Oil drilling Drilling for oil is a method used to obtain the oil or petroleum located deep inside the Earth. Petroleum: a natural resource substance lied beneath the earth and was formed from the decay of ancient plants and animals. It is located deep underground in regions with reservoirs.
We get petroleum from big machines known as drilling rigs. They also employ some long metal rod that has a drill bit on one end, these rigs. The drill bit bores a hole in the ground to gain access to the reservoirs where the oil is found. A pump sucks the petroleum to the surface after the hole is drilled.
Drilling rigs in addition to the drill bit, also have other tools, such as mud pumps and pipes, to get the petroleum out. Mud pumps push a fluid, called mud, into the hole. The mud cools the drill bit and returns the rock fragments to the surface.
Drill bit oil is a good form of energy that does lots of stuff. It produces gasoline for cars, diesel for trucks and jet fuel for airplanes. Petroleum is also used to make products such as plastics, fertilizers — and even medicines.
Drilling for oil has gotten a lot better over time. Centuries ago, people would use basic tools such as hand drills and shovels to get at the black gold. We now have state-of-the-art drilling rigs capable of reaching very deep into the ground.
New technology has also helped make drilling for oil less environmentally risky. And companies are constantly working to find better ways to get the petroleum they need — and, more importantly, to do so in a manner that protects our planet.
Once we extract the petroleum from the ground, it goes on a road trip to become the products we use every day. Its petroleum is brought to a refinery in which it is heated and cut into components, such as gasoline and diesel.
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