A. try
B. will try
C. would try
D. had tried
2.
Time will be saved if we … a pump. A. use
B. will use
C. would use
D. to use
3.
It would be a good thing if that well … lack the potential to produce eco- nomic quantities of oil and gas. A. didn’t
B. will not
C. wouldn’t
D. will
4.
If I … in your place, I would use that equipment. A. were
B. was
C. am
D. will be
5.
We are speaking about the crude oil… can be transformed into gasoline. A. whose
B. who
C. what
D. that
6.
Potential test is a measurement … is the most frequently conducted. A. which
B. who
C. —
D. as
7.
There are many well tests … to determine the performance. A. which
B. that
C. should
D. —
8.
When casing … completed, the drilling rig … removed. A. is, is
B. will be, will be C. is, was
D. are, is
9.
Equipment is installed… separate natural gas and liquid phases. A. —
B. in order to C. so that
D. with the aim
10.
… casing ... testing have been completed yet. A. Neither, nor B. Neither, or C. Both, and D. Either, or
3. The text contains different mistakes: 2 — in spelling, 5 — in grammar. Correct the mistakes and rewrite the text. When crude oil is first bring to the surface, it may to contain a mikture
of natural gas and produced fluids such as salt water and both dissolved and
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suspended solids. Natural gas is separated at the well site and is process for sale
if natural gas pipelines is nearby. Metane is the predominant component of
natural gas, but ethane, propane and butane are also significant component.
