关键词: 石油资源, 开发及利用, 分类, 基本要素, 技术术语

Abstract: On the basis of the comparative study on the typical classification of petroleum resources in recent 30 years, the development trends of the classification of petroleum resources were presented, which should be as follows: 1the 2D classification being still the foundation; 2making efforts to promote the development and utilization of low grade resources; 3making efforts to satisfy the requirement of management in resource development. Six basic factors for classifying the petroleum resources were recommend, including petroleum regions, drilled or undrilled trap, known or unknown production layer, drainage radius, types of traps, and oil-water boundary. When the technical terms are translated, the professional contents of them are important, and various translations for one term must be avoided. More convenience of translations should be provided for the readers.

Key words: petroleum resources, development and utilization, classification, basic factors, technical terms