Unit 09

Petroleum
Unit 9
1 Read the text and complete the labels on this diagram.

supply station / terminal / regulator station / gauges / control station / pipeline
satellite
RTU
3
1
pump
station
pressure
gauge
F
valve
station
6
5
Components of oil and gas pipelines

Pipeline. This is made of high-carbon steel and covered with a moisture-resistant material. It carries gas or oil from
a supply station to a terminal.
Supply station. This injects the product (oil or gas) into the pipeline.
Pump station (for oil) or compressor station (for gas). These push the product along the pipeline.
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Valve station. The operator can close two valve stations and isolate the pipeline between them. Then he can do
maintenance work or isolate a break or leak in the pipe. Valve stations are usually located every 10 to 30 km along
the line.
Regulator station. The operator can release pressure from the pipeline here.
Terminal. The product leaves the pipeline here.
There are three measuring instruments: flow gauges measure the speed of product along the pipeline, pressure
gauges measure pressure, and temperature gauges measure temperature.
The remote terminal unit (RTU) receives the information from the three gauges and sends it to the control station
by satellite or mobile phone link.
The control station contains computers. They receive all the data from the RTUs and check for leaks. The computer
operator can open or close valves, and control compressors or pumps.
2 Match the pipeline components with their functions.

1 pipeline
a) measure heat, pressure and flow along the pipeline
2 valve station
b) is the outlet for the whole pipeline
3 supply station
c) transports oil or gas from one place to another
4 regulator station
d) lowers the pressure in the pipeline
5 terminal
e) is the inlet for the whole pipeline
6 gauges
f) can stop the flow of oil or gas
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Petroleum
Unit 9
3 Complete these sentences. Choose the correct verb and use the correct verb form.

pump, measure, compress, receive, switch off, give, transmit, fall, send, check
1 The purpose of the flow gauge is to
2 The compressor station
the speed of the oil along the pipeline.

the gas and
it under pressure along the line.
3 One function of the control station computers is to

compressors if there is a leak.
valve stations and to
4 One function of the temperature gauge is to
a warning if the heat is rising.
5 If there is a leak in the pipeline and the pressure

information through the RTU to the control station.
6 The job of the RTU is to
station.
, the pressure valve
information from the gauges and to
this
it to the control
4 Answer these questions. Use contractions where possible.

1 Are the valve stations open? Yes,
2 Will the operators open the valves if there is leak? No,
3 Have they checked the temperature gauges yet? No,

4 Is the compressor switched off? No,
.
.
5 Did the pressure gauges indicate a rise in pressure? No,
6 Has the computer received all the data from the RTUs? Yes,
5 Complete these sentences.

mounted on, connected to, disconnected from, suspended from

1 The kelly is
the hook on the travelling block.
2 The derrick is
the drilling platform.
3 If the hose is
the swivel, the drilling mud flows into the kelly.
4 If the hose is
the swivel, the drilling mud cant flow into the kelly.
6 In your notebook, write part of a troubleshooting guide based on these flow charts.
Start like this: Check the pressure valve. If the pressure is
check
pressure
valve
pressure
too low?
YES
close valve
stations
check
temperature
valve
YES
temperature
too high?
NO
pressure
too high?
NO
release
pressure
increase
pump speed
switch off
pump
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Word list
7 Write the meanings of these wor ds and phrases in your own language.
NOUNS
NOUN PHRASES
component
compressor station
control
control station
data
flow gauge
flow
pressure gauge
gauge
pump station
inspection
remote terminal unit
pipeline
supply station
pressure
temperature gauge
product
valve station
pump
VERBS
regulator
compress
remote
inject
satellite
measure
station
transport
supply
terminal
unit
valve
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Petroleum

1 Read the text and complete the labels on this diagram.

Components of oil and gas pipelines

2 Match the pipeline components with their functions.

a) measure heat, pressure and flow along the pipeline

b) is the outlet for the whole pipeline

c) transports oil or gas from one place to another

d) lowers the pressure in the pipeline

e) is the inlet for the whole pipeline

f) can stop the flow of oil or gas

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the speed of the oil along the pipeline.

it under pressure along the line.

3 One function of the control station computers is to

valve stations and to

4 One function of the temperature gauge is to

a warning if the heat is rising.

5 If there is a leak in the pipeline and the pressure

, the pressure valve

information from the gauges and to

4 Answer these questions. Use contractions where possible.

2 Will the operators open the valves if there is leak? No,

3 Have they checked the temperature gauges yet? No,

5 Did the pressure gauges indicate a rise in pressure? No,

5 Complete these sentences.

mounted on, connected to, disconnected from, suspended from

the hook on the travelling block.

the drilling platform.

the swivel, the drilling mud flows into the kelly.

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remote terminal unit

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