Don't look at the length of this pipeline is 20 kilometers, but in Blount's eyes, this project can be easily completed with the ability of Star Petroleum Engineering, after all, Star Oil Engineering has participated in many long-distance large-scale oil and gas pipeline construction projects, and they have built thousands of kilometers of pipelines, and this 20 kilometers is really nothing.

Tang Feng has money, Star Petroleum Engineering has technology and manpower, and now the global oil industry is withering because of the collapse in oil prices. It has been almost a year, and the Star Petroleum Project has also been greatly affected, so the Star Oil Engineering also attaches great importance to this single project.

Although there was no need to rebuild the cement-concrete supports, the total cost of the project was nearly $4 million due to the need to replace the larger diameter pipes.

In order to be in a hurry, Tang Feng boldly signed a cash check for two million dollars and paid it to Blount, and the remaining two million dollars were to be paid after the completion and acceptance of the project.

Tang's boldness also made Blunt very happy, although this single project is not big, but it is not so easy to meet such a bold owner in these years, so Blunt organized elite soldiers and various equipment overnight, and then asked a few negotiators to visit the private owners of the land along the pipeline to pioneer the project.

Replacing the pipeline will inevitably involve the private owners of the land along the way, Tang Feng is not very familiar with this area, but the people under Blount are familiar with it, so they took over this task, and Tang Feng only needs to pay compensation according to the results of the negotiation.

Most of the private land along the pipeline is farms or pastures, and the pastures are easy to say, but if they are farms, although the land within three meters on both sides of the pipeline belongs to the owners of the oil pipelines, it is impossible for construction machinery to enter the area at all, so to replace these pipelines, it will inevitably destroy the crops of some farms, which must be compensated.

Tang Feng will not worry about the specific construction, since Blount is sure that it will be completed within a week, then Tang Feng will believe him. And this article is also indicated in the contract, so Tang Feng can rest assured that he can be a shopkeeper.

Star Petroleum Engineering is worthy of being a well-known local engineering company, this company has existed in the local area for more than 100 years, and the local farmers and ranchers are acquainted, so after taking a small amount of compensation, the large construction machinery along the pipeline all the way to the past, the front of the mechanical demolition, the back of the mechanical installation, in the back is the automatic welding machine for welding, the whole construction process is like flowing water, the speed is extremely fast.

Originally, Tang Feng was still a little worried that he would not be able to complete the 20-kilometer pipeline in a week, but the facts proved that Tang Feng's worries were superfluous, and it also proved that Star Petroleum Engineering was indeed a well-known engineering company.

The 20-kilometer-long 24-inch (610 mm) diameter oil pipeline was completed in just over six days, and the pipes in the oil collection pipeline network in Tang Feng Ranch were replaced, after all, the oil gathering pipeline network is not young, and some of the pipelines in the oil gathering pipeline network have been abandoned for many years, so they must be replaced.

Compared to the main pipeline, the pipes of these oil gathering networks are much easier to replace.

So when all these projects were completed and accepted, Tang Feng happily signed the remaining check for two million dollars. At the same time, Tang Feng's attention was completely attracted by the leader.

After a week of continuous construction, this well has reached a depth of more than 2,900 meters underground, and it is only a few tens of meters away from the buried depth of the oil field that has been moved.

"Tang, according to the analysis of various observational data, our well is about to drill an oil reservoir, and it seems that your analysis and feeling are very accurate. But being able to discover a new reservoir at such a depth is something that has never happened in the entire Beaumont region, and now I just don't know how much this reservoir will have? The leader wore a helmet and took Tang Feng to visit the well area, and then said excitedly.

Modern drilling technology is not a hundred years ago can be compared, now the drilling technology is extremely advanced, the drill bit and drill pipe are installed with a variety of test observation probes, from resistivity, porosity and other aspects can directly let the people on the well know the following situation. From today, the data can be easily analyzed, and an oil reservoir is about to be discovered.

That's why the boss is so excited! I explored the mine for this guy Tang twice in a row, and every time he was able to find out good things, which was very helpful to the reputation of the explorer company.

Tang Feng, who had long known the following situation, said in a joking tone: "Boss, I said you don't patronize and be happy, I feel that the underground is a big guy, you have to prevent a blowout!" ”

The leader glanced at Tang Feng, and said a little angrily: "You guy won't say something good, it's still blowout, what age is it now?" Do you really think that today's technology is a joke? I have already taken these into consideration, and some other preparatory measures for the wellhead blowout preventer have already been prepared. Rest assured, there won't be a massive blowout! ”

Tang Feng nodded and said, "Boss, I can trust you!" ”

The leader shrugged his shoulders noncommittally and asked, "Tang, you are also very familiar with this aspect, what kind of completion method do you think we should use?" ”

The so-called completion refers to the process of connecting the bottom of the well and the oil layer with a certain structure after the openhole well is drilled to the design depth. There are four types of completion methods, namely perforated completions, openhole completions, liner completions, and gravel-filled completions. Drillers can carry out different completion methods according to the characteristics of the downhole reservoir.

Tang Feng thought for a while and said: "Boss, it's wrong for you to ask me, because all the data is in your hands, and you think the following geological conditions are suitable for which completion method, you can use which completion method, I have no opinion!" ”

The leader nodded and said: "According to the data obtained so far, most of the deep rock formations here are hard and dense carbonate salt rocks, and the oil reservoir is likely to be an interlayer reservoir without air top, bottom water, water-bearing interlayer and easy to collapse. ”