A drilling technique used since the 1980's whereby a well is progressively turned, allowing for greater exposure to an oil or natural gas reservoir.
What is Horizontal drilling
100
Natural gas that has been refrigerated it to -260°F. This process reduces fuel's volume by 600 times, enabling it to be shipped economically.
What is Liquified Natural Gas (LNG)
100
Marcellus
Where is New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia
100
An American multinational energy corporation. Headquartered in San Ramon, California, and active in more than 180 countries, it is engaged in every aspect of the oil, gas, and geothermal energy industries, including exploration and production; refining, marketing and transport; chemicals manufacturing and sales; and power generation.
What is Chevron
100
the largest U.S trade association for the oil and natural gas industry.
What is American Petroleum Institute (API)
200
An essential completion technique in use since
the 1940s that facilitates production of oil and natural gas trapped in low-permeability reservoir rocks. The
process involves pumping fluid at high pressure into the target formation, thereby creating small fractures in
the rock that enable hydrocarbons to flow to the wellbore.
What is Hydraulic fracturing or fracking
200
Naturally occurring hydrocarbon gases found in porous rock formations. Its principal component is usually
methane.
What is Natural gas
200
Eagle Ford
Where is Texas
200
The largest of the world's supermajors.
An American multinational oil and gas corporation headquartered in Irving, Texas. It is a direct descendant of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil company
What is ExxonMobil
200
a trade association representing high-tech American manufacturers of virtually the entire U.S. supply of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, other fuels and home heating oil
What is American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM)
300
Geologic formation comprised predominantly of sand grains and bitumen, a highly viscous form of crude oil.
Hint: think Canada
What is Oil sands
300
Barnett
Where is Texas
300
an American multinational energy corporation with its headquarters located in the Energy Corridor district of Houston, Texas. The world's largest independent pure-play exploration and production company.
What is ConocoPhillips
300
an American trade organization representing natural gas supply companies and others with an interest in the manufacturing of gas appliances as well as the production of gas.
What is American Gas Association (AGA)
400
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What is Steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD)
400
Liquid petroleum as it comes out of the ground as distinguished from refined oils manufactured out of it.
What is Crude oil
400
Bakken
Where is North Dakota; Montana; Saskatchewan, Canada
400
an Anglo–Dutch multinational oil and gas company headquartered in the Netherlands.
Active in every area of the oil and gas industry, including exploration and production, refining, distribution and marketing, petrochemicals, power generation and trading. It has minor renewable energy activities in the form of biofuels[7] and wind.
What is Shell
400
An international organization and economic cartel whose mission is to coordinate the policies of the oil-producing countries.
What is Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
500
The using of a rig and crew for the drilling, suspension, completion, production testing, capping, plugging and abandoning, deepening, plugging back, sidetracking, redrilling or reconditioning of a well
What is drilling
500
Natural gas produced from relatively impermeable rock.
What is tight gas
500
Neuquen
Where is Argentina
500
An energy company based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Its core business is natural gas processing and transportation, with additional petroleum and electricity generation assets.
Hint: think midstream
What is Williams Companies
500
Representing North America’s leading independent natural gas exploration and production companies