EXTRACTING OIL LAB
Drilling Rules:
Each group starts with a $3 million drilling budget. The goal is to make money
by extracting oil. To drill, a group attaches a drill bit (toothpick) to the
drilling rig (chopstick). The group then uses the map generated in part 1 to
drill in places they feel are likely to contain oil. The following budgetary
rules apply:
- $225,000 to set up the
drill rig in a new location
- $100,000 for each cm
drilled
- $500,000 for a broken drill bit and
replacement
- $500,000 for EPA
infractions (disturbing the surface of the oil field)
How to play: Each
team will use the oil field map they created using the seismic data provided by
the Kearny Geological Solutions field team. The team will choose a grid square
in which to drill, following the rules above. Once the team has located the oil,
they draw a card representing the size of their reservoir (between 5 and 8 km3)
and the recovery rate of the oil (between 25% and 50%). They can then calculate
the amount of oil in the reservoir and the amount of oil
extracted.
Amount of oil in reservoir = reservoir volume * 0.5 (due
to rocks, sand, etc.)
Amount of oil recovered (km3) = Amount of oil in
reservoir * recovery rate
Barrels of oil = Amount recovered (km3) * 6290
(Barrels/km3)
Money from sale = Barrels of oil * 93.76
($/Barrel)
Procedure: 1. Measure and mark
each centimeter on the chopstick
2. Attach the drill bit
(toothpick)
3. Select the location for the first drill site and drill
straight down. Make sure to note the depth of the drilling bit (cm).
4. Record the cost associated with the first site and the depth you drilled
5. If there was no oil, select another site and repeat the process (make sure to
record all costs)
6. After oil is discovered, inform the site foreman
(the teacher), select a reservoir and recovery rate card and calculate the total
money spent and generated by this site.
Lab Questions:1.
Did your oil exploration and recovery efforts make money? Discuss which
variables would you want to change to make your business more
profitable.
~ Yes our oil exploration did make a little profit of money
but out recovery rate is low (which is 35%). I would want to change mostly the
recovery rate by making it higher, so that I would be able to make more
profit.
2. Complete the chart below to show which aspects of this
stimulation were realistic, and which aspects did not mimic
reality?
Realistic Variables:
-Using seismic data.
-Measuring the depth of where to drill.
-Marking the area you choose to drill
-The cost of the drilling and how there is a recovery rate.
Unrealistic Variables:
-Reaching the oil as syrup.
-The time it takes to drill to reach the reservoir.
-Drilling in cm.
-Using a long shop stick to drill.
3. Summary:What was
the purpose of this activity? What were some things you learned about oil
exploration and extraction?
~ The purpose of this activity was to teach
about what is needed to find and where to drill to find the reservoir such as
using seismic data, making measurements, marking a location, and how long it
would take you to drill it. In oil explorations and extractions, I learned the
process of how oil was created.
The steps of how oil was created
is:
-Algae, bacteria, micro-organisms sink to the sea
floor.
-Mix with other sediments creating air tight
layer.
-Pressure
-Heat (60-120 degrees)
-Time
-Oil is important factor to us, because the energy that we use everyday.
Drilling Rules:
Each group starts with a $3 million drilling budget. The goal is to make money
by extracting oil. To drill, a group attaches a drill bit (toothpick) to the
drilling rig (chopstick). The group then uses the map generated in part 1 to
drill in places they feel are likely to contain oil. The following budgetary
rules apply:
- $225,000 to set up the
drill rig in a new location
- $100,000 for each cm
drilled
- $500,000 for a broken drill bit and
replacement
- $500,000 for EPA
infractions (disturbing the surface of the oil field)
How to play: Each
team will use the oil field map they created using the seismic data provided by
the Kearny Geological Solutions field team. The team will choose a grid square
in which to drill, following the rules above. Once the team has located the oil,
they draw a card representing the size of their reservoir (between 5 and 8 km3)
and the recovery rate of the oil (between 25% and 50%). They can then calculate
the amount of oil in the reservoir and the amount of oil
extracted.
Amount of oil in reservoir = reservoir volume * 0.5 (due
to rocks, sand, etc.)
Amount of oil recovered (km3) = Amount of oil in
reservoir * recovery rate
Barrels of oil = Amount recovered (km3) * 6290
(Barrels/km3)
Money from sale = Barrels of oil * 93.76
($/Barrel)
Procedure: 1. Measure and mark
each centimeter on the chopstick
2. Attach the drill bit
(toothpick)
3. Select the location for the first drill site and drill
straight down. Make sure to note the depth of the drilling bit (cm).
4. Record the cost associated with the first site and the depth you drilled
5. If there was no oil, select another site and repeat the process (make sure to
record all costs)
6. After oil is discovered, inform the site foreman
(the teacher), select a reservoir and recovery rate card and calculate the total
money spent and generated by this site.
Lab Questions:1.
Did your oil exploration and recovery efforts make money? Discuss which
variables would you want to change to make your business more
profitable.
~ Yes our oil exploration did make a little profit of money
but out recovery rate is low (which is 35%). I would want to change mostly the
recovery rate by making it higher, so that I would be able to make more
profit.
2. Complete the chart below to show which aspects of this
stimulation were realistic, and which aspects did not mimic
reality?
Realistic Variables:
-Using seismic data.
-Measuring the depth of where to drill.
-Marking the area you choose to drill
-The cost of the drilling and how there is a recovery rate.
Unrealistic Variables:
-Reaching the oil as syrup.
-The time it takes to drill to reach the reservoir.
-Drilling in cm.
-Using a long shop stick to drill.
3. Summary:What was
the purpose of this activity? What were some things you learned about oil
exploration and extraction?
~ The purpose of this activity was to teach
about what is needed to find and where to drill to find the reservoir such as
using seismic data, making measurements, marking a location, and how long it
would take you to drill it. In oil explorations and extractions, I learned the
process of how oil was created.
The steps of how oil was created
is:
-Algae, bacteria, micro-organisms sink to the sea
floor.
-Mix with other sediments creating air tight
layer.
-Pressure
-Heat (60-120 degrees)
-Time
-Oil is important factor to us, because the energy that we use everyday.
Data: