III. Translate the words from English into Russian

cable tool drilling, quantity, penetrate, gusher, cap, rotary drilling, drill bit, chip, drilling mud, turntable, octagonal, kelly, drill collar, piston pump, swivel joint, derrick.

IV. Build up nouns from the verbs

remove, form, equip, require, separate, replace.

V. Answer the following questions

1. What methods of drilling the wells do you know?

2. What method was the preferred one in the 20^th century?

3. What is the advantage of rotary drilling over cable tooling?

4. What is the main principle of rotary drilling?

5. What methods of drilling are mostly used in Russia and America?

VI. Translate words & word combinations from Russian into English

рычаг, канатное бурение, роторное бурение, буровая головка, выдалбливать, буровой раствор, буровая скважина, бурильная труба, щебень, толстостенная труба, поршневой насос, шарнирное соединение труб, буровая вышка, бурильная колонна.

VII. Retell the text.

UNIT 3

WELL COMPLETION

I. Read and learn the words

seal – уплотнение, спаивать

tubing – трубопровод

down hole – нисходящая скважина

beam – балка, брус

buoyancy – плавучесть

setting – отстойный резервуар

flow passages – проточные каналы

well logging – геофизический метод