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chpt 1-4 and oil museum Flashcards

1
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the top of a folded formation

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ANITICLINE

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2
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mixtures of many sizes and types of hydrocarbon molecules. Unrefined hydrocarbons

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Crude

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3
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First yield from a spontaneously flowing well

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Flush Production

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4
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organic compound consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon atoms

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hydrocarbon

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5
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Hydrocarbons, coal, fuel oil, natural gas formed from the remains of dead plants and animals.

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Fossil Fuel

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6
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Movement of reservoir fluids through a permeable formation driven by density differences. eg. oil floats on water

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Migration

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7
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Naturally occurring hydrocarbon gases, predominately methane

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Natural Gas

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8
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The connectivity between the pores of a rock

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Permeability

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9
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Naturally occurring hydrocarbon compounds

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Petroleum rock oil

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10
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Open space within its structure to contain the oil or gas

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Porosity

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11
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rock with adequate porosity and permeability to function as a petroleum reservoir

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Reservoir Rock

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12
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Marketable natural gas remaining after the removal of heavier hydrocarbons, water, and other impurities

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Residue Gas

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13
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Upward extrusion of salt from deep salt formations

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Salt Dome

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14
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Geological feature where petroleum could accumulate

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Trap

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15
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A person who drills exploration wells (wild cat wells)

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Wildcatter

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16
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Impermeable rock containing petroleum within a trap

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Cap rock

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17
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solid surface of the earth

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Crust

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18
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an unsuccessful well. oil and gas may have been encountered, but not in commercial quantities

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Dry hole

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19
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movement of rock fragments by fluid currents

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erosion

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20
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Segment of the earth between the core and the crust and the source of magma flows

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Mantle

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21
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molten rock material originating within the earth

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Magma

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22
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when migrating oil emerges at the surface

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oil seeps

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23
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free floating organisms

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plankton

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24
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theory visualizing the earths crust as large moving plates driven by enlargement at spreading centers and reduction at subduction zones

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Plate Tectonics

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25
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The degree to which a reservoirs absolute permeability is reduced by the presence of a second fluid

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Relative permeability

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26
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Traps created by depositional - erosional features, not deformation

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stratigraphic traps

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27
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traps created by the deformation of rocks, e.g. folding or faulting

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Structural trap

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28
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the pressure of reservoir fluids

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reservoir pressure

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29
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the discovery well for the East Texas Oil Field was

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Dais Bradford #3

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30
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Wells in the East Texas Field were drilled in about 25 days for an average cost of

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$32,000

31
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Of the 30,000 wells drilled in East Texas during the boom, there were less than ???? dry holes

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75

32
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Salt water is injected back into the reservoir in order to

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push up the oil, restore pressure

33
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The East Texas Oil Field when discovered, was larger than the next ???? largest fields combined

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6

34
Q

The East Texas Oil Field is located in what formation?

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Woodbine

35
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The drive for the East Texas Oil Field is a

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Water drive

36
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The East Texas Oil Field produced more oil in WWII than all the Axis powers combined

A

True

37
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H L Hunt was the original owner of the

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Kansas City Chiefs

38
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The Texas Ranger sent to Kilgore to restore law and order was

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Lone Wolf Gonzales

39
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East Texas Oil was found at the depth of

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3600 feet

40
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Dad Joiner preferred to drill for oil with other peoples

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Money

41
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The name of the oil company that built a refinery in Carthage

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Magnolia

42
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list in order the first 3 wells in the East Texas Oil Field

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Daisy Bradford, Lou Della Crim, JK Lathorp

43
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Before getting into oil, H L Hunt was a gambler and owned a

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Plantation

44
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The term Wildcatter origninated

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Charles A Casey

45
Q

The world’s richest acre had how many wells in a city block

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24

46
Q

$3 bag of ice contained a

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six pack

47
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illegal oil was called bootleg oil or

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Hot Oil

48
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Due to over-production the price of a barrel fell from $1.115 to

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15 cents

49
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iceman’s two most important tools

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ice pick and tongs

50
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the man with the cigar in his mouth

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HL Hunt

51
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cost of a dozen apples

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14 cents

52
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Cost of Chevrolet

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$445

53
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who drilled first oil well in East Texas

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Dad Joiner

54
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Who drilled first oil well in the US

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Edwin Drake

55
Q

Oil and gas regulatory agencies

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Texas Railroad Commission

Oklahoma Corporation Commission

56
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Regulates activity on federal lands

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Minerals Management Service

57
Q

unscrupulous operators drilled slanted holes into other peoples property

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Slant holes

58
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oil oozes from sedimentary rocks exposed at the surface

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oil seeps

59
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extremely sensitive device to measure the earth’s gravitational pull

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gravimeter

60
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measures earth’s magnetic field

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Magnetometer

61
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shoots a much tighter grid

effective in defining complex structures

A

3-D seismic survey

62
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data gathering land operations

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acoustic impulse truck mounted

63
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data gathering offshore operations

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use hydrophones

64
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3 phases of seismic gathering

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Data Gathering
Processing
Interpretation

65
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adjusts for the near-surface effects of loose soil, sand dunes, and permafrost

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Static correction

66
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corrects the data for tilted formations

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migration

67
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can detect the presence of sub-surface hydrocarbons before a well is drilled

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Bright spot processing DDT- direct detection technique

68
Q

most states own 3 miles from shoreline

Texas and Florida own

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10.5 miles from shoreline

69
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lawyers or paralegals who conduct landowner negotiations

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Land men

70
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historic royalty raite

A

1/8

71
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oil company commit to drill specified number of wells to specific depth. not drilled terminate lease

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Drilling obligations

72
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oil company has right to reasonable surface access to conduct operation. landowner receives compensation for lost revenue

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surface access

73
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oil company forms limited partnerships

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Drilling funds

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