Chengjun's son, Li Baoguo.
He was also among the first batch of members of the Northwest Wolf Special Forces, codenamed Desert Wolf.
However, nowadays they mostly train new recruits at the base and rarely go on missions.
Li Baoguo looked at the junior saluting in front of him, casually returned the salute, and then explained his purpose, "The head instructor heard that you lost two games and were at the bottom of the rankings, so he specially sent me to come and see you."
After saying that, the squad leader's face turned bright red, but he remained silent.
Three teams came here to protect the survey team, and they were all competing with each other, both openly and secretly.
After several rounds of competition, although it wasn't explicitly stated, everyone in the three teams knew their respective results.
The strongest team is still the Red Star Special Forces Group C, followed by the Snow Leopard Squad, and then their Northwest Wolf Squad.
Upon seeing these results, General Manager He of the Second Factory immediately slammed his fist on the table.
And so Li Baoguo arrived.
After the two met, Li Baoguo walked up to Xie Jiarong and saluted, "Hello, Team Leader Xie, I am Li Baoguo."
"I have been ordered to transport supplies. Here is the list for your reference."
He then handed over the list of supplies delivered by the helicopter.
"Hello, Comrade Li Baoguo, thank you for your hard work."
Xie Jiarong and the entire survey team knew about the three guard squads, and they not only did not object to it, but were also very interested in it.
Even competitions between teams have become a regular source of fun for the team members.
"There are too many of these things."
After just glancing at the list and then at the supplies being transported down from the helicopter, Xie Jiarong couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
Li Baoguo laughed and said, "This is all at the request of Director Yang. He heard that the environment here is harsh and asked us to do everything we can to ensure the supply of materials."
"Also, the drilling team had already arrived in Hami City when I came, and they will be here soon."
"The equipment is on its way, and we can officially start work in two or three days."
Xie Jiarong listened and nodded silently without saying anything more.
As the supplies were unloaded, the staff at the site were busy again.
At night, a campfire was lit in the middle of the camp, and the survey team members sat together, holding enamel mugs and chatting and laughing.
Although the living conditions here are tough, the ample logistical support warms everyone's hearts.
Li Baoguo sat to the side, carefully lighting a cigarette for the person next to him.
There was no way around it; when he arrived at the camp and saw who was leading the Red Star Special Forces, the seriousness on his face vanished instantly.
It's worth noting that Yang Zhi was leading the reserve members of Group C of the Red Star Special Forces this time.
This man is not only a veteran, but also a top-ranking soldier.
He was already quite capable, and after joining the Ninth Division, he received an additional boost from his equipment. It would be strange if his troops were any less capable.
No wonder our team has never won.
If it were their team, it would probably be a 50/50 chance.
This is because the other side consists of new recruits.
The bonfire party ended quickly, as it was too cold there at night, and it was better to go back inside the tent to keep warm.
Two days later, the personnel arrived.
The machine arrived three days later.
Everything was ready, and drilling began.