P and P Test 1

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TIME ALLOTTED: 1 hour
Q1. What is meant by PRIMARY WELL CONTROL?
a. The use of Blow Out preventers to close in a well that is owing
b. The slow Circulating Rate Pressure used in the kill process
c. The use of Mud Hydrostatic to balance fluid pressures in the formation
d. The use of Pit Volume and Flow rate measuring devices to recognize a kick
Q2. In an open well with gas cut mud when is bottom hole pressure reduced the
most?
a. When the gas is at the surface
b. When the gas is at bottom
c. When the gas is at the casing shoe
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Q3. When you would consider taking a slow circulating rate pressure?
(Select two answers)
a. Only after drilling out casing shoe
b. At beginning of each shift

c. Every time mud density is changed

d. Immediately after cementing
Q4. Which of the following parameters are required for accurate formation strength?
(Select three answers)
a. Accurate pump stroke counter.
b. Accurate pressure gauge.
c. Exact mud density.
d. Hydrostatic pressure in casing.
e. Accurate hole capacity.
f. Measured depth of casing.
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Q5. Which factors can increase pressure surges while running in ?
(Select four answers)
a. Large annular clearance
b. Small annular clearance
c. High viscous mud
d. Running in at fast speed
e. Large size nozzles
f. Low viscous mud
g. Running in at slow speed

h. Balled up stabilisers
Q6. Which of the following statements are considered to be good operating practices
in TOP HOLE where there is a risk of gas bearing formation?
( Select two answers )
a. Circulating while pulling out of the hole on trips
b. Use a high density mud to create maximum overbalance
c. Drill a pilot hole
d. Maintain high rates of penetration to ensure mud viscosity level is as high as
possible
e. Regularly pump fresh water pill to remove the cuttings from the hole
Q7. Which of the following conditions help in selecting kill rate?
(Select two answers)
a. Capacity of kill mud preparation
b. Trip tank volume
c. Volume handling capacity of the choke
d. Formation pressure
Q8. If the mud weight is increased during drilling what will happen to the MAASP?

a. MAASP will increase

b. MAASP will remain same
c. MAASP will decrease
Q9. Which one of the following is the most reliable indication thatawell is flowing?
a. increase in torque
b. Gas cut mud
c. Decrease in pump pressure
d. Increase in flow returns
Q10. Select the roducts commonl used to prevent the formation of hydrates?
(Select Two Answers)
a. Glycol.
b. Carboxy Methyl Cellulose(CMC).
c. Water
d. Methanol
Q11. Which of the following possible warning signs indicate that well may go under
balance? (Select two answers)
a. Increase in pump pressure
b. Change in cuttingsisize & shape
c. Reduction in rate of penetration
d. Increase in drilled gas percentage
e. Increase in weight on bit

Q12. It can be said that closing in the well promptly is one of the most important
duties of a Driller. Any delay may make the well potentially more difficult to kill.
From the list shown below, tick the most likely practices which can lead to an
increase in the size of the influx:
(Select three answers)
a. Switching off the flow meter alarms
b. Regular briefing for the Derrick man on his duties
c. Drilling a further 15 feet after a drilling break, before flow checking
d. Running regular pit drills for drill crew
e. Testing stabin valves during BOP tests
f. Calling tool pusher to floor prior to shutin the well
Q13. A kick is being circulated out at 35 SPM, Drill Pipe Pressure reads 650 psi, and
Casing Pressure 1050 psi. It is decided to slow the pump to 30 SPM while
maintaining 1050 psi on the casing gauge.
How will this affect bottom hole pressure (Exclude any ECD effect ) ?
a. Increase
b. Decrease
c. Stay the same
d. No way of telling

Q14. The reason shut in casing pressure is usually higher than the shut-in drill pipe
pressure is because?
a. The cutting in the annulus are lighter, therefore creating a lighter hydrostatic in
the annulus
b. The inux is usually less dense than the existing mud weight
c. The casing pressure is not necessarily higher, it depends on whether it is an
offshore or
land operation
d. The only difference is in the gauges used
Q15. After shutting in on a kick the SIDPP and SICP have stabilized, then they both
start slowly rising by the same amount. What is the probable cause?
a. A further inux is occurring
b. The inux is gas 8. migrating up the Well Bore
c. The gauges are faulty
d. The BOP stack is leaking
Q16. Select 3 conditions which you feel will increase the risk of exceeding the
MAASP during a well kill operation?
a. Small difference between formation breakdown pressure and mud hydrostatic
pressure
b. Large difference between formations breaks down pressure and mud hydrostatic
pressure
c. Long open hole section

d. Short open hole section

e. Large inux
f. Small influx
Q17. For each of the following statements tick whether it relates to the Drillers
method or the Wait and Weight method.
a. Remove inux from well before pumping kill mud
Drillers OR Wait and Weight
b. Pump kill mud whilst circulating influx up the annulus
Drillers OR Wait and Weight
Q18. What is the approximate pressure pulse travel rate in the mud?
a. 4.5 ft/sec
b. 750 ft/min
c. 1000 ft/sec
Q19. What should be done when complete loss of return occurs while drilling 7
a. Pump heavy mud in the annulus
b. Pump cement in to the annulus
c. Prepare to pump LCM immediately
d. Fill and top up the annulus with lighter fluid available (e.g. water) monitoring and
properly recording the volume filled in.

Q20. Well is shut-in SIDPP is recorded but SICP gauge is broken ,which of the
following pressure can not be calculated?
a. Casing Shoe Pressure
b. Formation Pressure
c. Bottom Hole Pressure
d. Initial circulating Pressure
Q21. When there are more cuttings in the system, which of the following is true?
a. It will increase the difference between SICP 8. SIDPP
b. It will decrease the difference between SICP 8. SIDPP
c. It will have no effect on SICP 8. SIDPP
Q22. Which of the following could be the immediate effect of swabbing?
a. lncrease in Bottom Hole Pressure
b. A kick
c. Reduction in Bottom Hole Pressure
d. Lost circulation.
Q23. During well control operation, power failed 8. well is shut in .After some time
both SICP and SIDPP started rising. To maintain BHP constant which pressure is to
be maintained?
a. SIDPP
b. SlCP
c. Influx Pressure

d. Casing Shoe Pressure

Q24. You are pulling out, after 15 stands it was found that the hole is not taking
proper amount of mud. What action you are going to take?
a. Shut in the well
b. Run back to bottom
c. Pull out another 5 stand and flow check again
d. Flow check if negative run back to bottom and circulate out monitoring returns
e. Continue pulling out
Q25. If the pit leveI increases when the pumps are off, but stays constant when the
pumps are running. What is the problem?
a. Annular pressure losses are giving an overbalance against formation pressure.
b. Mud hydrostaticpressure is greater than formation pressure.
c. The pumps need to be repaired.
d. Pump pressure is greater than mud hydrostatic pressure.
Q26. Kill rate circulating pressure are taken at different pump rate (SPM). Which
one of the following should be used to determine the maximum pump rate to use to
kill the well?
a. Mud/Gas separator limit.
b. Size of the casing.
c. Depth of the casing shoe.

Q27. Which is not the indication that well may be kicking?

a. Increase in flow rate
b. Decrease in pump stroke
c. Decrease in pump pressure
d. Pit gain
Q28. Which of the following factors will affect the MAASP?
(Select two answers)
a. Casing Shoe Depth
b. Diameter of casing
c. Shoe Fracture strength
d. Water loss
e. Maximum allowable pump pressure
Q29. During well killing operation Driller reduces the pump speed from 35 SPM to
30 SPM maintaining drill pipe pressure constant .What will happen to Bottom Hole
Pressure?
a. Increase
b. Decrease
c. Stay the same
Q30. Calculate reduction in bottom hole pressure due to gas cut mud with the
following data, the original mud density being 13.0 ppg:

Depth Interval

Average Mud Weight

0 -1000 ft.

12.3 ppg

1.1 000- 2000 ft.

12.7 ppg

2000- 9800 ft

13.0 ppg

Q31. The following statement describe one of the differences between drilling with
oil base and water base mud.
Gas entering the well bore while drilling with oil base mud will reduce
the hydrostatic pressure more than it would when drilling with water base mud
a. True.
b. False.
Q32. In a well of 9450 ft. depth 25 bbls of slug of 12.8 ppg was pumped , mud level in
drill string dropped by 358 ft. What will be the change in BHP if mud in use is 10.2
ppg & drill string capacity is 0.0178 bblslft ?
a. 0 psi
b. 142 psi
c. 113 psi
Q33. Which of the following situation make kick detection more difficult with PVT
while drilling?
a. By passing solid control equipment
b. Minimum mud transfer to active system
c. Allowing mud loss by overflowing the shakers

d.Changing the high/ low alarm setting of the PVT

Q34. Which of the following well control problems requires the pump to be shut
down quickly to prevent over pressurizing open hole formation?
a. A plugged bit nozzle.
b. A pump liner wash out.
c. A wash out in the drill pipe.
d. A lost bit nozzles.
e. A wash out in the choke manifold.
f. A plugged choke.
Q35. Which of the following parameter will effect the rate of initial pressure build
up?
a. Gas migration
b. Only porosity
c. Permeability
d. All of the above
Q36. A flowing well has been shut in. The drill pipe pressure is 0 because there is a
non-return valve in the string. To determine the SIDPP. What action should be
taken?
a. Bring the pump up to kill rate holding the casing pressure constant by opening the
choke. The pressure shown when the pump is at kill rate is SIDPP.

b. Pump very slowly into the drill pipe with the well shut in. When the pumping
pressure
stabilizes the oat has opened. This pump pressure is equal to SIDPP.
c. Shearing the pipe and reading the SIDPP directly from the casing gauge
Q37. The drill pipes are being stripped in to the well with annular preventer closed
Drill pipe capacity 0.01776 bblslft
Drill pipe metal displacement 0.0087 bblslft
Length of one stand 90 ft
i). How much mud is to be bIeedoff after stripping in pipe?
a. Equal to closed end volume of the pipe stripped in
b. Equal to the steel displacement of the pipe stripped in
c. Equal to the capacity of the pipe stripped in
ii). How much mud is to be lled in the pipe after stripping one stand in bbl
Q38. While circulating out a kick mud pump failed. What first action is to be taken?
a. Shut in the well
b. Change mud pump
c. Repair the mud pump
Q39. How the choke wash-out can be recognized while well killing?
a. Continuously opening choke to maintain correct circulating pressures
b. Rapid rise in casing pressure no change in drill pipe pressure
c. Continuously closing choke to maintain correct circulating pressures
d. Rapid rise in drill pipe pressure no change in casing pressure
Q40. Answer the following if Well is killed using Weight & wait method :-

i). When the FCP is to be maintained constant ?

a. When kill mud reaches casing shoe
b. After kill mud reaches bit
c. When kill mud is pumped down the string
d. When inux is out of hole
ii). When surface line volume is 5 bbls , what is to be done ?
a. Ignore it
b. Reset stroke counter after kill mud reaches drill string
c. Subtract 150 strokes from surface to bit strokes and recalculate step down
Q41. What will happen to mud pit volume when the gas is circulated up the hole?
a. increases
b. Decreases
c. Remains same
Q42. During killing operation sudden loss in drill pipe pressure is observed. What
action should be taken?
a. Continue killing at same rate
b. Increase the pump rate
c. Close choke to compensate for pressure loss in drill pipe
d. Shut the well & investigate the problem of pressure loss
Q43. While pulling out the well starts owing, what first action is to be taken?
a. Run back to bottom
b. Install FOSV, close it & shut the well
c. Connect kelly & circulate

Q44. With the following data calculate the number of stands that can be pulled out
dry before the wellstarts to flow.
Shoe depth: 5,000 ft
Well depth : 8,500 ft
Mud weight : 13.5 ppg
Pore pressure gradient 0.685 psi/ft
Casing capacity : 0.147 bbl/ft
Open hole capacity 0.138 bbl/ft
D/P metal displacement : 0.0082 bbl/ft
Average stand length: 88.5 ft
Q45. What is the definition of MAASP?
a.The maximum BHP can be allowed during kill operation
b. The maximum drill pipe pressure that can be allowed during kill operation
c. The surface pressure in excess of mud hydrostatic that if exceeded is likely to cause
losses at shoe
d. The total pressure applied at casing shoe that can cause losses at shoe
Q46. While killing a well, sudden increase in drill pipe pressure was noticed but the
casing pressure remain unchanged. What is the probable cause? (Select two answers)

a. Blockage in stand pipe / drill pipe

b. Bit nozzle plugged
c. Choke plugged
d. Pressure build up in MGS
Q47. Which of the following problems needs immediate stoppage of mud pumps ?
a.Partial nozzle plugging
b. Nozzle washout
c. Choke plugging
d. String washout
Q48. Derrick man observed that shakers are overflowing due to increased cuttings
coming out in mud returns. What is the safest action to be taken?
a. Slow down pumps until shakers can handle the flow & continue drilling
b. Flow check if negative, circulate at reduced rate so that shakers can handle the
flow
c. Flow check if negative, continue circulating at same rate
d. Flow check if negative, return at original drilling parameters
Q49. A 10000 ft well (TVD) is killed after a kick. The additional mud weight required
to provide a trip margin equal to an increase in BHP of 250 psi is

a. 0.5 ppg
b. 0.2~0.3 ppg
c. 0.3 ppg
Q50. At what point casing shoe pressure will be maximum while circulating out a gas
kick?
a. When kill mud reaches bit
b. When kill mud reaches shoe
c. When top of gas reaches shoe.
d. At initial shut in.
Q51. Calculate the mud level increase in the trip tank after pumping 25 bbls of 16.5
ppg slug
Mud in use 12.2 ppg
Drill string capacity 0.0177 bbls /ft Ans: - bbl
Well TVD 10200 ft
Q52. When drilling with a surface BOP installed, how should the stack and choke
manifold be set up for a soft shut-in? ( Select three answers )
a. BOP side outlet hydraulic choke line valve open.
b. BOP side outlet hydraulic choke line valve closed.
c. Open circuit from remote choke down to the mud gas separator.
d. Remote choke open.
e. Remote choke closed.
f. One valve closed between remote choke and mud gas separator.

Q53. Over pull while tripping out is a stuck pipe warning sign. What well control
problem may be associated with over pull?
a. The presence of hydrocarbons.
b. Swabbing.
c Surging.
d A flowing well.
Q54. What is the first action to take if, while circulating out a kick, the chiksans or
hose going to the
drill string parted?
a. Drop the drill string and close the blind/shear rams.
b. Close the shear rams. (Shear ram above the pipe ram being used).
c. Stop the pump, close the full opening safety valve on the drill string then close the
choke.
Q55. Calculate the new slow circulating pressure at 30 spm if mud weight has been
increased from 10 ppg to 12 ppg:
Recorded data:
SCR @ 30 spm: 400 psi
Drilled depth 9587 ft
Mud density: 10 ppg
a. 333 psi

b. 576 psi
c. 480 psi
d. 525 psi
Answers to P & P Test 1

These are the answers to IWCF Well Control Principle and Procedures Test 1. Take
the practice test for IWCF Well Control Exam preparation. Please ask if you have any
doubt in the comments.
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b, c, d

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a: Drillers Method, b: Wait and Weight

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