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What type of drilling rig makes hole by rotating the entire
1 Rotary Drilling Rig
drill string?
2 When does SP log give positive values? when Rmf is smaller than Rw
This is the gas mainly composed of propane and butane,
which has been liquefied at low temperatures and
3 moderate pressures. The gas is obtainable from refinery Liquified Petroleum Gas
gases or after the cracking process of crude oil. What is this
type of gas called?
4 Who was the SPE President in 2011 ? Alain Labastie
What is the common flow regime in the reservoir when a
5 Unsteady state (Semi-steady)
well starts producing for the first time?
NGS log "Natural Gamma Ray
6 A log that can used to determine clay type, name it
Spectrometry"
Name the company founded in the 1920s by two Fench
brothers, Conrad and Marcel, based on a simple theory for
7 Schlumberger
evaluating well's potential. Today, this company is a major
supplier for oilfield services.

What is the common name for a deflection tool used for

8 Whipstock
changing the wellbore trajectory while drilling a well?

9 Who got the Chapter of Month Award in 2011 in Egypt? BUE

A technique in Enhanced Oil Recovery which increases

10 both water viscosity, decreases interfacial tension and ASP
changes wettability at the same time, mention its name.

11 Is the measure of the distribution of fluids in the rock Saturation

This type of oil has initial producing gas-oil ratios of 2000-

3000 scf/STB. The stock tank gravity is usually 40API or
12 Volatile Oil
higher. The critical temperature is generally greater than
the reservoir temperature. Name this type of oil.
13 What does 'break tour' mean in drilling operations? Start drilling operations
Name the Rocks that are generally arranged in layers or
14 strata, formed from particles of material eroded by water Sedimentary Rocks
or wind from a pre-existing rock.
When natural gas expands from a high pressure to a lower
pressure without heat transfer or work being done, there
15 Joule-Thompson Effect
is an accompanying temperature drop or refrigeration
effect normally referred as to what?
 What does n in the General Deliverability Equation in Gas n depend on Turbulent or Laminar Flow,
16
Wells Testing depend on? 0.5 < n < 1 , Turbulent < n < Laminar

Common in Limestones, cavities or voids form within the

rock due to dissolution of and are commonly lined with
17 Vugular Porosity
mineral precipitates. The pore space created when this
happens is referred to as what type of porosity?
It is an organization. The chairman of Standard Oil of New
Jersey, made a unilateral price cut, then a new entity had
18 been established to confront the international oil OPEC
companies. It is established in 1960. What is the
organization called?
is a BHA (bottom hole assembly)used in
19 What is the pendulum assembly used for?
directional drilling to decrease hole angle

The partial pressure of a gas in a mixture of gases is

defined as the pressure that the gas would exert if it alone
were present at the same temperature and volume as the
20 Daltons Law
mixture. If the ideal gas law applies, which law states that
the total partial pressure of a mixture is equal to the sum
of the partial pressures?

21 What is the relationship between oil API and oil viscosity? inversely related
In which decade were the first hydraulic fracture
22 1940s
stimulations attempted?
23 what does the word "TEG" refers to? Tri-ethylne glycol
This is a cylindrical or spherical vessel used to separate oil,
gas and water from the total fluid stream produced by a
24 Separator
well. It can be either horizontal or vertical. Name this
device.
This type of oil has initial producing gas-oil ratios of 3300
scf/STB. The stock tank gravity of 40- 60 API which is
25 Retrograde gas
increase as pressure below the dew point. Name this type
of oil.
This energy company was recently asked to place a sum of
26 $20B in escrow in the United States to cover the long term BP
costs of their Gulf of Mexico blowout. Name the company.
In what year was the Organization of the Petroleum
27 1960
Exporting Countries (OPEC) formed?
Name the group of operations that finish work on a well
28 Completion
and put it on production?
 correlation for estimating gas solubility, developed from
29 studying 45 North Sea crude oil samples and reported an Glasos Correlation
average error of 1.28% with a standard deviation of 6.98%

Used in wild cats drilling and prevents formation fluids

30 Over balanced drilling
from entering well bore while drilling, Ph > Pf
It is the first stage of hydrocarbon production, in which
natural reservoir energy, such as gas drive, water drive or
31 gravity drainage, displaces hydrocarbons from the Primary Recovery
reservoir, into the wellbore and up to surface. What is
this?
Multiphase production in long flowlines produces
intermittent quantities of liquid that are too large for
32 normal separators to handle. The liquid is diverted to a Slug Catcher
large vessel for temporary storage. What is the name for
these vessels?
33 60% of mud pressure losses occur at it, name it. Bit Nozzle
Used in appraisal and development drilling, causes failure
34 and collapse in the well bore while drilling (cavings), Ph < Under Balance Drilling
Pf Hazards: kick may happen
What boundary condition does the Van Everdingen and
35 Constant terminal/reservoir pressure
Hurst analytical aquifer model assume?
36 There are two types of folds, list one Anticline and Syncline
In july 2010, BP announced that it has entered into several
agreements to sell upstream assets in the United States,
37 Canada and Egypt by $ 10 billion to another company, Appache
who is it company?

38 Who is the SPE President in 2012 ? Ganesh C. Thakur

A reservoir which if its pressure is allowed to drop below

39 dew point pressure, its permeability will be greatly Gas-condensate res.
reduced, name it.

Rate at which cuttings fall back toward the bottom of the

40 Slip velocity
well
The pressure at which the first condensate liquid comes
41 Dew Point
out of solution in a gas condensate. What is it?
An equation on which both reservoir simulation and well
42 diffusivity equation
testing are based on?
Disordered random fluid streams flow, usually occurs at
43 Turbulent flow
drill pipes and collars.
44 API Filtrate Loss is measured by which test? API Filter Press
 It is a kind of pressure. This pressure usually measured in
pounds per square inch (psi), at the bottom of the hole.
45 Bottom Hole Pressure (BHP)
And it may be calculated in a static, fluid-filled wellbore.
What is the pressure called?

What sort of production decline is described by the rate of

46 decline being proportional to the production rate (i.e. a Exponential decline
constant percentage each month or year?)
Process of winning and production of oil and gas that have
47 exploitation
been discovered by exploration
Where is the sensor which collects gas in mud placed in
48 Possum Belly
the mud circulation system?
The injection pressure of water is limited
What is the problem with water injection in shallow
49 due to low fracture pressure of shallow
formations?
formations.
Provide a safe conduit for fluid flow from the reservoir to
50 Well completion
the flow line
51 When was Onepetro Launched ? 2007
A Petrophysics equation that links between porosity and
52 kozeny equation
permeability, name it.
It is a flow line network and process facility. A facility that
transport and control the flow of oil or gas from the wells
53 Gathering System
to a main storage facility, processing plant or shipping
point. What is the facility named?
Which log curve is principally used to distinguish clay/shale
54 The gamma ray log.
from sand/carbonate?
Name the activity that increases production and decreases
55 Workover activity
operating costs
56 What is the API of water? 10 @ 60 degrees Fahrenheit
57 Composed of very heavy oil mixed with sands Tar sands
58 Give two other names for vertical lift performance. tubing performance or outflow
59 What does it mean FPSO? Foating Production Storage and offloading

A component of a drillstring that provides weight on bit for

60 drilling. They are thick-walled tubular pieces machined Drill Collar
from solid bars of steel, usually plain carbon steel.

61 Define mobility ratio ratio of displacing fluid / displaced fluid

First direct evaluation method during drilling, provides

62 Mud logging
basic information about subsurface reservoir

Name the individual at the well site who oversees drilling

63 Tool Pusher
rig operations and rig personnel supervision.
 What is the name of a device that forms a seal between
two chambers of the well. It may be equipped with slips
64 that anchors and stops movement under high pressure? Packer

Tool used to sample reservoir fluids and measure

65 Repeat Formation tester
formation pressure vs time
What is the name of a carrier for shaped charge explosives
66 that punches holes through the casing and cement and Perforating Gun
into the formation?
67 What does it men Pressure abundant? Low pressure
When we are talking about a measurement of the ability of
68 Permeability
a fluid to flow through a rock. What are we talking about?
69 At what year was the first well logging job? 1927
What is the name of a normal or straight carbon chain
alkanes with carbon chain lengths of C18+. The alkanes in
70 Paraffin
this range solidify at temperatures from 80oF to over
200oF?
What is the commonest method of preventing sand
71 Gravel packing.
production?
Briefly surpassing Nigeria to become the number one
72 exporter of oil in Africa in 2009 and an OPEC member since Angola
2007, name the second largest exporter of oil in Africa.
Electric potential difference produced naturally by
73 borehole mud, distinguish between permeable and non SP
permeable oil bearing beds
74 What does "POOH" stands for? Pull out of the hole.
State the name of a volume of fluid, without proppant,
75 PAD
injected in front of a frac job to establish frac width?
1896 was the 1st *salt water* offshore well
76 First offshore well drilled
, but 1891 was in fresh water !!
Primarily methane, name the type of fluid that does not
77 Dry Gas
form liquid in the reservoir or on the surface.
Favoured by countries that lack the financial or technical
78 Production sharing agreement
capability to develop resources
In Archies equation, what does the a parameter
79 Tortuosity factor
represent?
80 Name of BPs rig @ macondo explosion Deep water Horizon
What is the primary method of well control during drilling
81 Drilling fluid (accept - mud)
operations?
82 When was oil first found in Iran 1908
 What name is given to the alternate arrival of liquid and
83 Slugging
gas at a point in the Flowlines ?
The name "Brent" comes from the naming
policy of Shell UK Exploration and
Production, operating on behalf of
84 Where does the Benchmark Brent name came from?
ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell, which
originally named all of its fields after birds
(in this case the Brent Goose).
85 Important discovery in 1920 Huntington beach - California
Evaluating newly acquired data and
What is the reservoir engineers primary contribution
86 adjusting the development plan (OOIP, well
during the development of an asset?
locations, etc) as required
This tool is used on a drilling rig to measure drilling fluid
consistency. Fluid is poured into a funnel and the time
87 Marsh funnel
required for the fluid to flow through the tool is measured.
What tool is this?
In 1870, This person founded the 1st major oil company in
88 John D. Rockefeller
the USA
Name the term that is used to describe the angle of
89 intersection of the interface between two fluids at a solid Contact Angle
surface.
90 Historical Petroleum incident in 1923 Tea Pot Dome Scandal
Of particular interest to mud engineers, what term
91 describes the study of the deformation and flow of Rheology
matter?
Formed of various state Hydro carbon companies with
92 Eni
total of 36 subsidiaries
The permeability of a core sample when filled with a single
93 Absolute permeability
liquid is known as what type of permeability?
Name the unusual occurrence in which molecules of
94 natural gas, typically methane, are trapped in a crystalline Hydrate
ice-like structure.
Based on material balance laws for a single-phase gas
95 reservoir not under water drive, what plot can be used to p/z plot
calculate initial gas in place or gas reserves?
96 When was the first flight by Wright Brothers 1903
SPE is the world's largest professional organization for
In 1957, the organization was officially
petroleum engineers with over 97,000 members. When
founded as SPE, a constituent society of
97 was the Society of Petroleum Engineers founded? And
AIME. SPE became a separately
when did it become a separately incorporated
incorporated organization in 1985.
organization?
98 When was Electricity discovered 1882
 When less than one, this ratio estimates the favorable
99 displacement of the displacing and displaced phases. What Mobility ratio
is this ratio?
100 Where does the Benchmark Brent name came from? Named after Brent Goose or Brant
Sucker rod pump performance is commonly monitored by
101 measuring the load on the polished rod with what Dynamometer
measurement device?
Inducing Ac current loops in the formation and measuring
102 Induction log
the resultant signal by receiver
Name the term used in Snell's law to describe the angle of
103 incidence at which a refracted wave travels along the Critical Angle
interface between two media.
Drills directionally with continuous rotation from the
104 RSS
surface
What mineral is formed by recrystallization of original
105 Dolomite
aragonite or calcite crystals in sediments?
Name the term that is used to describe the direction in
106 which a deviated or horizontal well is drilled relative to Azimuth
magnetic north.
Post depositional process including the effect of pressure
107 Diagenisis
and temperature on the rock
Name the phenomenon that describes the unstable
108 Viscous Fingering
displacement of a more viscous fluid by a less viscous fluid.
109 Four joints of drill pipe are called ... ? fourble
Adjusting well trajectory using real time information ,
110 Required when the marker is ill defined, target tolerances Geosteering
are tight

111 What year did the Distinguished Lecture Program start? 1961

The usage of both drainage as well as imbibition relative

112 Hysteresis
permeability curves is due to what phenomonen?
What is the name of the damaged zone surrounding a
perforation tunnel where the action of the perforating
113 Crushed Zone
charge or bullet has altered the formation structure and
permeability?
Name the term that geologists use to describe the
114 condition of an environment in which free oxygen is Anaerobic or Anoxic
lacking or absent.
Why is it undesirable to have a displacement process with Displacing fluid fingers through displaced
115
high mobility ratio ? fluid
 position of zero capillary pressure and lies
116 What is Free water level (FWL) ? below the last 100% water saturation level,
the oil water contact (OWC)

The change in oil-water contact or gas-oil contact profiles

117 Coning
as a result of drawdown pressures during production