fbWong Yoong Xiang 14312 Introduction to Oil and Gas and Sustainable

Development.
TESTS AND QUIZZES
1. How many liters are contained in one BARREL of crude oil? 159L
2. Heated organic matter in a source rock produces? Kerogen
3. Most oil is produced between temperatures of 60 and 120 degrees at a depth
range is known as? Oil Window
4. The largest reserves of oil in the world are found in? The Middle East
5. Oil migrates from a mature source rock? Vertically, Along faults, Laterally
6. Where was the first oil well drilled? Pennysylvania, USA
7. The commercial breakdown of properties for crude oil is called? Crude Assay
8. Which of the process is NOT part of refining? Reforming, Cracking, Polishing,
Hydrotreating
9. What are the 3 elements of BL (Triple Bottom Line)? Environment,
Economy, Social
10.Jack-up rigs are used in drilling where water depth is less than? 100meter
11.Drill bit is a? Cutting tool
12.Drill ship type drilling rigs are used to drill wells in the maximum water
depths up to? 7000ft
13.Removing drilling cuttings from the bore hole is a part of the functions of?
Circulation system
14.Rotary system is used to? Rotate the drill string and bit
15.X-mas tree is installed at the __ of the well head? Top
16.__ is preferred over electric motor to reduce electric power requirement?
Combustion engine driver
17.A __ is an equipment device that applies mechanical energy to liquid? Pump
18.__ engines uses gas as fuel? Gas
19.__ are used to drive pumps and compressors? Prime movers
20.Porosity is a measure of? Storage capacity of the reservoir rocks
21.A wild cat is? The first well drilled into a possible hydrocarbon bearing
structure
22.Deterministic calculation of hydrocarbon volume is place assumes? Porosity
is constant everywhere in the formation
23.Perforation is a completion phase during which? Flow paths from reservoir
to the wellbore are created
24.
EOR is defined as any method that increases oil production by using
techniques or materials that are not part of normal pressure maintenance or
water flooding operations by? EOR Experts
25.Which one of the following techniques is NOT one of the Thermal Methods?
SAGD, Huff & Puff, FAWAG
26.WAG is the abbreviation of? Water Alternating Gas
27.Tankers equipped with pressurized, refrigerated and insulated tanks are used
to transport? Liquefied natural gas
28.
Oil pipelines are made from __ tubes with inner diameter typically from
10 to 120cm? Steel or Plastic

29.Booster pumps are located along the oil-pipeline to maintain the pressure and
keep the oil flowing usually flows at speed of about? 1 to 6 m/s
30.Pipelines are very often inspected and cleaned using? Pipeline inspection
gauge (PIG)
31.A tanker with a single outer shell between the product and the ocean is said
to be? Single Hull
32.Describe petroleum refining? It is a process of separating different
products from the crude oil
33.What is the main objective of petroleum refining? To maximize production
of transport fuels
34.The following is NOT a petroleum refining process? Distillation, Product
Blending, Catalytic Cracking, Sulphur Reforming.
35.What properties plays a major role in separating products from crude oil?
Boiling point
36.The 3 basic steps in refining are separation, conversion and? Treatment
37.In crude oil, what constitutes paraffin? Straight chain single bond
hydrocarbon
38.The set information about crude oil quality is called? An assay
39.What is the main feedstock for petrochemical production? Ethylene
40.Acrylonitrite-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS) is a petrochemical product for
synthetic? Rubber
41.An example of the use of polyvinylchloride (PVC) is? Chair
42.Combustion of fossil fuel is the main factor of? Acid Rain
43.Ozone layer depletion can cause? Increase in skin cancer
44.Which one of the following air pollution tragedies is related to oil and gas
industry? Bhopal, India 1984
45.One of the following initiatives is not the effort of petroleum industry in
protecting the environment? Exploration and production
46.One of the PETRONASs triple bottom-line of corporate stability is?
Shareholder value
47.The Peak Curve theory is named after American geophysicist __ who created
a method of modeling the production curve given an assumed ultimate
recovery volume? M. King Hubbert
48.OPEC refused to ship oil to western countries that had supported Israel in the
__ , which they fought against Egypt and Syria in the 1973 energy crisis? Yum
Kippur War
49.Elasticity refers to how supply and demand respond to various factors. The
elasticity for oil market is __? Inelastics
50.Reserves are those quantities of petroleum claimed to be commercially
recoverable of application of development projects to known accumulations
under defined conditions. Reserves must satisfy four criteria. They must be?
Discovered through one or more exploratory wells, recoverable
using existing technology, commercially viable, remaining in the
ground
51.Some economists predict that a __ will spur demand for alternate energy
sources, such as coal or liquefied natural gas temporary since both are finite
sources as well? Substitution effect

52.Who controls the oil price? The oil producing countries, the large international
oil companies, the government, none of the above
53.The source rock that generate oil and gas are rich in organic matter. This
organic matter comes from? The accumulation and decomposition of
marine plankton at the bottom of deep oceans.
54.Oil and gas are stored in the subsurface, mainly in? Small pores within
rocks such as the spaces between sand grains, more than a
thousand meters below ground level
55.The figures for oil and gas reserves of a country, published in official
documents correspond to? The volume of oil and gas that remains in
the subsurface at the time of publication
56.
How do International Oil Companies obtain an exploration license? By
bidding in an open licensing round, by negotiating directly with the
government authorities of a country, by acquiring other companies
who already have exploration licenses
57.Which of the following is not needed to produce an economic accumulation of
oil and gas? Rock deposited in marine condition, source rock, reservoir
rock, trap
58.The most common type of oil trap is? Anticline
59.In a trap containing oil, gas, and water, the water is always? Below the oil
60.On what physical properties of rocks is seismic method based? Density and
elastic module
61.What is the final product of the exploration stage? Prospect map
62.A __ is used to separate well fluid into different phases (oil, water and gas)?
Separator
63.The largest casing run inside a well is? Conductor casing
64.BOP (Blow out preventers) are used to control? Pressure
65.Crown block and travelling block are consisted in? Hoisting system
66.In order to transport natural gas in areas not served by pipelines, the gas is
liquefied to reduce its volume. When the gas is liquefied , it shrinks to __ of its
gaseous volume? 1/600
67.Gathering or trunk line are the group of smaller interconnected pipelines
forming complex networks with the purpose of bringing crude oil or natural
gas from several nearby __ to a treatment plant or processing facility? Well
68.Oil pipelines are made from steel or plastic tubes with inner diameter
typically from __ to __? 10 to 120 cm
69.
__ for gas pipelines are located along the line to move the product
through the pipeline? Compressors
70.Oil tankers generally have from __ tanks. Each tank is split into two or three
independent compartments by fore-and-aft bulkhead? 8 to 12
71.Which of the following will NOT influence oil prices in term of financial
economics/markets? Percipitous decline in the US dollar, Excessive and
uncontrolled speculation, The share of oil futures contracts by
speculators at the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), continued
instability and heightened security concerns in major oil and gas producing
countries.

72.Which of the following are the key concerns that will give pressure to
Malaysia as the economy continues to brace external challenges? Rising
inflation, Declining export, Failing commodity prices, declining
industrial production, plunging consumer confidence
73.The deepening financial meltdown weighs down heavily on the economy,
business and the? Consumer at large
74.__ is needed to be done after a casing string is run into well bore for the
purpose of keeping the hole from collapsing? Cementing process
75.Shale shaker removes? Large drill cuttings
76.__ is used for the purpose of measuring volumes of gas and oil? Metering
device
77.__ are used to clean and increase the pipe line efficiency? Cleaning pigs
78.__ include FPSO, FSO and FPS? Floating facilities
79.__ is an important attribute of a flow meter? Accuracy
80.
API Code 27 define permeability as? A measure of the capacity of
the porous medium to transit fluids
81.Which one of the following techniques is NOT considered as a secondary
recovery process? Gas cap drive, Water injection, Formation water injection.
82.
CO2 is one of the tietary recovery techniques which is also used to?
Mitigate excess atmosphere CO2
83.SAGD is the abbreviation of? Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage
84.
Hydraulic fracturing is a well production optimization technique during
which? A fracture is created in the formation which has limited
production due to low permeability
85.During EOR processes one or two variables of Darcy Equation is manipulated.
Which of the following is NOT one of those variables? Permeability
86.Remove drilling cuttings from the bore hole is a part of the functions of?
Circulation system
87.Which type of exploration license contract requires the foreign company
(contractor) to take all the risks and pay for all exploration costs during the
exploration phase? Joint Venture Agreement, Production Sharing
Agreement, Technical Service Agreement
88.
Approximately how much would it cost to drill a well onshore to a
depth of 3500m? US$10.5 million
89.
What types of data are necessary to evaluate the exploration potential
of an area? Seismic data, Well data, Geological data
90.
What risks are taken into consideration in determining the possibilities
of success? Reservoir Presence Risks (Risk of finding no reservoir in
prospect area)
91.What is the full name of OPEC? Organization of Petroleum Exporting
Countries
92.Which of these countries is a member of OPEC? Saudi Arabia
93.Which type of energy will be most useful for transportation in 2030? Fossil
fuel
94.What unit of volume is commonly used for natural gas? Cubic foot
95.What is the largest oil field in the world? Ghawar Field, Saudi Arabia

96.
What would be an average temperature interval for the oil window?
60 C to 120 C
97.How do geophysicists indicate the correct geographic position of geophones?
Maps
98.
The main application of Gravity and Magnetics in oil and gas
exploration is? To detect metal and mineral deposits
99.Which of the energy resources are finite resources? Fossil fuels
100.
Which area of the world has the highest oil and gas reserves and
production? Middle East
101.
What is the most important factor controlling oil price? Supply and
Demand
102.
Which of the following is needed to produce an economic accumulation
of oil and gas? Trap, Source rock, Reservoir rock
103.
The most common type of oil trap associated with limestone is? Reef
104.
Seismic reflection is the main geophysical tool used to see different
layers in the subsurface. Of what physical properties of rock is it based?
Density and sound wave velocity