Video 1: Exploration: How Chevron Uses Seismic Technology (2 minutes 3 seconds)

 

Video 2: Drilling Site Selection (2 minutes 32 seconds)

Learning Activity 1: Exploration and Site Selection

Instructions

Watch Videos 1 and 2 and answer the following questions.

  1. What are the 6 basic steps in developing and producing natural gas?

  2. How does site selection begin?

  3. What benefits do 3D seismic tools provide?

  4. How are sound waves sent underground?

  5. Where do the sound waves go and why?

  6. How are the sound waves recorded?

  7. What steps might a natural gas exploration company take in selecting a site for drilling?

  8. What considerations are taken in the location of the proposed site?

  9. What kind of rocks hold oil and natural gas?

  10. How many seismic squiggles are needed to make a “cross section”?

  11. What three types of specialists make up an exploration team?

  12. What is a good success rate in exploration?