With the continuous development of science in later generations, there are many methods of petroleum exploration, including seismic exploration, gravity exploration, magnetic exploration, electrical exploration, geochemical exploration and so on.

And each category, through the precise research of scientific researchers, subdivided into more detailed methods.

After all, oil is stored in special stratigraphic structures, which is not an easy task to find, and requires very precise exploration.

From another point of view, after hundreds of years of development, in the face of black gold oil, the most surface oil that is easy to explore has long been found by people in a carpet search, and what has not yet been found are difficult bones, hidden in deeper ground, and more hidden, and must rely on sophisticated methods to find out.

And often in order to more precisely explore the results and improve the accuracy, several methods are used together.

However, this exploration is based on the use of three-dimensional seismic exploration technology that just appeared in the seventies, and is further developed on the two-dimensional seismic exploration technology, which integrates physics, mathematics and computer science, which can make the image of underground targets clearer and the location prediction more reliable.

Even in later generations, 3D seismic exploration is one of the most important methods in geophysical exploration, and is the main exploration technology for underground natural minerals such as oil, natural gas, and coal in the world.

Just as Old Jack and the others began to dig a small well to prepare to fill the explosives, Xia Yu walked up to Bush Jr. and asked, "Mr. Bush, this land should not have been rented or bought by anyone, right?"

George W. Bush shook his head and said, "No, there are signs of swearing sovereignty in the land of the lord, and we didn't see them when we came. ”

Old Jack, who was digging a well, also heard the conversation between the two, and immediately replied: "Chairman, I also went to the town's land management bureau the day before yesterday, and this large area is blank, and no one has rented it for the time being. ”

Xia Yu bowed slightly, and said to Bush Jr.: "There must be oil here, although we can lease the land after the detection results, but there is still a risk of exposure, it is difficult to guarantee that it will not be discovered by the passing exploration team, I suggest renting this land first." “

"What's more, there are a lot of blasting wells to be dug now, and it will take a while, so it's better to go back and let other employees come over first, and rent this land by the way." ”

Xia Yu's vows and the concerns raised did affect George W. Bush.

He glanced at Old Jack and the others, who were busy, and nodded in agreement with Xia Yu's opinion.

After instructing Old Jack and the others to continue their work, Bush Jr., Xia Yu and the others got into the car again, went straight to the nearest highway, and then galloped along the highway.

The United States is vast and sparsely populated, and wild and barren land is worthless, even in Texas, where oil reserves are abundant.

For more than 100 years, the towns of Midland City have long perfected all aspects of oil exploitation, including the initial land leasing and trading, and every year the local government will announce the standard price of land leasing and trading in different areas, the price is related to whether there is an oil field around, and the idle land near the large oil field will naturally have a higher price than ordinary wasteland, but there is also a certain limit.

The price gap between buying land and leasing land is relatively large.

And once oil is discovered, it can be exploited in a few years, and the slower one is about ten years, unless it is the kind of super oil field, which takes decades to be exploited, but there are very few such super oil fields, each of which is enough to make a sensation in the world!

Therefore, it is enough to lease the land for ten years, and according to the contract, it has the right to continue to renew, and the fluctuation of the rent also has a limit on the increase, so it can be said that all aspects have been taken into account, so that people can rest assured and boldly explore (gamble) oil.

The land that Xia Yu and others wanted to rent had been rented by at least ten people in the past hundred years, but no oil had been found before due to technical problems or other reasons, and now the land has returned to the hands of the local government.

At about 1 p.m., that large piece of land was leased for 10 years by the Bush Energy Company for $9,000 a year, and all legal rights to the land were acquired, including mineral exploration, exploitation, and ownership.

At about two o'clock in the afternoon, all sixteen small wells were dug and the bottom of the wells was filled with explosives, and the geophones and instrument cars were connected by cables.

"Chairman, the preparations are ready!"

"Then start testing!"

After finishing speaking, Xia Yu and George W. Bush and others walked a little farther away, first, to be safer, and second, to avoid interfering with seismic wave signal acquisition.

Old Jack activated the device, and soon heard a series of dull explosions.

The speed of sound wave transmission was very fast, and after Xia Yu and the others waited for more than two minutes, they quickly went to the instrument car.

The instrument car is equipped with a special electronic computer, which will process and calculate the data transmitted back by the detector through the cable according to the set program, and the data will be classified and arranged, highlighting the effective, removing the invalid and interference data, and finally the technical personnel will superimpose and offset the data after various processing, and finally obtain a seismic profile or three-dimensional data body file.

A group of people gathered around the technician and watched him operate a dedicated computer, and after about twenty minutes, a seismic profile came out.

Then Jonathan, another staff member wearing glasses, stepped forward and analyzed the seismic profile.

George W. Bush and others all subconsciously breathed lightly and kept their eyes fixed on the profile.

Whether there is oil below or not depends on the results of the analysis of the seismic profile.

The clock ticked by.

Jonathan kept frowning and analyzing the data.

Suddenly, he frowned, and leaned his head forward, looking at the lower right corner of the section.

"Jonathan, did you make a discovery?"

Bush Jr. asked in a hurry, feeling a little uneasy.

Jonathan pointed to the section in the lower right corner, and replied with some excitement: "Chairman, this area has a different stratigraphic structure, and according to the analysis of the reflection results of seismic waves, this place is very similar to an oil and gas trap structure, and it is possible to store oil here!"

Hearing this, everyone showed a look of excitement.

George W. Bush immediately said: "Quickly calculate the position and re-explore!"

Except for Xia Yu and Li Wuming, everyone immediately got busy.

There is strength in numbers.

At 4:08 p.m., another series of slight explosions sounded, and after waiting for a few minutes, everyone immediately gathered around the instrument car.

About twenty minutes passed.

Jonathan excitedly shouted to George W. Bush: "Chairman, there's oil down here!"

Bush Jr. was pleasantly surprised, and immediately asked: "What is the probability, and can we estimate the reserves?"

Jonathan immediately replied: "There is a 90% probability that there is oil, the reserves are still uncertain, and there are oil and gas traps that have not been explored, and only by continuing exploration can we be sure." ”

"However, according to the current profile calculation, this oil field is above grade D, and it has great exploitation value!"

According to the oilfield standards formulated by the United States, it can be divided into five grades, namely:

Grade A: Reserves greater than 50 million barrels.

Class B: reserves between 25 million barrels and 50 million barrels.

Class C: Reserves between 10 million barrels and 25 million barrels.

Class D: Reserves between 1 million barrels and 10 million barrels.

Grade E: Reserves of less than one million barrels.

Of course, with the continuous discovery of many oil fields with large reserves in later generations, giant oil fields, world-class oil fields and super oil fields have been added to the A grade, which are divided into 1A to 5A grades.

Under the E grade, there is also an F grade, but the F grade refers to the oil fields that have no exploitation value.

Now this oil field is at least D grade, which means that the oil reserves are at least 1 million barrels, and according to the current oil price of 30 or so close to 40 US dollars a barrel, this oil field is worth at least tens of millions of US dollars!

How not to excite George W. Bush!

Again instructed the staff to continue to adjust the position of exploration, Bush Jr.'s gaze at Xia Yu became extremely hot, and he was still emotional: "Mr. Xia, there is really oil, you have really found oil!"

"Oh my God, it's incredible, it's magical, it's magic from the East!"

At this time, Xia Yu looked indifferent, looked calm, and said lightly: "Mr. Bush, I have long said that I can find oil, although I am not proficient enough, but I still have the confidence to find oil." ”

Xia Yu's attitude made George W. Bush feel that Xia Yu was modest, and thinking of the meaning of Xia Yu's ability, he made up his mind to grasp the relationship with Xia Yu.

Bush Jr. sincerely apologized: "Mr. Xia, I apologize for my previous ignorance, you have made me reacquaint myself with the world!"

Xia Yu smiled faintly and said indifferently: "Mr. Bush, I understand, other people will not believe in Feng Shui masters either, but after all, the world is too wonderful, no one can fully understand the whole world, unless he is the will of the earth." ”

Yes, most of the people in the world are ignorant, but they like to use their own worldview to identify the world. ”

After echoing a sentence, Bush licked his somewhat dry mouth, hesitated for a moment, and looked at Xia Yu expectantly: "Mr. Xia, I don't know your ability as a feng shui master, can you teach it to the outside world?"

Xia Yu glanced at George W. Bush, immediately shook his head and said: "I'm afraid not, Mr. George W. Bush, do you know that the population of China is more than one billion, but the real feng shui master is estimated to be a few hundred, or even less, according to what my master told me, the entire Xiangjiang is millions of people, and he temporarily met me a person who is suitable for being a feng shui master." ”

"And if you want to learn Feng Shui, you must have an understanding of thousands of years of Chinese culture, those books are written in ancient characters, even people who are proficient in Chinese may not be able to understand the meaning, let alone people in other languages, the language barrier is a natural gap!"

"What about this compass?"

George W. Bush asked unrelentingly.

Xia Yu shook his head again and said: "The compass is true or false, only the real compass has a role, and it must be in the hands of a real feng shui master to be able to play a role, if it is not a feng shui master, it is useless for others to take it." ”

Bush Jr. was immediately disappointed, and could only barely maintain a smile, and said dryly: "Is this so, that is really a pity, it would be good if this ability could be promoted." ”

Although he said so, Xia Yu looked at his expression and knew that he was not reconciled.

But Xia Yu doesn't care, anyway, he has said so much, and he has planted a seed in Bush Jr.'s heart, even if Bush Jr. finds a feng shui master later, if he can't find oil, it will only be attributed to the fact that the feng shui master is fake, but cherishes the relationship with him more.

The saying "what you can't get is the best" is true everywhere.

Xia Yu smiled no, changed the topic and said: "Mr. Bush, let's explore the reserves of this oil field first, according to the reaction of the compass just now, the minimum reserves of this oil field are 9 million barrels, and there is a high probability that it will be 10 million barrels!"

Sure enough, Bush Jr.'s attention was immediately attracted by Xia Yu's statement.

Jonathan estimated that it was more than one million barrels, but Xia Yu said that there may be 10 million barrels of reserves, which is ten times the difference!

With his previous performance, Bush Jr. subconsciously believed Xia Yu's words, and he looked forward to it more and more, urging everyone to act as soon as possible.

Two more blasting explorations were carried out in succession, and everyone was busy until more than nine o'clock in the evening, and finally the complete oil field was explored.

PS: It's not really using the compass to find oil, fooling the two fools, how can it leave an indelible impression on the bottom of Bush Jr.'s heart, isn't it, in addition, don't forget to go to the book review area to participate in the event, the monthly pass is exchanged for starting currency

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