Lecture 8

Question 1

What’s the best objective to have in long-term planning?

Answer 1

A prime objective of rehabilitation

Question 2

How can we benefit the economy and environment in a positive way?

Answer 2

By having economy-environmental integration

Question 3

What are some unconventional sources used for energy?

Answer 3

1. Shale gas
2. Tight gas
3. Coal-base methane
4. Deep gas
5. Geopressured gas
6. Methane hydrates

Question 4

What is hydraulic fracturing?

Answer 4

It’s a design of drilling a borehole into a gas-bearing strata by using water to fracture the rock and sand to keep the fractures propped open.

Question 5

What is “green imperialism”?

Answer 5

An imposition of western environmentalists on developing countries.

Question 6

What does GDP and GNP mean?

Answer 6

GDP- gross domestic production

GNP- gross national production

Question 7

What are the two methods of gasifying coal?

Answer 7

Gasification of coal can be done by 1) mining coal or 2) not mining coal (better for environment).

Question 8

What are the 5 drilling targets?

Answer 8

1. Structural
2. Statigraphic
3. Combination
4. Hydrodynamic
5. Diagenetic

Question 9

Where are oil zones and gas zones in reference to each other?

Answer 9

Oil zones are located at lower temperatures than gas zones, and at lower depths.