石油工程英語科技論文寫作Introduction

TechnicalWritinginEnglishforPetroleumEngineering秦文婷薛亮

公共郵箱：密碼：tw2023TheimportanceofthiscourseGoodscientificwritingisnotamatteroflifeanddeath;itismuchmoreseriousthanthat.〔publishorperish)Thegoalofscientificresearchispublication.Scientist,aremeasuredprimarilynotbytheirinnateknowledgeofeitherboardornarrowscientificsubjects,andcertainlynotbytheirwitorcharm,theyaremeasuredandbecomeknown(orremainunknown)bytheirpublications.-------RobertA.DayTheimportanceofthiscourseIfresearchdone,findingsfound,conclusionsdrawnarenotpresentedtotheworldthenitisarguablewhethertheyareofanyrealuseatall.Papersarecentralpartofresearch.Ifyourresearchdoesnotgeneratepapers,itmightjustaswellnothavebeendone.Howtowriteatechnical/scientificreport/paperAresearch,technicalorscientificpaperisnottheplaceforcreativeorartisticwriting,butfortheorganized,logical,deliberatedisseminationofknowledge.Forexample:“Thispaperdescribesfieldimplementationofanewproductionmethod,thewaterdrainage-productionsystemforoilfieldswithbottomwaterconingproblems.Themethodenhancestheproductionrateofwater-freeoilwhileeliminatinghydrocarboncontaminationofproducedwater.〞WhatisTechnicalWriting?Itisofconsiderableimportancetoensurethatundernocircumstancesshouldanyonefailtodeactivatetheoverheadluminescentfunctionatitslocalactivationpointontheirdeparturetotheirplaceofresidence,mostnotablyimmediatelyprecedingthetwodayperiodattheterminationofthestandardworkingweek.2.Alwaysturnthelightsoffwhenyougohome,especiallyonaFriday.

Writeasinthesecondsentenceratherthanthefirst,usingsimple,plainEnglish!WhatisTechnicalWriting?

Manykindsofwritingaredesignedforentertainment.Scientificwritinghasadifferentpurpose:tocommunicatenewscientificfindings.Scientificwritingshouldbeasclearandsimpleaspossible.WhatisTechnicalWriting?Youshouldnotbelievepeoplewhosaythatbeingagoodwriterisanaturalabilitythatyoueitherhaveordonothave.Wearetalkinghereaboutpresentingtechnicalpapersandnotaboutwritingnovels.Oneofthegoodthingsabouttechnicalwritingisthatyoureallycanlearntoimprove.AboutTechnicalWritingIthasanobjective.Itconveysinformation/facts/data.Itisimpersonal.Itisconcise.Itisdirected.Itisperformedwithaparticularstyleandinaparticularformat.Itcitescontributionsofothers.AttributesofTechnicalWritingHaveanobjectiveDecidewhattheobjectiveofthepaperis.Thisiscritical.Ifyoufailtodothisyouwillalmostcertainlyproducesomethingthatisunsatisfactory.Everypapershouldhaveasingleclearobjective.Maketheobjectiveasspecificaspossible.AttributesofTechnicalWritingItisthepurposeofthispapertopresenttheresultsofastatisticalstudyonthe____________.Theaimofthepaperistopresentthebasicphysicsofreservoirengineering,usingmathematicaltechniques.Thestudyfocusonthedesignofcompletion…………..ConveysInformation/Facts/DataTechnicalwritingisfocusedonthetechnologyunderdiscussion.Ifasentencedoesnotconveyinformation,leaveitout.Theuseofdataandfactualinformationmakestheworkatechnicalreport.Bad:“Theyclearlydemonstratetheadvantageofincreasedrecoveryinshortertimeformorecumulativeliquidvolumefromthisnewtechnology〞Prefer:“Inconventionalwell,increaseinproductionratefrom100to400stbpdreducedtherecoveryfactorfrom66%to61%.AttributesofTechnicalWritingMostreportsneedfactsordatatosupportconclusionsandrecommendations,andtheverbslistedhereareassociatedwithfactualstatements:DeterminedSolvedBuiltVerbsthatareoftennotassociatedwithfactualstatementsincludewordslikethefollowing:ThinkMaybeSupposeAttributesofTechnicalWritingImpersonal(ThirdPerson)VoiceDiscouragedIranaseriesofhardnesstestsonthevalvesealsforBobMacArtherfromtheshopsdivision,andIfoundthatthreeofthesealswerebelownormal.IalsonotifiedHarryRandallandPhylisCartersothatthetwoofthemcoulddoRockwellmeasurementsonfuturevalveseals.AttributesofTechnicalWritingTheuseoffirstpersonpronounsisusuallydiscouragedintechnicalwriting.Theintrusionof“I〞makestheworklessauthoritative.Similarly,itisinappropriatetousenamesofpeopleand/ortradenamesunlessthereisnootherwaytodescribetheitem.toavoidtheuseofpersonalpronouns(I,you,me,we,mine)informalreportsandpublishedpapers.Writingthethirdpersonisthestyleadoptedinmanyjournalsandorganizations.AttributesofTechnicalWritingImpersonal(ThirdPerson)VoicePreferredAseriesofhardnesstestswereconductedonvalvesealsattherequestoftheShopsDivision,anditwasdeterminedthatthreepartshadabnormallylowhardnesses.Theappropriateindividualswerenotifiedsothattheycanrequesthardnesstestingonfuturevalve-sealshipments.DiscouragedIranaseriesofhardnesstestsonthevalvesealsforBobMacArtherfromtheshopsdivision,andIfoundthatthreeofthesealswerebelownormal.IalsonotifiedHarryRandallandPhylisCartersothatthetwoofthe