After the results of the ISC in New York were announced, the news of the hot sale of Blue Lagoon wines also came one after another.

In just one week, more than one million orders were placed in the United States alone, and a large number of orders were also placed in Europe, while the Asian market, which Snapton focuses on, also saw a large number of orders and one million orders.

However, the main mid-to-high-end wines ordered by China, Japan and South Korea, that is, those that have won gold and silver medals, are only tens of thousands in total. In Southeast Asia, there are only Blue Lagoon wines, but there are nearly one million orders.

Combined with orders from other countries and regions around the world, nearly 3.4 million of his wines were sold in just one week. Although this volume may be sold for a long time, it is a good start.

This made Link happy for a week.

But late that night, he was woken up by a phone call again.

He frowned as he listened to the call.

Jessica, who was woken up, asked him lazily, "Why haven't you slept yet?" Did something happen?"

"Nothing. Keep sleeping!" he said, turning off the bedside lamp and continuing to sleep. It's just that he can't sleep.

It was the drilling team from Baker Valley who had just called. The captain of the drilling team there told him that the well had been drilled to a depth of 660 meters, but the drill bit was broken. They found geothermal anomalies at that depth. They have drilled more than 200 meters into this granite formation, but there is still no sign of penetration. And now there are geothermal anomalies.

The other party asked him if he wanted to continue drilling.

The drill captain told him: "The temperature at the bottom of the well is now 126 degrees Celsius, which indicates that there is a strong heat source underground, and it may be an underground hot spring." It is very dangerous to continue to drill deep, because once the drill is drilled through, a large amount of high-temperature steam will be ejected, which is very threatening to workers. And the high temperature has a very big impact on the drill bit, and our air-cooled drill bit can't work properly at all. Unless the drill pressure is reduced, the drill bit will not work long before it breaks down. ”

Link was very strange about this.

Areas where geothermal anomalies occur are usually geologically active.

No volcanoes or anything have been found near Baker's Farm, but there are geothermal anomalies. The most likely is that the deep groundwater, heated by geothermal heat, gushes through the cracks in the earth's crust to a depth of several hundred meters, only to be blocked by a solid layer of granite and unable to continue upward. But the heat is conducted to the rock formations.

In fact, the deep well drilled in the Baker Valley shows that it is a geological depression, and all the rock formations are about 200 meters deeper than that of Ox Ola. The third layer of granite that is now drilled there is also much thicker than the same rock layer on the Oxola side. The third layer of granite there is only 150 meters thick, and 200 meters have been drilled here, and the results have not been drilled through.

He remembers that underneath this rock formation, there was also a relatively hard layer of sedimentary sandstone.

The two places are only ten miles apart, and the geology is not so different. Crude oil was dug up in one place, and geothermal anomalies were found in the other.

And if there were volcanoes at a depth of more than 600 meters, the surface should have behaved a long time ago. Now that everything is normal on the surface, it is likely that the situation below is as the drilling captain had guessed: there is an aquifer where heated steam or hot water transfers heat to the rock formation.

In this way, even if there was water there, he could find boiling water of more than 100 degrees Celsius, and most of it would turn into steam and run away. If that's the case, even if the well is drilled thoroughly, it may be in vain.

However, whether the well will continue to be drilled further will be decided by going to the site tomorrow.

The next day, Link was driving a Pa-42 that landed on Baker's Farm, and when he landed at the airport, the drill captain was already waiting for him at the airport.

They drove up the hill to the vicinity of the wellhead, and Link saw some water vapor coming out of the wellhead and asked the captain, "Is the water vapor coming from the ground at the wellhead?"

"Groundwater from other formations falls to the bottom of the well and comes out after it is boiled. The water vapor temperature at the wellhead is as high as more than 100 degrees Celsius. ”

Link also heard him talk about the well on the way up the mountain. The increase in bottomhole temperature not only poses a threat to the safety of workers, but also has a great impact on the life of the drill bit. If you continue to drill, the speed will be slower.

He looked at it for a moment and decided to keep drilling. He asked the drill captain, "Is there a way to guarantee the rate of penetration? Also, what can be done to ensure the safety of workers?"

"If you want to change the drill bit, you need to customize it, which takes a long time and the price is high. $250,000 each. That's not something we can afford. "The contract price to drill this well is only $200,000. The broken drill bit has already made the drilling team lose a lot of money, and it is impossible for him to come out with another $250,000.

Link immediately said: "I can calculate the cost of the drill bit that was broken yesterday." You buy first, then buy a normal drill bit and continue to work. At the same time, a drill bit that can ensure the drilling speed can be customized, and the cost is calculated additionally. However, do you have a way to ensure the safety of workers, such as how to ensure that workers are not burned in the case of sudden spewing of high-temperature water vapor from the underground. ”

"We can buy special protective clothing, which will keep the steam from hurting the skin for a long time. Workers have enough time to get out of the danger zone. ”

"Will there be any impact on workers working in protective clothing?"

"There are now protective suits that are specially designed to work in high temperature environments, with a thermal insulation layer and a small refrigeration unit to ensure that the temperature inside the suit is not too high. ”

"How many sets do I need to keep the drilling going?"

"At least six sets. Each set costs more than $10,000. ”

"Can I buy it in stock?"

"Yes. ”

Link nodded and said, "You call right away and ask them to send you the newly bought drill bits." ”

It's not that he's generous, it's that he doesn't want to rip off.

Ordinary drill bits do not work properly, and the drilling team is definitely reluctant to continue drilling deep because the cost of one drill bit is high. No one wants to do something that is at a loss. Not to mention that this continues to drill deep requires a special drill bit.

In the event that safety cannot be guaranteed, the drilling captain will not let his workers continue to work. Once a worker is injured, he can't afford to pay for it.

Because he continued to drill even though he knew that there was danger, that was not something that a work contract could say. It was not an accident, it could be regarded as man-made, and even the insurance company would not compensate for it.

So Link had to keep the workers safe for the drilling team to be willing to keep working. Otherwise, even if the other party terminates the contract, he has nothing to say.

When the drilling captain heard him say that, he immediately nodded: "I'll call the supplier and send it over as soon as possible." That could take a few hours. ”

Link nodded, and then asked, "Can a normal drill last until a special drill bit arrives?"

"It can take up to a week to make a special drill bit, but if you slow down the drill press, you should be fine. ”

Link stayed near the wellhead for a while, and finally asked the drill leader, "Do you think it will be a heat source after drilling through this rock formation underground?"

"Possibly. But not for sure. The drilling captain thought for a moment and said. "My guess is that there's an underground hot spring underneath here. And the temperature is very high. If my guess is correct, the pressure of the hot springs is high. ”

Link nodded and didn't say anything more. He just waited for the result. New drill bits and protective clothing arrived, and the drilling team got back to work with new bits. However, he did not leave Baker Farm immediately.

Instead, I took a look at the terrain near the construction site.

If he did drill into the hot springs, he would need to find a way to make the water cool before it would be useful, and if he let the hot water flow directly down the mountain, he wouldn't know what damage he would cause along the way.

The drilling captain also mentioned to him just now that if hot springs are drilled, the water may not be suitable for agricultural use, because hot spring water is usually high in minerals. And it is possible that it is a steam stream that washes out of the ground, rather than forming surface runoff. he

If the steam really flows, he needs the steam to cool down. At the very least, it is necessary to turn the water vapor into liquid water at high temperatures.

At the same time, he had to find a suitable place to build a small pond. Allow the hot water to cool down in the pool before use.

He even considered that if he did dig up the hot springs, he could use the heat to build some greenhouses. Grow vegetables in the winter or something. That, of course, comes at a high cost. But many of the investments are one-time investments, and he can afford them.

In addition, if it is really a hot spring, the campground that was previously opened in Baker Valley can also be built into a hot spring inn. Even if it is not open to the public, it is good to use it as a private hot spring. I just don't know what the water quality is.

In fact, he preferred that if hot springs did appear, the water would be suitable for drinking and irrigation, rather than being used as a hot spring. After all, he had the original intention of having the well drill to find water for Baker's Farm, not for his own hot springs.

It wasn't until it was dark that he left Baker Farm. When he returned to Mora Manor, it was already past nine o'clock in the evening. Jessica asked the kitchen to make something for him to eat before asking him, "The situation is not optimistic?"

"I don't know yet. However, the cost of this well is higher than the previous one. He told him about paying extra for drills and protective clothing. "And the end result may only be known to God. If hot springs are found, the water may not be suitable for agriculture. ”

Jessica smiled and said, "Maybe we can think on the bright side." Geothermal energy is usually relatively widely distributed, and you may be able to build a geothermal power station there. ”

Link shook his head and said, "I'm afraid that the geothermal distribution won't be very large. It is possible that some special geological change in the ground caused the underground heat source to be transmitted hundreds of meters below the surface. Several wells, which were only 10 miles apart, were not found to have geothermal anomalies during drilling. ”

Jessica explains: "I think it's possible to find geothermal heat within at least half a mile. The heat conduction capacity of the rock is not weak. Geothermal power doesn't mean you have to find hot springs. Instead, the liquid is heated underground through pipes to obtain heat. ”

Link smiled and said, "Let's take a look first." If a hydrothermal vent is drilled, and the water is not large enough to be used for agriculture, I will drill a few more wells and maybe build an electric power station. If it is not suitable for agricultural use. It's like a hot spring. ”

Power station or something, he doesn't care. According to the design, the installed wind power capacity of Baker Farm will reach 550,000 kilowatts. Geothermal power plants, on the other hand, usually have a small installed capacity. And the cost is also relatively high.

But if you drill a hot vent, and it can be used in agriculture. In order to get cooling water, he could consider building a power station. 7110