为方便读者，李洪乾和赵金海等主编的《石油钻井实用英语》的精读和口语部分每课后面都附有生词释义及相应的音标。另外，附录一附有石油钻井常用的英语词汇，附录二和附录三分别对目前国际知名的石油公司、钻井及完井服务公司的经营业务范围进行了简要介绍，并附有每个公司的联络方式。

李洪乾和赵金海等主编的《石油钻井实用英语》是一本石油钻井专业方面的英语实用教材。全书分三大部分：第一部分是精读，课文内容以钻井地质、钻头、钻机、钻井液、钻井工艺、打捞、完井等石油钻井工程的基本概念及基础理论为主；第二部分是泛读，课文内容侧重于石油钻井工程项目的招投标管理、钻井合同格式、HSE的介绍；第三部分是口语与听力，采用现场对话的方式，较为全面地介绍了钻井工程所涉及的相关内容。全书共75课，其中第一部分20课（10个单元），第二部分24课，第三部分31课。

《石油钻井实用英语》题材广泛、内容丰富、重点突出、结构紧凑，具有系统性、可读性和实用性，既可作为钻井涉外培训教材，又可作为钻井专业人员的英语自学用书，还可作为石油高等院校相关专业的英语教学参考书。

Part One Intensive Reading

 Unit 1 Characteristics of Reservoir Rock

Passage A Porosity and Permeability

Passage B Factors That Influence Porosity and Permeability

 Unit 2 Drilling Bits

Passage A Diamond Bits

Passage B Penetration Rate of Bit

 Unit 3 Drilling Rigs

Passage A Site Preparation and Combination of Drilling String

Passage B Rotary Rigs

 Unit 4 Drilling Fluids

Passage A The Functions of Drilling Fluids

Passage B Water-based Mud and Oil-based Mud

 Unit 5 Directional Drilling

Passage A Hole Deviation Problems and Applications of Directional Drilling

Passage B Directional Drilling Methods and Tools

 Unit 6 Horizontal Drilling

Passage A Types of Horizontal Wells

Passage B Applications of Horizontal Wells

 Unit 7 Cementing Operation

Passage A What Is Cementing Operation?

Passage B Cementing Equipment

 Unit 8 Well Control and Safety

Passage A Flow of Formation Fluids

Passage B Blowout Prevention

 Unit 9 Fishing Job

Passage A What Is Fishing?

Passage B Fishing Problems

 Unit 10 Well Completion

Passage A Downhole Completion String

Passage B Well Completion Methods and Well head

Part Two Extensive Reading

Lesson 1 Shengli Drilling Corporation

Lesson 2 Drilling Contract Types

Lesson 3 Contract Format and Management

Lesson 4 Contract Negotiation

Lesson 5 Contract Tendering

Lesson 6 How to Manage a Land Drilling Project

Lesson 7 How to Manage an Offshore Drilling Project

Lesson 8 Bidding Procedure

Lesson 9 Pre-qualification

Lesson 10 Letter of Invitation and Instruction to Tenderers

Lesson 11 Site Reconnaissance

Lesson 12 Make a Decision for Bidding

Lesson 13 Compile a Tender Package

Lesson 14 Submit a Tender Package

Lesson 15 Questions and Answers

Lesson 16 Evaluation and Award

Lesson 17 Prices and Rates

Lesson 18 The General Requirement of HSE for Drilling Contractor

Lesson 19 The Emergency Procedures of HSE for Drilling Contractor

Lesson 20 The Fall Prevention Program of HSE for Drilling Contractor

Lesson 21 The Fire Prevention and Control of HSE for Drilling Contractor

Lesson 22 The Mast and Substructure Inspection Program of HSE for Drilling Contractor

Lesson 23 Standard API Land Drilling Contract(1)

Lesson 24 Standard API Land Drilling Contract(2)

Part Three Oral Practice and Listening Comprehension

Lesson 1 Offshore Drilling

Lesson 2 Tour Change

Lesson 3 Story of Blowout

Lesson 4 Dummy Trip

Lesson 5 No Entry Except to Authorized Personnel

Lesson 6 No Smoking on Site

Lesson 7 Difference among Water, Gas and Oil

Lesson 8 How does Natural Gas Come from Crude Oil?

Lesson 9 The Content of Natural Gas in Reservoir

Lesson 10 Changing Bit

Lesson 11 On Bottoms Up

Lesson 12 On Fishing Job

Lesson 13 BOP Equipment

Lesson 14 Where to Drill a Well

Lesson 15 Drilling Cuttings

Lesson 16 Drilling Fluid

Lesson 17 Drilling Equipment

Lesson 18 Drilling String

Lesson 19 Drilling Crew

Lesson 20 Fire-fighting Equipment

Lesson 21 Applying for a Job

Lesson 22 Money and Dull Routine Work

Lesson 23 At Exhibition

Lesson 24 Talking about Drilling

Lesson 25 Working on Drill Floor

Lesson 26 Drilling Equipment and Rigging up

Lesson 27 Making Up and Laying Down the Drill Stems

Lesson 28 Engines and Power

Lesson 29 Cementing Job

Lesson 30 Mud Pump and Circulation

Lesson 31 Tools

Appendix One Vocabulary

Appendix Two Major Oil Companies in the World

Appendix Three Major Drilling-related Service Companies

References