- •625000, Тюмень, Володарского, 38.
- •625039, Тюмень, ул. Киевская, 52
- •A. Company research
- •Look through the text and find English equivalents to the expressions:
- •3. Fill in the gaps with the words from exercise 1.
- •Discuss which ways exist to research company. Which ways would you use? Describe three of them in details.
- •Read the article and check your answers.
- •Read the sentences and choose the right variant.
- •B. World’s leading companies
- •7. Which oil and gas companies do you know? What can you tell about them? To which countries are they related? In your opinion, what are the most successful companies?
- •9. Divide into two groups and analyze Chart 1 and Chart 2. Make a report about one of the charts. Describe as much point as possible, compare the data and make your conclusions. Use Application 1.
- •1. Match the words and their definitions:
- •2. Fill in the gaps using the words and expressions above:
- •3. Discuss the following questions:
- •4. Read the first part of the text and find English equivalents for the given words and expressions:
- •5. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions:
- •6. Read the second part of the text and answer the questions:
- •7. Match the parts of the sentences:
- •8. True or False? Agree or disagree with the following statements.
- •9. Make a short report about the text.
- •1. Study the terms:
- •2. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions above. There are four words you needn’t use:
- •3. Answer the following questions:
- •4. Read the text and check your answers:
- •6. Read the text and find English equivalents for the words and expressions:
- •8. Translate the text from Russian into English:
- •1. Study the terms:
- •3. Choose the odd one out in each line and explain your choice:
- •5. Read the text and say if the statements are true or false:
- •6. Answer the questions:
- •6. Fill in the gaps with the words from the list below:
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- •7. Describe the process of a tertiary recovery technique presented in the picture. Describe all the stages and the effects of this process. Use Application 1 to help you present your description:
- •1. Study the terms:
- •2. Read the text and say if the statements are true or false:
- •3. Answer the following questions:
- •4. Find English equivalents in the text:
- •Bibliography
9. Divide into two groups and analyze Chart 1 and Chart 2. Make a report about one of the charts. Describe as much point as possible, compare the data and make your conclusions. Use Application 1.
Chart 1
Chart 2
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UNIT 2 MODERN MEANS OF OIL AND GAS FIELDS EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT |
1. Match the words and their definitions:
Locating |
the act or process of making a map |
Advanced |
a marked, direct effect or influence |
Emit |
pieces of rock displaced by the drilling of the well |
Saturation |
the well drilled to know if there is any oil-bearing formation or not |
Mapping |
the degree or extent to which sth is dissolved or absorbed compared with the maximum possible, usually expressed as a percentage |
Impact |
produce and discharge sth (especially gas or radiation) |
Exploratory well |
to hollow out or form by removing earth |
Digging |
discovering the exact place or position of sth |
Cuttings |
far on or ahead in development or progress |
Logging |
the state of being thick, sticky, and semi-fluid in consistency, due to internal friction |
Viscosity |
making a note or record of sth |
2. Fill in the gaps using the words and expressions above:
a. An _________________ is drilled for the purpose of discovering new reserves in unproven areas.
b. Formation evaluation is an operation in which a _____________ tool is lowered into a borehole and then retrieved from the hole while recording measurements.
c. Natural leaks __________ oil into the Gulf of Mexico.
d. The mud __________ is another important property, as cuttings will settle to the bottom of the well if the ___________ is too low.
e. Mud suspends drill ______________, weight materials and additives under a wide range of conditions.
f. The company specializes in the application and development of _____________ technologies for exploration and development of oil and natural gas.
g. Fluid _____________ is the amount of the pore volume of a reservoir rock that is filled by water, oil, or gas and measured in routine core analysis.
h. In the modern age, ____________ of oil fields with proven oil reserves is a key underlying factor in many geopolitical conflicts. An environmental ___________ or effect is an assessment of the possible positive or negative __________ that a proposed project may have on the environment.
i. ______________ the territory was a complicated thing because of the lack of equipment.
j. After ___________ deep to kill well in the Gulf of Mexico, BP faced the new problems.
3. Discuss the following questions:
Which means of oil and gas exploration do you know?
Which are the oldest and vice versa?
How can you predict whether the formation has oil or not?
Which tools are used in the exploration and development?