What is a [1

'safety- pts.]
margin' in
a kill
operation?
A margin that compensates for the choke operator closing the choke too quickly

Extra pressure applied in the well to reduce risk of going underbalanced

A margin that reduces the risk of losses during the kill

1 ppg increase in calculated kil mud weight to maintain hydrostatic if mud weight increase is not
maintained during circulation

2. Which of the following statements about killing a well is correct? [1

pts.]
Keep BHP at least equal to formation pressure

Keep BHP constant by controlling pump rate

Keep BHP at least equal to initial circulating pressure

Keep BHP constant by holding shut in drill pipe constant at start-up

3. Which is a fundamental objective when circulating out a kick? [1

pts.]
Reverse-circulate to remove influx faster

Maintain constant bottom hole pressure at least equal to formation pressure

Pump at a kill rate equal to or greater than drilling rate

Hold formation fluid pressure as close to MAASP as possible

4. While controlling a well by circulating out an influx, what pressure do we want to keep constant? [1
pts.]
Pump pressure

Casing pressure

Bottom hole pressure

Choke pressure

5. On a surface stack rig what pressure is maintained constant as the pump rate is increased to kill rate? [1
pts.]
Drill Pipe Pressure

Fracture Pressure

Casing Pressure

Final Circulating Pressure

6. You shut in a kick but do not know the slow circulating rate pressure. What procedure should you use to [1
 obtain the correct initial circulating pressure (ICP)? pts.]
Choose the kill rate circulating pressure you took with the last BHA in the hole nearest to the depth
where the kick took place. Add 100 psi to this value as a safety margin
Use the SIDPP as the circulating pressure

Contact the Mud Logger and request the best possible circulation of the Initial circulating Pressure to
use during the well kill
Follow correct start-up procedure. Read the pressure on the drill pipe gauge. Subtracting any
overbalance/safety margin pressure. This is the ICP

7. The Driller has not taken the slow pump rates. How should the Initial Circulating Pressure (ICP) be [1
determined? pts.]
Estimate ICP based on last pump pressure and SPM

Follow correct start-up procedure. Read the pressure on the drill pipe gauge, subtracting any
overbalance/safely margin pressure. This is the ICP
Hold the casing pressure constant until kill mud reaches the bit then read DP pressure

Divide drilling pump rate by planned kill rate and multiply by the drilling pump pressure

8. Why bottom hole pressure is maintained constant during a well kill? [1

pts.]
To allow a high overbalance on the kicking formation

To prevent a further Influx or formation breakdown during the kill process

To keep pump pressure constant as kill mud Is pumped to the Bit

To prevent the Influx from expanding as It Is circulated up-hole

9. Why is it important to maintain the correct Bottom Hole Pressure (BHP)? [1

pts.]
If BHP is not allowed to increase when drilling a transition zone, the risk of losses increase

If BHP decreases, the risk of a kick increases

If BHP increases, the risk of a kick increases

10. Why must the well kill be started using the correct start-up procedure? [1
pts.]
To allow shut in casing pressure to be increased by the slow circulating rate pressure

To get the calculated Final Circulating Pressure on the pump pressure gauge

To hold correct pump pressure as kill mud is pumped to the rig floor

To maintain a constant bottom hole pressure as pump speed is increased to kill rate

11. What is the purpose of the recommended 'start-up' procedure on a surface stack rig? [1
pts.]
To compensate for Annular friction pressure during start-up

To maintain a constant casing shoe pressure

To ensure correct bottom hole pressure is maintained

 To allow constant drill pipe pressure to be maintained

12. Which of the following statements is true when starting to pump kill mud? [1
pts.]
Maintain the drill pipe pressure constant when bringing the pumps up to kill speed

The surface line volume (pump to stand pipe) does not need to be included in your kill plan

Open choke fully then increase pump speed to kill rate. Then adjust choke to get initial circulating
pressure
The surface line volume (pump to standpipe) needs to be accounted for in your kill plan

13. On a surface stack rig, the Driller brings the pump slow on-line at the start of the kill operation. What [1
pressure must the choke operator hold constant during this operation? pts.]
Slow circulating rate pressure

Maximum allowable annular surface pressure

Casing Pressure

Shut in Drill Pipe Pressure

14. You are displacing the drill string with kill weight mud. Which section of drill pipe, listed below, will have the [1
quickest displacement time per foot? pts.]
5 inch with and ID of 4.276 inch

6 5/8 inch with an ID of 5.965 inch

4 inch with an ID of 3.240 inch

6 5/8 inch with an ID of 5.761 inch

Instruction: Drillers Method

15. Following the first circulation of the Driller's Method, the pump is shut down. Both Shut-in Drill pipe Pressure [1
(SIDPP} and Shut-in Casing Pressure (SICP} are equal to the original SIDPP. Why do we still have shut-in pts.]
pressure?
The kill weight fluid has not yet been pumped

Pressure was trapped during pump shut down

The pressure gauges are faulty

There is still influx in the annulus

16. What is a procedure to follow when using the Driller's method? [1

pts.]
With pumps running at kill rate, hold the surface pressure constant on the Side of the U-tube that has
the constant fluid density
With pumps running at kill rate, hold the surface pressure constant on the side of the U-tube that has
varying fluid density
Anytime you start stop, or change pump speed. maintain DP pressure constant

Always pump kill mud on the first circulation

17. Part of the way through the 1st Circulation of the Driller's Method, the pump was shut down and the well [1
was shut in. What is the overbalance in the well? pts.]

795 psi overbalanced

445 psi overbalanced

25 psi overbalanced

140 psi overbalanced

18. The pump was shut down part way through the first circulation of the Driller's Method. The drill pipe [1
pressure (DPP) now reads 525 psi and the casing pressure (CP) now reads 700 psi. How much over-balance pts.]
is currently on the well?

175 PSI

100 PSI

75 PSI

150 PSI

19. You have completed the first circulation of the Driller Method and decide that the annulus is not clean of [1
influx. You decide to start the second circulation. How would you maintain correct bottom hole pressure pts.]
when circulating kill mud to the Bit?
Start up the well correctly and hold the initial circulating pressure constant till kill mud is at the bit.

Maintain casing pressure constant

Add safety margin to drill pipe pressure equal to the slow circulating rate pressure

Follow a Wait and Weight step-down chart or graph

20. What is a correct practice when carrying out the second circulation of the Driller's Method? {There is no [1
influx remaining in the well) pts.]
Bring the pump up to speed holding drill pipe pressure constant

Maintain the drill pipe pressure constant once the kill fluid is at the bit

Once kill fluid at the bit shut in the well and check that drill pipe and casing pressures are equal

Maintain the drill pipe pressure constant during the entire second circulation
21. During the 2nd Circulation of the Driller's Method, kill weight mud is returning at the shakers. The well is [1
shut in correctly. What should the pressure gauges read assuming no trapped pressure in the well? pts.]
SICP will be higher than the SIDPP

SICP will be lower than the SIDPP

SICP and SIDPP will be equal to the well's original SIDPP

SICP and SIDPP gauges will both read 0 psi

22. During the second circulation of the Driller's method, the pump is shut down when kill weight mud has been [1
circulated to the bit, what should the casing pressure read if there is no trapped pressure in the well? pts.]
The difference in hydrostatic pressure between KWM and OMW minus SICP

Original SIDPP

Original SICP

The difference in hydrostatic pressure between KWM and OMW plus SICP

23. All of the gas was circulated out of the well during the first circulation of the Driller's Method. What should [1
the casing pressure gauge read? (Assume no trapped pressure or safety factor in the well) pts.]
Greater than the original Shut-in casing Pressure

Equal to the SIDPP

Greater than the Shut in Drill pipe Pressure(SIDPP)

less than the SIDPP

24. The drill string is being displaced with Kill Weight Mud (KWM) while holding the casing pressure constant [1
during the 2nd Circulation of the Driller's Method, why is it important that the annulus be clear of gas? pts.]
Gas In the annulus will expand. therefore a constant casing pressure will cause well to go
underbalance
Gas in the annulus will increase the bottom hole pressure during 2nd circulation

Degasser equipment on surface is shut down during 2nd circulation to prevent plugging due to kill
weight mud

25. A kick is being circulated from the well using the Driller's Method on a surface stack rig. When the kick is in [1
the open hole section, it is decided to stop pumping and shut the well in. Before shut-in the pumping pts.]
pressure= 800 psi and casing pressure= 450 psi. After shut-in the SICP = 550 psi. What could be the cause
of this higher casing pressure?
Pressure was trapped at shut in

Kill mud weight is too high causing increased pressure

Kill mud weight is too low causing increased pressure

 Mud in the well is cooling down and causing an increase in well bore pressure

26. You have shut in on a kick and completed the first circulation of the Driller's Method. Pumps were shut down [1
and well closed, while waiting to start up the second circulation. The following pressures.What is the current pts.]
status of the well?

There is trapped pressure on the annulus side that can be bled off once pumps are started

There is still a kick in the well providing less hydrostatic on the annulus side of the well

Kill Weight Mud is causing a U-tube effect between the Drill String and the Annulus

The Kill Weight Mud (KWM) has been pumped but was not sufficient to kill the well

Instruction: Wait & Weight Method

27. What is true regarding the Driller's and Wait and Weight Methods if a kick is taken after drilling into an over [1
pressured zone? pts.]
The Driller's Method involves circulating out the influx while pumping kill weight fluid to the bit

The Wait and Weight Method involves circulating out the influx while pumping original mud weight

The Driller's Method requires 2 circulations but the Wait and Weight only requires one circulation

The Wait and Weight Method will always result In lower casing shoe pressures than the Drillers Method

28. What is the objective of the Wait and Weight Method? [1

pts.]
Only displace the drill string with kill mud weight

Displace drill string and annulus with original mud weight

Displace drill string and annulus with kill mud weight in a single circulation

Only displace the annulus with original mud weight

29. You have pumped Kill Weight Mud (KWM) to the bit during the beginning of the Wait and Weight method. It [1
is decided to shut the pumps down and check pressures. You notice there is still pressure on the Drill Pipe pts.]
gauge. You confirm that there is no trapped pressure. What is the current status of the well?
KWM has caused an overbalance in the well

The drill pipe is still underbalanced or the stroke count is not correct

The KWM has not reached surface yet , so the drill pipe pressure should not equal 0 psi

Nothing, due to KWM there is a U-tube effect causing increased Drill Pipe Pressure

30. You are using the Wait & Weight method to kill a well with a gas kick, when will kill mud start to affect [1
surface casing pressure? pts.]
When the gas influx exits the choke at the surface
 When kill mud enters the drill pipe

When kill mud enters the annulus

When kill mud reaches the casing shoe

31. In a well with the Bit to Shoe volume greater than drill string volume, which of the following kills methods [1
will minimize the risk of losses? pts.]
Wait and Weight Method

Bull heading Method

Volumetric Method

Diller’s Method

32. Based on the information below, what will happen to casing shoe pressure if the Wait and Weight method is [1
used instead of the Drillers’ Method? pts.]

Shoe pressure will be lower

Shoe pressure will be the same

Shoe pressure will be higher

33. When using the Wait and Weight method to circulate kill mud down to the bit, the drill pipe pressure should: [1
pts.]
Slowly increase

Stay the same

Slowly decrease

34. The kill weight fluid has just been pumped to the bit during the Wait and Weight method. The pumps are [1
shut down and the following pressures are observed. : : Current drill pipe pressure (DPP) 150 psi : : Current pts.]
casing pressure (CP) 630 psi : : Which of the following should not be done to assess the situation?
Check the circulating system to see if a lighter mud was pumped

Bleed off 50 psi off of the casing pressure to check for trapped pressure

Bleed casing pressure to zero psi and confirm well is dead

 Re-check the calculations of surface to bit strokes and kill weight fluid

35. While killing the well using the Wait and Weight method, circulation is stopped holding bottom hole pressure [1
constant and the well bore is isolated. What pressure should be on the Drill Pipe gauge if the proper Kill pts.]
Weight Mud (KWM) was used and there is no trapped pressure?
The Drill Pipe gauge should read 0 psi due to the drill string being full of kill weight mud

The Drill Pipe gauge will read more than the original Shut in Drill Pipe Pressure due to gas height

The Drill Pipe gauge will read the difference between the original shut In pressures

The Drill Pipe gauge will read the same pressure as the original Shut In Pressure

Instruction: Stripping

36. A kick was swabbed in during a trip out of the hole. Why is it important to strip the pipe back to bottom? [1
pts.]
To determine if the kick is gas or water

To bullhead the influx back into the formation

To allow the Volumetric method to be used

To get below the influx and circulate it out

37. What is the purpose of Stripping? [1

pts.]
Reduce casing pressure by exchanging hydrostatic pressure for surface pressure

Running pipe into a shut-in well to get the drill string below the Influx, while holding BHP constant

Running pipe into an open well to return to bottom quickly before flow becomes excessive.

Forcing tubular into a well when pipe light conditions are present in order to get the circulating string
back on bottom to allow for a conventional kill operation

38. When stripping to bottom with a kick that is not migrating. Which one of the following actions would [1
maintain a constant bottom hole pressure? pts.]
Bleed off a volume of mud equal to the closed end displacement of the pipe stripped into the well

Bleed off a volume of mud equal to the open-end displacement of the pipe stripped into the well

Bleed off a volume of mud equal to the metal displacement of the pipe stripped into the well

Bleed off a volume of mud equal to100 psi of hydrostatic head

39. When stripping to bottom, which of the following actions should be taken? [1
pts.]
Bleed off a volume of mud equal to 100 psi of hydrostatic head.

Bleed off a volume of mud equal to the closed end displacement of the pipe stripped into the well.

Bleed off a volume of mud equal to the metal displacement of the pipe stripped into the well.

Bleed off a volume of mud equal to the open-end displacement of the pipe stripped into the well.
40. Well has kicked when 30 Stands off bottom. Shut-in pressures both equal 150 psi. Which of the following is [1
the best action to take to restore primary control? pts.]
Strip to bottom and circulate well using Driller's Method -1st circulation

Circulate kick out while 30 stands off bottom using the Driller's Method

Raise mud weight by 150 psi and circulate out using Wait and Weight Method

41. The well has been shut in on a swabbed-in kick. The bit is 1800 feet off bottom. Which of the following is [1
the best option to take? pts.]
Consider stripping to bottom before starting well kill operations

Start stripping out of the hole and keep the hole full

Begin the Wait and Weight method immediately

Begin to lubricate and bleed to kill the well

42. A kick was taken with the bit off bottom. Based on the differential between the Shut-in Drill Pipe Pressure [1
and Shut-in Casing Pressure, it is believed that the influx is salt water. What is the best course of action? pts.]
Strip with volumetric control-this method works regardless of influx type migration or expansion

Strip using the barrel In / barrel out method, assuming that the influx really is saltwater

Bullhead the influx away

Execute the first circulation of the Driller Method off bottom

43. You are stripping in the well through the annular and bleeding off closed ended displacement. How do you [1
check the integrity of the annular during the stripping process? pts.]
Have crew member look down the hole to check for leaks when moving the pipe

Monitor the flow line on the trip tank to check for leaks through the Annular

Run Wiper rubber below rotary table to act as back up to the Annular

Rotate slowly as you strip into the hole to reduce Annular wear

44. During a trip out, the well kicks due to swabbing. The pipe is stripped back to bottom. What mud weight will [1
control the well? pts.]
The original mud weight.

Kill Mud weight based on SIDPP before stripping.

Kill Mud weight based on SICP before stripping.

Kill Mud weight based on difference between SIDPP and SICP before stripping.

Instruction: Volumetric

45. Which of the following statements best describe the Volumetric Method? [1
 Maintains constant casing shoe pressure as the Influx migrates to surface pts.]

Maintains constant pressure Inside the influx as it is allowed to migrate to surface

Maintains constant bottom hole pressure as the influx migrates to surface

Maintains Shut In Casing Pressure at its initial value as the influx migrates to surface

46. What is the objective of the Volumetric Method? [1

pts.]
To remove a salt-water influx from the well if normal circulation is not possible

Reduce surface pressure by removing mud

To let gas expand as it migrates up-hole to the BOP, while allowing an Increasing casing pressure to
compensate for mud bled from the well
Reduce surface casing pressure by increasing hydrostatic pressure in the annulus

47. Which method of well control would you use with migrating gas, when circulation is not possible or the bit is [1
off bottom? pts.]
Volumetric Method

Wait and Weight Method

Driller’s Method

48. You are pulling out of the hole when a kick is swabbed in. The shut-in pressures indicate that the gas is [1
migrating. What well control method can be used to manage the gas migration? pts.]
Wait and Weight Method

The Volumetric Method

Driller's Method

Reverse Circulation Method

49. You have taken a kick but the mud engineer informs you that there is not enough barite to kill the well. The [1
shut in pressures have stabilized. While waiting on new stocks of barite the shut in pressures are slowly pts.]
increasing by100 psi every 30 minutes. What course of action would you take?
Hold casing pressure constant

Follow a casing pressure schedule

Follow a drill pipe pressure schedule

Hold drill pipe pressure constant

50. Slow circulating rate pressure = 300 psi at 30 SPM The well has been shut in after a kick: Shut In Drill Pipe [1
Pressure 600 psi Shut In Casing Pressure 750 psi Before starting to kill the well, there is a complete power pts.]
failure at the pumps. Which pressure should be kept constant in order to maintain the correct bottom hole
 pressure if the influx migrates?
900 psi drill pipe pressure

750 psi casing pressure

600 psi drill pipe pressure

1050 psi casing pressure

51. You are using the Volumetric Method to control a gas influx in a vertical wellbore. When can the maximum [1
casing shoe pressure occur? pts.]
It stays the same throughout the operation

When the top of the gas is at the casing shoe

When the top of the gas reaches the surface

At anytime

52. What are the key elements of Bull heading? [1

pts.]
Pumping into a shut-in well to force formation fluids back into the formation.

Forcing pipe into a hole under pressure using hydraulic jacks.

Circulating formation fluids out of a well using a choke and circulating system.

Pumping fluid into the top of a well and bleeding gas in a step by step fashion.

Instruction: Tapered String & Horizontal

53. You are displacing the well with kill weight mud. The well includes a tapered drill string. Which of the [1
following parameters should not vary as different sections of pipe are displaced with kill mud? pts.]
Displacement time/1000 feet of pipe length

Bottom Hole Pressure

Displacement stroke count/1000 feet of pipe length

Pressure drop per 100 strokes pumped

54. Kill mud is being circulated down the drill string in a horizontal well. The well is shut-in as the kill mud just [1
reaches the start of the horizontal section. What should the Shut in Drill Pipe Pressure gauge read? (Assume pts.]
no float in the drill string).
The same as the original Shut in Drill Pipe Pressure

The same as the stow Circulating Rate Pressure

Zero

The same as the Shut in Casing Pressure

55. When killing a well with a horizontal section using the Wait and Weight method, what will happen if you use [1
 a vertical kill sheet to circulate out the kick? pts.]
The FCP is more difficult to calculate

You will be applying too little pressure to the well

You will be applying too much pressure to the well

The strokes to the bit will be wrong

56. You are circulating kill mud to the bit with the Weight and Wait method. The drill string is tapered. Drill pipe [1
length is 10,000 feet with : : 0 to 5000 feet is 6 5/8 inch drill pipe : : 5000 to 10,000 feet is 5-inch drill pipe pts.]
: :Total Strokes to Bit = 2100 strokes : :ICP = 800 psi : : FCP = 425 psi : :If the pressure step-down
graph/schedule is made based on an average 18 psi per 100 strokes pumped what would be the effect on
bottom hole pressure after pumping kill mud down to the top of the 5-inch drill pipe?
Bottom hole pressure will be too high.

Bottom hole pressure will be too low.

Bottom hole pressure will be correct.

57. A kick is taken in a horizontal well, SIDPP = SICP. Influx is circulated out using the Driller’s Method. Why [1
does the casing pressure increase rapidly when the influx is circulated out of the horizontal section and into pts.]
the vertical section?
This is normal for all wells when using the Drillers Method

There is no change in hydrostatic pressure until the gas is circulated to the inclined or vertical section

Because kill mud was not pumped from the start of the kill

ECD is much greater in the horizontal section