Directional drilling for oil and gas extraction | Earth Resources | meriSTEM
Channel: meriSTEM Education
Date: 2021-09-02

Dr Brad Opdyke from the Australian National University (anu.edu.au) looks at how technological advances have changed modern oil and gas extraction methods. This is part of a series of videos on non-renewable resources.

This clip has been created by the Research School of Earth Sciences (rses.anu.edu.au). These resources are part of a comprehensive program, curriculum matched to the unit 'Unit 3 Living on Earth - extracting, using and managing Earth resources'.

This video touches on the following curriculum descriptors: 
The type, volume and location of mineral and energy resources influences the methods of extraction (for example, underground, open pit, onshore and offshore drilling and completion) (ACSES074)

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