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1、PartIBeforeDrilling11Lesson1HowItAllBeganOil.Petroleum.Blackgold.Formedunderthesurfaceoftheearthmillionsofyearsago,manhaslongbeenawareoftheexistenceofoil.Yet,ithasonlybeeninthelasthundredyearsorsothatmanhasfullyrealizeditsvalueandusefulness.Inhardlymorethanacentury,ourmodernsocietyhasbecometotallydependentuponthemenandwomenanddreamsandrealitiesofthepetroleumindustry.Todaywedependuponpetroleumproductsnotonlyfortransportation,heating,andgeneratingelectricity,butalsoforfertilizersandfabrics,plasti。

2、csandpantyhose.munitionsandmedicines,paintsandpesticides,andthousandsofotheritemswetakeforgrantedeveryday.Otherfuels,suchascoalanduranium,wouldnotbeavailablewithoutthedieselfuelandpetroleum-basedexplosivesrequiredtomine,transport,andprocessthem,orthebillionsofcubicfeetofnaturalgasnecessarytomanufacturethePortlandcementneededtobuildthegeneratingstationstheyfuel.Inshort,asthepastdecadehaspainfullytaughtus,theworld’seconomyisbasednotongoldorpoliticalphilosophies,butratheronthepriceofabarrelofcrude.。

3、Manfirstbecameacquaintedwithpetroleumthroughnatural“seeps,”orspotsontheearth’ssurfacewhereshallowdepositsofcrudeoil—andoftennaturalgas—oozedupwardsintopits,creeks,andmarshes,oralongbeachesandbays.Petroleum,asthe“rockoil”,wascalledbytheancients,isreferredtonotonlyintheBible,butalsoinman’searliestrecordedhistory.OilseepsandbitumenpitsfurnishedthepitchandasphaltusedinthemortarthatbuilttheTowerofBabel,thewallsofNinevah,andSolomon’stemple.Itwasfrom“slimepits”neartheDeadSea,thattheEgyptiansobtainedthe。

4、bitumentheyusedtoembalmtheirdead.In3000B.C.theSumerianswereusingoil-burninglamps,apracticeadoptedinGreecearound250B.C.IntheEast,sometimeafter100B.C.,theChinesewerediggingwellshundredsoffeetdeeptoobtainsaltwaterfromwhichtheyextractedthesodiumchloridetoseasonandpreservetheirfood.Occasionallythesewellsalsoproducednaturalgas,whichtheChineselearnedtousenotonlyforheatingandcooking,butalsotopipethroughbambootubesandburntoheatthewellwatertohastenitsevaporation.PartIBeforeDrilling12By615A.D.,theJapanesew。

5、erediggingwellsnearly1,000ftdeepinattemptstoobtain“burningwater,”apracticewhichwasalsooccurringinBurmaandIndiaataboutthesametime.And,alongthebanksoftheCaspianSea,menwerediggingshallowwellsbyhandtoobtainoiltolighttheirlamps.Asmanfoundmoreandmoreofthisstrangesubstance,heslowlybegantolearnthatitcouldbeusedinmanyways.In671A.D.,KallinikosofByzantiuminventedaprimitivemissilewhichhecalledGreekFire.whichcarriedanincendiarypayloadcomposedofpetroleum,sulfur.resin,androcksalt,whichtheGreeksusedagainsttheir。

6、enemies,theArabs,duringthesiegeofConstantinople.TheGreeksalsousedpetroleuminwaratsea,pouringitonthewaterandignitingit,afearsomeweaponagainstwoodenships.Evenearlier,thelegionnairesofancientRomewonabattlebysettingoil-soakedpigsaflameanddrivingthemintotheranksoftheapproachingenemy.Gradually,theuseofpetroleumbegantospreadacrosspartsofAsiaandEurope.But,inorderforanynewindustrytocomeabout,threefactorsmustbepresent:awidelydemonstratedneedfortheproductprovided,areliableandeconomicalsourceofsupply,andane。

7、stablishedmarketpricethatwouldguaranteeareturnoninvestmentsufficienttoovercometherisksinherentinanynewventure.Thus,thetimewasnotyetrightforthebirthoftheworldwidepetroleumindustry,anditwouldnotbeuntiltheEuropeansventuredwestthatthesleepinggiantwouldbegintoawaken.1.1TheNewWorldWhenthefirstexplorersventuredintotheNewWorld,theyfoundpetroleummarshesaswellashugeasphaltpoolsinTrinidad,Venezuela,andlater,inCalifornia.AsmoreandmoreadventurersmadethelongvoyageacrosstheAtlantic,theylearnedtocometotheseplac。

8、es,beachtheirsea-wearyshipsandcaulktheirleakswithboiled-downpetroleumresidues.Notonlydidthissealthehulls,italsoprotectedthemagainstteredos,small,worm-likemarinemollusksthatinhabittropicalwatersandboreintowoodenships,destroyingthem.Intheyearstocome,thispracticeofshipcoatingwouldgrowintoanindustryofitsownandcreateoneofthefirsteconomicdemandsforpetroleumproducts.1.1.1LatinAmericaTheIndiansinwhatisnowMexico,calledthistarrysubstanceChapapote,whileinVenezuelaandotherpartsofSouthAmericaitwascalledMene.。

9、Thepre-Colombianpeoplesusedchapapoteormene—whichhadworkeditswaytotheearth’ssurface—asmedicineintheformoflinimentsandointments,tocoatfootwear,boats,androofing,asglue,forillumination.andasincense.In1579,CommanderMelcordeAlfaroSantaCruzPartIBeforeDrilling13hadwrittenhometoSpaindescribingthemanyusesofchapapoteinMexico,whichincludedtoothpasteandchewinggum.However.Venezuelamayhavebecometheworld’sfirstpetroleumexportingcountrywhenin1539,severalbarrelsofmenewereshippedtoSpain,apparentlyinresponsetoanurg。

10、entrequestfora“miracledrug”tocurethepainfulgoutafflictingEmperorCharlesⅤ.RumorshavingreachedtheroyalearsofthegreatmedicinalpowersattributedbytheIndianstoamysterioussubstancefoundaroundLakeMaricaibo.Thustheoriginsoftoday’spetroleumindustryarecloselyentwinedwiththehistoryofLatinAmerica,andmanyLatinnationshavecontributedtotheindustrythathaschangedtheworld.1.1.2NorthAmericaLater,asEuropeanspenetratedthenorthernportionofthehemisphere,theyfoundthattheIndiansfromCaliforniatowhatisnowPennsylvaniaandCanad。