Exploring

From OOGEEP

Exploring for oil and natural gas was once a matter of good luck and guesswork. Today, the guesswork has been replaced by science and technology. Geologists and geophysicists use many high-tech tools to search for oil and gas filled rock layers called reservoirs. One exploration method involves sending sound waves into the earth and then interpreting the signals that bounce off the rock layers back to the surface. This seismic data helps geoscientists find oil and gas traps.

Contents 1 Career connection 2 True or false? 3 Graphic organizers 4 National standards 5 Resources 5.1 Web links 5.2 Printable documents

[edit] Career connection

In the next 20 years, the world will need twice as much oil and natural gas as it uses today. Nearly half of this future production has yet to be found. Meeting this demand will require creativity and new technologies. As an exploratory geoscientist, you will apply the principles of physics and earth science to study Earth's interior in the quest for new oil and gas to power the world.

[edit] True or false?

Our economy runs on fossil fuels: natural gas, crude oil and coal supply 85% of our energy.

TRUE.

[edit] Graphic organizers

1. Stack two sheets of paper (8 1/2 x 11) so that the back sheet is one inch higher than the front sheet.
2. Bring the bottom of both sheets upward and align the edges so that all of the layers or tabs are the same distance apart.
3. When all tabs are an equal distance apart, fold the papers and crease well.
4. Open the papers and glue them together along the valley or inner center fold, or, staple them along the mountain.

[edit] National standards

• Science and Technology
  • Understand the roles of models and simulations
• Inquiry Science
  • Formulate scientific explanations and models using logic and evidence
  • Conduct investigations and record data
• Earth and Space Science
  • Understand geological formations

[edit] Resources

[edit] Web links

• ODNR Division of Mineral Resources: Oil and Gas Well Locator
• NOVINT: Energy & Oil
• OilVoice Earth
• Wally the Wavelet
• GeoArt.com

[edit] Printable documents

• Exploring experiment 1: Skewer contour mapping
• Skewer grid for contour map
• Drilling Fields Observation form

The roadmap
preceded by Migration and trapping	Exploring	followed by Drilling and production