Petroleum, Chemistry, and Mathematics: Integration of the Oil Industry with Educational Pedagogical Potential in Science Education

This paper presents an interdisciplinary proposal that integrates knowledge from chemistry and mathematics, contextualized within the petroleum industry, for high school education. The research comprises two complementary studies: the first investigates miscibility in ternary systems containing oil, surfactant, and polymer, as applied to Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR); the second explores applications of analytical geometry in reservoir modeling, directional well planning, and volume estimation. In the chemistry study, experiments were conducted using alkali-surfactant-polymer (ASP) formulations, which were subsequently adapted for the school setting using low-cost materials. In the Mathematics study, a teaching sequence based on real-world situations from the oil industry was developed. Applied to high school students, the approach utilized active methodologies, experimentation, and contextualized problem-solving. The results showed improvements in conceptual understanding, scientific reasoning, and modeling skills, promoting meaningful learning and the development of the competencies outlined in the BNCC.