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Unit 5
People and companies
Answer the following questions.

1. Which types of operating companies do you know?
2. What is the difference between daywork, footage and turnkey contracts?
3. What is the main function of supply companies?
4. What is the difference between the power tongs and wrenches?
5. What is “tour”? How is it pronounced?
6. Who is company representative?
7. What are the main duties of the company representative?
8. Is there any difference between company representative and area drilling superintendent?
Explain you answer.
9. How many hours a day do drilling crews work?
10. What is IADC?

Choose the correct answer.

1. An operating company may be an independent or …
a) a main
b) a major
c) dependent
d) no correct variant

2. What does independent operating company do?
a) produces only petroleum
b) produces and sells crude oil and natural gas
c) sells only gas
d) no correct variant

3. Drilling is a unique undertaking that requires experienced personnel and special …
a) areas
b) materials
c) equipment
d) no correct variant

4. What is an individual or a company that owns from one to dozens of drilling rigs?
a) a drilling contractor
b) a toolpusher
c) a working crew
d) no correct variant

5. What is an organization whose membership is made up of drilling contractors, oil companies,
and service and supply companies with an interest in drilling?
a) IADC
b) BNMI
c) KILM
d) no correct variant

6.What companies offer special support to the drilling operation?
a) support
b) service

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