Every 5 meters of crude oil ice chips drilled through, three long, curved, snow-white strips would be lowered from above precisely on time.
This is a modular heating device with an internal resistance wire.
Three pieces can be assembled into a section of heater that fits tightly against the inner wall of the pipe, with a thickness of 5 centimeters, which is extremely thin.
Because it is not possible to drill holes in the blowout preventer to connect electrical wires.
Therefore, the heating pipes use inductive power transmission (similar to wireless charging for mobile phones), and charging devices have already been installed on the outside of the pipes.
Liu Kai only needs to fix the power receiving device to the inner wall of the pipe.
The rest of the process was rather boring.
There are no special skills involved; you just grab the drill and get to work.
Even with the limitations of the drilling rig's power, the descent speed was not fast.
The physical exertion required for manual labor is far less than that required for using spatial abilities, so Liu Kai doesn't need to rest.
In just 40 minutes, they had drilled to a depth of 25 meters below the seabed and installed the heating device.
According to Liu Kai's scan.
Indeed, the temperature is quite high at a depth of 37 meters below the seabed, and the crude oil has returned to a viscous liquid state.
Problems then arose.
The solid crude oil above the pipeline has been cleared, and the pressure is no longer sufficient to keep the liquid crude oil below still.
Liu Kai could clearly feel the black ice beneath his feet trembling slightly.
It looks like it could erupt violently at any moment.
Time was of the essence, and instead of giving a report, he made a crazy decision!
The request is to have the last 5 meters of heating pipe transported down first.
They immediately accelerated and frantically cut through the last 7 meters of black ice.
As his movements became faster, the black ice beneath his feet began to rise and fall noticeably!
"Snap!"
A crisp sound suddenly rang out.
At the same time, Liu Kai felt a tremendous force pushing him upwards from beneath his feet.
Liu Kai waved his hand calmly.
The last two meters of black ice, which had completely detached from the pipe wall, vanished instantly and entered the storage space.
The liquefied crude oil and natural gas below, which had been poised to surge, were finally freed from their final restraints.
With almost no delay, the entire pipe began to vibrate.
"Boom!"
The dark, viscous liquid surged forth with unparalleled force.
The restless crude oil disappeared the moment it came into contact with Liu Kai, all flowing into the storage space.
Liu Kai was unaware that the platform was now in complete chaos.
The moment the vibration occurred, a bright red alarm light suddenly illuminated in the control room above!
A piercing alarm sounded.
Not only did the expressions of everyone on the platform change drastically, but even the staff waiting on the sea looked up in shock.
"Oh no, a blowout!!!"
The staff member shouted, and Qin Luofei's eyes widened in horror.
They rushed into the control room.
Looking at the alarm screen, she felt lost and conflicted.
With such a violent blowout, Mr. Qiu is probably...
Of course, at this point he no longer cared about Liu Kai's life or death.
All I could think was: It's over, mission failed!
Of course, although the blowout was terrifying, there was still a glimmer of hope if efforts were made to save it.
Otherwise, many people will die!
She no longer cared about maintaining a ladylike image. Calming down, she quickly shouted towards the door, "Everyone, prepare according to the emergency plan!"
However, while everyone was scrambling to save the platform...
More than ten seconds passed, but the expected scene of crude oil gushing out did not materialize.
The group was still poised to go, but they were completely baffled.
Qin Luofei finally had a moment to free her hands and quickly took out her walkie-talkie to call Liu Kai.
...
at the same time.
Liu Kai's complexion was also not good, with beads of cold sweat seeping from his forehead.
Just like catching a flying bullet.
The greater the momentum of an object, the more energy it requires.
He admitted that he had underestimated the power of these things.
There's no turning back now that the arrow has been released; the situation is still under control.
With all his might, he quickly assembled the last layer of heating pipes.
Fortunately, the storage space is extremely large.
Even after collecting a full 10 seconds of gushing crude oil, it still didn't fill even one percent of the space.
Seeing that the pipe installation was complete, I finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He quickly put on his original sealed helmet and pressed the emergency lift button on his body!
Without any manual operation from the platform, the elevator motor suddenly started up to everyone's astonishment.
They quickly rolled up the steel cable and pulled Liu Kai up from below.
Meanwhile, the staff in the control room reacted quickly.
Upon seeing the cable raised to the designated position, it was known that Liu Kai's position was now above the blowout preventer.
He quickly pressed the bright red emergency shutdown button on the control panel.
The cleaned blowout preventer operates smoothly and effortlessly.
The crescent-shaped sealing flaps of each valve closed sequentially and in an orderly manner, finally blocking the surging crude oil below from advancing any further onto the seabed.
"Quickly, turn on the heating device!"
Qin Luofei had already composed herself and quickly issued the order.
The staff members were naturally experienced drivers as well.
Without further ado, the heating tube sleeve that Liu Kai had just installed was remotely activated.
As the temperature continues to rise.
The crude oil, which was initially slightly stagnant in the pipes beneath the seabed, now flows more strongly and is no longer at risk of freezing.
The natural gas carried in the crude oil is separated out separately.
The torch is then placed on top of the platform and ignited.
In an instant, bright yellow flames ignited.
Everyone knows that the blockage has been successfully cleared!
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