- •Часть II
- •Contents
- •Unit 1 Oil exploration
- •Terms and Vocabulary
- •1. Pay attention to the pronunciation the following words.
- •2. Read the text “Exploration methods” and fulfill the exercises. Exploration Methods
- •Elements of a petroleum prospect
- •Terms used in petroleum evaluation
- •3. Give definitions to the following terms.
- •4. Find English equivalents to the following Russian sentences.
- •5. Answer the following questions.
- •Terms and Vocabulary
- •6. Pronounce the following terms. Pay attention to the letters in bold.
- •7. Scan the text “Finding oil» and answer the after-text questions Finding Oil
- •8. Find the answers to the following questions.
- •Terms and Vocabulary
- •9. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the following words.
- •10. Read the text “How to find oil” and fulfill the exercises. How to Find Oil
- •11. Form adjectives and nouns from the following verbs.
- •12. Give the Russian equivalent to the following terms.
- •13. Give the English equivalent to the Russian term.
- •Terms and Vocabulary
- •15. Read the text “Geological Prospecting” and fulfill the exercises. Geological Prospecting
- •16. Find the answers to the following questions.
- •17. Draw a diagram of geological prospecting and describe it.
- •Wordlist
- •Unit 2 oil extraction
- •Terms and Vocabulary
- •1. Pronounce the following words. Pay special attention to the underlined stress.
- •2. The following words and phrases appear in the text.
- •3. Complete the following table. The final column of the table should be completed by filling the word class judging by its position in relation to other words and its function in the text.
- •4. Read the text “How to Extract Oil” and fulfill the exercises. How to Extract Oil
- •10. Match the words with their definitions.
- •11. Work in pairs. Ask your partner the following questions.
- •Wordlist
- •Unit 3 reservoir rock properties
- •Terms and Vocabulary
- •1. Pronounce the following words. Pay special attention to the underlined stress in the following words.
- •2. Read the text “Hydrocarbon traps” and fulfill the exercises.
- •Hydrocarbon Traps
- •3. Say whether the following statements are true or false. If false, correct them according to the text.
- •Terms and Vocabulary
- •5. Pronounce the following words. Pay special attention to the letters in bold and the underlined stress.
- •6. Read the text “Migration and accumulation of petroleum” and fulfill the exercises. Migration and Accumulation of Petroleum
- •7. Form adjectives and nouns from the following verbs.
- •8. Give Russian equivalents to the following English ones.
- •9. Define the following terms.
- •11. Answer the following questions.
- •12. Put a preposition into the following gaps.
- •Terms and Vocabulary
- •13. Detailed reading. Read the text “Porosity” and fulfill the exercises. Porosity
- •14. Give the Russian equivalents to the English ones.
- •15. State the synonyms to the following terms.
- •16. Translate the following sentences.
- •17. Answer the following questions.
- •Terms and Vocabulary
- •18. Read the text “Permeability” and fulfill the exercises. Permeability
- •Factors affecting the magnitude of permeability
- •19. Find the words to the following definitions and translate them into Russian.
- •20. Match the word phrases in the left column with the word phrases in the right. Find them in the text and write these sentences out. Give Russian equivalent to the English ones.
- •21. Fill in the gaps with the missing words.
- •22. Answer the following questions.
- •Terms and Vocabulary
- •23. Pronounce the following words. Pay special attention to the letters in bold.
- •24. Read the text Wettability” and fulfill the exercises. Wettability
- •25. Give the Russian equivalents to the English ones.
- •26. Read the sentences and decide whether they are True (t) or False (f). If false, correct the statement.
- •27. Answer the following questions and find the proof in the text.
- •28. Complete the sentences using the terms of the text.
- •29. Work in pairs. Compose dialogues describing primary and secondary hydrocarbon migration using the terminology of the text and communicative formulae (pg. 19).
- •30. You have to give a lecture on reservoir rock properties. Two groups work out presentations on this topic. Wordlist
- •Unit 4
- •Terms and Vocabulary
- •1. Read the text “Coring” and fulfill the exercises. Coring
- •Drill Stem Tests
- •2. Define the following terms with their similar meaning in Russian.
- •3. Give the Russian equivalent to the following terms.
- •4. Find the answers to the following questions.
- •Terms and Vocabulary
- •5. Read the text “(Wire) Well Logging Techniques” and fulfill the exercises.
- •7. Give the English equivalents to the Russian words.
- •8. Complete the sentences using the following terminology.
- •Several types of measurements produce information on formation rock ______ _______, density, radioactivity, porosity, ______ , _______, fluid saturation and permeability.
- •______ _______ Invades the rock surrounding the wellbore, affects the logging of the hole and must be accounted for.
- •______ _______ Measure formation radioactivity.
- •9. Answer the following questions.
- •11. Scan the text “Well stimulation”. Find the particular information:
- •Well Stimulation
- •Acidizing
- •12. Groupwork. Discuss the above given task. Use the communicative formulae (pg. 19)
- •13. Pay attention to the underlined stress in the following words.
- •14. Read the text “Drive Mechanisms” and fulfill the exercises. First study the following specific term definitions to help you understand the text.
- •Drive Mechanisms
- •1. Water drive; 2. Dissolved – gas drive 3. Gas – cap drive
- •15. Give synonyms to the following words.
- •16. Define the following terms.
- •17. State whether the following statements are true or false.
- •18. Answer the following questions.
- •19. In pairs discuss advantages and disadvantages of drive mechanisms you know.
- •Wordlist
- •Appendix using oil
- •References
- •Часть II
10. Match the words with their definitions.
1.recovery factor |
A. a plant where crude oil is separated and transformed into marketable products. |
2. economically viable |
B. recover, extract |
3. reservoir |
C. means of oil transportation. |
4. refinery |
D. the amount of oil that can be economically extracted. |
5. produce |
E. quantity, quality and safety transportation of oil to a refinery. |
6. trap |
F. a porous and permeable underground formation containing natural accumulation of producible hydrocarbons. |
7. pipeline |
G. underground reservoir that prevents the escape of oil contained in it. |
11. Work in pairs. Ask your partner the following questions.
1. What team is needed to solve the problem of production?
2. Who usually estimates the quality and quantity of oil in a reservoir?
3. What is the reason of an increased recovery factor?
4. Is crude oil the only hydrocarbon found in a reservoir?
5. Does reservoir pressure cause problems?
6. Why is pumping so necessary?
7. What is the way to increase pressure?
8. Does oil in one reservoir differ from that of the other one?
9. What does oil look like?
10. What do production and transport methods depend on?
11. Where is it cheaper to drill oil?
12. Why are platforms situated high above the surface of the sea?
13. Is it necessary to install a platform offshore?
14. What is the only way of getting oil to the recovery? Why?
15. If you want to reach the edges of the reservoir, what will you do?
Wordlist
ENGLISH |
RUSSIAN |
extract oil |
добывать нефть |
composition |
состав, соединение |
decrease (v) |
уменьшать, убывать, понижаться |
discover (v) |
обнаруживать, открывать |
establish (v) |
оценивать, устанавливать |
excess pressure |
избыточное давление |
extend (v) |
возвышаться |
extract (v) |
извлекать (нефть, газ или инструмент из скважины) |
force (v) |
вытеснять |
increase (v) |
увеличивать, повышать, усиливать |
inject (v) |
закачивать |
install (v) |
устанавливать |
large-scale commercial production |
широкомасштабная промышленная эксплуатация |
pump (v\n) |
качать, откачивать \ насос |
recover (v) |
получать(керн), добывать(нефть, газ) |
recovery factor |
коэффициент нефтеотдачи |
refinery |
нефтеперерабатывающий завод |
remotely |
на расстоянии |
reserves |
запасы |
safely |
безопасно |
sluggish |
вязкий |
sluggish |
медлительный, медленный |
substance |
вещество, материя |
thin seams |
тонкие пропластки |
total amount |
общее количество |
treacle |
вязкая жидкость |
viable |
жизнеспособный |