油气开采与钻探专业英语.ppt

Unit 1: Exploring and Drilling for Oil and Gas;What are Oil and Gas? ;Scientists believe the plants and animals died long ago, and were slowly buried by thick layers of sediments. Over a long period of time, and with pressure and temperature, the organic materials were converted into the oil and gas which are found today.  (For example, we know that present day garbage dumps give off methane gas);Some people think that oil is in big pools underground. Actually, most oil is trapped in the tiny pore spaces between grains of rock or sand. Most of these pores are too small to be seen with the