No Question Answer Topics

What is the largest water-flooding project in south Minas oil

1 Trivial
east asia? field
The tendency of one fluid to spread on, or adhere
Petrophysi
2 to, a solid surface in the presence of other wettabillity
cs
immiscible fluids is called
This event may lead to loss of well control,
resulting in a blowout, or lead to difficulty in
circulation
3 cleaning the borehole, which may eventually lead Drilling
loss
to a stuck drillstring. One remedy is to reduce the
mud weight. What is this event?
These clastics sediments are saturated with
hydrocarbons and exposed. They are equivalent to tar sands or
4 Geology
subsurface oil reservoirs. What are these sediment oil sands
called?
6th October,
5 When is SPE founded? Trivial
1957
At higher gas rates, the bubbles coalesce into
larger bubbles, called Taylor bubbles, that
eventually fill the entire pipe cross section.
6 Slug flow Production
Between the large gas bubbles are slugs of liquid
that contain smaller bubblees of gas entrained in
the liquid. What flow regime is it?
The existing decline curve equations are based on Arps
7 Reservoir
whose equation? Equation
Forces of
The term a/Vm in van der waals equation is the attraction
9 Res. Fluids
correction of pressure for between the
molecules
What is chemical quantity with units of pressure
that is intended to better describe a gas's real-
10 fugacity Thermo
world pressure than the ideal pressure P used in
the ideal gas law called?
This braking system is provided by two opposing
magnetic fields. This brake is electromagn
11 Drilling
directly coupled to the drawworks shaft. What is etic brake
this brake called?
Indonesia is one of the countries that already
12 Gabon Trivial
expelled form OPEC. What is the other one?
In the subsurface, is the total compressibility of a
dry steam reservoir (single phase, no liquid water
It is much
13 present) higher, lower, or about the same as a Reservoir
lower.
saturated (two-phase steam and water) reservoir at
the same pressure?
Clastic/detrit
What is the name for group of rock that comprises
al
14 fragments that are mechanically transported, Geology
sedimentary
deposited and lithified?
rock
It would be
If the size of the grains of a beadpack were double,
larger (4
15 whats the effect on the permeability? (note: all Reservoir
times
else being equal)?
approx.)
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A procedure for calibrating permeability data
obtained from a minipermeameter device. This is Klinkenberg
1 Reservoir
usually done when the pore space approaches the Correction
mean free path of the gas.
This phenomenon begins when mechanical
shearing stops and clay platelets that previously
2 Flocculation Drilling
dispersed come together because of the attractive
force of surface charges on the platelets
When the particles move in a series of jumps,
periodically leaving the bed surface and carried
3 Saltation Geology
short distances within the body of the fluid before
returning to the bed again is called
4 What is the range of standard length of drill pipe? 30 - 33 ft Drilling
CALCULATION QUESTION. Weight dry sample in air
= 20 gram. Weight saturated sample in air = 23
Petrophysic
5 gram. Density saturating fluid = 1 gram/cc. Bulk 30.30%
s
volume is 9.9 cc. How much is the effective
porosity of this core?
The equation that relates chemical reaction rates
to the temperature and includes such terms as Arrhenius
6 Thermo
Activation Energy, Temperature, and the universal Equation
gas constant.
This is a calculation question. Given data that an
oil separator has a retention time of 8 minutes.
7 The flow rate is 8 barrels per minute and the liquid 106,667 barels Production
level is 60%, what volume should the separator
be?
There is a physical property of a fluid, which is the
rate of change of velocity at which one layer of
8 1/second Fluid Mech.
fluid passes over an adjacent layer, called as shear
rate. What is SI unit for shear rate?
This braking system is provided by two opposing
magnetic fields. This brake is electromagneti
9 Drilling
directly coupled to the drawworks shaft. What is c brake
this brake called?
What does a term of standardized measure of
10 discounted future cash flows relating to proved oil SMOG Trivial
and gas reserve quantities usually called?
Work done per unit area in expanding the surface Interfacial
11 Res. Fluid
of a liquid in contact with another phase is called tension
12 A feldspar-rich sandstone is called a(n) arkose Geology
High viscosity and high gel strength may cause
13 TRUE Drilling
fluid-loss while drilling, is it true or false
14 What is the name of the field of the BP oil spill? Macondo Trivial
This is a sweet-tasting synthetic ingredient used in
15 toothpaste and other products, and also a Glycerin Trivial
petrochemical derived from oil.
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 Armais Arutunoff was one of the inventor of a tool Electric
1 which is widely used in oil industry. What is the name Submersible Trivial
of this tool? Pump
Measurement
of friction in a
turbulent fluid
2 What does Nikuradse Equation explain about? Production
experiences as
it flows down a
rough pipe
This two mud properties is the most controlling
properties in the process density and
3 Drilling
of lifting particles that fall down through the flowing viscosity
fluid by the effect of gravity when drilling
What is the name of the point where the state of
pressure and temperature at which the intensive Petrophysi
4 Critical point
properties of the gas and liquid phases are cs
continuously identical?
What is the name given for the 1D water flood Buckley-
5 Reservoir
problem that has an analytical solution? Leverett
The tendency for variations in current velocity to
6 segregate sediments on the basis of particle size is sorting Geology
called
7 Which class 27 to 30 ft drillpipe is classified in API Range 2 Drilling
There is an imbalance of molecular forces at the
interface between two phases. This is caused by Interfacial
8 Res. Fluids
physical attraction between molecules. What is this Tension
imbalance of forces known as?
What reaction can be used for converting resins to
9 Oxidation Thermo
asphaltenes?
Semi-
What's the name of rig which was used in the second submersible
10 Trivial
greatest oil spill in history? drilling rig
Sedco 135-F
What is the most common acids used to attack mixtures of HF
11 Production
silicate minerals such as clays and feldspars? and HCl
sedimentary successions composed of strongly
12 reddened sandstone and mudstone are sometimes red beds Geology
referred to as
In drilling we often meet some abbreviation of terms Kill Mud
13 like KMW and PMW. What does that two terms refer Weight, Pump Drilling
to? Mud Weight
Graphical method for representing a series of beds of sedimentary
14 Geology
sediments or sedimentary rocks are called log
15 What is the name of the field of the BP oil spill? Macondo Trivial
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Kamojang,
Darajat,
Lahendong,
Sibayak, and
Awibengkok,
1 Mention 4 Geothermal Fields in Indonesia! Trivial
Ulubelu, Lumut
Balai,
Lahendong,
Karaha, Hululais,
Sungai Penuh
Tricalcium
Silicate,
Dicalcium
What are the basic component of Portland Silicate,
2 Drilling
cement? Tricalcium
Aluminat,
Tetracalcium
Aluminoferrite
This common fracturing fluid additives uses
Bacteria to attack the organic polymers, Productio
3 Bactericides
destroying the bonds and, unavoidably, reducing n
the viscosity.
C3A has function as early strength in cement but
reduce sulfate
4 it has side effect. what is side effect of Drilling
resistance
increasing C3A content on cement?
A completion and workover fluid, called Stable
5 Chevron Trivial
Foam, is developed by what company?
What is defined as the ratio of the density of the
Liquid specific
6 liquid to the density of water, both taken at the Reservoir
gravity
same temperature and pressure?
When there are no unbalance forces acting on Mechanical
7 any part of the system or on the system as a Thermo
Equilibrium
whole then it can be called as...
double lets 2
What is the difference between double and triple joints of pipe to
8 Drilling
rig? be stacked, triple
lets 3 joints.
Breakdown and alteration of bedrock by
9 mechanical and chemical weathering processes regolith Geology
will create a layer that is called
Drilling without
10 In term of drilling, what does 'bullseye' means? Drilling
deviation
The extra resistance of a porous medium to fluid
flow, beyond that predicted by Darcy's law, Inertial
11 Reservoir
caused by local accelerations within the tortuous resistance
pore volume is
Premier Oil is an independent British UK oil
company with gas and oil interests in the UK,
12 1934 Trivial
Asia and Africa. Mention the year when was the
premier oil start to trade?
In cementing process, the cement needs a
13 certain time to set as a solid substance. What is Green cement Drilling
the term used when a cement is not yet dry?
 What type of hydrocarbon is generated if source Gas, oil
14 Geology
rock contains kerogen type 3? if the HI > 150
15 Who is the current CEO of premier oil? Tony Durrant Trivial

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Sometimes in the drilling manual we see an
abbreviation of things that's used to make things
Pulling out of the
1 shorter, thus making the text more friendly to Drilling
hole
the reader. There's a widely used abbreviation
called POOH. What does POOH means?
Which one has the highest critical pressures? 1.
Methane-n-butane Petrophysic
2 methane-ethane system, 2. methane-propane
system s
system, or 3. methane-n-butane system?
Movement of the shoreline seawards as a result
3 Regression Geology
of sedimentation occuring at the coast is called
Bekapai, Handil,
Mention 4 of Total E&P Indonesie currently
4 Tunu, Peciko, Trivial
operating fields in Indonesia
Tambora
When we encounter an unconsolidated reservoir,
we could use a drilling technique which allows a Underbalanced
5 Drilling
kick to occur, to minimize reservoir damage. drilling
What is this drilling technique called?
When was IIAPCO and Pertamina sign the
6 product sharing contract for the concession of 1996 Trivial
Off Shore North West Java area?
Sedimentary structures with scoop-shaped or V-
shaped depressions that scoured into a sediment
7 Flutes Geology
surface by the erosional, winnowing action of
currents is called...
What is the terminology for production rate Productivity Index
8 Production
divided by the pressure drawdown? (J)
The voltage needed
to flow an electric
current of 1 Ampere
through a
9 What's the definition of 1 ohm-m? Reservoir
substance with face
area of 1 m2 and
the length of 1
meter
Mention the name and the year she's appointed,
10 DeAnn Craig, 1998 Trivial
the first woman SPE president.
Joule Thomson Effect describes the temperature
change of a gas of liquid when it is forced
Pressure change is
11 through a valve or porous plug while kept Res. Fluids
adiabatic and small
insulated. The Joule Thomson equation is valid
when
Equivalent
When pumping mud, the mud becomes heavier
12 circulating density Drilling
than its original weight. What is this term called?
(ECD)
 flow from the
When we do a production test, an event could
formation to the
occur on low productivity well that can lead to
13 wellbore after the Production
difficulty with analysis of data, it's called
well is shut-in at
afterflow. What does afterflow mean?
the surface
Horizontal angle, measured clockwise from the
14 true North to the tangent of the trajectory at this Azimuth Drilling
survey point is called as.a..
Mention two of the most important processes in Compaction and
15 Geology
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1 What is the largest merger in American History? Exxon + Mobil Trivial
This kick removal method closed-in the well once a
kick is detected and the post-kick information is
obtained. Next, the kill mud weight is determined,
the weighted mud is prepared and then circulated in Wait-and-
2 Drilling
to kill the well. During this operation, the drillpipe Weight method
pressure is checked according to the pressure
schedule which has to be prepared before the
circulation starts.
Sedimentary layers (strata) are originally deposited Principle of
3 as relatively horizontal sheets. This principle is Original Geology
known as... Horizontality
3-phase
In petrophysics, what is Stone's model used to Petrophys
4 relative
predict? ics
permeability
What is the difference between the average Productio
5 Slip velocity
velocities of the two phases in multiphase flow? n
What is the phenomenon where there are a water
6 saturation difference between pre-drainage and post- Hysteresis Reservoir
imbibition called?
Any feature that cuts across a rock or body of
Cross-Cutting
7 sediment must be younger than the rock or sediment Geology
relationship
it cuts across. This principle is known as...
8 Mention the biggest steamflooding field in the world! Duri field Trivial
To save cost, the casing installed sometimes doesn't
reach until the surface but finishes within the
9 Liner Drilling
previous string. What is the casing configuration
called as?
1 The condition when pressure is above bubble point Undersaturate
Res. Fluid
0 pressure is called d
This is a calculation question. Flowrate of a 1 cP fluid
1
in a 1 m pipe is 1 cm3/s at a pressure drop of 10 psi. 16 m3/s Flu. Mech
1
If the radius is doubled, what is the new flowrate?
1 Soft sediment deformation is most typical in which Delta front
Geology
2 facies of deltaic deposits? facies
1 What drive mechanism involves using miscible gas to Dissolved gas
Reservoir
3 transport crude oil to the well bore? drive
 What is a tool run on electric wireline which
1 measures the diameter of the wellbore. It may be
caliper log Drilling
4 used for detecting washouts, calculating cement
volumes, or detecting internal corrosion of casing
Partially
1
What does PHPA stands for? hydrolyzed Drilling
5
polyacrylamide
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Poor cutting removal,
hole sloughing, lost
1 Mention three factors causing pipe sticking! circulation, Drilling
differential pressure
sticking, keyseating
This pump has two liners with valves on duplex double-acting
2 Drilling
both ends of the liners pump
An instrument used in sucker-rod pumping
to record the variation between the polished
3 Dynagraph Production
rod load and the polished rod displacement
is called
A semi-log plot produced during pressure
4 Horner plot Reservoir
buildup analysis is known as
This is a calculation question. If the API
5 gravity of an oil is 37 degrees, whats the 52.4 lbm/ cu. Ft Res. Fluids
density of the oil in lbm/cu. Ft?
How cold must LNG be kept for waterborne
6 -259 F Thermo
transportation?
What is the spesific gravity of a API
7 2.6 Drilling
Bentonites?
Mention the name and the year, who is the
8 CEO of Chevron, and since when he stepped John Watson Trivial
up as the CEO?
Compositional phase diagrams for three-
9 Ternary diagrams Res. Fluids
component mixtures is called
A statistical tool that measures the spatial
1
correlation or continuity in geophysical data Semivariogram Geology
0
is called
Primary
1 What type of porosity is generated during
(intergranular) Geology
1 deposition of sediment fragments ?
porosity
If pore diameter in a rock is reduced by half,
1 how much does the capillary entry pressure
2 times Reservoir
2 increase according to the Washburn
equation?
This type of casing enable circulation of the
1 drilling fluid to the shale shakers without
Conductor Casing Drilling
3 eroding the surface sediments directly below
the rig foundation.
Shale gas/oil
1 What does US do which affect the global oil
extraction, Shale Trivial
4 prices in recent years?
boom
1 What are the two most power consuming hoisting and fluid-
Drilling
5 system in rig circulating systems
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inclination,
Mention 3 factors that affecting paraffin mud density,
1 Drilling
solubility in crude oil & rotary
speed
What is the terminology used to describe the
result of the process in carbonate rock when the
large pores grow at a rate substantially higher Productio
2 Wormhole
than the rate at which smaller pores grow, so n
that a large pore receives an increasingly larger
proportion of the dissolving fluid?
When we produce heavy oil, it tends to have
larger value of viscosity which makes it harder to Vapor Productio
3
be produced. An approach to this case is to do Extraction n
VAPEX. What does VAPEX stands for?
Finding
newer,
4 What's the slogan of Chevron? cleaner ways Trivial
to power the
world
This is a calculation question. A sandstone with
25% porosity completely saturated with water of
resistivity of 0.05 ohms has a measured
5 1.6 ohms Reservoir
resistivity of 0.8 ohms. What would the
measured resistivity be if the water resistivity is
0.1 ohms?
"A body of porous and permeable rock
containing oil and gas through which fluids may
Petroleum Petrophys
6 move toward recovery openings under the
Reservoir ics
pressure existing or that may be applied" by
Uren is the definition of
What's the number of rule of thumb for gas Productio
7 3 up to 5
compressor's compression ratio? n
When the gravel-sized particle in coarse detrital
8 Breccia Geology
rock are angular. What will be the rock called?
What is a short cylindrical steel component
which is attached to the bottom of casing string
9 that has check valve and functions in the same float shoe Drilling
manner as float collar and rounded bottom
which act as guide shoe for the casing
A formation encountered during drilling into
10 Thief Zone Drilling
which circulating fluid can be lost is
Temperature changes as pressure is reduced Joule-
11 when a flowing stream of gas passes through thompson Res. Fluid
throttle is called effect
Calcium
12 What is the principal compound in limestone? Carbonate Geology
(CaCO3)
What fluid is commonly used in carbonate
13 Carbonic acid Trivial
reservoir simulation?
14 What is the range of standard length of drill 30 - 33 ft Drilling
 pipe?
The ratio of inertial to viscous effect in the flow reynold
15 Flu. Mech.
is called number
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From propane, normal butane, ethylene, and
1 natural gasoline, which is not substances that Ethylene Thermo
composing Natural gas liquids?
For gas reservoir, liquid presence is an
unfavorable condition. However, the liquid could
come from inside the gas as condense water, or
2 Bukacek Correlation Reservoir
from the aquifer because of the strong water
drive driving force. What tools we can use to
know the water origin?
Alginite, Resinite,
Exinite, Liptinite,
Mention 4 kerogen forms which has hydrocarbon
3 Suberinite, Geology
potential to make oil.
Sporinite, Cutinite,
Vitrinite (HI>150)
This is a special two-phase gas-liquid separator
4 that is designed to handle large gas capacities Slug Catchers Production
and liquid slugs on a regular basis
What is the terminology for natural gas
5 Sour Gas Drilling
containing hydrogen sulfide?
What is a specially designed bit with one large
6 nozzle, which can be used as a deflecting tool in badger bit Drilling
soft formation
What are the units of thermal expansion Petrophysi
7 1/degree F
coefficient (beta)? cs
This type of oil has initial producing gas-oil ratios
of 2000-3000 scf/STB. The stock tank gravity is
8 usually 40API or higher. The critical temperature Volatile Oil Res. Fluid
is generally greater than the reservoir
temperature. Name this type of oil
Relation pressure drop and flowrate for steady,
9 Poiseuille's law Flu. Mech.
laminar flow in circular tubes is mentioned in?
What is the largest offshore oildfield in the world Safaniya oild field,
10 Trivial
and where is it? Saudi arabia
Ram-type preventer is designed to seal off the
annulus by ramming large number-faced blocks
11 James Abercrombie Trivial
of steel together. Who invented the ram-type
blowout preventer?
sediment body consisting of structureless or
carbonate mud
12 crudely bedded fine crystal line carbonate is Geology
mound
called
A water pump and a steam compressor operate
with the same inlet pressure and outlet pressure
13 Compressor Production
at the same mass flow rate. Which one require
greater power input?
This kick removal method firstly displace the
annulus fluid containing the kick with the help of
an adjustable choke, circulation is continued so
14 Driller's method Drilling
that all kick fluids are removed then the
weighted mud is pumped through the drillstring
and the annulus by a complete circulation.
 A person whose occupation is hard-manual labor
15 Roughneck Drilling
working on oil rigs is called
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In Portland Cement, C3S has major contribution
1 Strength Drilling
to which cement property?
Because it
Why does Dynamic Positioning System is
2 needs lots of Drilling
considered costly?
fuel
This is a calculation question. What is the
approximate pressure at the bottom of an open
3 4.33 psia Production
tank 10 ft in height and 2 ft in diameter that
contains water at STP?
This temperature window allows for the creation
4 of crude oil from organic matter in sedimentary 150-300F Geology
rocks. What are these values?
Mention the number until its second decimal.
5 28.97 gr/mol Trivial
What is the molecular weight of air?
Mention the date. When is the gulf Mexico oil spill 20th april
6 Trivial
tragedy happened? 2010
Vapor pressure
Clausius-Clapeyron Equation expresses the
7 and Res. Fluid
relationship between
temperature
Pressure drop can be stated in the unit of length.
8 Head Production
The term is called as
Motor
controller,
9 Mention 3 surface components of ESP! Transformer, Production
Surface
electric cable
Calculate the hydrosatic pressure for the 18000*15,5*0,
10 following : 15,5 ppg mud at 21000 ft MD / 18000 052 = 14508 Drilling
ft TVD. psi
What is the space between the drillstring and
11 open hole or drillstring and cased annulus Drilling
hole in the wellbore.
Who is the man who propose shape factors for
12 Dietz Reservoir
closed area?
A condition where the drill string cannot be
rotated or pulled along the axis of the wellbore differential
13 Drilling
when wellbore pressure is greater than reservoir sticking
pressure is called
A mixture of naturally occurring hydrocarbons
which may exist in the solid, liquid, or gaseous
Petrophysi
14 stats depending upon the conditions of pressure Petroleum
cs
and temperature to which it is subjected is the
definition of...
15 What are the main purpose of using drilling mud? Control Drilling
downhole
pressure;
Transport
cuttings;
Stabilize and
Support the
Wellbore
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When two different and immiscible fluids are in
1 contact, the 2 fluids won't be fused, and will be Interface Res. Fluid
separated by a layer. What is this layer called?
CaCl2, NaCl,
Name 3 substance to be added to cement, acting Alcohol,
2 Drilling
as accelerator CaOH,
Gypsum
C3A has function as early strength in cement but reduce
3 it has side effect. what is side effect of increasing sulfate Drilling
C3A content on cement? resistance
Mention the month and year, when tragedy of
4 May 2006 Trivial
LAPINDO in Porong Sidoarjo happen!
Larderello,
Mention the place and the year, where and when
5 Italy, 4 July Trivial
the first geothermal field in the world was built
1904
Constant
Mention the other name of exponential decline in
6 fractional Production
production decline analysis
decline
This function has been used for correlating
capillary pressure data for rocks with similar pore Leverette-J-
7 Reservoir
types and wettability, but with different Function
permeabilities. What is this function called?
We can group permeability divided by viscosity
8 Mobility Reservoir
into a term. Mention this term.
Dense, viscous mixtures of sediment and water in
9 which the volume and mass of sediment exceeds debris flow Geology
that of water known as
a fluid flow process in which the saturation of the
Petrophysic
10 wetting phase increases and the nonwetting imbibition
s
phase saturation decreases is known as
Laboratory analysis of a typical black oil will 2.0 res
11 Res. Fluid
indicate an initial oil formation volume factor of.... bbl/STB
A morphological feature dormed by the interaction
12 between a flow and cohesionless sediment on a Bedform Geology
bed is called
Mention the Dietz's shape factor for a perfect
13 circular reservoir shape with a well located in the 31.6 Production
center
When we do a production test on an oil well with
high GOR or gas well with high liquid ratio, Phase
separation of gas and liquid could occur and will redistribution
14 Drilling
make a hump on the plot of build-up data, and the (pressure
data may be questionable value of analysis of humping)
reservoir properties. What is this event called?
There are a few kind of tools to separate cuttings
from the mud. One of the tools remove most of Hydrocyclon
15 Drilling
the solids in the 16 to 100-mm range of solids. es
What is this tool called?
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A siliceous and aluminous mineral substance that
will react with calcium hydroxide formed in
1 hydration of Portland cement to form calcium Pozzoland Drilling
silicates that possess cemenititious properties is
called
Tricalcium
Silicate,
Dicalcium
Silicate,
What are the basic component of Portland
2 Tricalcium Drilling
cement?
Aluminat,
Tetracalcium
Aluminoferrit
e
What is temperature and pressure in standard
3 60F 14.7 psi Production
condition
What country has the most naturally fractured
4 Libya Trivial
reservoir in the world?
The processes responsible for changing sediments
5 cementation Geology
into sedimentary rock are compaction and
Moving the pipe Stripping
6 Drilling
while the blowout preventer closed is called pipe
Which continent is currently the worlds largest
7 Asia Trivial
petroleum consumer?
This terminology refers to a heterogeneous liquid
that consists of two immiscible liquids, one of
8 Emulsions Reservoir
which is intimately dispresed as droplets in the
other.
This tests are conducted to determine the changes
in the volumetric behavior of the reservoir fluid as Separator
9 Reservoir
the fluid passes through the separator (or Test
separators) and then into the stock tank.
TRUE OR FALSE. The larger the angle of slant, the
10 larger the negative contribution to the total skin TRUE Production
effect will be.
What is the terminology for production rate Productivity
11 Production
divided by the pressure drawdown? Index (J)
This type of viscosity is defined as the viscosity of
a Newtonian fluid that exhibits the Effective
12 Drilling
same shear stress at the same rate of shear as the viscosity
actual fluid being tested
Soluble organic compound that concentrates on
the surface boundary between two dissimilar
13 substances and diminishes the surface tension Surfactant Drilling
between
them
Which one of the following features is NOT
Columnar
14 commonly associated with sedimentary rocks? Geology
joint
bedding, columnar joint, fossils.
 Gravity driven turbid mixtures of sediment turbidite
15 Geology
temporarily suspended in water are called deposit
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WTI crude oil is a grade of crude oil used as a
benchmarking in oil pricing. This crude oil often referenced West Texas
1 Trivial
in news report on oil prices, alongside the price of the Intermediate
Brent crude oil. What does WTI stands for?
For bingham plastic drilling fluid, what is the ratio of shear
2 plastic viscosity Flu. Mech
stress to shear rate if a value of yield stress is zero?
Mention the depth and the company's name, the well BP, 35055 ft
3 Trivial
which is the deepest oil well to date offshore GOM
What is the theoritical internal pressure differential in casing burst
4 Drilling
which a coint of casing will fail? pressure
A law relates the in-situ electrical conductivity of a
Petrophysi
5 sedimentary rock to its porosity and brine saturation is Archie's law
cs
called
what are the two angles that are measured for directional inclination, hole
6 Drilling
survey? direction
what term refers to the measurement of the formation
7 properties during drilling operation for used of the wire- LWD / MWD Drilling
line tools?
WTI 51.12, Brent
What's the current price of WTI and Brent oil in the market 58.92 (+- 0.5 is
8 Trivial
according to Bloomberg? considered as
correct)
Caracas,
9 In what city the headquarters of PDVSA are located? Trivial
Maracaibo
NRDPP provide a solution to reduce drill string in casing in non rotating drill
10 Drilling
extended wells, what does NRDPP stand for pipe protectors
This is a calculation question. Calculate the Ei value for a
formation with porosity of 22.3%, viscosity of 2 cp, radius
11 0 Reservoir
of 700, total compressibility of 20 * 10^-6, permeability of
35 md, and the time of half days
Generally, shale gas is stored in shale matrix, which is
highly porous by has very poor permeability. What is the Hydraulic
12 Reservoir
common well stimulation method used in shale gas Fracturing
formations?
With 2 immiscible phases are placed in contact on a solid
surface, one of the phases is usually attracted to the
13 Wetting phase Reservoir
surface more strongly than the other phase. What is this
phase known as?
What present major oil company that founded in 1875 as
14 Conoco Philips Trivial
the Continental Oil and Transportation Company?
This is a calculation question. Water specific gravity of
1.03 is to be injected in the injection well having 7 inch 32
pound per foot casing, viscosity of water at bottomhole
15 81 Barrel per day Flu. Mech
condition is 0.6 centipoise, at what volumetric flow rate in
barrels per day will the transition from laminar to turbulent
flow occur
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No Question Answer Topics
Brent Crude is a major trading classification of sweet
light crude oil that serves as a major benchmarking price
1 North Sea Trivial
for purchases of oil worldwide. Where does this Brent
Crude is exctracted?
In what year was the first issue of the SPE Journal
2 1961 Trivial
released?
Volume of slurry
3 Cement yield point is defined as obtained per sack Drilling
of cement used
Saudi Aramco
(Saudi Arabia);
China National
Prior to the oil crisis, the old "Seven Sisters" had 85% oil
Petroleum
reserves from all the world. But the increasing influence
Corporation;
from OPEC has declined their dominance. Then Financial
4 Gazprom (Russia); Trivial
Times has labeled "New Seven Sisters" to the most
National Iranian Oil
influential national oil and gas companies currently
Company;
outside the OECD. Mention 5 of them!
Petrobras (Brazil);
PDVSA (Venezuela);
Petronas (Malaysia)
In saturated water condition below 226 degree Celcius,
Enthalpy: rises,
5 what happen to enthalpy and entropy value of water if Thermo
Entropy: decreases
the temperature is rised?
What is the type of well log that consist of recording of
the travel time of sound waves in borehole which is
6 Sonic log Drilling
influenced by the rock matrix and pore fluids and is used
to estimate formation porosity
What is the term given to the water traped in pores of
7 connate water Reservoir
the rock during the formation of this rock
CALCULATION A flowing oil well produces 173 STB/D at
measured bottomhole flowing pressure of 2886 psig,
8 pressure buildup test indicates reservoir bottomhole 0.55 Production
pressure is 3200 psig, what is the Productivity Index of
the well
If the reservoir is
not
When will be the value of initial water saturation and
9 virgin/original/prod Reservoir
connate water saturation will be different?
uced not for the
first time
What fluids require a minimum shear stress, and when
10 Bingham plastic Flu. Mech
the value is lower than that they will not flow
According to Applied Reservoir Engineering by Craft
Vitrinite index,
Hawkins, total organic content is the geochemical
Tmax, Hidrogen
11 properties used in the evaluation of shale reservoirs, Geology
Index, Oxygen
name 2 other geochemical properties used in evaluation
Index
of shale reservoirs
The layering of sedimentary rock with coarse grains at
12 graded bedding Geology
the bottom and fine grains at the top is
inversely
proportional to
Boyle's equation stated that the volume of an ideal gas pressure when
13 Thermo
is temperature is
maintained
constant
 Mixture of detritus and fluid that move under gravity are
14 mass flow Geology
known as
mention 2 essential properties must a rock possess in porosity , Petrophysic
15
order to be a reservoir permeability s
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No Question Answer Topics
What is the primary and most widely used bottom-
1 jackup rig Drilling
supported marine vessel for oilwell drilling
because sudden
Please explain, why at the time we make choke expansion in choke
2 design we need to consider about joule thompson can make significant Production
effect temperature drop and
cause ice plugging
Exponential decline;
3 Name 3 models of production decline analysis Harmonic decline; Production
Hyperbolic decline
This physical characteristic is the temperature at
which wax begins to solidify and is identified by
4 Cloud Point Reservoir
the onset of turbidity as the temperature is
lowered
In which of the following sedimentary
environments would you least expect to find
5 deep marine Geology
gravel? active margin beach, alluvial fans, glacial,
deep marine
What is the name of phenomena when the pump
stop pumping, liquid is accumulated in the
6 Gas Lock Drilling
annulus, increasing the pressure and unblocking
the pump?
What is the well control method that will not
7 Bullheading Drilling
maintain bottom hole pressure constant?
What is the Equivalent Circulating Density (ECD)
ECD = 9.2+
at the bottom of the well? If the hole depth =
8 (400:0.052:8500) = Drilling
9000'MD/8500'TVD Current mud weight is 9.2
10.1
ppg. Annular pressure loss = 400 psi.
Having an initial producing gas-oil ratios of 2000
9 Black oil Res. Fluid
scf/STB or less is the characteristic of
Marine sediments deposited in water depths
10 carbonate shells Geology
greater than about 12,000 feet usually lacks of
If dial reading at 300 rpm on fann VG is 72 and
11 108 at 600 rpm, determine yield point of the mud 72 * 2 - 108 = 36 cp Drilling
(in cp)!
This phenomena is happen when the pressure in
the suction pump is smaller than the bubble point,
12 Cavitation Production
causing bubbles hit the fan of the pump. What's
the phenomena called?
Parameter which shows the relationship between
13 the flow velocity and the flow depth with the Froude number Geology
acceleration due to gravity is called
This is an analytical tool used in forecasting the
14 performance of the various elements comprising Nodal Analysis Production
the completion and production system
Saturation of fluid in a reservoir changes when
different kind of fluid urge the fluid inside. Mention Petrophysi
15 Drainage, Imbibition
2 terminology of saturation changes in porous cs
media.
 Calcium Magnesium
16 What is the composition of dolomite? Carbonate Geology
(CaMg(CO3)2)
What year did Schlumberger first open for
17 1920.0 Trivial
business?
The recovery of mobile oil directly related to the
18 degree of compartmentalization or complexity of a Beg Analysis Reservoir
reservoir is known as the...
Poettmann and Carpenter (1952) and Bertuzzi et
al (1953), in developing design procedures for
GLPC (Gas lift
19 gas-lift systems, introduced this curves, which has Production
performance curves)
been used extensively in the petroleum industry
ever since.
Since when was the total E&P Indonsie operating
20 1968 Trivial
the Mahakam Block?

Bonus Question Semi-Final Pack 1

No Question Answer Topics
The first commercial oil well was drilled in 1859 by
Edwin Drake in Pennsylvania and was listed on
1 69.5 foot (21.2 m) Trivial
National Register of Historic Places. What's the
depth of this well?
For 10 points each, mention the approximate 124.000 members,
2 number of SPE members and the number of 135 countries Trivial
countries involved in SPE currently (spe.org, 2015)
In a normal faulting regime (with isotropic
horizontal stress), which of the following faults is
Fault dipping 60
3 more likely to slip in response to an increase in Geology
degrees
pressure? Vertical fault, fault dipping 60 degrees,
fault dipping 45 degrees?
Young professionals
4 Where does the name "WAY AHEAD" used? magazine that SPE Trivial
publishes every year
This petrologist showed that, as magmas cool, two
different series of silicate minerals (SiO4)
crystallize in predictable sequences. One series is
5 the continuous crystallization of plagoiclase N. L. Bowen Geology
feldspar. The other series is the discontinuous
crystallization of various ferromagnesian silicate
minerals. Who is he?
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No Question Answer Topics

Usually, where does pneumatic drilling fluids low pressure
1 Drilling
being used? formations
Product Sharing Agreement is a common type of
contract signed between government and a
resource extraction company concerning how
2 Bolivia, early 1950s Trivial
much of the resource extracted from the country
each will receive. Where and when was this type
of contract first applied?
Mud rock that contain a high proportion of
3 organic material that can be driven off as a liquid oil shales Geology
or a gas by heating are called
This physical characteristic is the temperature at
which wax begins to solidify and is identified by
4 Cloud Point Reservoir
the onset of turbidity as the temperature is
lowered
Given that the surface pressure is 1 bar. Using
5 the rule of thumb, how many compressor needed 1 x 3^n = 130. n = 5 Production
to compress the air up to 130 bar?
What was the first name of premier oil when it Caribbean Oil
6 Trivial
was founded Company
7 mention 3 types of ram blow out preventer shear, blind, annular Drilling
To Prevent the
movement of fluids
from one formation
to another or from
formation to surface
What are 3 most important functions of oilwell through the annulus
8 Drilling
cement? between the casing
and bore hole; to
support casing sting;
to protect the casing
from corrosive fluids
in formation
To reduce interfacial
9 What is the reason for injection of surfactan? Production
tension
A method of secondary recovery in which water
10 is injected into the formation to displace residual Waterflooding Reservoir
oil is often called as
What is the component in Portland cement that
11 Dicalcium Silicate Drilling
give long term strength?
CALCULATION QUESTION. Weight dry sample in
air = 20 gram. Weight saturated sample in air =
Petrophysi
12 23 gram. Density saturating fluid = 1 gram/cc. 30.30%
cs
Bulk volume is 9.9 cc. How much is the effective
porosity of this core?
Mention the name and the year. Name the three DeAnn Craig (1998);
13 past female presidents of SPE and their year of Kate Baker (2004); Trivial
appointment. Eva Sprunt (2006)
In which decade were the first hydraulic fracture
14 1940s Trivial
stimulations attempted?
 On many formula regarding real gas, there is Z-
volume actual to
15 factor. Z-factor or compressibility factor is the Res. Fluid
volume ideal of gas
ratio of
When there are no temperature differences
between parts of the system or between the
16 Thermal Equilibrium Thermo
system and its surrondings, then it can be called
as...
Clastic, Biochemical
Based on their genesis, what are the main groups
17 (living process) & Geology
of sedimentary rocks?
Chemical
Many people have claimed that R.P.
Koesoemadinata is the father of oil and gas Raden Prajatna
18 Trivial
geology of Indonesia for his great contributions. Koesoemadinata
Mention his fullname.
Volcanism
Iceland gets 99 percent of its electricity from
19 (geothermal) and Trivial
what source of energy?
hydropower
What are the units of wellbore storage
20 bbl/psi Reservoir
coefficient?

Bonus Question Semi-Final Pack 2

No Question Answer Topics

Talc,gypsum,calcite,flourite,apatite,o
Mention mohs scale minerals from
1 rthoclase feldspar, Quartz, Topaz, Geology
the weakest to the strongest!
corundum, diamond

radial flow, no source/sinks, isotropic,

Mention 6 assumption of diffusivity laminar flow, isothermal, slightly
2 Reservoir
equation. compressible fluid, constant
compressibility

J. J. Arps was the first person who

make an equation regarding decline
3 1944-1945 Trivial
curve analysis. Mention the year
when Arps made his equation
Name the first well surveying tool to
4 Acid Bottle Drilling
be used
EPA regulates the vapor pressure of
gasoline sold at retail stations
during the summer ozone season to
reduce evaporative emissions from
gasoline that contribute to ground-
5 level ozone and diminish the effects Reid Vapor Pressure
of ozone-related health problems.
There is a common measure of and
generic term for gasoline volatility,
often called as RVP. What does this
RVP refer to?
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No Question Answer Topics

What physical property is used to separate Distillation
1 Production
petroleum fractions? Temperature
What is the term used for a layer of concentrated
2 solid from the drilling mud that form during filter cake Drilling
natural filtration on the side of the bore hole?
The drilling-fluid density and ability to penetrate
3 rock have an effect on the rate of penetration is it TRUE Drilling
true or false
What substances that is used to measure Petrophysi
4 Mercury
capillary pressure? cs
Petrophysi
5 What is the unit of resistivity of a substance? ohm-meters
cs
Mention to its second decimal. What is the
Petrophysi
6 theoretical maximum porosity in a rhombohedral 25,96%
cs
packing?
Vug, mold,
channel, cavern,
Mention 3 types of secondary porosity that can be
7 fracture, Geology
formed in limestone
interparticle,
intraparticle
Semi-submersible rig is designed to float on the
8 water face. Part of semisubmersible drilling unit hulls / pontoon Drilling
that provide flotation is
What drive mechanism involves using miscible Dissolved gas
9 Reservoir
gas to transport crude oil to the well bore? drive
4.359 x 10^12
Mention the approximation of annual natural gas m3 (four point
10 Trivial
production on all over the world in meter cubic three hundred
fifty nine trillion)
A point when liquid firstly appear in a gas system
11 Dew Point Production
if compressed is called?
D/t stand for
casing diameter
What does D/t (D over t ratio) stands for, and over wall
12 Drilling
what does it affect? thickness and
affects burst and
collapse design
What is a special component which is made up on
top of the casing string
13 Casing Hanger Drilling
to suspend the casing from the previous casing
housing or spool.
What is the ratio between the resistivity of the
Petrophysi
14 rock when saturated with water to the resistivity Formation Factor
cs
of water?
Mixture of detritus and fluid that move under
15 mass flow Geology
gravity are known as
16 Name 2 shale gas play which runs in US Bakken, Trivial
Eagleford,
Marcellus,
 Haynesville
What is a specially designed tool which attach to
17 drill string in order to recover equipment lost in fishing tool Drilling
the hole
The term for an oil or gas well equipped with
monitoring equipment
18 Intelligent well Drilling
and completion components that allow for
automatic or remote optimization of production is
A common work period for petroleum engineers is
19 20 days on, followed by 10 days off. What's the Hitch Trivial
common term for the crew's work period?
What event was responsible for the increase in oil Arab's oil
20 Trivial
prices in 1974? embargo

Bonus Question Semi-Final Pack 3

No Question Answer Topics
This scientific quantity formula is, the fourth root
of surface tension, times the molar mass and
1 Parachor Reservoir
divided by the density difference of liquid and
vapor phase.
Karsoatmodjo-
For 10 points each, mention 2 correlation which schmidt
2 Trivial
was made and named by indonesian people correlation, Hasan
Correlation
In what city does International Energy Agency
3 Paris, France Trivial
based?
Norway, United
Kingdom,
4 What are the top 5 exporting European countries? Trivial
Netherlands,
Belgium, Italy
Arrange the following minerals in order from Dolomite, calcite,
5 Geology
densest to lease dense: quartz, dolomite, calcite quartz
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No Question Answer Topics

Productio
1 What are the units of leakoff coefficient (CL)? ft/(min)^0.5
n
cement hydration reaction is isothermic or
2 exotermic Drilling
exotermic
chemical
reactions
What inhibitive drilling fluids are designed to
3 between the Drilling
reduce?
drilling fluid and
the formation
P/z plots,
Material
4 Name three ways to estimate gas in place. Reservoir
Balance,
Volumetrics
In the cross section of a sand dune given above,
5 cross beds Geology
the diagonal layers are called...
Which company that has copyright of Nodal
6 Schlumberger Trivial
Analysis method?
Society of
Petroleum
7 What is SPEE stands for? Trivial
Evaluation
Engineer
Area, L2 (L
8 What's the dimension of Darcy unit? Reservoir
square)
Mention the year and the country. When and
A.D. 347 in
9 where was the first hydrocarbon production in Trivial
China
history
10 When was the premier oil founded? 1934 Trivial
What is a short cylindrical steel component which
is attached to the bottom of casing string that has
11 check valve and functions in the same manner as float shoe Drilling
float collar and rounded bottom which act as
guide shoe for the casing
What are the two types of microfossils which have foraminifera,
12 Geology
shells made of CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)? coccoliths
inertial
impaction,
Mention 3 primary mechanisms of mist capture direct Productio
13
via impingement! interception, n
and brownian
diffusion
How many reservoir fluid's properties that Petrophys
14 none (0)
affecting rock properties? ics
Where was SPE 2013 Annual Technical Conference New Orleans,
15 Trivial
and Exhibition (ATCE) held? Louisiana
inversely
proportional to
Boyle's equation stated that the volume of an pressure when Res.
16
ideal gas is temperature is Fluids
maintained
constant
 When there are no chemical reactions within the
system and no motion of any chamical constituent Chemical
17 Thermo
from one part of a system to another part then it Equilibrium
can be called as...
18 What is the unit of fugacity ? Pressure Flu. Mech
improve
displacement
efficiency;
prevent
19 What are 3 function of centralizer? Drilling
differential
sticking; keep
casing out of
keyseats
A vertical datum which is generally used during
drilling operation is drillfloor elevation but a more
20 Mean Sea Level Drilling
general datum level is abbreviated as MSL. What
does MSL stands for?
What is the terminology of a point at which a
21 value of shear stress is required to initiate a flow Yield Point Drilling
of fluids?
An area of the ocean floor where hydrogen sulfide,
methane and other hydrocarbon-rich fluid
22 Cold Vent Geology
seepage occurs, often in the form of a brine pool,
is commonly called as
This is a surveying instrument which measures
23 Accelerometer Geology
components of the Earth's gravitational field
How much is Indonesia's geothermal potential?
24 28 - 29 GWe Trivial
Mention the answer in Giga Watt.
For what fuel is the frezee point is a critical
25 Jet Fuel Thermo
property?
What is the normal water content recommended
26 38% Drilling
by API of class F cement?
In the formula to estimate skin from a buildup Bottom hole
27 test, the variable m comes from the slope of what pressure vs log Reservoir
plot? of time
cenozoic,
Mention the four divisional Eras of the Geologic mesozoic,
28 Geology
Time Scale from the youngest to the oldest paleozoic,
precambrian
2, because
water vapor has
How much of F, or degree of freedom if we have a 1 phase and 1 Res.
29
water vapor system? component Fluids
(H2O) so F = 2
1+1=2
One of the logging technologies uses a
phenomenon by which a nucleus absorbs Nuclear
electromagnetic radiation of a Magnetic
30 Drilling
specific frequency in the presence of a strong Resonance
magnetic field. What's this technology commonly (NMR)
called?
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No Question Answer Topics

Re <1, Newtonian, No-slip
What are 5 assumptions boundary conditions, single phase
1 Reservoir
behind darcy flow? flow, no chemical interaction
between rock and fluid
(Bonus) Nikuradse's
contribution in the oil
industry was the friction
factor correlation for fully
Johann Nikuradse; Samtredia,
2 turbulent flow in rough pipes. Trivial
Georgia
For 10 points, mention
Nikuradse's full name. For
another 10 points, mention
Nikuradse's birthplace
Mention the depth and the
company's name, the well
3 BP, 35055 ft offshore GOM Trivial
which is the deepest oil well
to date
For 5 points each, mention
the current and the next SPE current: Helge Hove Haldorsen
4 President's name and (Statoil), next: Nathan Meehan Trivial
company which he/she work (Baker Hughes)
at
For 10 points, mention the
name of the second largest
oil spill in history after the BP
5 Ixtoc I oil spill, Bay of Campeche Trivial
oil spill. For 10 more points,
mention the location where it
was located
Mention 5 parameters that lithologies, mineralogy, texture,
can characterize different bed geometry, sedimentary
6 Geology
types of fluvial and alluvial structures, palaeocurrents, fossils,
fan deposits colour, facies associations
substrata type, the strength of the
mention 4 factors that currents that sweep the sea floor,
control the ecology of the the rate at which sediment is being
7 sea floor and hence the deposited, turbidity, oxygen levels Geology
ichnofauna found in the in the water, the quality of the
sediment nutrient supply, the quantity of the
nutrient supply
Name 3 factors that control
the types of minerals that
8 Temperature, Pressure, Protolith Geology
are formed in metamorphic
rocks
What is the difference breccias have angular fragments
9 between a breccia and a and conglomerates have rounded Geology
conglomerate? fragments
Mention 5 parameters to
Clast and matrix, clast size,
describe texture of
10 sorting, clast roundness, Geology
terrigenous clastic sediments
sphericity, fabric
and sedimentary rocks!
 This engineer was working as
the Inspector General of
Bridges and Highways in
11 Henry Darcy Trivial
Paris when he modified the
Prony Equation into the well-
known form we use today.
Constant Composition Expansion
(Flash Vaporization); Differential
12 Mention 4 kinds of PVT test! Liberation (Differential Res. Fluid
Vaporization); Constant Volume
Depletion; Flash Liberation
1. Material Balance model; 2.
Steady-State model (Schiltuis); 3.
Unsteady-state models (edge
water drive (van Everdingen-
Mention 5 methods for Hurst), bottom water drive (Coats
13 Reservoir
calculating aquifer and Allard-Chen), Unsteady-state
model w/o superposition(Carter-
Tracy)); 4. Pseudo-steady state
model (Fetkovich); 5. Empirical
model (FCM and Leung)
Who presented the
relationship considering
steady-state flow of oil in the Productio
14 Joshi
horizontal plane and pseudo- n
steady-state flow in the
vertical plane?
HPG is a polymers that have
been used in aqueous
solutions to provide
15 Hydroxypropyl guar
substantial viscosity to the
fracturing fluid. What does
HPG stands for?
An additive that has shown
clear benefits in some
sandstone acidizing
16 applications is a mutual Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether
solvent, usually EGMBE.
What does EGMBE stands
for?
Subnormal pressure is one of
abnormal pressure, and
Thermal Expansion, Formation
occurred when the pore
Foreshortening, Depletion,
17 pressure of a formation is
Precipitation, Potentiometric
below 0.465 psi/ft. Mention 4
Surface, Epeirogenic Movements
origins of subnormal
formation pressure.
Two technique have been
used to initiate cement
sidetracks. The techniques CSS: cement sidetrack same side;
18 are CSS and CSO. For 10 CSO: cement sidetrack opposite
points each mention what side
does CSS and CSO stands
for?

Mention 5 consideration to
choose inner string
19 cementing rather than
conventional cementing for
large diameter casing!
What are the assumption
20 (simplification) used in p/z to
calculate gas in place?
the potential for cement
contamination during pumping and
displacement; the use of large
cement plug which can get stuck in
the casing; large displacement
volumes; long pumping times;
Large volume of cement left inside
the casing between float collar and
shoe
Water influx, water production,
water and gas injection are all zero