- •Часть I
- •Contents
- •Introduction
- •Acknowledgements
- •Unit 1 petroleum engineering
- •Terms and Vocabulary
- •1. Read and remember the pronunciation.
- •2. Pay attention to the stress in the following words.
- •3. Read the text, fulfill the exercises Petroleum engineering
- •4. Match the English terms in column “a” with their Russian equivalents in column “b”.
- •10. Give the English equivalents to the Russian words.
- •11. An English-English dictionary helps you to understand different terms. Look up the words in the box. Match the terms with the definitions.
- •12. Classify the responsibilities of a reservoir engineer and a drilling engineer into two groups.
- •13. Complete the sentences, using the information from the text.
- •14. According to the text the operations are performed in the following order. Put the phrases in the logical order.
- •15. State whether the sentences are true or false. If true, add the information on the statement. If false, correct the sentence.
- •17. Answer the following questions.
- •18. Read the extracts from www.Conocophollips.Com. Report back to your group-mates. Answer any possible questions.
- •Wordlist
- •Unit 2 oil companies
- •Terms and Vocabulary
- •1. Read the words, remember the pronunciation.
- •2. Read the following word formations and remember their pronunciation Pay special attention to the stress
- •3. Pay attention to the following abbreviation that can be found in this unit
- •4. Scan the text and fulfill the tasks
- •Оil Industry Sectors
- •The entire oil industry is often divided into three major sectors: upstream, midstream and downstream.
- •Downstream (oil industry)
- •Upstream (oil industry)
- •Midstream (oil industry)
- •5. State whether the sentences are true or false. If true, add the information on the statement. If false, correct the sentence.
- •Pronunciation of the name
- •13. Put the necessary preposition in each of the spaces.
- •14. What do the following abbreviations stand for?
- •15. Read the following statements and decide if they are correct or not. Use (c) for correct sentences and (f) for false ones, give your correct variant.
- •16. 9 Listen to the tape and answer the questions given below.
- •17. Domestic and foreign oil companies. Fill in the chart using information from additional resources: for example, www. Wikipedia.Ed
- •18. 9 A. Listen to the text, remember the key words.
- •19. Study the definitions in Appendix (pg. 83-84 ). Match departments and personnel with their definitions.
- •20. How is an oil company organized?
- •21. Read the text and discuss the after-text questions An Example of a Difference between Russian and Western Operating Company Structure
- •22. Answer the following questions:
- •23. Role play: You are welcoming a visitor to your company.
- •Wordlist
- •Oil formation
- •Terms and Vocabulary
- •Read the words, remember the pronunciation.
- •2. Read the texts, fulfill the exercises. What is Crude Oil?
- •What are Hydrocarbons?
- •Forming Oil
- •Close-up of reservoir rock (oil is in black)
- •3. Read the following word combinations and give the Russian equivalents.
- •4. Find the English equivalents to the following terms and phrases.
- •5. Complete the following sentences
- •Draw a diagram of oil formation. Label it. Describe the process using your diagram.
- •7. Work in pairs.
- •8. Read the following text “How Oil Becomes Oil” and fulfill the exercises
- •How Oil Becomes Oil
- •Give Russian equivalents to the following English ones.
- •10. Give definitions to the following terms.
- •11. State whether the following sentences are true or false.
- •12. Put the facts into the correct order showing how oil becomes oil.
- •13. 9 You will hear a lecture on petroleum. For questions 1-6, choose the best answer a, b, or c.
- •14. Discuss the following questions
- •15. Scan the text given below and describe the main oil properties based on the information you learn. Complete the table.
- •Physical and Chemical Properties of Oil
- •16. Listen to the following lecture “Petroleum element system” (pp).
- •17. Presentation topics
- •Wordlist
- •Unit 4 hse (Health, Safety, Environment)
- •Terms and Vocabulary
- •Read the words, remember the pronunciation.
- •Read the text, fulfill the exercises.
- •Leadership
- •Incident Investigation (Accidents, Incidents, Wokplace Injuries) аnd hse Reporting
- •Personal Protective Equipment
- •Alcohol And Drug Abuse
- •General Requirements to Work Implementation
- •Work at Height
- •Lifting Operations
- •Transportation Safety
- •Contractor Management
- •Emergency Prevention and Response
- •Environment
- •3. Pay attention to the following word-formations.
- •4. Fill in the gaps with the word(s) from the list below. Explanation to these terms are given in the brackets.
- •5. Fill in the correct preposition, then choose two items and compose sentences.
- •6. Match the problems with the ways of their solution.
- •7. Compose collocations from the following words
- •8. Match the items with their function.
- •9. Classify the words into 2 categories. Guess what these categories are. Add some more items to each category.
- •10. 9 Study the definitions given in Appendix (pg. 87-88 ).
- •11. Read the text again and make notes under the following headings, then talk about hse performance.
- •12. Describe what mistakes were made by personnel in the following situations.
- •Well service.
- •Drilling rig.
- •13. A. Read the announcement about Ecological conference. Say what problems will be considered at the conference, who will participate in it, what the schedule of the conference is.
- •Wordlist
- •Appendix unit 2
- •References
- •Геология и нефтегазовое дело
- •Часть I (geology and petroleum engineering) (Part I)
Acknowledgements
This course would not have been possible without the knowledge we acquired during the past 10 years through consulting, teaching and conducting workshops at Tomsk Polytechnic University. Many people have contributed in a variety of ways in the preparation of this innovative course «Geology & Petroleum Engineering». We would like to thank the specialists of Geology & Petroleum Engineering Institute, TPU, all of whom brought their professionalism and expertise to guiding and shaping this course in its various stages. Our special thanks to Associate Professor of Tomsk State University Olga Nagel, our indefatigable reader and Associate Professor, Head of English Language Department, TPU N. Kachalov, our editor.
For providing a stimulating working environment, we would like to thank Director of Geology & Petroleum Engineering Institute, Professor E. Yazikov and Associate Professor V. Bernatonis.
Unit 1 petroleum engineering
Petroleum engineering refers to the subsurface engineering activities related to the production of hydrocarbons which can be either crude oil or natural gas.
Lead-in
Fill in the spidergram with the words associated with Petroleum engineering.
Explain your associations.
Terms and Vocabulary
upstream |
pазведка и добыча / Блок Разведки и Добычи (м.б. Апстрим) |
downstream |
переработка и сбыт / Блок Переработки и Сбыта (м.б. Даунстрим) |
supply |
поставка, снабжение |
well completion |
заканчивание скважины |
depletion |
истощение |
implement |
внедрять, вводить в действие |
artificial lift |
механизированная добыча |
downhole flow control |
регулирование дебита скважины |
workover |
капитальный ремонт (КРП) |
waterflooding |
заводнение |
vendor |
поставщик |
reserves |
экономические запасы |
lease |
контракт на аренду нефтеносного участка |
bit program |
программа использования буровых долотам |
probability analysis |
анализ вероятности |
enhanced oil recovery |
добыча нефти с искусственным поддержанием энергии пласта |
(well) placement |
размещение |
interface |
поверхность раздела (двух фаз или слоёв жидкости) |
regulatory body |
регулирующий закон |
hydrocarbon recovery |
добыча, отбор (нефти, газа из коллектора); отдача (коллектора) |
surveillance |
осмотр; обследование; технический надзор; контроль |
material balance (modeling) |
материальный баланс |
inflow \ outflow |
приток \ выход |
simulation modeling |
(имитационное) моделирование |
offset |
начало |
layout |
план \ схема |
(hydrocarbon) release |
выделение |
formation breakdown via toolbox layoff savvy |
разрыв пласта посредством чего-л. инструментарий приостановка сообразительность; смекалка |
be involved in |
связанный, вовлеченный |
refer to |
направлять; отсылать; обращаться |
be hеld to |
держаться, придерживаться |
be compared to |
сравнивать; сопоставлять |
be contended with |
утверждать; оспаривать |
become commonplace in |
привычное дело |
be concerned with |
имеющий отношение к чему-л., связанный с чем-л. |
of particular interest to |
особый интерес |
play a (central) role in |
играть, исполнять роль |
specialize in |
специализироваться |
in charge of (N) |
ответственный за |
be measured in |
измеренный, замеренный |
in conjunction with |
в соединении; в связи |
cover a wide range of |
(охватывать) широкий диапазон |
