China has decided to dig a deep hole in the oil-rich Talkamkan Desert, in the northwestern region of Xinjiang, to reach the inner layers of the earth to study and exploit it, so how did tweeters comment on the move and what are the most prominent fears of it?
Shabakat (2023/6/7) followed the comments of Arab social media platforms regarding the huge Chinese project, as Beijing has developed the necessary equipment and mobilized the technical team that will work on the giant project, which will take 457 days. Excavation work was launched under the supervision of China National Petroleum Corporation.
The excavation is expected to reach more than 10,10 meters in the Earth's crust, and the excavation work will penetrate 145 layers of land to reach the Cretaceous system, where the rocks date back about <> million years. According to the Chinese, the project will contribute to the identification of mineral and energy resources, and help assess the risks of environmental disasters, such as earthquakes and volcanoes.
But activist Abu Omar ruled out that China could do what it announced, as it does not have the necessary tools to reach the deep depths of the earth, saying in a tweet, "No machine will withstand pressure to 6.6 sixtellion tons of rock. "It's impossible for them to get any further, because the equipment will break down because of pressure and heat."
But activist Abu Jihad Ayman showed his great conviction in China's capabilities because of its technological superiority, writing, "For China, nothing is difficult for it, it is able to dig the ground from one end to the other with its advanced technology."
Kahalil looked at the matter from the point of view of the expected damage of this Chinese move, saying that "the most important question is whether this drilling will result in any damage that may lead to earthquakes?"
Activist Rajeh did not hide his fears of various other damages that will result from the Chinese move, saying, "In this depth, we are looking forward to creatures and viruses from the Cretaceous period, and come eliminate them, and they have no role (look for) a vaccine in two dimensions."
In 1970, the Soviet Union launched a project to drill the Great Kola well in the city of Zabuliarny in the northwest of the Union.
The Cola project aimed to reach 15,12 meters underground, but stopped at a depth of 1989,180 meters in <> due to high temperatures that reached <> degrees Celsius.
As for the results of the drilling, deposits rich in gold and diamonds were discovered, and scientists were able to estimate the age of the planet at 1.5 billion years. Huge quantities of methane have also been discovered deep underground, so the theory of the biological origin of oil and gas has been revisited.
On the other hand, theoretical fears emerged before drilling of earthquakes or disasters resulting from tampering with the earth's crust, and even fears of ghosts or demons, but all these hypotheses proved to be incorrect.