- •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)
17. Answer the following questions.
1. What topics does PE cover?
2.How has the toolbox of the petroleum engineer been drastically improved?
3. Can you say that petroleum engineers are held to a high standard?
4. What is vital for a petroleum engineer?
5. Why is petroleum engineers considered to be the highest paid disciplines?
6. What are the types of petroleum engineers?
7. What PE branches do you know?
8. What do reservoir engineers specialize in?
9. What fields are drilling engineers involved in?
10. What processes are drilling engineers responsible for ?
18. Read the extracts from www.Conocophollips.Com. Report back to your group-mates. Answer any possible questions.
E&P in ConocoPhillips explores for, produces and markets crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGL) on a worldwide basis. It also mines deposits of oil sands in Canada to extract the bitumen and upgrade it into a synthetic crude oil. A continued strategy is the ongoing development of legacy assets — very large oil and gas developments that can provide strong financial returns over long periods of time.
Although the recent moderation in energy prices may suggest a shift in market circumstances, we believe the fundamental forces that have driven prices upward since 2001 have not changed. For the long term, global energy demand will persistently push the limits of available supply. At ConocoPhillips, their mission as one of the largest publicly held energy companies is to increase supplies to consumers through actions and investments that simultaneously build value for shareholders. During 2006, they made substantial progress in accomplishing that mission.
Access to resources has become an increasingly difficult task for publicly held companies. Direct foreign investment in exploration and production projects is prohibited in some of the most resource rich nations. Elsewhere, governments have limited the attractiveness of foreign investments through taxation, and other actions inhibit the economic incentive to participate. Furthermore, ongoing political instability in several producing nations has created excessive risks for new ventures. Despite the industry’s strong performance in environmental protection, high-potential areas in the United States have been placed off-limits to energy development.
A production engineer in different oil companies is usually responsible for: monitoring & interpreting existing well production; identifying and pursuing optimization opportunities from wellbore to sales point; working closely with field staff supporting their day-to-day operations as well as being involved in formal project work and well reviews; preparing economic evaluations for operating capital and significant expense production projects; assessing innovative optimization opportunities for implementation.
A drilling engineer in different oil companies usually provides drilling engineering support in preparation of well plans and execution of daily operations; ensures that wells are planned and executed in a safe, cost effective, and environmentally responsible manner while adhering to all company core values, corporate safety policies, and local regulations; has a right level of technical and operational experience in order to provide engineering support for all types of wells including exploration, development, HTHP (high temperature high pressure), and deepwater, utilizing all types of rigs.
A reservoir engineer job usually completes the following duties: provides appraisal, development and production optimization expertise; attends data rooms and perform high level studies in support of business development initiatives; conducts reservoir characterization and reservoir management studies; conducts exploration analysis using in-house probabilistic tools and methodologies; attends peer reviews and peer assists in support of exploration & development projects.
19. Work in pairs
You are going to explore a new oil field. Student A -a reservoir engineer and Student B - a drilling engineer. Discuss the distribution of your responsibilities and order of operation. Use as many expressions under study as possible.
20. Discuss
1. The significance of petroleum engineering nowadays.
2. The reasons for high payment for petroleum engineering job.
3. The main types of petroleum engineers.
Reservoir engineers (their responsibilities, areas of specialization).
Drilling engineers (their responsibilities, areas of specialization).
21. Role Play
Imagine that one of you is a TV/Radio Presenter with an oil industry background and the rest are the representatives of an oil company and you are having 5 min talk show regarding the company you work for, your roles and responsibilities and current energy sector state.
22. Prepare a poster -presentation “My specialty, its perspectives and future”.