Do the exercise based on the conversation between Martin and Paul.

a. What do you think Martin and Paul are doing? Where are they? What makes you think so? What's stand 34?

b. The subsea trees on stand 34 don't require divers to install them. Why is this an important feature?

c. Choose the right expression: ‘When we all go solid block’ means:

1. When we all have a look at trees such as these.

2. When we all start using trees such as these.

3. When we all build solid block trees such as these.

d. ‘Seen enough?’ means ‘Have you seen enough?’ Make complete sentences for these short expressions: Broken it out? Decided yet? Got it ready? Finished so soon? Understood?

e. Who will arrive at the coffee bar first? Why?

 

Grammar

 

13. Put the verbs in brackets into the Passive form, as in the example. Example:

«…a roughneck may have to be told what to do».

«A well may also have to be deviated…»

«The hole (may have to abandon) if these problems aren't solved soon».

1. Before kick-off, the abandoned section (will have to plug off).

2. If the junk can't be recovered or pushed into the side of the hole, it (will have to by-pass).

3. This job's urgent. It (will have to do) immediately.

4. Gas for which there is no convenient market (may have to flare).

 

14. Use having + past participle to express the following in a shorter way.  Example:

«Having worked for a time as a roustabout, a man might be ready for the job of roughneck».

The same idea can be expressed in this longer way: «After he has worked for a time as a roustabout, a man might reready for the job of roughneck».

1. Now that they have moved their engine outside of the hazardous area, the wireline crew is ready to start. (Having moved…)

2. After they had corrected the angle, they kicked the hole off.

3. When he had made sure that the tools were properly assembled, the toolpusher gave the order to run in.

4. When he had listened to Ian's story, Mac changed his mind.

5. Because of the fact that he has actually worked on an offshore rig, Ian knows very well what it's like to be a roustabout in the North Sea.

 

 

Revision Box  

 

Notice how the following paragraph has been built up from information contained in this Unit and write similar paragraphs to describe the jobs of driller, derrickman, roustabout, tongman.

The toolpush is responsible to the drilling superintendent. He is in charge of the day-to-day running of rig operations, and must make sure that all necessary tools.

16. Fill in the gaps with given words and word combinations:

boll weevil; clock; crew; daylight; drilling; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 4 p.m. to 12; floor; graveyard tour; hazard; jobs; polytechnic; rotary; the mousehole; twelve-hour; valve or misunderstood.

1.                  is one of those                      where a man has to work his way up.

2. Even if a man has a university or                    education, most oil companies will want him to get rig experience by working on the                                                                                                     with the rotary                   for a certain period. 3. A                      , even if he is well- educated, can be a highly dangerous person around the     table.      4.       He may be a danger to himself (by breaking a leg in                 , for example), and may be a                                                     to the other members of the crew. 5. What might happen, for instance, if he opened the wrong                                                                  or               an urgent instruction? 6. Rigs operate around the                                . 7. The period from

                 a.m. to p.m. is the                      tour,                    p.m.  to                    midnight is the afternoon tour, and 12 midnight to 8 a.m. is referred to as

                . 8. Offshore crews usually work                       tours.

 

Describe the device or the process.

1. Career on the rig (step by step).

2. Shifts.