4.3. Understanding the text. Read the statements and check (˅) True or False.
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1. Oil and gas companies are divided according to the volume of product produced.
2. Workers in the E&P sector find and produce crude oil and gas.
3. “Wildcat well” is a well rich in oil or gas.
4. Service companies usually employ a large number of service contractors.
5. “J” and “S” configured wells comprise different laterals.
4.4.Vocabulary check. What is the correct meaning of the italicized words? Underline your answer. 1. The word «exploration» in line 3 means (invitation/ search/ ignorance) 2. The word «manage» in line 6 means (obey/ leave/ govern). 3. The word «permission» in line 11 means (refusal/ acceptance / denial). 4. The word «acreage» in line 12 means (land/ seabed/ facilities) 5. The word «eventually» in line 17 means (finally/ never/ rarely). 6. The word «relatively» in line 21 means (orderly/ usually/ comparatively)
4.5. Understanding words that have more than one meaning. Many words in English have more than one meaning. You may know one meaning of a word, but it might not be correct meaning for the word in that sentence. What does the word “well” mean in these sentences? Match each word to dictionary definition 1, 2, or 3 below. Circle your answer.
1. Crude oil welled out of the damaged pipe.
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2. Sinking more wells is the best way of supplying the population with clean drinking water.
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3. I can't catch the bus - there are no buses after midnight, as you well know
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4. A fountain is welling its pure water.
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5. The documentary presented both sides of the problem very well.
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6. Flames spouted out from the oil well.
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Dictionary definitions - well adverb 1. in a good way, to a high or satisfactory standard: His point about the need to reduce waste was well taken. 2. To a great degree, very much: He could well imagine how much his promise was going to cost him.
- well noun 1. A deep hole in the ground from which you can get water, oil, or gas: The cottage has a well in the front garden.
- well verb 1. (of liquid) to appear on the surface of something or come slowly out from somewhere: As she read the letter tears welled up in her eyes.
4. Making a word form chart. When you learn the adjective successful, you can also learn the noun success, the verb succeed, and the adverb successfully. Not every word has four forms.