PES - 304: HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION

Marks : 20
1. ___ % of crude oil produced in the world contains various amounts of water.
a) 10 b) 20 c) 50 d) 80
2. The water content should be less than ----% in the crude when supplying to a refinery.
a) 1 b) 3 c) 5 d) 7
3. The salinity of water should be less than -----% in the crude when supplying to a refinery.
a) 10 ppm b) 30 ppm
c) 50 ppm
d) 70 ppm
4. Emulsifying agents are
a) Fines
b) Silts

c) Waxes

d) All of them

5. Viscosity of crude oil when heated

a) Increases b) decreases c) does not change

d) None

6. Chemical treating
a) Increases surface tension
b) reduces interfacial tension
c) Enhances separation
d) All of them

7. Heater treater is a -------- vessel employing a vertical flow pattern

a) Vertical b) cylindrical c) horizontal d) diagonal
8. Heater treater vessel is divided into ---- parts.
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5
9. Heating section consists of a fire tube bent at
a) 90 deg
b) 60 deg
c) 45 deg
d) 180 deg
10. The transformer in coalescing section uses 240 in primary and supplies ---- volts in
secondary.
a) 10,500

b) 12,500

c) 16,500

d) 20,500

11. The effluent water contains the soluble inorganic compounds such as salt of
a) Sodium b) Calcium
c) Magnesium
d) All of them
12. The maximum hydrocarbon content in effluent water that may be discharged overboard
in offshore areas is
a) 15-50 mg/lb) 50-100 mg/l

c) 100-150 mg/l

d) 150-200 mg/l
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13. The GGS should be enclosed by walls or barbed wire-fencing not less than ---- in height.
a) 1.0 m
b) 1.2 m
c) 1.4 m
d) 1.8 m
14. The function of explosimeter is to detect
a) Explosives b) Hazardous material c) Flammable vapour d) All of them
15. Orifice meters are ---- types
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5
16. The efficiency of reciprocating pumps is in the range
a) 55-65% b) 65-75%
c) 75-85%
d) 85-95%
17. NPSH stands for
a) Net Pressure Suction Head
b) Net Pressure Static Head
c) Net Positive Suction Head
d) None of the above
18. Diaphragm pump
a) Can handle large amount of suspended solids
b) Expensive to repair
c) Can handle high flow rates
d) None of them
19. The type of pump is essential for pumping toxic liquids
a) Rotary pump
b) Diaphragm pump
c) Canned rotary pump
d) Reciprocating pump
20. Multiphase pumps are applicable in services where the gas volume fraction (GVF) is as
high as
a) 35 b) 55 c) 75 d) 95
21. SPM means
a) Static Point Module
b) Stationary Point Mooring
c) Single Point Mooring
d) None of them
22. Catenary Anchor Leg Mooring (CALM) is suitable when the wave height is
a) <2.5 m
b) <5.0 m
c) <7.5m
d) 10.0 m
23. Single Anchor Leg Mooring (SALM) can be installed in water depth range of
a) 35-500m b) 35-1000m c) 35-1500m d) 35-2000m
24. Chain Articulated Tower Leg concept combines both
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a)
b)
c)
d)

ALC and ELSPM

ALC and SALM
ALC and CALM
CALM and SALM

25. A well IPR curve defines the relationship between

a) FTHP & FBHP
b) FBHP & Well Bore production rate
c) FTHP & STHP
d) FBHP & Bottom-Hole temperature
26. PI is dependent on
a) Pressure b) Formation Volume Factor c) Viscosity d) All of them
27. PI will remain constant in
a) Solution Gas drive
b) Water drive
c) Gas Cap expansion drive
d) All of them
28. IPR is
a) Initial Production Rate
b) Integrated Production
c) Inflow Performance Relationship
d) None of them
29. SCADA is a
a) Refining method
b) Processing method
c) Data Acquisition
d) None of them
30. The extremely toxic gas present in hydrocarbon reservoirs
a) CO2
b) H2S
c) Nitrogen d) Hydrogen
31. Gas dehydration is the process removing
a) Gas from oil b) water from oil c) water from gas d) none of them
32. Production potential is defined as
a) Total hydrocarbon production from a single well
b) Hydrocarbon production rate per day per well
c) Amount of hydrocarbon can be obtained from a single field
d) None of them
33. Prediction of production potential is essential

a)
b)
c)
d)

To forecast the future resources

To make a development plan
To sustain the demand
All of them

34. The important function of offshore installations

a) Drilling & Casing
b) Logging & Cementing
c) Processing oil & gas
d) None of them
35. B.O.P is
a) Bad Oil Patch
b) Balance Of Pressure
c) Blow Out Preventer
d) Blow Out Protector
36. Isotope injector tool can be used for
a) Flow Rate measurement
b) Porosity determination
c) Pressure Measurement
d) None of them
37. For channel detection which of the following tools can be effectively used
a) Temperature Tool
b) Noise Tool
c) Isotope Injector
d) All of them
38. What is the flow sensing element called in a spinner flow meter tool
a) Propeller b) Impeller c) Rotor d) Spinner
39. Wire-line B.O.P is used during
a) Drilling b) Cementing c) Casing d) Logging
40. At gas entry points temperature log shows
a) Heating anomaly
b) Cooling Anomaly
c) Same gradient
d) Fluctuations
41. Liquid of same viscosity made to flow through different pipes at 100 bpd. Reynolds
number will be highest in
a) 3 pipe b) 5 pipe c) 7 pipe d) 8 pipe

42. Which of the following tools can identify fluids

a) Gradiomanometer
b) GR
c) Flowmeter
d) Neutron
43. GR-CCL log is used for
a) To identify fluid type
b) To identify thief zones
c) Depth correlation
d) None of them
44. Channel behind casing can be identified with the help of
a) Temperature log
b) Gamma-Ray log
c) Fluid density log
d) Neutron Log
45. The formation pressure of a thief zone is
a) High compared to other producing zones in the well
b) Low compared to other producing zones well
c) Same as other producing zones in the well
d) None of them

46. Bottom hole pressure can be recorded with

a) Neutron tool
b) Temperature tool
c) Gamma-ray tool
d) Manometer
47. Channeling behind casing is due to
a) Pressure difference between producing zones
b) Temperature difference between producing zones
c) Proximity of producing zones
d) Bad cementation job
48. High spinner rotations indicate
a) Low production
b) High production
c) No production
d) None of them
49. When the well producing oil, the well head temperature will be

a)
b)
c)
d)

Low
Very low
High
Equal to surface temperature

50. When the well producing gasl, the well head temperature will be
a) Low
b) Very High
c) High
d) Equal to surface temperature

KEY: PES - 304: HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION

1. D
2. C
3. C
4. D
5. B
6. D
7. C
8. C
9. D
10. C
11. D
12. A
13. D
14. C
15. B
16. D
17. C
18. A
19. C
20. D
21. C
22. A
23. A
24. A
25. B
26. D
27. B
28. C
29. C
30. B

31. C
32. C
33. D
34. C
35. C
36. A
37. D
38. B
39. D
40. B
41. A
42. A
43. C
44. A
45. B
46. D
47. D
48. B
49. C
50. A