- •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, do the exercises. Petroleum engineering
- •4. Match the English terms in column “a” with their Russian equivalents in column “b”.
- •9. Give the English equivalents to the Russian words.
- •10. Find the meaning of the words in the box in a dictionary. Match the terms with the definitions.
- •11. Classify the responsibilities of a reservoir engineer and a drilling engineer into two groups.
- •12. Complete the sentences, using the information from the text.
- •13. State whether the sentences are true or false according to the text. If true, add the information on the statement. If false, correct the sentence.
- •15. Answer the following questions.
- •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. Read the text and do the exercises.
- •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)
- •4. 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
- •11. What do the following abbreviations stand for?
- •12. State whether the sentences are true or false according to the text. If true, add the information on the statement. If false, correct the sentence.
- •13. 9 Listen to the tape and answer the questions given below.
- •14. Fill in the chart with the information on domestic and foreign oil companies. Use some additional resources: for example, www. Wikipedia.Ed.
- •15. 9 A. Listen to the text, remember the key words.
- •16. Study the definitions in Appendix (pg. 60-61 ). Match departments and personnel with their definitions.
- •17. Match the job title with the definition.
- •18. Complete the diagram showing the company structure using the definitions in a.
- •19. Complete the sentences
- •20. Read the text and discuss the after-text questions. See appendix 3 (pg. 63-64 ). An Example of a Difference between Russian and Western Operating Company Structure
- •21. Answer the following questions:
- •22. Role play: You are welcoming a visitor to your company. Consult …
- •Unit 3 oil formation
- •Terms and Vocabulary
- •Read the words, remember the pronunciation.
- •2. Read the text and do the exercises.
- •Close-up of reservoir rock (oil is in black)
- •3.Match the headings and the paragraphs of the text you have read. There is one extra heading.
- •4. Read the following word combinations and give the Russian equivalents.
- •5. Find the English equivalents to the following terms and phrases.
- •6. Complete the following sentences
- •7. Draw a diagram of oil formation. Label it. Describe the process using your diagram.
- •8. Work in pairs.
- •9. Read the following text “How Oil Becomes Oil” and do the exercises
- •How Oil Becomes Oil
- •10.Give Russian equivalents to the following English ones.
- •11. Give definitions to the following terms.
- •12. State whether the following sentences are true or false.
- •13. Put the facts into the correct order showing how oil becomes oil.
- •14. 9 You will hear a lecture on petroleum. For questions 1-6, choose the best answer a, b, or c.
- •15. Discuss the following questions.
- •16. 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
- •17. Make a presentation on one of the topics. Consult ...
- •Unit 4 hse (Health, Safety, Environment)
- •Terms and Vocabulary
- •Read the words, remember the pronunciation.
- •Read the text and do the exercises.
- •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. 65-66 ).
- •11. Read the text again and make notes under the following headings, then talk about hse performance.
- •12. Read the introduction to bp’s 8 golden rules. Find words in the text that mean the same as the words and phrases below. Getting the basics right
- •13. Write each safety rule in the box next to explanation.
- •Bp’s 8 golden rules of safety
- •14. A. Listen to Bob describing an incident. Think of questions you would like to ask about it.
- •15. Describe some incident really happened in oil, gas and petrochemical industries. Report it to the group, answer possible questions.
- •Appendix unit 2 company structure
- •Unit 4 health, safety and environment
- •References
4. Match the English terms in column “a” with their Russian equivalents in column “b”.
A B
1.depleted |
А.буровая бригада |
2.enhanced oil recovery |
B.заканчивание скважины |
3.exploration |
C.каротаж |
4.production |
D. добыча нефти усовершенствованным методом |
5.drilling rig crew |
E. нагнетательная скважина |
6.reservoir development |
F. добыча |
7.well completion |
G. истощённый (о запасах) |
8.well logging |
H.разработка пласта |
9.injection well |
I.трубопровод |
10.pipeline |
J.разведка |
5. Find the synonyms to the following words.
To deal with, to put into operation, simulation, to improve, to exhaust, to finish, evaluating, observation, to be responsible for,
6. Find the antonyms to the following word in the text.
Outflow, above, downstream, to minimize, beginning
7. Decipher the following abbreviations used in the text.
SEC, PVT, HTHP,
8. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate prepositions.
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Easily accessible oil can be compared_____ low hanging fruits. 2. Petroleum engineers are _____charge of implementing high technology plans with the use of manpower. 3. Drilling engineering is concerned ____designing and drilling oil wells. 4. The profession of petroleum engineering is involved______ exploration and extraction of oil. 5. Designing casing a string is performed in conjunction ______ drilling fluid plans. 6. Reservoir engineers optimize production of oil and gas ________proper well placement and enhanced oil recovery.
9. Give the English equivalents to the Russian words.
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Petroleum engineers (придерживаются) to a high standard as mistakes may cost too much. 2. High Temperature and High Pressure conditions have become (обычное явление) in today’s oil recovery. 3. Petroleum engineering (охватывает широкий диапазон) of topics, including geology, geophysics, and geochemistry. 4. Generating accurate reserves estimates is (представлять особый интерес) to reservoir engineer. 5. Petroleum engineer should be (осведомлен, находчив) in topics as wide ranging as thermohydraulics and geomechanics. 6. The remote partner of the petroleum engineer is (буровая бригада) in implementing drilling program.
10. Find the meaning of the words in the box in a dictionary. Match the terms with the definitions.
1. Petroleum engineer |
A. Compounds which contain only carbon and hydrogen. Petroleum consists of them. |
2. Reservoir |
B. A fuel found in mineral deposits under the ground. It comes from the Greek words for “rock” and “oil”. Therefore, rock oil or oil found in rock. |
3. Hydrocarbons |
C. Pipes run in a hole and cemented during drilling in order to consolidate well bore walls and prevent their collapse. |
4. Downstream |
D. A professional trained in the drilling, completion and production of oil and gas. Types of petroleum engineers include drilling, completion and reservoir engineers. |
5. Upstream |
E. A porous and permeable formation containing an individual and separate natural accumulation of producible hydrocarbons. It is confined by impermeable rock or water barriers and is characterized by a single natural pressure system. |
6. Oil well |
F. Exploration, drilling and production operations for crude oil and natural gas. |
7. Crude oil |
G. A well completed for the production of crude oil from at least one oil zone or reservoir. |
8. Petroleum |
H. Transportation and pipe lining, refining and marketing operations for crude oil and natural gas. |
9. Casing |
I. A mixture of hydrocarbons that existed in a liquid phase in natural phase in natural underground reservoirs and remains liquid ay atmospheric pressure after passing through surface separating facilities. |