- •Part 1 Unit 1 Rocks and their properties
- •1. Before reading the text, study the vocabulary.
- •2. Write down the transcription of the following words and practise their pronunciation:
- •3. Read and translate the text.
- •9. Answer the questions:
- •10. Speak about the Earth’s crust and the minerals it is composed of.
- •11. Translate the sentences paying attention to the conjunction either ... Or
- •12. Complete the sentences using the given words:
- •13. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form, mind the Active and the Passive voice:
- •14. Translate the sentences into English:
- •15. Render the text about hydrocarbons origin and accumulation into English:
- •The properties of rocks
- •1. Before reading the text, study the vocabulary:
- •2. Write down the transcription of the following words and practise their pronunciation:
- •3. Read and translate the text.
- •4. Give the adequate Russian variants for the following word combinations:
- •5. Find the English equivalents for the following words and word combinations:
- •6. Match the words with their definitions and give their Russian equivalents:
- •7. Look through the texts and give your definitions of the following words:
- •8. Complete the following sentences:
- •9. Answer the questions:
- •10. Find the information in the text which will prove that:
- •11. Prove that formation properties must be carefully observed to achieve success in drilling.
- •12. Translate the sentences paying attention to the conjunction since:
- •13. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form:
- •14. Translate the passage into English:
- •Rock classification
- •1. Before reading the text, study the vocabulary:
- •2. Write down the transcription of the following words and practise their pronunciation:
- •3. Read and translate the text.
- •4. Give the adequate Russian variants for the following word combinations:
- •5. Find the English equivalents for the following words and word combinations:
- •6. Find the antonyms:
- •7. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
- •8. Answer the questions:
- •9. Summarize the information of the text and tell about interrelation between bit wear and rock drillability.
- •10. Find as many words connected with rocks and their properties as possible
- •Unit 2 Drilling a well
- •1. Before reading the text, study the vocabulary.
- •Practise the pronunciation of the following words:
- •3. Read and translate the text.
- •3. Give the adequate Russian variants for the following word combinations:
- •4. Find the English equivalents for the following words and word combinations:
- •5. Find the synonyms:
- •6. Match the words with their definitions and give their Russian equivalents:
- •7. Complete the following sentences:
- •8. Answer the questions:
- •9. Prove that drilling an oilwell is a complex business.
- •10. Translate the extract from Russian into English
- •Unit 3 Drilling bits
- •1. Before reading the text, study the vocabulary
- •2. Practise the pronunciation of the following words:
- •3. Read and translate the text.
- •Bit Design
- •1. Before reading the text, study the vocabulary
- •2. Use the dictionary and write down the transcription of the following words:
- •3. Read and translate the text
- •4. Give the adequate Russian variants for the following word combinations:
- •5. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
- •6. Answer the questions:
- •Insert bits
- •1. Before reading the text, study the vocabulary
- •2. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the following words:
- •3. Read and translate the text
- •4. Give the adequate Russian variants for the following word combinations:
- •5. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
- •6. Answer the questions:
- •1. Before reading the text, study the vocabulary
- •2. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the following words:
- •3. Read and translate the text
- •4. Give the adequate Russian variants for the following word combinations:
- •5. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
- •6. Answer the questions:
- •1. Before reading the text, study the vocabulary
- •2. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the following words:
- •3. Read and translate the text
- •4. Give the adequate Russian variants for the following word combinations:
- •5. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
- •6. Answer the questions:
- •7. Find in the texts the English equivalents for the following words and word combinations and learn them by heart:
- •8. Match the words with their definitions and give their Russian equivalents:
- •9. Scan the texts and find the words which correspond to the given definitions:
- •10. Read the description of the bit and guess its type:
- •11. Complete the chart
- •12. Speak about the advantages of different bit types and drilling situations in which they prove to be suitable.
- •13. Translate the extract from Russian into English
- •Dull Bit Evaluation
- •1. Before reading the text, study the vocabulary
- •2. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the following words:
- •3. Read and translate the text
- •Unit 4 Weight on Bit and Rotary Speed
- •1. Before reading the text, study the vocabulary:
- •2. Pay attention to the abbreviations used in the text:
- •3. Write down the transcription of the following words and practise their pronunciation:
- •4. Read and translate the text.
- •9. Look through the texts and give your definitions of the following words:
- •10. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
- •11. Complete the following sentences:
- •12. Scan the text and think of the possible questions you can ask about weight on bit and rotary speed. Write them down and then ask your groupmates to answer.
- •13. Summarize the information from the text and tell about special consideration taken into account to enhance drilling situation.
- •1. Before reading the text, study the vocabulary:
- •2. Pay attention to the abbreviation used in the text:
- •3. Write down the transcription of the following words and practise their pronunciation:
- •4. Read and translate the text.
- •5. Give the adequate Russian variants for the following word combinations:
- •6. Find the English equivalents for the following words and word combinations:
- •7. Find the words which correspond to the given definitions:
- •8. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
- •9. Answer the questions:
- •1. Before reading the text, study the vocabulary:
- •3. Write down the transcription of the following words and practise their pronunciation:
- •5. Give the adequate Russian variants for the following word combinations:
- •6. Find the English equivalents for the following words and word combinations:
- •7. Find the synonyms:
- •8. Match the words with their definitions and give their Russian equivalents:
- •9. Look through the text and find words which correspond to the given definitions:
- •10. Complete the following sentences:
- •11. Answer the questions:
- •13. Speak about mud characteristics and the way they affect the penetration rate.
- •1. Before reading the text, study the vocabulary:
- •2. Write down the transcription of the following words and practise their pronunciation:
- •3. Read and translate the text.
- •4. Give the adequate Russian variants for the following word combinations:
- •5. Find in the text the English variants for the following word combinations:
- •6. Look through the text and find antonyms:
- •6. Look through the text and find words which correspond to the given definitions:
- •7. Answer the questions:
- •8. What parts can the text be divided into? Suggest the suitable headings for each part. Make the summary of one of the parts.
- •9. Compare water and air drilling. Speak about advantages/disadvantages; formations they can be used in; problems which can occur.
- •10. Translate the extract into English:
- •Review questions
- •5. Fill in the table and speak about a shift in the balance of power in the global energy arena.
- •6. Make the article review.
- •7. Render the following text in English:
- •Glossary
4. Give the adequate Russian variants for the following word combinations:
To classify rocks on the basis of their drillability; the rate at which the tool penetrates into the rock; the straightness of the hole; to describe drillability by stating the compressive strength or hardness; a sophisticated method for calculating the DRI and BWI; on the one hand ... , on the other hand; to produce heavy wear on the bit; despite relatively good drillability; to exert great influence on wear; to have a great deal to do with the success of the drilling operations.
5. Find the English equivalents for the following words and word combinations:
Прогнозировать продуктивность скважины и износ инструмента; проникать в горную породу; зависеть от абразивности горной породы; быть достаточным для приближенного вычисления; подсчет коэффициента скорости бурения и индекса износа долота; вызывать большой износ долота; помощь геологов-нефтяников; соседние скважины.
6. Find the antonyms:
Directly proportional
Exact method
Hole deviation
Hardness, strength
To lack, to be deficient
Little wear
The presence of soft minerals
Failure of the drilling operations
7. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
Many attempts have been made to classify rocks on the basis of their abrasiveness.
Various measuring methods have been evolved to predict productivity and tool wear.
The term "drillability" is used here to mean only the rate at which the tool penetrates into the rock.
The mineral composition, the grain size and the brittleness determine the drillability of a given rock.
Crude methods such as describing drillability by stating the compressive strength or hardness can suffice for rough calculations.
The higher the DRI, the lower penetration rate.
The BWI and the DRI are directly proportional to each other.
The presence of hard minerals may produce heavy wear on the bit despite relatively good drillability.
The nature of a formation doesn’t affect the success of the drilling operations.
8. Answer the questions:
What is the aim of various measuring methods?
What does the term “drillability” mean in wide sense?
What is tool wear proportional to?
What factors is drillability of a rock determined by?
What crude methods of describing drillability do you know?
What does DRI stand for? What does it describe?
What does BWI stand for? What indication does it give?
How are these indexes interrelated?
Where can a driller get valuable information regarding the formation he is drilling?
9. Summarize the information of the text and tell about interrelation between bit wear and rock drillability.
10. Find as many words connected with rocks and their properties as possible
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