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27. Give the translation variant of the term “protective gear”:
a) захисне спорядження
b) захисний одяг
c) засоби індивідуального захисту
d) no correct variant

28. Find the English equivalent for “робоча бригада”:
a) working group
b) crew
c) workers team
d) no correct variant

29. Find the English equivalent for “начальник бурової установки”:
a) rig director
b) toolpush
c) rig superintendent
d) no correct variant

30. What is a good way to learn about oilwell drilling?
a) to read about it
b) to watch some videos about it
c) to visit it
d) no correct variant

Unit 2
History of oilwell drilling

Answer the following questions.

1. When did the story of oilwell drilling begin?
2. What was the best oil to burn in lamps?
3. What did, besides water, the creek carry?
4. What two main problems did the Seneca Oil Company face?
5. What was the purpose of the Seneca Oil Company?
6. What was one of the first things Drake and William A. Smith did?
7. What well was the first drilled in the United States for the sole purpose of
finding and producing oil?
8. What well marked the beginning of the petroleum era in the United States?
9. When and where did the prospectors find gold?
10. What is a wall cake?

Choose the correct answer.

1. How deep was the first well drilled?

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