PRT 160 Section 1

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Across
  1. 1. Wells drilled to test unproven geological structures (11 letters)
  2. 3. Rock property allowing fluids to flow through connected pores (12 letters)
  3. 5. Resources requiring fracturing or horizontal drilling to produce economically (14 letters)
  4. 8. The industry segment that refines and markets products (10 letters)
  5. 10. Catastrophic well control failure discussed in drilling safety (7 letters)
  6. 13. Production phase using natural reservoir energy only (7 letters)
  7. 14. Balancing this with financial risk is central to exploration strategy (11 letters)
  8. 15. Ancient organic material that became petroleum over millions of years (10 letters)
  9. 17. The first major phase of the petroleum value chain (11 letters)
  10. 21. WELL This type of well has the lowest risk but also lowest reward potential (6,4 letters)
  11. 22. The industry segment that extracts hydrocarbons from the ground (8 letters)
  12. 25. Resources that produce economically without special stimulation (12 letters)
  13. 26. ASSESSMENT This type of analysis combines geological, geophysical, and economic data (4,10 letters)
  14. 28. OIL Oil with high API gravity that flows easily (5,3 letters)
  15. 29. SEISMIC Advanced imaging technology that monitors reservoir changes over time (2,7 letters)
  16. 32. Enhanced recovery phase using water or gas injection (9 letters)
  17. 33. Technology that images subsurface structures using sound waves (7 letters)
  18. 34. Production wells drilled within a known field's boundaries (11 letters)
  19. 35. This rock property measures void space where fluids accumulate (8 letters)
Down
  1. 2. Companies build this across risk levels to balance cash flow with growth (9 letters)
  2. 4. The industry segment handling pipelines and storage (10 letters)
  3. 6. MAPPING Maps showing subsurface geological features and potential traps (10,7 letters)
  4. 7. LEARNING Computer-based technique improving interpretation of seismic data (7,8 letters)
  5. 9. PRESSURE The type of pressure exerted by formation fluids underground (9,8 letters)
  6. 11. OIL Heavy oil with low API gravity and high viscosity (5,3 letters)
  7. 12. DRY HOLES The ambitious industry goal of eliminating unsuccessful exploration wells (4,3,5 letters)
  8. 16. Wells drilled to gather data after initial discovery (9 letters)
  9. 18. CHAIN The complete sequence from oil formation to consumer products (5,5 letters)
  10. 19. MANAGEMENT This management approach adapts to reservoir uncertainty using data and analytics (8,10 letters)
  11. 20. The ratio of gas production to oil production (3 letters)
  12. 23. UNCERTAINTY The economic and geological risk that exploration teams must evaluate (7,11 letters)
  13. 24. The process of using multiple data sources to reduce exploration uncertainty (11 letters)
  14. 27. SHOWS Surface indicators like seeps that suggest subsurface hydrocarbons (7,4 letters)
  15. 30. The moment exploration efforts successfully encounter hydrocarbons (9 letters)
  16. 31. APPROACH This approach spreads investment across low-risk and high-reward prospects (9,10 letters)