It’s a Gas Working in the Petroleum Industry

Part 1

Based on our discussions about technologies used to extract and secure oil and natural gas, let’s take a look at the tasks associated with a job in this industry. Oil and gas well drilling workers and service operators run specialized hydraulic pumping systems to place cement in wells or to treat wells with chemicals, sand mixtures or gases to stimulate production. Workers in this group are employed by drilling and well service contractors and by petroleum producing companies.
Based on the tasks described on the Part 1 Activity Sheet, decide for yourself which of the nine Essential Skills are related to each of these tasks. For some tasks, more than one skill may be used in combination. Read carefully and record your answers in the space provided.

Part 2

Once you have completed Part 1, answer the following questions to the best of your ability.

1. Why is numeracy such an important skill in this job? (2 marks)
   
   
   
   
2. What might happen if the worker didn’t have solid numeracy skills? (2 marks)
   
   
   
   
3. Why is working with others an important skill in this job? (2 marks)
   
   
   
   
4. Do you think reading is an important skill for this job? Why or why not? (2 marks)
   
   
   
   
5. What surprised you most about the skills required in this job? (2 marks)