Successful well completions Drilling Production Seismic data acquisition 26. Using high speed computers and virtual realty graphics to control drilling 27. An artificial lifting engine which is placed at the bottom of the hole to pump oil to the surface An enhanced recovery engine used to increase natural gas flow from marginal wells An artificial lifting device used to bring crude oil to the surface 28. The senior man on a team to acquire oil and gas leases 29. Control downhole pressure and remove cuttings Give the drilling crew facials Prevent natural gas from seeping back into the formation Ballast on drillships Stabilize the drilling rig to prevent shifting and listing 30.
Crude oil is composed of molecules called hydrocarbons.
Ethane Benzene Normal hexane Glucose Propane 33. Salt dome Fault line Anticline Sand trap Pinch 35. West Texas Intermediate 32 API North Sea Brent 38 API Alaskan North Slope 27 API California Kern River 13 API Tia Juana Light 31 API 36. The ratio of royalty payments to production The ratio of reserves to production The ratio of reserve life to production The number of years of consumption remaining The ratio of reserves to payments 37. Alaska California Louisiana Oklahoma Texas 38.