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 QUESTION ONE
A mud weight of 8.9 ppg has a gradient of:

A: .463 psi/ft

B: .833 psi/ft

C: .465 psi/ft

D: .433 psi/ft

E: .013 psi/ft
 WRONG - SORRY NOT CORRECT
psi/ft = ppg x .052
CORRECT
 QUESTION TWO
A larger pit gain will give higher SIDPP & SICP.

A: True

B: False

C: Sometimes

D: Not enough information to tell

E:
 WRONG - SORRY NOT CORRECT
The bigger the pit gain the higher SICP is likely to be.

SIDPP is not affected by the size of the influx.

 CORRECT
ely to be.
 QUESTION THREE
When killing a well using the Drillers Method what should happen to the mud pit
volume during the second circulation?

A: The volume will increase considerably

B: The volume will decrease considerably

C: The volume will not change

D: The volume will increase at first then fall away

E: The volume will decrease at first then build back up

d happen to the mud pit
 WRONG - SORRY NOT CORRECT
The pit volume should remain constant during the second circulation
 CORRECT
ng the second circulation.
 QUESTION FOUR
Most kicks are caused by drill crews failing to:

A: Properly install & test BOP equipment

B: Pump a slug prior to pulling out the hole

C: Keep the hole full of drilling mud

D: Ensure the hole takes the correct fill on trips

E: All the above are correct

 WRONG - SORRY NOT CORRECT
We tend to keep the hole full these days - whether or not we put the
correct amount in for the steel removed is another matter.
 CORRECT
ether or not we put the
nother matter.
 QUESTION FIVE
Circulating pressure of several thousand psi at the pump leaves the circulating s
i.e. at the shakers, with little or no pressure. Which part of the pressure lost act
the bottom of the hole?

A: Surface line pressure loss

B: Drill string pressure loss

C: Bit nozzle pressure loss

D: Annular pressure loss

E: All of the above

p leaves the circulating system
of the pressure lost acts on
 WRONG - SORRY NOT CORRECT
APL acts on the bottom of the hole.
CORRECT
 QUESTION SIX
What two variables are considered when calculating hydrostatic pressure?

A: Depth & shape of the hole

B: Volume & weight of the mud

C: APL & mud weight

D: Hole depth & viscosity of the drilling mud

E: Column length & density of the fluid

rostatic pressure?
 WRONG - SORRY NOT CORRECT
Hydrostatic Pressure is affected by the length of the column of fluid
and the weight of the column of fluid.
 CORRECT
h of the column of fluid
 QUESTION SEVEN
It is a good drilling practice to keep:

A: Trip records

B: Pump output figures

C: Slow criculating rate pressure losses

D: Crews trained up & well control concious

E: All of the above

 WRONG - SORRY NOT CORRECT
They aer all good drilling practices.
CORRECT
 QUESTION EIGHT
Slow circulating rate pressure losses should be taken and recorded every tour u

A: The drillpipe gauge on the remote choke panel

B: The drillpipe gauge on the driller's console

C: The gauge on the choke manifold

D: The pump gauge

E: The reading obtained from the mud loggers

nd recorded every tour using:
 WRONG - SORRY NOT CORRECT
You kill the well using the gauge on the remote choke panel so
this is what you should use for recording slow circulating rate
presuure losses.
 CORRECT
ote choke panel so
w circulating rate
 QUESTION NINE
Hydrostatic pressure is the pressure exerted by a column of fluid at rest.

A: True

B: False

C:

D:

E:
n of fluid at rest.
 WRONG - SORRY NOT CORRECT
True.
CORRECT
 QUESTION TEN
One of the most important rules in well control is to:

A: Know how to get SIDPP with a float in the string

B: Shut the well in quickly with the least amount of gain

C: Circulate out a kick with constant drillpipe pressure & strokes

D: Hold approximately 200 psi back pressure on the choke

E: Have slow circulating rate pressure losses to hand at all times

ssure & strokes

the choke

hand at all times

 WRONG - SORRY NOT CORRECT
The smaller the pit gain, the lower pressures are likely to be. The
quicker you close it in the smaller the pit gain.
CORRECT
are likely to be. The
 QUESTION ELEVEN
Which method of well control has only one circulation and you pump kill
mud weight right from the start.

A: Drillers

B: Wait & Weight

C: Volumetric

D: Company Man's

E: Bullheading
d you pump kill
 WRONG - SORRY NOT CORRECT
The correct answer is Wait & Weight Method.
CORRECT
 QUESTION TWELVE
With which method of well control do you circulate the influx out of the well
before you circulate kill mud round the system?

A: Drillers

B: Wait & Weight

C: Volumetric

D: Company Man's

E: Bullheading
flux out of the well
 WRONG - SORRY NOT CORRECT
The correct answer is Drillers Method.
CORRECT
 QUESTION THIRTEEN
Which method of well control would you use if you could not pump and gas
migration was suspected?

A: Drillers

B: Wait & Weight

C: Volumetric

D: Company Man's

E: Bullheading
not pump and gas
 WRONG - SORRY NOT CORRECT
The correct answer is Volumetric Method.
CORRECT
 QUESTION FOURTEEN
The primary method for the prevention of blowouts is:

A: Highly trained drillers

B: Closing the BOP's

C: Correct mud weight in the hole

D: A good company man

E: A good leak off test

 WRONG - SORRY NOT CORRECT
Primary well control is gained through having a column of fluid
of the correct TVD & weight in the hole.
 CORRECT
g a column of fluid
 QUESTION FIFTEEN
The secondary method of controlling a blowout if primary control
has been lost would be to:

A: Pump a barite slug

B: Close the BOP's

C: Pump a kill weight mud

D: Prepare a kill sheet

E: Investigate why primary control was lost

 WRONG - SORRY NOT CORRECT
Secondary well control is the use of the BOP equipment.
CORRECT
equipment.
 QUESTION SIXTEEN
As gas migrates up a wellbore during shut in conditions then:

Note: there is no float in the drill string

A: Casing pressure will increase

B: Drillpipe pressure will increase

C: Bubble pressure will increase

D: A & B are correct

E: A & C are correct

 WRONG - SORRY NOT CORRECT
All pressures in the wellbore will increase with gas migration with
the exception of bubble pressure which will remain constant.
 CORRECT
th gas migration with
remain constant.
 QUESTION SEVENTEEN
If the proper drillpipe pressure schedule is not followed during a kill operation th
BHP could either be too high or too low causing another influx or losses.

A: True

B: False

C: Sometimes

D: Only in vertical wells

E: Only in horizontal wells

during a kill operation then
influx or losses.
 WRONG - SORRY NOT CORRECT
True.
CORRECT
 QUESTION EIGHTEEN
The formation pressure at 7500 ft TVD is 3488 psi.

What is the approximate formation gradient?

A: .349 psi/ft

B: .465 psi/ft

C: .521 psi/ft

D: .722 psi/ft

E: 1.00 psi/ft
 WRONG - SORRY NOT CORRECT
psi/ft = pressure/feet
CORRECT
 QUESTION NINETEEN
A blowout can be described as:

A: A flow of fluid from the formation into the wellbore

B: An abnormally pressured formation

C: An uncontrolled flow of fluid from the wellbore at surface

D: A combination of hydrostatic pressure and formation pressure

E: An exhalation of cigarette smoke

e at surface

rmation pressure
 WRONG - SORRY NOT CORRECT
Formation fluid entering the wellbore is a kick.

Formation fluid leaving the wellbore at surface is a blowout.

 CORRECT

ce is a blowout.
 QUESTION TWENTY
Which of the following are possible indicators of a kick?

A: Increase in flow

B: Drilling break

C: Increase in pit volume

D: Gas cut mud

E: All of the above

 WRONG - SORRY NOT CORRECT
They are all possible indicators of a kick.
CORRECT
 QUESTION TWENTY ONE
The slow circulating rate pressure loss is the pressure required to circulate mud
round the system at a selected speed.

A: True

B: False

C: Only in vertical wells

D: Only in horizontal wells

E:
equired to circulate mud
 WRONG - SORRY NOT CORRECT
True.
CORRECT
 QUESTION TWENTY TWO
When should slow circulating rate pressure losses be taken?

A: As soon as practical after coming on tour

B: When the mud weight changes

C: After drilling a large footage (up to 1000')

D: BHA or bit nozzle changes

E: All of the above

 WRONG - SORRY NOT CORRECT
They are all correct.
CORRECT
 QUESTION TWENTY THREE
The U-Tube is balanced when the well is shut in and pressures have stabilised
regardless of the difference between SIDPP & SICP.

A: True

B: False

C: Only in vertical wells

D: Only in horizontal wells

E: Only with surface stacks

Y THREE
ssures have stabilised
 WRONG - SORRY NOT CORRECT
True.
CORRECT
 QUESTION TWENTY FOUR
The choke is used to adjust casing pressure but to adjust drillpipe pressure you
need to change the pump speed.

A: True

B: False

C: Only in vertical wells

D: Only in horizontal wells

E: Only with surface stacks

Y FOUR
st drillpipe pressure you
 WRONG - SORRY NOT CORRECT
False. The main purpose of the choke is to control back pressure.
 CORRECT
control back pressure.
 QUESTION TWENTY FIVE
Bottom hole pressure is not affected when you pump a slug?

A: True

B: False

C: Only in vertical wells

D: Only in horizontal wells

E: Only with surface stacks

 WRONG - SORRY NOT CORRECT
If bottom hole pressure was affected when you pump a slug you
would not be allowed to pump slugs.
 CORRECT
ou pump a slug you
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