石油工程专业英语应用

COURSE INTRODUCTION
1.Why This Course?
2.The Main Aim of This Course
3.Strategy
4.Useful Tips for Reading Your Professional PapersArticles
5.How Should You Do in This Course?
6.Some Explanations on Your Teaching Material
7.Notes to Teachers
PART 1 FOR INTERMEDIATE LEARNERS
CHAPTER 1 FUNDAMENTALS OF RESERVOIR ENGINEERING
1.1 Fluid Content of the Reservoir
1.2 Definition and Causes of Wettability
1.3 Wettability Influence on Muhiphase Flow
1.4 Effects of Saturation States on Permeability
1.5 Permeability and Darcy's Law End-of-Chapter Terminologies Supplementary Reading Assignments
CHAPTER 2 OIL PRODUCTION AND SECONDARY RECOVERY
2.1 Reservoir Production Mechanisms
2.2 Water Drive
2.3 Solution Gas Drive
2.4 Gas Cap Drive and Gravity Drainage
2.5 Secondary Recovery
2.6 Geological Factors Affecting Waterflood Performance
2.7 Factors Affecting Selection of Waterflood Pattern
2.8 Reservoir Heterogeneity
2.9 Gas and Condensate Reservoirs
2.10 Production Mechanisms of a Fractured Reservoir End-of-Chapter Terminologies Assignments
CHAPTER 3 TECHNICALSCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Preparing a Presentation
3.3 Giving a Presentation
3.4 Discussion Skills Assignments
CHAPTER 4 DRILLING OPERATIONS
4.1 The Drilling Site
4.2 Selecting the Drilling Site
4.3 Preparing Site
4.4 Jobs on the Rig
4.5 Running Surface Casing
4.6 Cementation
4.7 Running Intermediate Casing and Drilling to Final Depth
4.8 Well Control
4.9 Well Logging and Well Completion
4.10 Setting Production Casing and Perforating
4.11 Installing Christmas Tree End-of-Chapter Terminologies Supplementary Reading Assignments
PART 2 FOR ADVANCED LEARNERS
CHAPTER 5 REPORT WRITING
5.1 The Basic Structure of a Report
5.2 Analyse and Plan Your Task
5.3 Preparation
5.4 Length of Text
5.5 Economy of Words
5.6 Choice of Words
5.7 Choice of Verbs
5.8 Choice of Pronouns
5.9 Use of Grammar and Spelling
5.10 Graphical Communication
5.11 Orchestration
5.12 Lay Out
5.13 Some Specially Important Sections of Your Report Writing Assignments
CHAPTER 6 RESERVOIR STIMULATION
6.1 Well Stimulation
6.2 Theories of Hydraulic Fracturing
6.3 Fracturing for Well Stimulation
6.4 Determination of Wells Applicable for Hydraulic Fracturing
6.5 Fracturing Fluid Properties
6.6 Factors Controlling Acid Reaction Rate End-of-Chapter Terminologies Supplementary Reading Assignments
CHAPTER 7 HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION
7.1 Introduction
7.2 In-situ Combustion
7.3 The Disadvantages of the In-situ Combustion
7.4 Steam Flooding
7.5 The Main Advantage and Disadvantage of Steam Flooding
7.6 Steam Stimulation Assignments
CHAPTER 8 SAND CONTROL
8.1 Definition of Sand Control
8.2 Causes of Sand Production
8.3 Damages of Sand Production
8.4 Sand Control Mechanisms
8.5 Mechanical Methods of Sand Control
8.6 Comparison of Sand Control Methods Assignments
CHAPTER 9 RESERVOIR SIMULATION
9.1 Historical Perspective
9.2 The Material Balance Equation
9.3 Numerical Reservoir Simulators
9.4 Types of Reservoir Simulators
9.5 The Black Oil Model
9.6 Some Well-known Commercial Simulators
9.7 Purpose of Reservoir Simulation
9.8 Reservoir Simulation Process
CHAPTER l0 PETROLEUM ECONOMY AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
10.1 International Subcontracting Relationship
10.2 Equity Joint Venture
10.3 Technology Cooperation in International Trade
10.4 Main Current of Global Oil Import and Export
10.5 Managing in a Global Environment
10.6 Social Responsibility and Managerial Ethics Supplementary Reading
APPENDIX
A．Some Practical Tips of Translating a Chinese Technical Article into English
B．Translation a Scientific／Technical Article of English into Chinese
C．My Viewpoint on Chinese English
D．英语沟通与中西方文化
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