::1::
What is the purpose of the drilling mud circulating through the drilling string?
{
=All of the above
~Lubricate the drill bit
~Cool the drill bit
~Transport rock cuttings to the surface
~Control formation pressure
}
::2::
What role does the drill bit play in the drill string?
{
=Cutting through the rock formation
~Transmitting torque
~Conveying drilling fluid
~Maintaining weight on the drill bit
~None of the above
}
::3::
What is the purpose of the production casing?
{
=To isolate production zones
~To provide initial structural support
~To enhance drilling efficiency
~To regulate reservoir pressure
~To facilitate well logging
}
::4::
What is the primary advantage of using casing centralizers?
{
=Improved cementing quality
~Increased wellhead pressure
~Enhanced drilling speed
~Greater hydrocarbon extraction
~Reduced wellbore stability
}
::5::
What is the purpose of a casing hanger?
{
=To suspend the casing in the wellbore
~To support the drill string
~To regulate wellhead pressure
~To extract hydrocarbons
~To cool down the wellbore
}
::6::
What is the primary purpose of cementing in oil and gas wells?
{
=Seal the annulus and prevent fluid migration
~Enhance reservoir productivity
~Increase wellhead pressure
~Facilitate drilling operations
~None of the above
}
::7::
What role do cap rocks play in the exploration and production of oil and gas fields?
{
=Act as a barrier preventing hydrocarbon migration
~Enhance reservoir permeability
~Facilitate oil extraction
~Increase reservoir pressure
~Improve well drilling efficiency
}
::8::
In a drilling mud circulation system, what is the function of the shale shaker?
{
=To separate cuttings from the mud
~To measure fluid density
~To remove gas from the mud
~To control wellhead pressure
~To remove water from the mud
}
::9::
Removes larger solid particles, typically in the range of 40 to 100 microns, from the drilling
mud.
{
=Desander
~Shale shaker
~Seperator
~Desilter
~Centrifugal
}
::10::
Removes larger solid particles, typically in the range of 15 to 44 microns, from the drilling mud.
{
=Desilter
~Shale shaker
~Seperator
~Desander
~Centrifugal
}
::11::
What is the primary function of a Blow Out Preventer (BOP) in oil and gas production?
{
=To control and prevent the uncontrolled release of hydrocarbons
~To enhance reservoir pressure
~To facilitate drilling operations
~To regulate wellhead temperature
~To improve oil recovery efficiency
}
::12::
What is the purpose of a Shear Ram in a Blow Out Preventer?
{
=To cut the drill string in case of emergency
~To measure wellbore pressure
~To control fluid flow rate
~To seal the wellbore during normal operations
~To improve drilling efficiency
}
::13::
What role does the "kick-off point" play in directional drilling?
{
=It is the starting point where the wellbore deviates
~It marks the start of drilling operations
~It is the highest point in the wellbore
~It indicates a change in drilling direction
~It measures the drilling fluid density
}
::14::
Which method of well stimulation involves injecting high-pressure fluid into the reservoir to
create fractures and increase permeability?
{
=Hydraulic fracturing
~Acidization
~Perforation
~Gravel packing
~Shooting
}
::15::
What is the role of proppants in hydraulic fracturing?
{
=To prop open fractures and maintain permeability
~To dissolve minerals in the reservoir
~To create fractures in the formation
~To prevent sand production
~To make a large hole
}
::16::
Which of the following is NOT a common artificial lift method?
{
=Hydraulic Fracturing
~Electric Submersible Pump (ESP)
~Gas Lift
~Beam jack
~Progressive Cavity Pump (PCP)
}
::17::
In the context of well completion, what does "perforating" refer to?
{
=Creating holes in the casing or liner
~Drilling a wellbore
~Sealing the wellhead
~Injecting chemicals into the reservoir
~Installing downhole sensors
}
::18::
A short, threaded piece of pipe used to adapt parts of the drilling string that cannot otherwise be
screwed together because of differences in thread size or design.
{
=Sub
~Reamer
~Stabilizer
~Packer
~Perforator
}
::19::
The derrickman’s working platform?
{
=Monkey board
~Rat hole
~Doghouse
~Catline boom
~Mast
}
::20::
The set of equipment necessary to lower or rise drill string, casing string and other subsurface
equipment into or out of hole.
{
=Hoisting system
~Rotary system
~BOP system
~Drawworks system
~Pump system
}
::21::
What is the commonly used term for the small pit, where mounted a Well Head and a BOP?
{
=Cellar
~Well Head pit
~BOP pit
~Tank
~Hole
}
::22::
Casing which doesn’t reach surface:
{
=Liner
~Surface casing
~Intermediate casing
~Conductor
~Production casing
}
::23::
A series of trays with sieves or screens that vibrate to remove cuttings from circulating fluid in
rotary drilling operations.
{
=Shale shaker
~Desander
~Desilter
~Return line
~Degasser
}
::24::
The largest diameter casing and the topmost length of casing. It is relatively short and encases
the topmost string of casing.
{
=Conductor casing
~Pipe
~Drill collar
~Drill bit
~Surface casing
}
::25::
What is the term “Rat Hole” means in drilling?
{
=It is a small hole drilled specially to keep a Kelly
~It is a hole where located a Well Head and BOP
~It is a small hole drilled specially to keep a drill pipe
~It is an another name of drilled hole
~It is a big hole where located Mud pump
}
::26::
What is the term “Mouse Hole” means in drilling?
{
=It is a small hole drilled specially to keep a drill pipe
~It is an another name of drilled hole
~It is a hole where located a Well Head and BOP
~It is a small hole drilled specially to keep a Kelly
~None of the above
}
::27::
Blowout preventers designed to close the well if the drill pipe is either in or out of the well. If
there is no pipe in the well during a blowout, the wellbore will be completely shut off by the:
{
=Blind rams
~Fishing tap
~Whip stops
~Pipe rams
~Reamers
}
::28::
What is the name of the small steel room in a rig floor used like office or storage by driller and
rig crew?
{
=Dog house
~Cat walk
~Office
~Monkey board
~Tree house
}
::29::
What is the main goal of cementing the casing?
{
=To isolate the casing from formation fluids entering
~To promote fluid losses
~To prevent kick
~To sweep a hole
~To increase production rates
}
::30::
What includes Hoisting System?
{
= Derrick, Drawworks, Travelling Block, Hooks
~Rotary table, Travelling Block, Wires, Kelly
~Derrick, Generator, Hooks, Rotary table
~Mud Pumps, Drawworks, Standpipe, Lines
~Bit, BHA, Kelly
}
::31::
What is Porosity means?
{
=It is a space or holes between particles in the formation
~It is a channel between holes, which connects them
~It is a mix of different formations
~It is a whole amount of holes in the formation
~It is ability to allow flow formation fluid
}
::32::
How can be classified a Roller-Cone bit?
{
=Milled-Tooth and Insert-Type Roller cone bit
~Hard-Tooth and Soft-tooth Roller cone bit
~Big size-Tooth and Small size-Tooth Roller cone bit
~Inner / Outer Rows tooth Roller cone bit
~API/non API Roller cone bit
}
::33::
What is “Kick of Point” means in drilling?
{
=It is a start point of direction
~It is a desired direction depth
~It is a desired production formation point
~It is an end point of direction
~Point where kick occurs
}
::34::
“Obsidian” is which type of rock?
{
=Igneous
~Sedimentary
~Metamorphic
~Clastic
~Foliated
}
::35::
Molecular formula of “Alkynes”
{
=CnH2n-2
~CnH2n+2
~CnH2n
~C2n H2n
~None of the above
}
::36::
Name the molecular formula - C4H8
{
=Butene
~Butane
~Butyne
~Butanol
~None of the above
}
::37::
What goes into the casing first and wipes mud off the inside of the casing and separates the mud
from the cement.
{
=Bottom plug
~Guide shoe
~Top plug
~Scratchers
~Centralizer
}
::38::
Well-logging technique used in the oil and gas industry to evaluate the quality and integrity of
the cement bond between the casing (metal pipe) and the surrounding geological formations in
an oil or gas well.
{
=Cement Bond logging
~Gamma-Ray logging
~Neutron Porosity logging
~Resistivity logging
~Sonic logging
}
::39::
Find out the Deflection tools.
{
=Whipstock
~Dogleg severity
~Kick Of Point
~Sidetracking
~Inclination
}
::40::
Electrical Submersible Pump (ESP) extract hydrocarbons by
{
=Impeller and Diffuser
~Rotor and Stator
~Mandrel
~Traveling valve and Standing valve
~Lubricator
}
::41::
Main purpose of the Intake
{
=separate gas from fluid and then discharge the gas into the annulus
~prevent well fluid from entering the motor
~monitor and control high pressures conditions
~electrical device that takes electricity of one voltage and changes it into another voltage
~prevent leakage of well flow
}
::42::
Which one listed below type of Roller Cone bit?
{
=Mill tooth
~PDC
~TSP
~Impregnated diamond
~All of the above
}
::43::
One of the Drilling fluid function.
{
=Carry the cuttings out of the hole
~Protect freshwater aquifers from contamination
~To support the casing and anchor it to the bore-hole wall
~To protect the casing from crushing or bursting.
~Prevent from caving-in
}
::44::
If the hydrostatic pressure in the wellbore is less than the reservoir pressure
{
=well is underbalanced
~well is overbalanced
~well is balanced
~a kick will not occur from the well
~well be loosing fluids into the formation
}
::45::
If the hydrostatic pressure in the wellbore is greater than the reservoir pressure
{
=well is overbalanced
~well be gaining fluids from the formation.
~a kick will occur from the well
~well is balanced
~well is underbalanced
}
::46::
Purpose of surface casing
{
=Preventing cave-in of unconsolidated sediments at shallow depths as well as protecting aquifers
from contamination
~Preventing cave-in of unconsolidated sediments at 10,000 ft depth as well from cross zonal
contamination
~Housing a diverter system in case of unexpected influx of formation fluids
~Being in contact with formation fluids and completion fluids
~Protecting from abnormal pore pressures
}
::47::
Heavy steel and concrete fitting on the end of the first casing joint to go in the hole. It has an
opening in the end. Drilling mud enters this opening, cement will come out of this opening on its
way into the annulus.
{
=Guide shoe
~Packer
~Valve
~Tubing
~Wellhead
}
::48::
Tool, which have a one-way valve in it, allowing fluids can flow downward through the valve,
but cannot flow upward past the valve in the casing
{
=Float shoe
~Guide shoe
~Centralizer
~Scratcher
~Packer
}
::49::
Difference between a mast and a derrick
{
=Mast is a tower than can be lowered or raised but does not need assembling while a derrick
needs to be broken down piece by piece and assembled in similar way
~Derrick is a tower than can be lowered or raised
~Mast is the substructure under a rig floor
~Derrick is the substructure under a rig floor
~There is no difference between them
}
::50::
What is the remedial cementing?
{
=remedial cementing is usually done to correct problems associated with the primary cement job
~remedial cementing operations consist of 5 categories.
~remedial cementing is the primary cement job
~there is no need for remedial cementing
~is a plug cementing
}
::51::
Formula for calculation of API gravity is:
{
=API gravity = (141.5/Specific Gravity) – 131.5
~API gravity = (141.5*Specific Gravity) – 131.5
~API gravity = Specific Gravity – 131.5
~API gravity = (Specific Gravity/141.5) – 131.5
~API gravity = (141.5/Specific Gravity)
}
::52::
What is the unit of measurement for permeability?
{
=Darcy, millidarcy, m2
~psia, psig
~cm
~m3/sec
~m2/sec
}
::53::
During the downstroke on a bottom hole pump in Sucker Rod lift method, the:
{
=Standing valve is closed
~The pump bottom hold down is open
~Cross lines annulus
~Standing valve is open
~Traveling valve is closed
}
::54::
During the upstroke on a bottom hole pump, the:
{
=Travelling valve is closed
~Standing valve is closed
~Cross lines annulus
~The BHP hold down is open
~Valve rod is disengaged
}
::55::
What is the formula for methane?
{
=CH4
~C4H10
~C2H4
~C3H8
~C2H6
}
::56::
In the IUPAC nomenclature system, what is the correct name for CH3-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH3?
{
=Pentane
~Butane
~Hexane
~Propane
~Methane
}
::57::
What is the general formula of alkenes?
{
=CnH2n
~CnH2n+2
~CnH2n-2
~CnH2n-4
~None of the above
}
::58::
What is the primary purpose of the hoisting system in a drilling rig?
{
=Lifting and lowering drill strings
~Mud circulation
~Wellbore stability
~Formation evaluation
~Rig personnel safety
}
::59::
What is the primary purpose of the rotary system in a drilling rig?
{
=To rotate the drill string
~To regulate mud flow
~To control well pressure
~To circulate drilling fluid
~To monitor downhole temperature
}
::60::
If the values of CBL amplitude is low what does it might indicate?
{
=Good cement bonding
~Bad cement bonding
~No cement exist
~All of the above
~None of the above
}
::61::
If the values of CBL amplitude is high what does it might indicate?
{
= Bad cement bonding
~ No cement exist
~Good cement bonding
~ All of the above
~ None of the above
}
::62::
What is filter cake means?
{
=It is a firm on the wall of the well created by mud
~It is a wall of the inside area of a casing
~It is a formation wall in the well bore
~It is a dried cement slurry
~It is a filter in the well bore
}
::63::
What is Porosity means?
{
=It is a space or holes between particles in the formation
~It is a channel between holes, which connects them
~It is a mix of different formations
~It is a whole amount of holes in the formation
~It is ability to allow flow formation fluid
}
::64::
What is Permeability means?
{
=It is a channel between holes, which connects them
~It is a space or holes between particles in the formation
~It is a mix of different formations
~It is a whole amount of holes in the formation
~It is ability to conduct electrical current
}
::65::
What are the two types of Igneous rock?
{
=Extrusive and Intrusive
~Classic and Chemical
~Sedimentary and Metamorphic
~Limestone and Marble
~Basalt and Obsidian
}
::66::
What does BOP consist of?
{
=Annular preventer, Pipe ram preventer, Shear ram preventer, Blind ram preventer
~Conductor, Surface, Intermediate, Production, Liner
~Sedimentary, Metamorphic, Igneous
~Overbalance and Under-balance
~Accelerators, retarders, extenders, weighting agents, Lost circulation materials
}
::67::
What is Cement Bond Logging?
{
=It is a well-logging technique used to evaluate the quality and integrity of the cement bond
between the casing and the formations.
~Casings second name
~Well stimulation and fracturing
~Process of deviating from the original well bore path to create a new one
~Something related to Cementing
}
::68::
Downstream activities involves:
{
=Refining, Sale to consumers, Delivering to gas stations, industries, and households
~Transportation, Storage
~Locating oil and gas reserves, Drilling wells, Extracting crude oil natural gas from reservoirs
~Export
~Changing into gas
}
::69::
Artificial lift is needed:
{
=in wells when there is insufficient pressure the reservoir to lift the produced fluids to the
surface.
~in wells when there is insufficient water the reservoir to lift the produced fluids to the surface.
~in wells when there is sufficient pressure the reservoir to lift the produced fluids to the surface.
~in wells when there is insufficient drilling fluid the reservoir to lift the produced fluids to the
surface.
~in wells when there is problem with cementing
}
::70::
What is Metamorphic rock?
{
=Is formed when Igneous and Sedimentary rock are heated with high temperature and pressure.
~Is formed when Igneous and Sedimentary rock are heated with cold temperature.
~A lots of small pieces of rocks, plants and animal remains
~ formed when magma comes out of volcano and cools down
~Made by rock fragments
}
::71::
Which component belong to ESP:
{
= Multistage Centrifugal Pump
~ Stator
~ Sucker rod
~ Rod centralizer
~ Plunger lift
}
::72::
Which component belongs to PCP:
{
= Pump (Stator and Rotor)
~Horsehead
~ Sucker rod
~ Transformer
~ Packer
}
::73::
Choose correct Gas lift definition:
{
= A method of artificial lift that uses injected compressed air into the wellbore to reduce fluid
density and viscosity to lift the reservoir fluids to the surface.
~ A method of artificial lift that uses electricity to pump fluids to the surface.
~ A method of artificial lift that uses positive displacement pumps which transfer fluids by eccent
rically rotating a metal spiral rotor inside a spiral stator, either made of elastomer or metal.
~ A method of artificial lift with complex system that is used to lift gas on surface
~ A method of artificial lift that uses pumps and hard to change or repare
}
::74::
Which component belongs to Gas lift:
{
=Mandrel
~ Stator
~ Stuffing box
~ Impeller
~ No turn tool
}
::75::
What does the scratcher do?
{
=Removes wall cake left by the drilling mud during drilling.
~Removes fluids left by the drilling mud during drilling.
~Removes cuttings left by the drilling mud during drilling.
~Guides the casing through the hole.
~None of the above.
}
::76::
The definition of Cement Bond Logging.
{
=Is a well-logging technique used in the oil and gas industry to evaluate the quality and integrity
of the cement bond between the casing and the surrounding geological formations in an oil or
gas well.
~Is a well-logging technique that seals between the annular space and casing.
~Is a well-production technique involving the injection of gas to reduce fluid density, aiding in
the extraction of oil or gas from the well without the need for a downhole pump.
~Is a mechanical system used to lift well fluids when there's insufficient bottom hole pressure,
commonly employed in onshore well operations.
~Used to enhance the properties of cement slurries, ensuring the integrity and longevity of oil
and gas wells.
}
::77::
Cementing operations can be divided into two broad categories
{
=primary cementing; remedial cementing
~single stage; multi stage
~linear cementation; direct cementation
~first stage; zonal isolation
~primary cementing and third stage
}
::78::
Definition of Drilling bit
{
=The cutting element at the bottom of the drillstring, used to grind, break, or shear the rock at the
bottom of the well.
~It is used to rotate the bit and circulate the drilling fluid.
~Used to free the stuck of drill strings.
~Holds the drillstring components in the center of the borehole.
~It absorbs the vibrations generated during the drilling process. The main purpose is to protect
the drilling equipment and reduce the risk of damage.
}
::79::
The top plug follows the last of the cement into the casing. It wipes
{
=Cement off the inside of the casing and separate cement from the displacement fluid.
~Mud off the inside of the casing and separate the gas from the cement.
~Oil off the inside of the casing and connect cement from the mud.
~Gas off the inside of the casing and separate oil from the displacement fluid.
~Fluid off the inside of the casing.
}
::80::
The Bottom plug goes into the casing first. It wipes…
{
=Mud off the inside of the casing and separates the mud from the cement.
~The cement slurry from other fluids.
~Cuttings from the casing.
~The displacement fluid from the casing.
~Gas to the atmosphere.
}
::81::
At what stage is the transportation of oil and gas through pipelines used?
{
=Midstream
~Upstream
~Downstream
~Up-downstream
~Production phase
}
::82::
What is used in Annular preventer?
{
=Used to stops flow by causing a rubber donut to control around the pipe in the hole, blocking
the path of fluids in the annulus.
~Used to seal wellbore when there is no drill string in the well.
~Used to store cleaned mud, after separate process through solid control system.
~Used to provide safe storage for pipe, tubing, casing, drill collars.
~Used to rotate the drill bit.
}
::83::
How does PCP abbreviation stand for?
{
= Progressive Cavity Pump
~ Progressive Cavity Process
~ Positive Cyclic Pump
~ Progressive Conveying System
~ Power Conversion Platform
}
::84::
How does ESP abbreviation stand for?
{
= Electrical Submersible Pump
~ Enhanced Seismic Processing
~ Electrical Surface Proper
~ Energy Saving Protocol
~ Efficient Solar Power
}
::85::
Sign of Overbalancing
{
=Hp>Fp
~HP<FP
~HP=FP
~None of them
~HP-FP
}
::86::
What kind of deflection tools do you know?
{
=Whipstocks, jetting bit and bent subs
~Cat walk,dog house and mud tank
~BOP,valves and annulus
~Retarders,extanders and accelerators
~Packer,bottom plug and top plug
}
::87::
What the API stands for?
{
=American Petroleum Institute
~Application Programming Interface
~Artisanal Programming Ingenuity
~Algorithmic Pathway Interface
~Automated Process Integrator
}
::88::
In which rocks section we can list the sandstone?
{
=Sedimentary
~Igneous
~Metamorphic
~None of them
~Sandstone is not the rock
}
::89::
Choose 1 example of Igneous rocks:
{
=Basalt
~Chalk
~Sandstone
~Chert
~Diatomite
}
::90::
What is Christmas tree?
{
=A set of valves, spools, and fittings that are installed on top of a wellhead to control the flow of
oil or gas.
~An assembly of piping and valves with adjustable choke valves.
~A component at the surface of an oil or gas well that provides the structural and pressure-
containing interface for the drilling and production equipment.
~А valve which is responsible for the permeability of hydrocarbons during perforation
~Ejection of water-soil mixture through expansion joints and available cracks of pavements
}
::91::
What is the primary purpose of well stimulation in the oil and gas industry, as described in the
text?
{
=Opening channels to facilitate easier flow of oil and natural gas.
~Decorating the wellbore with sand and water for aesthetic appeal.
~Creating tiny fissures to allow the escape of wellbore spirits.
~Pumping fluid into a well for musical rock formation vibrations.
~Using sand to build miniature castles in the underground rocks.
}
::92::
What role does the drill collar play in the drilling string?
{
= To provide weight on the bit for better penetration
~To pump drilling fluid
~To house the drill bit
~To measure well temperature
~To measure well pressure
}
::93::
What is the primary definition of the term "kick" in the context of oil and gas production?
{
=An influx of formation fluids into the wellbore
~A drilling technique
~A type of reservoir
~A completion process
~None of the above
}
::94::
What is the purpose of a packer in well completion?
{
=Isolating different reservoir zones
~Drilling through hard rock formations
~Enhancing reservoir permeability
~Stabilizing wellbore walls
~Extracting core samples
}
::95::
What is “SCE” means in drilling?
{
=Solids Control Equipment
~Safety Control Equipment
~Safety Control Environment
~Solids Control Enhancement
~Salt Control Equipment
}
::96::
Oil and gas recovery methods:
{
=Primary, Secondary, Tertiary
~Rod lift, Gas lift, Plunger lift
~Natural flow, Artificial lift
~Primary, Secondary, Terterial
~None of above
}
::97::
What is the Directional drilling?
{
=It is the process of directing the wellbore along some trajectory to a predetermined target.
~It's considered the traditional drilling method for accessing reservoirs directly beneath the
surface.
~It's drilled fluid with cuttings.
~It's final and longest stage of casing.
~It's essential process that follows drilling and casing, preparing oil or gas for well production.
}
::98::
Definition of Well Completion
{
=Well completion refers to the final steps taken to prepare an oil or gas well for production after
drilling and casing the wellbore.
~Well completion is the source of a well or stream
~Well completion is necessary to control the pressure during drilling.
~Well completion is the component at the surface of an oil or gas well that provides the structural
and pressure-containing interface for the drilling and production equipment.
~Well completion is when we just complete every process.
}
::99::
What are the components of a rotating system?
{
=Rotary table, master bushing, Kelly bushing
~Kelly and swivel, crown block
~Top drive, master bushing, Kelly bushing, Kelly, Shale shaker
~Turntable, master bushing, Kelly bushing, down hole motor
~Kelly, Top drive and down hole motor, drilling fluid and pumps
}
::100::
ESP Surface components:
{
=Junction Box, Control Panel, Transformer, Wellhead
~Pump, Wellhead, Transformer, Cable
~Junction box, Motor, Control Panel, Stabilizator
~Venting box, Controller, Control panel, Pump
~Wellhead, Junction box, Transformer, Motor.
}