On September 26th, 1959, songji No.3 blowout produced industrial oil flow, which declared the official discovery of Daqing Oilfield, and an unprecedented oil war was immediately launched in Daqing. Wang Jinxi led 1205 drilling team from northwest Yumen oilfield to join the petroleum conference.

When we arrived in Daqing, Wang Jinxi faced many unimaginable difficulties: no roads, insufficient vehicles, food and shelter were all problems. However, Wang Jinxi and his colleagues are determined to win the big oil fields with high speed and high level even if there are great difficulties.

The rig has arrived, and the crane is not enough. How to unload dozens of tons of equipment from the car? Wang Jinxi said, "We can't wait for a moment. Even if people are pulling their shoulders, we will transport the rig to the well site. Conditional to go, no conditions to create conditions. "

They struggled with the cold wind for three days and nights with rolling pins and crowbars, and set up a 38-meter-high and 22-ton derrick on the wasteland with their hands and shoulders. This is the famous "shoulder drilling rig" in the history of battle.

External evaluation

"The spirit of' Iron Man' has long been integrated into every piece of land in Daqing and into the blood of every Daqing person." 1205 Duan Yongjian, secretary of the Party branch of the drilling rig, said that Wang Jinxi spent his whole life explaining what an "iron man" was.

"Iron Man has been away from us for 50 years. Although the Iron Man has passed away, his spirit lives on forever. " Li Haiyang, deputy secretary of the Party branch of 1205 drilling rig, said that in the past 50 years, Daqing Oilfield has established itself at home and gone global, showing the elegance of China on the world oil stage.