(China Petrochemical Zhongyuan Oilfield Archives Management Office)
Who is spying on the geographical and geological secrets of China? By analyzing the importance of geological data, it is emphasized that the confidentiality of geological data in petrochemical enterprises is more important. By analyzing five channels that may lead to the leakage of geological data in petrochemical enterprises, five ways to solve the leakage are put forward: ① Pay attention to safety when importing machinery and equipment. ② Strengthen the safety guarantee of oil and gas wells in the oilfield. (3) Strengthen and improve the file lending procedures. ④ Strengthen the management of database and entry personnel. ⑤ The results of archival compilation and research should be kept confidential.
Keywords: safety of geological data in petrochemical enterprises
A group of special foreign "ground troops" have been found from time to time in all parts of China. These people hold small precision surveying and mapping equipment and illegally collect all kinds of important geographical coordinates and geological information. These people are either "tourists", or rely on the background of scientific research institutions or claim to be invited by China institutions such as the Institute of Crustal Stress of China Earthquake Administration, but their surveying and mapping activities have not been submitted for approval in advance, and the accuracy of surveying and mapping content and data has exceeded the scope of legal surveying and mapping permission, so they can be directly used for military purposes. Why are these people doing this?
Earlier, a staff member of a certain unit stationed in Xinjiang recalled that when a patrol unit routinely inspected an off-road vehicle on the edge of the restricted area, it was found that the map used by Japanese "tourists" on the vehicle was extremely accurate, and several unknown paths and bridges that did not exist on the civilian map of China were clearly marked, and even the figures were consistent with the map used by the People's Liberation Army. In the subsequent collaborative inspection with the local security department, it was found that the laptop and photographic equipment in the car stored a lot of geographical information of the military restricted zone. So, why do these Japanese and Americans collect this geographical and geological information? Where is the secret?
Geographic information is an important part of state secrets. Since ancient times, geographical information has determined the direction of war and the fate of a country. No country does not attach importance to geography, especially military powers. NATO's accurate bombing of targets such as bab al-aziziya, the official residence of Gaddafi's Libyan capital, benefited from the accurate positioning of Libyan air and ground military facilities. Bin Laden was also killed because of the accurate geographical information of the US special forces.
Not only these geographical information are very important, but also some common geological information in our oil region contains important military, political and economic information. The oil towers that can be seen everywhere in our oil region are also strategic information if systematically counted. Feng Xue, an American geologist, was sentenced to eight years in prison for stealing China's state secrets. It is reported that Feng Xue collected a large number of topographic documents of onshore oil wells in China and the database of coordinate values of more than 30,000 oil and gas wells under PetroChina through various channels, and sold these data to his American energy consulting company, making a profit of $228,500. Some people may say, what's the use of these data? It is no secret that there are oil wells everywhere. In fact, these are as confidential as military information. The secret lies in that after these strategic petroleum information are stolen, China petroleum industry is more likely to be analyzed in terms of foreign project negotiation, oil import and export, equipment procurement, etc., thus putting China at a disadvantage. For China, which relies heavily on oil imports, this is tantamount to being manipulated as a strategic lifeline.
In wartime, accurate coordinate information of oil wells can provide navigation for cruise missiles and smart bombs. In wartime, if a large number of oil wells in China are attacked, the country's oil supply will be in trouble, the movement of planes, warships and tanks will be restricted due to lack of fuel, the supply of private energy will stop, and the oil area will be seriously polluted.
In our oilfield, it looks like an ordinary derrick and oil well, but it has important economic and military value. If we don't protect these geo-geological information and take it seriously when borrowing and using oil well geological files, it may be used by criminals and bring incalculable losses to the country and enterprises. Next, I take Zhongyuan Oilfield as an example to analyze the possibility of geographical and geological information leakage and preventive measures.
Zhongyuan Oilfield is located in Henan. As far as Henan is concerned, its geographical position should not be underestimated. The Central Plains runs through the north and south, and its wartime geographical position is more important. Once the main road connecting east, west, north and south is cut off, the situation is difficult to estimate. The geological information of thousands of oil and gas wells developed in Zhongyuan Oilfield is also very important. Once the geological information of oil and gas wells is leaked, the coordinates of oil wells can provide navigation for cruise missiles and smart bombs. Oil wells may also become targets of enemy destruction. As the manager of oil and gas field geological archives in petrochemical enterprises, we shoulder an important mission, which is not just a simple job as we usually think, neither sacred nor important. If the geological data of oil and gas fields managed by archivists are not kept confidential, once the data is leaked, it will be killed by people with ulterior motives, whether in wartime or in peacetime economic activities.
From which channels will oilfield geological information be leaked? I think it can be leaked from the following aspects.
(1) Geographic information leaked during the development of oil and gas wells.
Chen, secretary-general of the Excavation Machinery Branch of China Construction Machinery Industry Association, revealed that a Japanese-funded enterprise produces and sells thousands to tens of thousands of excavators every year, and tens of thousands of excavators are scattered on the land in China, and most of them are equipped with GPS intelligent service systems. These systems seem to bring benefits to management, but because the servers supporting the system are located abroad, all the collected data will be sent to Japan, a small part of the data will be sent back to China after processing, and some geographical data will be leaked. Therefore, if the excavator with GPS intelligent system made in Japan is used, the geographical location of these oil and gas wells may be leaked.
(2) Criminals use small surveying and mapping equipment to collect oil and gas well data, which leads to the leakage of relevant geographic data.
Some people will say that satellites have created a world without secrets, so why should anyone illegally map it? Simply put, the current satellite technology is not enough to draw accurate data of precision-guided weapons. The resolution of satellite images is very high, but surveying and mapping still needs relevant personnel to carry equipment to complete the orientation of satellite images through ground measurement, and only after the orientation is completed can the ground objects be measured on the images. If there is no ground-based auxiliary means for positioning and calibration, there will be great errors in the positioning of the picture due to the orbit of the satellite itself. Even if the orbit is not a problem, the accuracy of satellite images is difficult to guarantee. For example, the surface of the earth is not a flat blank sheet of paper, but has a certain curvature. In addition, the refraction of light by the atmosphere will also lead to image distortion, and the surveying and mapping effect is bound to be discounted. Only by knowing the shape, structural nature, position and the relationship between the surrounding targets in detail can it be of greater value in the military.
(3) The geographical and geological data after the file is formed may be leaked in the borrowing.
If our file lending authority is not strictly approved and used by some lawless elements, it may lead to the leakage of geological information of oil and gas wells. In particular, there must be strict examination and approval procedures for borrowing a large number of oil and gas field geological files.
(4) Geological information of oil and gas wells is leaked due to the attack of database system during storage.
As far as oil fields are concerned, there are several different database systems used for information storage of oil and gas field exploration and development. Among them, the drilling company has a set of database, and each data forming unit inputs geological data and submits it to the drilling office. The other set is that the relevant geological data of the global oil and gas field exploration and development archives are entered into the oilfield digital archives, and the third set is the geological data database submitted to the National Geological Archives. If these databases are attacked, then these geological data may be leaked. If the administrators and users of the database feel insecure and their user names or passwords are leaked and used by criminals, then the leakage is inevitable and the consequences are unimaginable.
(5) leaking geological file information from the compilation and research results.
In our archival work, as archivists, we will sort out and study some oil and gas exploration and development files, which may collect relevant geological data of oil and gas exploration and development of various drilling companies and even the whole oilfield. If the written materials formed by editing and research are not confidential, they will even be distributed to various users at will; When users use it at will, it may lead to the leakage of geological information of oil and gas wells.
In view of the above situation, I think in order to protect important geological information from being leaked, we can take precautions from the following aspects.
(1) Pay attention to the safety of imported machinery and equipment.
When importing foreign machinery and equipment, it is necessary to determine whether there is a GPS positioning device and whether the related server is in China. If you are abroad, you should carefully consider whether you must use this kind of equipment. At the same time, the relevant state departments should also protest against these violations of China laws and propose solutions.
(2) Strengthen the security of oil and gas wells in the oilfield.
Strengthen the safety and security work in oil areas, organize security personnel to train and teach them about surveying and mapping equipment, and must prevent foreigners who are suspicious and carry surveying and mapping equipment from approaching oil wells, and conduct all-round patrols in oil areas to prevent the leakage of oil well geological information.
(3) Strengthen and improve the file lending procedures.
In the process of file lending, all file forming units must be informed of the importance of user authority approval, and file forming units are required to strictly control the number and political inclination of file users. In the process of file borrowing, file managers must strictly review the borrowing procedures, and those with incomplete procedures are not allowed to borrow files.
(4) Strengthen the management of database and entry personnel.
Because the database stores a lot of geological information, it is very important to maintain the database to prevent hacker attacks and server vulnerabilities. Data loggers and users with various permissions must protect their user names and passwords, change their passwords frequently and close related web pages when they leave the computer during use.
(5) Archives compilation and research results should be included in the confidentiality work.
As for the geographical and geological information that may be leaked in the compilation and research, I think it is very important for archivists to recognize which materials are important and try not to compile and research these materials. If you must edit and study. Then it is necessary to put forward confidentiality requirements for those who use the compilation and research results to ensure that these geological archives information will not be used by illegal personnel.
We don't know who is spying on China's geological secrets, but as the guardians of these secrets, we have the obligation to keep them secret and do our duty for the safety of the country and people.