Question Answer

1. 1This is a type of reverse fault in which the fault plane has a

very shallow dip, typically much less than 45o. The hanging
wall
fault block moves up the fault surface relative to the footwall. Thrust fault
In cases of considerable lateral movement, the fault is
described as an over thrust fault. It can occur in areas of
compression of the Earth's
2. 2crust. Nameorthis
The ability type of faultof a fluid's resistant to flow
measurement Viscosity
3. 3Name the only British–Dutch multinational oil and gas Shell
4. 4company
What is the application of hydraulic pressure to the reservoir
Hydraulic
formation to create fractures through which oil or gas may
Fracturing
move to the wellbore?
5. 5What is the ratio of recoverable oil/gas to the volume original in Recovery
place under economic condition? factor
6. 6X is a high-pressure pump designated for well-kill purposes. Kill Pump
Name X?
7. 7This is a phenomenon which the pressure found within the
drilled rock is higher than the mud hydrostatic pressure acting
on the borehole or rock face. When this occurs, the greater Kick
formation pressure has a tendency to force formation fluids
into the wellbore. What is this?
8. 8To seal off selected intervals of a dry hole or a depleted well,
operators can place a cement plug at the required depth to
help prevent zonal communication and migration of any Abandonment
fluids that might infiltrate underground freshwater sources.
What does it call?
9. 9The person who drilled the first well in the year 1859? Edwin Drake

10. 1What is the name of the plane along which a crystal can break
Cleavage
0easily?
11. 1Real gases have a factor that is used to relate gas to ideal Gas deviation,
1conditions, what is the name of this factor? or Z factor
12.This
1 is an artificial-lift method, used in relatively low-
2
productivity wells, in which the gas-lift system is operated on an Intermittent gas
intermittent basis to enable the buildup of liquids in the wellbore. lift
What is this method?
13. 1When was BP established? 1909
14. 13 Production
What is the other name of cased hole logging
4 logging
15. 1A downhole device used in almost every completion to isolate
5the annulus from the production conduit, enabling Packer
controlled production, injection or treatment. What is it?
16. 1Which two main reservoir properties play a big role in the Permeability
6production of oil from the reservoir? and Porosity
17. 1. Black oil,
7 volatile oil,
.Name the five reservoir fluid? retrograde
gas, wet gas,
dry gas
18. 1A process used to establish a flow path between the near
Perforation
8reservoir and the wellbore. Normal process involves initiating a
.
 hole from well bore through casing & cement to producing
zone. Name the process.
19. A general term for unrefined petroleum or liquid petroleum.
Crude oil
What does it call?
20. Stepover or relay ramps are displacement transfer structures
Normal fault
associated with which type of fault?
21. This image shows two allotropes of carbon with different
molecular geometry. Name the allotrope on the left?

Diamond

22. Which type of unconformity is represented by a contact between Disconformity

parallel sedimentary rock layers that records missing geologic time?
23. A simulation
model the
flow of water,
oil & gas and
account for
pressure
Describe what is black oil models dependent
solubility of
gas in oil but
they cannot
model change
in oil or gas
composition
A reservoir-drive mechanism whereby the oil is driven through
24. the reservoir by an active aquifer. As the reservoir depletes, the
Water drive
water moving in from the aquifer below displaces the oil until
mechanism
the aquifer energy is expended or the well eventually produces
too much water to be viable. What is it?
25. What is total amount of oil located in the subsurface of a
Oil in place
reservoir of an oil field?
26. Sandstone, siltstone, claystone are examples of which type of
Sedimentary
rock?
27. The volume of produced water associated with oil production.
In water-drive reservoirs, it can be significantly higher than oil
Water
production from a field. Consequently, treatment and disposal of
production
produced water, especially in remote locations, have an
important impact on the feasibility of a project. What is it?
28. Who is 2018 SPE President? Darcy Spady
29. (depositional)
Name this type of stratigraphic trap?
pinch-out
30. A casing string that does not extend to the top of the wellbore, but
instead is anchored or suspended from inside the bottom of the Liner
previous casing string. Name this kind of casing?
31. The widely used method for analyzing the past and future Decline curve
performance of production wells especially in low permeability analysis
gas reservoir is known as
32. The classification of sweet, medium sour and sour for sulphur
hydrocarbon based on what property of the hydrocarbon? content
33. The term used for several processes to enlarge old channels, or create
new ones, in the producing formation of a well designed to enhance Stimulation
production. Examples include acidizing and fracturing. What is this?
34. Name the physical process by which sediments are Compaction
consolidated, resulting in the reduction of pore space as grains
are packed closer together.
35. State the name of the device that helps in Removing mud cake Scratcher
from the wall of the hole and condition the hole for cementing.
36. EOR
Name the tertiary stage of recovery from a reservoir is also
(Enhanced Oil
known as this three letter term:
Recovery)
37. There are two main types of seismic waves, body waves and
surface waves. Body waves can travel through the Earth’s inner P wave or S
layers, but surface waves can only move along the surface. wave
Name one type of body wave?
38. A table on the derrick floor that rotates clockwise by the prime Rotary table
mover is called a …?
39. A company that was formed from State Oil Company of New ExxonMobil
Jersey and State Oil Company of New York.

40.
This equipment is installed at the wellhead to control pressures
Blowout
in the annular space between the casing and drill pipe or tubing
preventer
during drilling, completion, and workover operations. What is
(BOP)
this?
41. This is a planca fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock,
which there has been significant displacement along the Fault
fractures as a result of earth movement. What is this?
42. A subsurface body of rock having sufficient porosity and Reservoir
 permeability to store and transmit fluids. What is this?
43. What mineral test is shown in this photograph?

streak

44. Iraq, Iran,

Kuwait, Saudi
Name the 5 founding members of OPEC
Arabia, and
Venezuela
45. This picture shows a special type of strike-slip fault that
commonly connects two spreading mid-ocean ridges. Name this
type of fault?

Transform
fault

46. An accumulation, pool or group of pools of oil in the

subsurface. it consists of a reservoir in a shape that will trap
hydrocarbons and that is covered by an impermeable or sealing Oil field
rock. Typically, industry professionals use the term with an
implied assumption of economic size. What is it?
47. What do you call a rock through which oil and gas cannot move
Seal Rock
effectively (such as mudstone and claystone)?
48. Pore volume,
Porosity,
Name at least 3 reservoir properties that affected by stress Resistivity,
Permeability,
Fracturing
49. Porosity of
formation,
Name three factors that affect neutron log response Lithology of
formation,
Fluid content
50. The combination of the drillpipe, the bottomhole assembly and
any other tools used to make the drill bit turn at the bottom of Drillstring
the wellbore. What does it called?
51. Lost
What does LCM stand for? Circulation
Materials
52. There are two main types of seismic waves, body waves and P wave or S
 surface waves. Body waves can travel through the Earth’s inner wave
layers, but surface waves can only move along the surface.
Name one type of body wave?
53. X is the rate that a company is expected to pay on average to all weighted
its security holders to finance its assets. The WACC is average cost
commonly referred to as the firm's cost of capital. Importantly, of capital
it is dictated by the external market and not by management (WACC)
54. Where is the location on casing which casing failures easily
Connections
occur?
55. North
Which region has the most SPE Professional Member?
America
56. Name the country who is the second world largest exporter of
Malaysia
LNG
57. Floating
Production,
In offshore operations, what does FPSO stand for? Storage and
offloading
vessel
58. This is a kind of casing which is set through the productive interval.
This casing provides protection for the environment in the event of a
Production
failure of the tubing string during production operations and permits
casing
the production tubing to be replaced or repaired later in the life of
well.
59. A subsea production system similar to a conventional land tree except
it is assembled complete for remote installation on the seafloor with or Christmas tree
without diver assistance. What is the name of the system?
60. 12-What type of pressure transient test should you run if you Well testing
want to determine reservoir permeability and well skin?
61. X is the minimum gamma reading line in a clean sandstone Sand line
formation containing water. What’s X ?
62. normal fault;
reverse fault;
Name three types of faults that can generate earthquakes? thrust fault;
strike-slip
fault
63. The tool used to crush or cut rock. Everything on a drilling rig
directly or indirectly assists this tool in crushing or cutting the
rock. It is on the bottom of the drillstring and must be changed Drill bit
when it becomes excessively dull or stops making progress.
What is this tool?
64. If the productivity of a well is low due to low permeability, how Hydraulic
can this overcome? Fracturing
65. What type of stress could form the fault in this figure?

horizontal
tension

66. Describe dual porosity reservoir The reservoir

 is made up of
porous matrix
blocks
connecting to
the well by
natural
fractures
67. What does LCM stand for? What does
LCM stand
for?
68. Name the operation in which a specially blended liquid is
Hydraulic
pumped down a well and into a formation under pressure high
fracturing
enough to cause the formation to crack open.
69. It occurs in the absence of condensate or liquid hydrocarbons, or
gas that has had condensable hydrocarbons removed. It typically Dry gas
has a gas-to-oil ratio exceeding 100,000 scf/STB. What is it?
70. The first stage of hydrocarbon production, in which natural
reservoir energy, such as gasdrive, waterdrive or gravity
drainage, displaces hydrocarbons from the reservoir, into the
Primary
wellbore and up to surface. Initially, the reservoir pressure is
recovery
considerably higher than the bottomhole pressure inside the
wellbore. This high natural differential pressure drives
hydrocarbons toward the well and up to surface. What is this?
71. The point at which gas evolve from the solution is known as? Bubble point
pressure
72. Cumulative
What is the integration for of flow rate verses time results?
Production
73. What is the time required for an oil and gas investment to Payback
generate sufficient cash flow to recover the initial capital period
investment
74. Natural gas that contains less methane (typically less than 85%
methane) and more ethane and other more complex Wet gas
hydrocarbons. What does it call?
75. What is the measurement of the ability of the porous system to Relative
conduct one fluid in presence of other fluids Permeability
76. This is a rock property which is defined as the tendency of one
fluid to spread on or adhere to a solid surface in the presence of Wettability
other immiscible fluids?
77. Steady state
flow;
Unsteady state
Name 3 flow regimes of fluids in reservoir?
flow &
Pseudo-steady
state flow
78. Mantle
Name the process responsible for the formation of magma at
decompressio
mid ocean ridges?
n
79. What is the chemical formula of Pyrite (picture)? FeS2
80. An oil recovery enhancement method using sophisticated
techniques that alter the original properties of oil. Once ranked
as a third stage of oil recovery that was carried out after Enhanced oil
secondary recovery, the techniques employed during enhanced recovery
oil recovery can actually be initiated at any time during the
productive life of an oil reservoir. What is this?
81. The American Institute of Mining's Metallurgical Petroleum
Branch Executive Committee determined the best way to meet
Journal of
this group's needs was to develop a "publication so dominantly
Petroleum
petroleum as to secure wide reader interest," one that would
Technology
"rapidly gain the respect of the industry..." In January of 1940,
(JPT)
they succeeded with the first publication of what journal that is
now sent to every SPE member. Name this journal.
82. Quartz,
feldspar,
Name 5 common sedimentary silicate minerals
mica, zeolite,
and clay.
83. A North Sea oil and gas field, a cornerstone of the UK’s hugely
successful oil and gas industry for 40 years, has recently set for BRENT
decommission. Name this field.
84. An unplanned object in a borehole that must be removed is Fish
called
85. A method of thermal recovery in which fire is generated inside In-situ
the reservoir by injecting a gas containing oxygen, such as air. combustion
A special heater in the well ignites the oil in the reservoir and
starts a fire.
86. What does SSSV stands for? Sub Surface
Safety Valve

87. Name this igneous rock? Granite

 88. Almost all drilling cements are made of Portland cement, it is a Limestone
blend of what? and clay
89. Drill Stem
Name two methods to acquire pressure surveys in Test, Wireline,
exploration well LWD

90. On this map, identify which letter is over the Pacific

Ocean.

91. Reservoir deliverability can be mathematically

modeled on the basis of flow regimes such as transient flow,
Inflow performance
steady state flow, and pseudo–steady state flow. An analytical
relationship (IPR)
relation between bottom- hole pressure and production rate
can be formulated for a given flow regime. The relation is
called what?
92. What is the equation for gas specific gravity? Yg = ρ/ ρair

93. Drilling under conditions where the amount of

pressure (or force per unit area) exerted on a formation
exposed in a wellbore below the internal fluid pressure of that
formation. If sufficient porosity and permeability exist, Underbalance
formation fluids enter the wellbore, and the drilling rate
typically increases. What is this condition?

94. Which mineral is composed of silicon dioxide? Quartz

95. Which continent is currently the world’s largest

Asia
petroleum consumer?

96. In Pressure Transient Analysis what type of test is

Isochronal Test
used for low productive gas well
97. An artificial-lift pumping system using a surface
power source to drive a downhole pump assembly. A beam and
crank assembly creates reciprocating motion in a sucker-rod
string that connects to the downhole pump assembly. The
Sucker rod pump
pump contains a plunger and valve assembly to convert the
reciprocating motion to vertical fluid movement. What is this?

98. Water is always present in the pore space of a

reservoir, since the original depositional environment for the Connate water
rocks was water. What does it call?
99. Jack up;
Drill ship;
For 2 points each. Name 5 kinds of drilling rig? Submersible;
Semi-submersible;
Barge.

100. Under-saturated
Depending upon initial reservoir pressure, oil reservoirs can
oil reservoir; Saturated
be further classified. Name 3 types of them? oil Gas cap reservoir
(or two-phase
reservoir)reservo
ir &

101. Name the multi-society library that was launched

OnePetro
with support from SPE's Foundation.

102. The molten rock in the earth that can either rise to the
surface as lava and form extrusive igneous rock or cool Magma
within the earth to form plutonic igneous rock
103. Thermal;
Name 4 methods which are used in EOR stage Gas injection;
(tertiary recovery)? Chemical &
Microbial
104. The pressure exerted per unit area by a column of
freshwater from sea level to a given depth. Abnormally low
Hydrostatic
pressure might occur in areas where fluids have been drained,
pressure
such as a depleted hydrocarbon reservoir. What is it?
105. What are the two ways a single phase flow can be Laminar or
characterized? turbulent
106. Sedimentary
rocks, Metamorphic
What are the 3 biggest category of rocks? rocks and Igneous
rocks.
107. This mechanical device that the coarse rock cuttings
Shale shaker
and cavings in drilling mud are removed. Name it?
108. American
What does API stand for? Petroleum
Institute
109. As the drillpipe is pulled out of the hole, the mud
level falls because the pipe steel no longer displaces the mud.
As the overall mud level decreases, the hole must be
periodically filled up with mud to avoid reducing the
Centrifugal pump
hydrostatic pressure and, thereby, allowing a kick to occur.
Which kind of pump do we use to continuously fill up the hole
from the suction pit?
110. Quartz, feldspar,
Name 5 common sedimentary silicate minerals mica, zeolite, and
clay.
111. What facility used to separate gas oil and water after
Separator
mixture is produced from the well?

112. Very often operations are needed on a producing well to

restore or increase production. It may be performed to
stimulate the well, remove sand or wax from the wellbore, to Workover
mechanically repair the well, or for other reasons. What are
these operations are called?
113. Diagenesis
List down three main stages in conversion of kerogen into
Catagenesis
hydrocarbon.
Metagenesis.
114. The structure used to support the crown blocks and
the drillstring of a drilling rig. It is usually pyramidal in shape,
and offers a good strength-to-weight ratio. If its design does
not allow it to be moved easily in one piece, special Derrick
ironworkers must assemble them piece by piece, and in some
cases disassemble them
if they are to be moved. What is it?
115. This is a wellbore that requires the use of special tools or
techniques to ensure that the wellbore path hits a particular
subsurface target, typically located away from (as opposed to Directional well
directly under) the surface location of the well. What is the
wellbore called?
116. Which country leads the world in total petroleum
USA
production in 2017?

117. What is the unused world oil production capacity called? Spare capacity

118. This term describes the difference between average

Drawdown
reservoir pressure and the flowing bottomhole pressure.

119. The pressure and temperature conditions at which the

first bubble of gas comes out of solution in oil. What is this
pressure called? Bubble point
Hint: At discovery, all petroleum reservoir oils contain
some natural gas in solution.
120. Which two minerals make up the vast majority of the Quartz and
continental crust? feldspar
121. A self-contained combination drilling rig and floating
barge, fitted with long support legs that can be raised or
lowered independently of each other. This rig is towed onto
location with its legs up and the barge section floating on the
water. Upon arrival at the drilling location, the legs are jacked Jack-up rig
down onto the seafloor, preloaded to securely drive them into
the
sea bottom, and then all three legs are jacked further down.
Name this kind of rig?
122. On the accompanying figure, which letter is over the
youngest oceanic crust?

123. This is an artificial-lift method, used in relatively

low-productivity wells, in which the gas-lift system is
Intermittent gas lift
operated on an intermittent basis to enable the buildup of
liquids in the wellbore. What is this method?
124. Polycrystalline
What does PDC stand for?
Diamond Compact

125. This fraction of pore space occupied by water when Irreducible water
the hydrocarbon content is at its maximum. This level of water saturation
can only be reduced by flow of a very
dry gas that evaporates the water.
126. A completion configuration in which a production
casing string is set across the reservoir interval and perforated
to allow communication between the formation and wellbore.
The casing performs several functions, including supporting
the surrounding formation under production conditions,
Casing completion
enabling control of fluid production through selective
perforation and allowing subsequent or remedial isolation by
packers, plugs or special treatments. What is it?

127. Sucker rod pumping is also referred to as what? Beam pumping

128. It sometimes used to flocculate fine solids into a

bigger size so that they can be removed by solids- removal Flocculant
equipment. What is it?
129. OPEC was headquartered in which city before Geneva, Switzerla
moving to Vienna, Austria? nd

130. Normal, reverse,

List 4 types of fault listric, and thrust
fault.
131. When a well is shut in for a pressure build-up test,
the well is usually closed at the surface rather than
the sand face. During the shut-in period, the reservoir fluid
continues to flow and accumulates in the wellbore until the Wellbore storage
well fills sufficiently to transmit
the effect of shut-in to the formation. This “after- flow”
behaviour is caused by what?
132. What is the structural and stratigraphic configuration
Oil/Gas Trap
that focuses oil and gas into an accumulation?

133. This is a reservoir-drive mechanism. The gas that

accumulates in the upper portions of a reservoir where the
pressure, temperature and fluid characteristics are conducive to
Gas cap
free gas. The energy provided by the expansion of the gas cap
mechanism
provides the primary drive mechanism for oil recovery in such
circumstances. What is this?
134. This is a dimensionless factor calculated to determine
the production efficiency of a well by comparing actual
conditions with theoretical or ideal conditions. Its positive
value indicates some damage or influences that are impairing
Skin factor
well productivity. Its negative value indicates enhanced
productivity, typically resulting from stimulation. Name this
factor.
135. What type of volcanic eruption is shown in this photograph?
A pyroclastic column

136. Name the mechanical layer of the Earth which

The lithosphere
comprises the crust and the upper mantle?

137. A type of drillpipe whose walls are thicker and

collars are longer than conventional drillpipe. It tends to be
Heavy weight
stronger and has higher tensile strength than conventional
drillpipe
drillpipe, so it is placed near the top of a long drillstring for
additional support. Name it?
138. Mobility ratio,
Name three main factors governing the efficiency of a Reservoir
waterflood heterogeneity,
Gravity
139. A well completion that has no casing or liner set
across the reservoir formation, allowing the produced fluids to
flow directly into the wellbore. This type of completion suffers Barefoot
the major disadvantage that the sandface is unsupported and completion
may collapse. Also, without any casing or liner installed, (openhole
selective treatments or remedial work within the reservoir completion)
section are more difficult. What is it?
140. Water drive;
Gas-cap drive;
Name out 5 drive mechanisms that provide the natural Gravity drive;
energy necessary for oil recovery? Solution gas drive
&
Combination drive
141. Stepover or relay ramps are displacement transfer
Normal fault
structures associated with which type of fault?

142. Which SPE program educates students aged 10 to 17

SPE Energy4me
about the energy industry?

143. Carbonate sedimentary rock composed of mostly

Limestone
calcite is known as what?

144. A ratio between the volume of the pore space in the

Porosity
reservoir rock and the total bulk volume of the rock

145. An expression for conservation of mass governed by

the observation that the amount of mass leaving a control
volume is equal to the amount of mass entering the volume
minus the amount of mass accumulated in the volume. Material balance
Reservoir pressures measured over time can be used to
estimate the volume of hydrocarbons in place from this. What
is this?
146. The interfacial tension between water and oil can be
Surfactant
reduced by?
147. A type of reservoir-drive mechanism in which the
energy for the transport and production of reservoir fluids is
provided by the gas dissolved in the liquid. As reservoir
Solution gasdrive
fluids enter the wellbore, changing pressure conditions cause
mechanism
the gas to break from solution to create a commingled flow of
gas and liquid that aids production. What is it?

148. Vertical separator;

Horizontal
Name 3 kinds of separator? separator &
Spherical
separator
149. This figure shows warmer-than-normal sea-surface
temperatures in the western Pacific and cooler-than- normal La Niña
temperatures for the eastern Pacific. What condition is being
illustrated?

150. What type of EOR method uses the flooding of the

oil reservoir from the top of the reservoir or from an up-dip
Gas Flood
location in order to push the oil towards a producing well?

151. Of Earth's four overlapping spheres, what does NOT

lithosphere
involve material above Earth's surface?

152. The portion of the wellbore that has metal casing

placed and cemented to protect the openhole from fluids,
Cased hole
pressures, wellbore stability problems or a combination of
these. What is this?
153. The member of the rig crew responsible for
maintenance of the engines. While all members of the rig
crew help with major repairs, he does routine preventive Motor man
maintenance and minor repairs. Who is he?
154. Name the two-dimensional graphical representation
of shear and normal stresses on an inclined plane, used Mohr's circle
during stress analysis?

155. Containing 4% of the world oil reserves and covering

1/8 of the world inhabitable land area. Name this country. Russia

156. What is the equation of single phase (non-ideal) gas

PV = znRT
flow

157. What type of stress formed the structure shown in

this figure? shear
158. Input data
gathering,
What are the three major steps in a simulating study History Matching,
Performance
prediction
159. The migration of formation sand caused by the flow
of reservoir fluids. The production of sand is generally
undesirable since it can restrict productivity, erode completion
components, impede wellbore access, interfere with the Sand production
operation of
downhole equipment, and present significant disposal
difficulties. What is it?
160. This is a reservoir-drive mechanism. The least
common primary recovery mechanism in which the force of
gravity pushes hydrocarbons out of the reservoir, into the
wellbore and up to surface. Gravity force is always present in
Gravity drainage
the reservoir, but its effect
is greater in thick gas-condensate reservoirs and in shallow,
highly permeable, steeply dipping reservoirs. What is this?
161. A single wellbore having tubulars and equipment that
enable production from two segregated zones. In
most cases, two tubing strings will be used to provide the
necessary level of control and safety for the fluids from both Dual completion
zones. However, in some simple cases, the second or upper
zone is produced up the tubing- casing annulus. What is it?
162. Which city and country that the SPE Asia Pacific Kuala Lumpur,
Official Office located in? Malaysia

163. What log measures the electrical potential in the

Spontaneous
formation caused by the salinity difference between the
Potential (SP)
drilling mud and the formation water

164. This is the point of pressure where the first drop of

Dew point pressure Gas
liquid is formed from hydrocarbon gas in the reservoir.
lift &
What is this point of pressure called? Plunger lift
165. What is the name of this equation: Production = Material Balance
Expansion + Influx + Injection? Equation
166. Name the rock property measured in units of darcys
Permeability
or millidarcys?
167. What type of stress could form the fault in this horizontal tension
figure?
168. A particular type of floating vessel that is supported
primarily on large pontoon like structures submerged below
the sea surface. This design has the advantage of submerging
most of the area of components in contact with the sea and
Semi-submersible rig
minimizing loading from waves and wind. They are usually
anchored with six to twelve anchors tethered by strong chains
and wire cables, which are computer controlled to maintain
station keeping. What is it?
169. This is an artificial-lift method in which the gas-lift
system is operated on a continuous basis to sustain liquid
Continuous gas lift
production at an efficient rate. What is this method?

170. This is a type of reverse fault in which the fault plane

has a very shallow dip, typically much less than 45o. The
hanging wall fault block moves up the fault surface relative to
the footwall. In cases of considerable lateral movement, the
Thrust fault
fault is described as an overthrust fault. It can occur in areas of
compression of the Earth's
crust. Name this type of fault
171. Name the oil company was acquired by Total in 2017 Maersk Oil

172. normal fault;

Name three types of faults that can generate reverse fault; thrust
earthquakes? fault; strike-slip
fault
173. A subsurface condition in which the pore pressure of
a geologic formation exceeds or is less than the expected, Abnormal
or normal, formation pressure. What is this? pressure

174.

175. This is a planca fracture or discontinuity in a volume

of rock, which there has been significant displacement along
Fault
the fractures as a result of earth movement. What is this?

176. The rock strata which constitutes the oil and gas
Pay zone
reservoirs

177. This tubular steel conduit fitted with special threaded ends
called tool joints. It connects the rig surface equipment with the
bottom hole assembly and the bit, both to pump drilling fluid to
Drill pipe
the bit and to be able to raise, lower and rotate the bottom hole
assembly and bit. What is it?
178. Which rock is the product of the metamorphism of
Marble
limestome or dolostone?
179. This man is President of Cambridge Energy Research
Associates, a leading international energy-consulting firm. He
was previously a lecturer at the Harvard Business School and
the John F. Kennedy School at Harvard. He co-authored the
bestseller 'Energy Future', wrote his prize-winning book Daniel Yergin
'Shattered Peace', and won the Pulitzer Prize for "The Prize" -
a book that yielded many of the questions seen today. Who is
he?
180. Which mineral is commonly pinkish and has light-colored wavy potassium feldspar
lines?
181. Petroleum
Which books was PetroWiki created from? Engineering
Handbook
182. Inaccessible surface
locations;
Side-tracking;
For 2 points each. Name 5 applications of directional drilling? Fault drilling;
Relief well;
Drilling multi-
lateral well.
183. International
What does IADC stand for? Association of
Drilling Contractors
184. Which two continents rifted apart to form the central Atlantic North America and
Ocean? Africa

185. In 1905, this Russian leader provoked strikes of the oilfield Stalin
workers in Baku, and later defended these same fields from
Germany in World War II. Who was he?

186. Steady-state flow

regime; Laminar
flow;
Single phase present at
100% pore space
Name 5 assumptions for use of Darcy's law? saturation;
No reaction between
fluid and rock;
Formation is
homogenous
187. The limiting or prevention of motion of the drillstring by
anything other than differential pressure sticking. This can be
caused by junk in the hole, wellbore geometry anomalies, Mechanical sticking
cement, keyseats or a buildup of cuttings in the annulus. What is
this?

188. This is a multiphase-fluid flow regime where there is a present

of thick liquid film often oscillating up and down. The large gas
slugs are relatively unstable and take on large, elongated shapes. Churn Flow
This flow often referred as froth flow and semi-annular flow
189. What is the national oil company of Mexico? Pemex (Petroleos
Mexicanos)
190. Effective porosity,
Name the three basis that decide the netpay cut-offs Vshale, Sw,

191. This is a kind of cement which is very popular to use in the oil Portland cement
and gas industry. Name it?

192. This mechanical device is used between the kelly and the first
joint of drill pipe. It prevents wear on the kelly threads and
provides a place for mounting a rubber protector to keep the Kelly saver sub
kelly centralized. Name this device?
193. An operation to clean and inspect the pipeline during pipeline
maintenance without stopping the flow of the production. Name the pigging
process.

194. This high-pressure pipe leading from an outlet on the BOP stack
to the high-pressure rig pumps. During normal well control
operations, kill fluid is pumped through the drillstring and annular
Kill line
fluid is taken out of the well through the choke line to the choke,
which drops the fluid pressure to atmospheric pressure. What is
195. Wellhead
this
chokes are used to limit production rates for
high-pressure
regulations, protectpipe?
surface equipment from slugging, avoid sand Positive (fixed)
problems due to high drawdown, and control flow rate to avoid chokes and adjustable
water or gas coning. There are two types of wellhead chokes are chokes
usually used. Name both of them?
196. An agreement between the parties to a well and a host country
regarding the percentage of production each party will receive after Production sharing
the participating parties have recovered a specified amount contract
of costs and expenses. What is it?
197. Based on this topographic profile across the central United
States, which region probably has the thinnest crust?
East Coast

198. Once the reservoir

drops below the bubble
point, it is no
longer possible to
Why most reservoir sample be taken before production in new acquire a fluid
wells? sample from which the
hydrocarbon
composition can be
determined.
199. The liquid-solid boundary on this graph slopes down and to the
right because:

pressure increases
down in the earth
200. A piece of formation rock sample taken from the side of the
borehole, usually by a wireline tool. It may be taken using
Sidewall core
percussion or mechanical drilling. What is this type of sample
named?
201. To avoid loss of
early time data that may
help to characterize
Why is the use of downhole shut-in recommended in pressure
damage and to avoid
build-up tests?
error in the test
interpretation
202. This is a mechanical device that must simultaneously suspend
the weight of the drillstring, provide for rotation of the drillstring Swivel
beneath it while keeping the upper portion stationary, and permit high-
volume flow of high-pressure drilling mud from the fixed
portion to the rotating portion without leaking. What is this?

203. This is an instrument used to measure the strength or direction of Magnetometer

the Earth's magnetic field. What is instrument called?

204. This type of casing is usually 20 to 50 feet long. It is installed

before main drilling to prevent the top of the well from caving in. Conductor casing
What is this type of casing?

205. Drum;
Brake;
For 2.5 points each. Name 4 principal parts of the drawworks? Transmission;
Cathead.
206. This is a component of blowout preventer which has semi-
circular openings which match the diameter of pipe sizes for Pipe ram
which they are designed. Name this component?

207. In an inter-granular rock, the small pore space at the point where
two grains meet, which connects two larger pore volumes. The
number, size and distribution of this control many of the Pore throat
resistivity, flow and capillary-pressure characteristics of the
rock. What is this?

208. A property of fluids and slurries that indicates their resistance to

flow, defined as the ratio of shear stress to shear rate. Poise is the unit Viscosity
for it, equivalent to dyne-sec/cm2. What is it?

209. This well is drilled to obtain information on the thickness,

lithology, porosity, and permeability of the rock layers drilled Stratigraphic Test
through or to locate a key bed. What is this testing called?

210. The injection of water into an oil reservoir to push additional oil
out of the reservoir rock and into the wellbores of producing Water flooding
wells.
211. Reserves are
volumes of
recoverable
considering
technically feasible and
economically viable.
Tell the difference between resources and reserves Resources are
recoverable including
which may not meet
either or both
requirements above.
212 Which of the four numbered features on this figure is the oldest?

213. Name the only independent Anglo-French oil and gas company PERENCO

214. Who was the founder of Halliburton? Erle P. Halliburton

215. In ancient time, which material was used for construction of gas Bamboo
pipelines in China?

216. The best way to measure formation closure pressure is to Leak-off test
perform a series of mini-frac tests. However this is normally not
done during the drilling process. What test is performed for that?

217. Travelling block

and crown block;
For 2.5 points each, state 4 of the major components of the
Drawworks;
hoisting system?
Derrick;
Substructure.

218. Identify in-situ

fluids,
Explain the purpose of acquiring formation pressure
Locate fluid contact,
Identify depletion
219. What is the feature numbered 2 in the upper left part of this
figure?

U-shaped valley

220.
This is an artificial-lift method in which the gas-lift system is
operated on a continuous basis to sustain liquid production at an Continuous gas lift
efficient rate. What is this method?