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Question
Watercourses are passageways for the circulating fluids. Name one type of watercourses.
FGS is a system allowing gathering of several flowlines and permits transmission of the combined stream to
processing facility (CPF) and measures the oil/water/gas ratio. What is the name of FGS?

Drilling fluid also provides a degree of lubricity to aid the movement of the drillpipe and bottomhole assembl
What are the preferred fluid types for high-angle directional wells because of its high degree of lubricity?

State what analysis of geopolitical phenomena as a set of individual interactions can help oil and gas compan
understand unfolding world events?

CALCULATION: An oil reservoir exists at its bubble-point pressure of 3,000 psia and
temperature of 160 F. The oil has an API gravity of 42 and a gas-oil ratio
of 600 scf/STB. The specific gravity of the solution gas is 0.65. What is the specific gravity of the st
oil?

What is the length of the period do the candidates that fails the exam attempt for Petroleum engineering c
have to wait before a second attempt?
How much is the application fees for PE certification?
When did SPE become an incorporated organization? Please state the year.

CALCULATION: An oil reservoir has water density of 65.2 lb/ft^3 and Oil density of 55.2 lb/ft^3. The
bottom layer of the oil reservoir is located at a depth of 4,035ft, which is 35.8ft above the FWL. Usi
height h of 35.8 ft, calculate the capillary pressure at the top of the bottom layer.

How many times can a candidates to be allowed to attempt the exam for PE cert?
What is the length of the period do the candidates that fails the second exam attempt for Petroleum eng
certification have to wait before a third attempt?
How much is the renewal fees for PE certification?

CALCULATION: An oil reservoir has WOC of 4,060 ft, with water density of 65.2 lb/ft^3 and Oil dens
lb/ft^3. What is the FWL value if the displacement pressure is 0.75 psi?
What is the retention time typically set in a separator?

CALCULATION: An oil reservoir exists at its bubble-point pressure of 3,000 psia and
temperature of 160 F. The reservoir area is 640 acres with 10 ft average thickness and effective po
%. What is the pore volume in bbl?

A subsurface condition in which the pore pressure of a geologic formation exceeds or is less than the expecte
normal, formation pressure. What do ths condition called?
State the term used for horizontal entry into an ore body.
State the geologist who propsed the theory of Continental drift.
Name the river that carries the highest volume of water .
what is the name of the organization SPE used to belong to?
X controls the flow of fluids in the annulus. What is X?
The principle that governs how fluid moves in the subsurface is called?

What protects the compressor from going into surge by operating the surge control valve?

X describes members of a family of chemicals with a ring structure of carbon chains. Xylene and toluene are
X. What it X?
If the formation pressure is too low, and water or gas injection cannot maintain pressure or are not suitable, w
method should be used?
State what is the set information about crude oil quality called?
What is the require in job experience and training experience to apply PE cert?

State the continent that does not have a glacier.


State one of the air pollution tragedy that is related to the oil and gas industry in the year 1984.
High pressure drop is probably caused by ring out failure. What action should be taken to the drill bit?

What kind of oil is made up of a variety of components including large, heavy and non-volatile hydrocarbons?
To account for permeability, it must be measured in either one vertical or horizontal or both the vertical and
directions?

Name one type of semisubmersible rigs.

What is the composition of dolomite?


What are composed principally of sediment formed from seawater by organic activity?
What are commonly formed in shallow, warm oceans either by direct precipitation out of seawater or by biolo
extraction of calcium carbonate from seawater to form skeletal material?

What is underground natural or man-made storage chambers in suitable impermeable called?

What is the name of the valve (or valve-like device) with a fixed or variable aperture specifically d
regulate the flow of fluids?

Name the type of drilling where the passage of fluids, primarily drilling mud, down the interior of th
stem and back to the surface via the annulus.
What is the name of the temperature at which paraffin waxes will solidify and give a cloudy appear
oil of which they form part?
Where will oil go after the third stage of separator for final removal of water in production process?

What are the small chips or flakes of rock retrieved from a well by the circulation of the mud.
Name the unit of measurement of rock permeability
What is used to reduce oxygen in the water before injection?
What is the name of the wave that an offshore structure must be able to withstand?
Which mud system is used in drilling young, high-activity clays?

What does the percentage of oil in place within a totally swept reservoir rock volume that is recovered as a r
viscous displacement and gravity drainage processes refer to?
Dolostone is a rock that composed of what?

Name the geological structure resembling an inverted bowl


What is an area of structure where the top of the formation is lower called?
What is the oldest rotary tool that is still used by the drilling industry?
What refers to the decreasing saturation of a wetting phase?
What is the effect of internal friction on the pressure along the pipeline?

Natural gas that occurs in the absence of condensate or liquid hydrocarbons, or gas that had condensable hy
removed is called?
What is defined as producing a single composition of gas that is constant in the reservoir, wellbore, and lease
equipment throughout the life of a field

It is a satellite monitoring system used to control the action of thrusters propellers to maintain a ve
location without deploying anchors.What is it?

It is a clamp used in a drilling rig to latch onto the grip drill pipe, casing etc when lifting them. Wha
equipment called?

What is added to prevent formation of, and break down of the emulsion layer?
A well drilled to permit more effective extraction of oil from a reservoir e.g. an oil or gas producer,
water injector to support production. Sometimes called a development well. What is it?

What is the name of stage which Includes prospecting, seismic and drilling activities that take place before th
development of a field is finally decided.

It build up of mud solids or filtrate on the wall of a well. This helps seal and stabilise the rock face,
much can cause sticking of the drill string. What is it?

It is a pneumatic control line containing temperature sensing elements (fusible plugs, synthetic tub
which, when activated, will initiate a platform shutdown. What is it?

It is an integrated assembly of production flowlines, and hydraulic and/or electrical control lines, co
subsea/satellite well to its parent installation. What is it.
What does OGRC responsible for?
Why migrating gas will displace oil from the traps?

A secondary recovery method by which gas is injected into and passed through the reservoir to ma
pressure and/or entrain heavier hydrocarbons left behind by primary production. The reservoir also
storage for produced gas until the reservoir pressure can be reduced, and the gas sold. What do th
called?

What kind of lift can be controlled for a single well to optimize production, and to reduce slugging effects whe
droplets collect to form large bubbles that can upset production.

Compressors are driven by?

A method that analyse of the hydrocarbon-bearing potential of an area by studying shallow cores a
subsurface water for evidence of seepage or kerogens. What do this method called?
What award will be given for the Student chapter that has done an admirable level of activity?

It is an instrument which measures differences in the specific gravity of liquids, and is used to iden
interfaces between batches of different products in a pipeline. What do this instrument called?

What is the name of offshore structure where the concrete was poured at an onshore location, with enough a
storage cells to keep the structure floating until tow-out and lowering onto the seabed.

It is a platform rig which is defined as a compliant offshore drilling platform used to drill developme
The foundation of the platform is a relatively lightweight jacket upon which all equipment is placed
of guy wires anchored by clump weights helps secure the jacket to the seabed and allows it to mov
wind and wave forces. What is it?
Name the term used for flat-topped seamounts.
X mud is commonly used in gypsum and anhydrite formations?What is X mud?

What is the full name of HAZOP?

What is the device which is defined as a process vessel which typically uses the passage of one flu
a set of internal tubes to heat up or cool down another fluid in which they are immersed.
What is the name of current SPE president?(2015)
In a wet-gas reservoir, temperature is higher or lower than the cricondentherm?

What system is used to provide air to equipment rooms that are safe by positive pressure?

What are cystalline compounds that form in water crystalline structures as a function of compostiio
temperature and pressure?

What is the name of operation in which a specially blended liquid is pumped down a well and into a formation
pressure high enough to cause the formation to crack open, forming passages through which oil can flow into
bore.

What are formed by anaerobic decomposition of organic matter that accumulates from the deposition of plan
ocean basins.

What is the name of device that utilises centrifuging principles to remove oils from water, or as a m
to remove liquids and solids from a gas stream.
What is added to seawater to prevent growth of algae and bacteria?
What can be used to calculate the ideal volume at the depletion pressure and
reservoir temperature of the gas withdrawn from the cell?

What is the term called where mud containing chemicals to prevent loss of water which could dam
surrounding formations, and cause build up of filter-cake in the well.

What is the process used to maintain overall and hydrostatic reservoir pressure and force the oil towards the
wells
What is the most common radioactive tracer material used in the Gulf Coast area?

What is the term of a gauge which is run through casing or tubing before use to check for correct s
freedom from obstruction or distortion.
State the founder of modern geology.
Which journal is the SPE's flagship magazine?
State the term used when water is formed at the time of consolidation of magma.

What is the name of the equipment which can be defined as a heavy steel member, suspended fro
swivel through the rotary table and connected to the topmost joint of drill pipe to turn the drill stem
rotary table turns.It has a bored passageway that permits fluid to be circulated into the drill stem a
annulus or vice versa.

What is the name of a special device that, when fitted to the master bushing transmits torque to th
simultaneously permits vertical movement of the kelly to make hole. It may be shaped to fit the ro
opening or have pins for transmitting torque.

Name the world's deepest lake.


Name the law stating that in layers of sedimentary rocks or lava flows,the youngest layer is on top,and the o
the bottom.

What is the name of barge used in the construction and placement of underwater pipelines. Joints
welded together and then lowered off the stern of the barge as it moves ahead.
State the full name of LRS.

What is the name of a gas transport product which primarily methane (CH4), is converted to liquid form for e
storage or transport.

Name the instrument used to measure the intensity and direction of a magnetic field especially tha
earth.

What is an assembly of pipes, valves, and fittings by which fluid from one or more sources is select
directed to
various process systems called?

What is a rock derived from pre-existing rocks by mineralogical, chemical and structural alterations
processes within the earth's crust called?
What is injected in flowlines to prevent Hydrate formation and prevent corrosion?

State the term that means any naturally occuring inorganic solid that possesses an orderly crystalline structu
well-defined chemical composition.

Name the process of separating hydrocarbon fractions etc. by passing the feedstock through succe
absorbent substances which offer differing degrees of resistance to its passage.

What is called a substance containing a material with tiny pores to achieve a large surface area, such as acti
carbon.What is it?

Name the hole or well in the hull of a ship (usually in the centre) through which equipment pass to
access to subsea.
What are the multiple boreholes drilled from an existing single bore well called?
What is the basic product that has boiling points between 30 C and 200 C and molecules generally having
numbers 5 to 12.

Name the gas that is originally discovered in a reservoir as distinct from injected gas.

What contain varying amounts of different (primarily alkane) hydrocarbon compounds and one or more inorg
compounds?

What does NPI stand for?


Which region has the highest percentage of SPE professional Members by the end of 2014?

Name the flanged inlet or outlet connection on a pressure vessel.


Name the well undertaken as part of the process of earning a concession.

Who is the person responsible on an offshore platform with statutory responsibilities for safety, etc
those of a ships captain?
What is the first hydrocarbon to be generated, which is following by wet-gas and dry gas?

What is a group of hydrocarbon reservoirs in a common geological setting or a single reservoir, the
actual or planned development called?
What is the inner or production string of casing in a well called?
What does OWC stands for?
X is basic chemicals made from oil or natural gas liquid feedstocks;
commonly used to manufacture plastics and gasoline. Examples are ethylene
and propylene. What is x?
Name the completion that consists of simply running the casing directly down
into the formation, leaving the end of the piping open without any
other protective filter.

Name an instrument which measures the flow of a fluid in a pipeline by monitoring a controlled flow
small aperture.
Gas metering is usually measured in?
Which award is the highest for Student Chapter?
X is a device that seals the tubing-casing annulus and forces produced fluids into the tubing. What is X?

It is the production or inner string of casing. What is it?

What is a measure of the resistance to the flow of a fluid through a rock?


What is the underground rock formation that blocks the movement of petroleum and causes it to accumulate
reservoir that can be exploited?

Collapsible synthetic rubber/fabric storage tanks which can be easily transported and deployed in,
military operations or difficult terrain. What is it?

Name the densest naturally occuring mineral.


What kind of lift is normally used on low pressure gas wells with some condensate, oil or water, or high Gas o
(GOR) wells.
Which drilling fluid system is implemented in areas where formation pressures are relatively low and the risk
circulation or formation damage is relatively high?
Name the insurance that forms protection for oil and gas companies.

What is added before the hydrocyclones and causes oil droplets to merge?
A flatbottomed vessel (barge) for transporting structures etc. to an offshore installation site. OR a
submerged or semi submerged part of a floating drilling rig structure designed to assist floatation c
ballast tanks. What is it?
Traps filled with hydrocarbons are often referred to as what?
According to the paleontologists, name the oldest era of time.

What does the abbreviation PDT stands for?

Name the principle that states that fossil assemblages (groups of fossil found in a given strata) succeed one
regular and determinable order.
What is the method of estimation is called when the known geological, engineering and economic data are u
generate a range of estimates and their associated probabilities?

Name the system that monitors data and control equipment on the plant.
What so this reserves may be classified as if facilities to process and transport those reserves to market are
at the time of the estimate of there is a reasonable expectation that such facilities will be installed?

A drilling rig insulated and equipped to operate with minimum disturbance of sensitive onshore env
such as built-up areas. What is it?

Name the compressor that is used for lower capacity gas compression and high
reservoir pressure gas injection.
The ratio between the volumes of oil and/or gas produced and produceable from a reservoir and th
gas originally in place. What is it?

A ship or barge specially designed to handle pipeline that is wound onto a large reel. To lay the pip
vessel pays out the pipe off the reel at a steady rate onto the seabed. The pipeline is first construc
offshore facility where it is welded, coated, inspected and wound onto the reel. What is the vessel?

What is the full name of abbreviation RVP?


What kind of reservoir that initially contains a single-phase fluid, which changes to two phases (condensate
the reservoir when the reservoir pressure decreases.
Who is the current SPE regional director for Northern Asia Pacific region?

What do you call a dome that is caused by an intrusion of rock salt into overlying sediments?

X are known to inhibit the formation of ice-like hydrates that can accumulate around subsea wellheads and w
equipment, blocking lines and impeding critical operations. What is X?

What is the device used for cleaning the inside of casing in a well?
If liquid droplets enter the compressor, they will erode the fast rotating blades. An instrument is designed to
small fractions of liquid from the gas.What is the instrument called?

Name the porosity developed after the original deposition of a formation, e.g. by the action of wate
soluble components of the rocks, or well stimulation techniques.

Name the type of rock composed of materials that were transported to their present position by wi

Name the cylindrical or spherical vessel used to separate the components in streams of mixed fluid
X is used to remove cuttings from the circulating fluid in rotary drilling operations What is X?
State the term used for a broad,gently sloping volcano built from fluid basaltic lavas.
What are composed of terrigenous material formed by the weathering of pre-existing rock?
What is the result of chemical reaction between the mud system and the formation?

Name the accumulation or pocket of liquid or gas formed in a pipeline as the flowing fluid pressure

At the crude entrance of a separator, a device used that will reduce the effect of large gas bubbles or liquid p
is the name of that device?

What is the name of offshore structure that consists of a single tall floating cylindrical hull, supporting a fixed

What is the unit used for volume of oil measured at normal temperature and atmospheric pressure
State what constitutes paraffin in crude oil?
The purposes for this pipe include solving additional lost circulation or hole caving problems and minimizing
problems from shallow gas zones.Its typical depth range from 600-1,000 feet. What is the stated casing?

What is the name of the pump that are the most common artificial lift system used in land-based operations.
What is the name of process which remove unwanted components such as hydrogen sulfide and carbon diox
gas?

What is the system that keeps track of parameters and constraints, logs the operations taking plac
overall consolidation of operations called?

What is the platform called when a compliant offshore drilling platform is used to drill development

What is used to separate the well flow from one or more wells for analysis and detailed flow measurement.
When the natural gas is intended for domestic use, an additive is added so that the otherwise odorless natur
be detected in the event of a gas leak. What is the addictives?
State what make United States the world's leading geopolitical power?
Name the warmest sea in the world.
What is defined as the zero capillary pressure level,also referred to as the free-water level?

What is the term used to describe gassold direct from oil company to parties other than British Gas
previous monopoly holders?

State what is the main application of Gravity and Magnetics in oil and gas exploration?
Aromatic petrochemicals include benzene, toluene, and xylenes. Among these three, which one is used in ma
explosives?

X is an instrument for converting one form of energry ingo another. What is X?

X is layers of buried rock strata that are arranged so that petroleum accumulates in them? What is

X is an arrangement of pulleys or sheaves, through which drilling line is reeved and which moves u
down the derrick or mast. What is X?
What is used to position the tubing correctly In the well?

What does it call when a non-destructive testing method in which ultrasonic waves are beamed at
and the reflected energy measured?

X is a sleve-like part of the shale shakers for separating rock cuttings and mud returned from a wel
X?

What does the percentage of the total rock or PV that is swept by gas refer to?
The liquid outlets from the separator will be equipped with an intrument to reduce disturbance on the liquid t
What is the name of that intrument?

What is process called when the water is removed from a production flow of oil or gas?

X strengthen the sides of the well hole, ensure that no oil or natural gas seeps out as it is brought to the surf
keep other fluids or gases from seeping into the formation through the well. What is X?
Well maintenance without killing the well and performing full workover is time-saving and often called as?

What is the name of process which major maintenance is performed on an oil or gas well.
What is a type of raw gas with methane content of less than 85%?

What is is defined as producing a single gas composition to the producing well perforations
throughout its life and condensate will form either while flowing to the surface or in lease-separation equipm
Name the valve in the wellhead that can be a gate or ball valve and is normally used so that the tubing press
easily read.

Pressure that is greater than normal is called superpressured while what do the pressure that is lower than n
called?

X is a type of well. It is drilled on a certain location where very little or no proven geological information is av
What is X?

Name the largest geyser.


State for which war in 1973 energy crisis that OPEC refused to ship oil to western countries that have suppor
the war?

Answer
-Conventional watercourses
-Jet watercourses (any one)
Field Gathering System
-Oil-based fluids (OBFs)
-synthetic-based fluids (SBFs)
(any one)
"Bottom-up" analysis

0.8156
Specific gravity of stock tank oil =141.5/
(42+131.5)
12 months
150 USD
1985,

2.486 psi
Pc= [35.8/144][65.2-55.2]
3 times
3 years
40 USD

4070.8 ft
FWL= 4,060+ [(144)(0.75)]/[65.2-55.2]

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Drilling

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Non-Technical
Non-Technical

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Non-Technical

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5 minutes

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Calculation

SPE
SPE
SPE

Calculation
SPE
SPE
SPE

Calculation
Production

7,447,680 bbl
Pore Volume = 7758(640)(10)(0.15)

Technical

Calculation

Abnormal pressure

Technical

Drilling

Adit
Alfred Wegener
Amazon River
AMIE; American individual Mathematics
Examination
Annular Blowout Preventer
Darcy's Law

Technical
Technical
Technical
Non-Technical
Technical
Technical

anti surge control

Technical
Technical

Aromatics

Technical

Artificial lift
Assay
at least 4 years

Technical
Non-Technical

Geology
Geology
Geology
SPE
Drilling
Reservoir
Production &
Facilities
Production
Production
Production
SPE

Australia

Technical

Geology
Geopolitics
Drilling

Bhopal, India
Bit must be pulled out.

Non-Technical
Technical

Black oil

Technical

Both the vertical and horizontal directions

Technical

Bottle-type semisubmersible / Columnstabilised semisubmersible

Technical

Production&Faci
lities

CaMg(CO3)2
Carbonate rocks

Technical
Technical

Reservoir
Reservoir

Carbonate sediments

Non-technical

Reservoir
Reservoir

Reservoir

Cavern storage

Technical

Production &
Facilities

Choke

Technical

Production &
Facilities

Circulation drilling

Technical

Production &
Facilities

Cloud Point

Technical

Production &
Facilities

Technical

coalescer

Cuttings

Technical

Production
Production &
Facilities

Darcy

Technical

Production &
Facilities

Deaerator

Technical
Design wave

Technical

Dispersed muds

Technical

Displacement efficiency
dolomite

Technical
Technical

Dome

Technical

Down Dip

Technical

Drag bit

Technical

Drainage
drop

Technical
Technical

dry gas

Technical

Dry-gas reservoir

Technical

Production &
Facilities
Production &
Facilities
Drilling
Reservoir
Reservoir
Production &
Facilities
Production &
Facilities
Drilling
Reservoir
Production
Reservoir

Dynamic positioning

Elevators

Technical

Technical

Reservoir
Production
Production

Emulsion breaker

Technical

Production &
Facilities
Production

Exploitation well

Technical
Technical

Exploration

Filter cake/ Filtrates

Technical

Fire loop

Technical

Flowline Bundle

Technical

For programs dealing with oil and gas reserves


and resources matter.
Non-Technical
gas has a lower density

Technical

Production
Production
Production
Production
SPE
Reservoir

Production

Gas injection

Technical
Technical

gas lift

gas turbines or electrical motors or steam


turbines
Technical
Geochemical Survey
Gold standard Designation.

Technical
Non-Technical

Production
Production &
Facilities
Production
SPE
Production

Gravitometer

Technical
Technical

Gravity based

Guyed-tower platform rig


Guyots
Gypsum (calcium sulfate)

Technical
Technical
Technical

Hazard and operability analysis

Technical

Heat exchanger

Technical

Helge Hove Haldorsen

Production

Platform Rig
Geology
Drilling

SPE
Reservoir

Higher

Non-Technical
Technical

HVAC (Heat, ventilation and air


conditioning sytem)

Technical

Production &
Facilities

Hydrates

Technical

Drilling &
Completions

Technical
hydraulic fracturing

Production
Reservoir

Hydrocarbons

Non-technical

Hydrocyclone

Technical

Hypochlorite

Technical

Ideal-gas law

Non-technical

Inhibited mud

Technical
Technical

Injection
Iodine 131

Technical

Jack Rabbit

Technical

James Hutton
Journal of Petroleum Technology.

Technical

Juvenile water

Non-Technical
Technical

Kelly

Technical

Kelly bushing

Technical

Lake Baikal

Technical

Law of Superposition

Technical

lay barge

Technical

Lloyds Register of Shipping

Technical
Technical

LNG

Magnetometer

Technical

Manifold

Technical

Metamorphic rock

Technical

Methanol or Mono Ethylene Glycol (MEG)

Technical

Mineral

Technical

Drilling &
Completions
Reservoir

Differential
Pressure
Production
Drilling

Geology
SPE
Geology

Geology
Geology

Production &
Facilities
Production
Geology
Production &
Facilities
Geology
Drilling &
Completions
Geology

Molecular Sieve

Technical
Technical

molecular sieves

Production &
Facilities
Production

Moonpool

Technical

Production &
Facilities

Multilateral

Technical

Drilling &
Completions

Technical

Naphtha

Native gas

Technical

Natural petroleum gases

Technical

Net profit interest

Technical

Production
Production &
Facilities
Reservoir

Nozzle

Technical

Obligation Well

Technical

General
Engineering
SPE
Production &
Facilities
Production &
Facilities

Offshore Installation Manager (O.I.M.)

Technical

Production &
Facilities

Oil

Non-technical

Oil Field

Technical

Oil String
Oil-water contact

Technical
Technical

North America

Non-Technical

Reservoir
Production &
Facilities
Production &
Facilities

Production

Technical
Olefins

Production
Technical

Open holes completion

Production
Drilling &
Completions

Orifice Meter

Technical

orifice meters or ultrasonic meters

Technical

Outstanding Student Chapter Award


Packers

Non-Technical
Technical

Production &
Facilities
SPE
Drilling

Pay string

Technical

Production

permeability

Technical

Petroleum trap

Technical

Pillow Tanks

Technical
Platinum

plunger lift

Technical
Technical

Reservoir
Reservoir

Production
Geology
Production

Pneumatic systems

Technical

Drilling

Political Risk Insurance (PRI)

Technical

Geopolitics

Drilling &
Completions

Polyelectrolyte
Pontoon/Collumns

Technical
Technical

pools.

Non-technical
Technical

Geology

Technical

Production

Precambrian

Pressure Differential Transducer


Principle of Fossil Succession

Technical

Probabilistic

Technical

process control system

Technical

proved

Technical

Quiet Rig

Technical

Production

Reservoir

Geology
Reservoir
Production &
Facilities
Reservoir

Production
Production &
Facilities

Reciprocating Compressor
Recovery Factor

Technical
Technical

Reel Vessel

Technical

Production
Production

Residual Vapour Pressure/Reid Vapour


Pressure

Technical

Other

Retrograde-condensate gas reservoir


Ron Morris

Technical
Non-Technical

Salt dome

Technical

Geology

Saltwater drilling fluids

Technical

Drilling

Scraper

Technical

Production&Faci
lities

scrubber

Technical

Reservoir
SPE

Production

Secondary Porosity

Technical

Other

Sedimentary Rock

Technical

Geology

Separator

Technical

Production&Faci
lities

Technical

Production&Faci
lities

Shale shaker/ shaker


Shield volcano
Siliciclastic rocks
Sloughing shales

Technical
Technical
Technical

Geology
Reservoir
Drilling

Slug
Slug catcher
SPAR

Technical
Technical
Technical

Other
Production
Production

Stock tank barrels/ Stb

Technical

Other

Straight chain single bond hydrocarbon

Non-Technical

Production

Structural casing

Technical

Drilling

Sucker Rod Pump


Sweetening

tankfarm management system


tension-leg platform
Test separator
tetrahydrothiophene (THT)
The age of Natural Gas
The Persian Gulf
The reservoir base

Technical
Technical

Production

Technical

Production &
Facilities

Technical

Production &
Facilities

Technical
Technical
Non-Technical
Technical
Technical

Third party gas

Technical

To detect metal and mineral deposits

Technical

Toluene

Production

Technical

Production
Production
Geopolitics
Geology
Reservoir
Production &
Facilities
Production

Transducer

Technical

Trap

Technical

Production
Production &
Facilities
Reservoir &
Formation
Evaluation

travelling block

Technical

Production &
Facilities

tubing hanger/donut

Technical

Production

Ultrasonic testing

Technical

Production &
Facilities

Vibrating screen

Technical

Production &
Facilities

Volumetric sweep efficiency

Technical

Reservoir

vortex breaker

Water separation
Well casing
well intervention.

Technical

Technical
Technical
Technical

Production
Reservoir &
Formation
Evaluation
Production
Production

well workover
wet gas

Technical
Technical

Production
Production
Reservoir

Wet-gas reservoir
Wing valve
X: Subnormal

Technical
Technical

Production

Technical

Drilling

Technical

Drilling

X: Wildcat

Yellowstone's Steamboat Geyser


Yom Kippur War

Technical
Non-Technical

Geology
Geopolitics

Difficulty

Source

Medium

Drilling Engineering-Neal Adams

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Oil and Gas Production handbook pg 67

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Drilling Engineering-Neal Adams

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Navigating Geopolitics in Oil and Gas

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Ahmed, T. (2009). Working guide to reservoir rock properties and fluid flow.
Oxford: Gulf Professional. P34

Medium

spe.org

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spe.org

Medium

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Ahmed, T. (2009). Working guide to reservoir rock properties


and fluid flow. Oxford: Gulf Professional. P59

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spe.org

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Ahmed, T. (2009). Working guide to reservoir rock properties


and fluid flow. Oxford: Gulf Professional. P59

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Oil and Gas Production handbook pg 52

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Ahmed, T. (2009). Working guide to reservoir rock properties


and fluid flow. Oxford: Gulf Professional. P35

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http://blog.oureducation.in/upsc-examination-sample-questions-on-geology/
http://www.scientus.org/Wegener-Continental-Drift.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_River

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spe.org

Low

Drilling Engineering-Neal Adams

Low

https://fracfocus.org/groundwater-protection/fluid-flow-subsurfacedarcys-law
Tough

Oil and Gas Production Handbook


Bahadori, A., & Nwaoha, C. (2014). Dictionary of oil, gas, and
petrochemical processing. Pg 298

low
low
Low

Oil and Gas Production handbook pg 43


Medium

spe.org

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Essentials Of Geology p.258

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https://cdn.ihs.com/fekete/help/Harmony_2015v1/Content/HTML_Files/Reference_Material/Ge
https://fracfocus.org/groundwater-protection/fluid-flow-subsurfacedarcys-law

Medium
Tough
Tough

Drilling Engineering-Neal Adams

Dictionary Of Oil Industry Terminology

Low

Petroleum Engineering Handbook p16


Petroleum Engineering Handbook p17

Medium

Petroleum Engineering Handbook p10

Dictionary of Oil Industry Terminology

Low

Dictionary of Oil Industry Terminology

Low

Dictionary of Oil Industry Terminology

Low

Dictionary of Oil Industry Terminology

Low
low

Oil and Gas Production handbook pg 54

Dictionary of Oil Industry Terminology

Low

Dictionary of Oil Industry Terminology

Low
Tough

Oil and gas production handbook pg73


Dictionary of Oil Industry Terminology

Low
Medium

Drilling Engineering-Neal Adams

Low
Low

Petroleum Engineering Handbook p1121


Petroleum Engineering Handbook p16

Low

Dictionary of Oil Industry Terminology

Low

Dictionary of Oil Industry Terminology

Low

Drilling Engineering-Neal Adams

Low
low

http://petrowiki.org/Capillary_pressure
Oil and Gas Production handbook pg 75

Low

https://cdn.ihs.com/fekete/help/Harmony_2015v1/Content/HTML_Files
/Reference_Material/General_Concepts/Reservoir_Fluid_Types.htm

Low

Petroleum Engineering Handbook p982


Medium

Low

Dictionary of oil industry terminology. Pg 20

Dictionary of oil industry terminology. Pg 22

Tough

Oil and gas production handbook pg75

Medium

Dictionary of oil industry terminology. Pg 23

low

Oil and Gas Production handbook pg 12

Medium

Dictionary of oil industry terminology. Pg 23

Medium

Dictionary of Oil industry terminology. Pg 25

Medium

Dictionary of Oil industry terminology. Pg 26

Medium

spe.org

Medium

Petroleum Engineering Handbook p3

Medium

Dictionary of Oil industry terminology.Pg 26

low

Oil and Gas Production handbook pg 45


Tough

Medium
Medium

Oil and Gas Production Handbook


Dictionary of Oil Industry terminology.Pg 29.
spe.org

Medium

Dictionary of Oil Industry terminology.Pg 30.

low

Oil and Gas Production handbook pg 17

low
medium
Low

Dictionary of oil Industry terminology


http://blog.oureducation.in/upsc-examination-sample-questions-on-geology/
Drilling Engineering-Neal Adams

low

Dictionary of oil Industry terminology

low

Dictionary of oil Industry terminology

Tough

spe.org

Low

Petroleum Engineering Handbook p983


Tough
Tough

Oil and gas production handbook pg72


Oil and gas production handbook pg75

low

Oil and Gas Production handbook pg 47

Low

Petroleum Engineering Handbook p3

low
Tough
Low

Dictionary of oil Industry terminology


Oil and gas production handbook pg76
Petroleum Engineering Handbook p992

low
low
Medium

low

Dictionary of oil Industry terminology


Oil and Gas Production handbook pg 43
Drilling Engineering-Neal Adams

Dictionary of oil Industry terminology

medium
Medium

Essentials of Geology p.5

medium

http://blog.oureducation.in/upsc-examination-sample-questions-on-geology/

spe.org

low

Dictionary of oil Industry terminology

low

Dictionary of oil Industry terminology

medium
medium

low

Planet Earth p.25


Essentials of Geology p.7

Dictionary of oil Industry terminology

Low

Dictionary of Oil Industry Terminology

low

Oil and Gas Production handbook pg 78

Low

Dictionary of Oil Industry Terminology

Low

Dictionary of Oil Industry Terminology

Low

Dictionary of Oil Industry Terminology


Tough

low

Oil and gas production handbook pg75


Essentials of Geology p.36

Low

Dictionary of Oil Industry Terminology

low

Oil and Gas Production handbook pg 72

Medium

Dictionary of Oil Industry Terminology

Low

Dictionary of Oil Industry Terminology

low

Oil and Gas Production handbook pg 87

Low

Dictionary of Oil Industry Terminology

Low

Petroleum Engineering Handbook p982

Low

Dictionary of Oil Industry Terminology


Tough

spe.org

Low

Dictionary of Oil Industry Terminology

Low

Dictionary of Oil Industry Terminology

Low

Dictionary of Oil Industry Terminology

Low

Petroleum Engineering Handbook p3

Low

Dictionary of Oil Industry Terminology

Low
Low

Dictionary of Oil Industry Terminology


Dictionary of oil industry terminology. Pg 51

low

Bahadori, A., & Nwaoha, C. (2014). Dictionary of oil, gas, and


petrochemical processing. Pg 298

low

Oil and Gas Production handbook pg 39

Low

Dictionary of Oil Industry Terminology


Tough

Medium
Low

Low

Oil and Gas Production Handbook


spe.org
Drilling Engineering-Neal Adams

Dictionary of oil industry terminology. Pg 51


Low

Low

http://www.geomore.com/porosity-and-permeability-2/
http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/454454/petroleum-trap

Tough

Dictionary of oil industry terminology. Pg 53

medium

Essentials of Geology p.40

low

Oil and Gas Production handbook pg 45

Low

Drilling Engineering-Neal Adams

Medium

Navigating Geopolitics in Oil and Gas

Tough

Oil and gas production handbook pg75


Dictionary of oil industry terminology. Pg 55

Tough
Low
low

Petroleum Engineering Handbook p3


http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/topic/geology
Tough

Dictionary of oil industry terminology. Pg 52

low

http://www.thisoldearth.net/Geology_Online-1_Subchapters.cfm?Chapter=6&Row=3

Low

Petroleum Engineering Handbook p1483


Tough

Low

Oil and Gas Production Handbook


Petroleum Engineering Handbook p1484

Tough
Tough
Tough

Dictionary of oil industry terminology. Pg 58

Oil and Gas Production Handbook


Dictionary of oil industry terminology. Pg 59
Dictionary of oil industry terminology. Pg 59

Tough

Low

Dictionary Of Oil Industry Terminology


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Tough

Petroleum Engineering Handbook p896


spe.org

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Dictionary Of Oil Industry Terminology

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Drilling Engineering-Neal Adams

Medium

Dictionary Of Oil Industry Terminology

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Oil and Gas Production handbook pg 57

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Dictionary Of Oil Industry Terminology

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Dictionary Of Oil Industry Terminology

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Dictionary Of Oil Industry Terminology

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Petroleum Engineering Handbook p17
Drilling Engineering-Neal Adams

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Oil and Gas Production handbook pg 52

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Oil and Gas Production handbook pg 19

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Dictionary Of Oil Industry Terminology

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Drilling Engineering-Neal Adams

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Planet Earth p.41
Petroleum Engineering Handbook p6

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Question
[10 Points] List 4 main categories of SPE journals that publish on spe official website.

[10 Points] There are the three main groups that gas reservoirs have been divided into?List out two of it.

[10 Points] Name the five main types of reservoir fluids.


[10 Points] Name two major parts of the Earth.

[10 Points] State three(3) basic layers of atmosphere.

[10 Points] Name three(3) properties of calcite, CaCO3.


[10 Points] State an example each for igneous rock and sedimentary rock.

[10 Points] Name the three types of weathering.


[Diagram 1][10 points] State the drainage pattern in the figure below .

[10 Points] State the three (3) main types of wave-motion generated by an earthquake.

[10 Points] Name 3 major rocks.


[10 Points] state 2 purposes of OPEC.

[10 Points] state what are the 3 basic steps in refining?

[10 Points] name 3 parts of refining.

[10 Points] During EOR processes, one/two variables of Darcy Equation is manipulated. Name 2 of those varia

[10 Points] state 2 examples of unconvetional resources.

[10 Points] Please state three types of wells where natural gas comes from

[10 Points] Gas wells typically produce only raw natural gas. Once it os separated from crude oil (if present),
exists in mixtures with other hydrocarbons. Please name 4 of them.

[10 Points]Name three factor that affect the types of casing used?

[Diagram 2][10 points] Diagram showed a completed well with several casings and equipment. What is A and

[10 Points] Knowledge transfer remains at the core of SPEs purpose. List 2 print and digital magazine publish
and can be found in SPE official website.

[10 Points] There are several online resources can be found in SPE international website. List 2 of them.

[10 Points], name the 5 countries that signed agreement on September 1960 for The Organization of the Pet
Exporting Countries (OPEC) that was found in Baghdad, Iraq.
[10 Points] List 2 functions of cementing.

[10 Points] Name 2 member countries of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

[10 Points] Name 2 main types of conventional wells.

[10 Points] The basic concern for most engineers is the spatial distribution of petrophysical properties. Name
petrophysical properties
[10 Points]In general, what are the two types of reservoir limits?
[10 Points] What are the two membership awards from SPE. Name them.
[10 Points] Please list out 3 names of SPE fellowship programs.

[Diagram 3][10 points] Diagram showed a Christmas Tree. What is A and B?

[10 Points] Which committees reports the board committee about the training programs and meetings?

[10 Points] Who is included in OGRC? Name them.

[10 Points] What are the traps composed of?List out two of it.

[10 Points] Name two most unpredictable diagenetic processes?

[10 Points] There are three types of trap. Name two of it.

[10 Points] There are four typical seals.Name two of it.

[10 Points] Name three sedimentary rock types that most frequently encountered in oil fields.

[10 Points] Name three types of porosity logs.


[10 Points] As a drilling engineer, he/she is required to plan a variety of well types. Name 4 four well types.

[10 Points] There are several methods of pressure prediction that are available to an engineer. Name three m
pressure prediction.

[Diagram 4][10 points] Diagram showed a rock cycle. Name the label of A and B.

[10 Points] In a drilling environment, several casing are required in order to reach the total desired depth. Na
basic casing strings.

[10 Points] Name the 5 main processes involved in a rock cycle.

[10 Points] State four(4) types of igneous textures.

[10 Points] State the two types of natural earthquakes.

[10 Points] Name the two most common geological fold.


[10 Points] In the early 2000's, leading international firms from a few countries had agreements to develop Ir
gas fields. Name 4 of the countries for 5 points each.

[10 Points] Natural gas sweetening methods consist a number of methods. Name any one of them.

[10 Points] Analyzer instruments provides many types of data. Name any two of them.

[10 Points] State two components involved in process control system.

[10 Points] When 3D seismic has been completed, it is time to drill the well. List 2 main component of the dri
[Diagram 5][10 points] Diagram showed a perforation. Name the label of A and B.

T[10 Points] The mud enters though the drill pipe, through the cone and rises in the uncompleted well. List 2
function of the drilling mud.

[10 Points] There are several types of well casing. List 2 of them.

Well completion commonly refers to the process of finishing a well so that it is ready to produce oil or natura
types of completion.

The wellhead consists of the pieces of equipment mounted at the opening of the well to regulate and monito
extraction of hydrocarbons from the underground formation. List 3 component of wellhead.

[10 Points] List 2 typical field tests for water based fluid.

[10 Points] List out 2 basic grain types?


[10 Points] What are the types of salts that can be removed using a electrostatic desalter?

[10 Points] There are many SPE primary disciplines. Please name three of it.

[10 Points] There are the four types of anhydrite commonly found in dolostone reservoir. List out two of it.

[10 Points] In drilling several casing are used. Name four functions of casing.

[Diagram 6][10 points] Diagram showed a separator. Name the label of A and B.

[10 Points] The American Petroleum Inst. (API) has formed standards for oil/gas casing that are accepted in m
countries by oil and service companies. Casing is classified according to five properties: Name three of them

[10 Points] State the three stages involved in Davis's cycles of erosion.
[10 Points] state 4 countries that joined North Athlantic Treaty Organization(NATO) in 2004.

[10 Points] Rogue state is a controversional term applied by some international theorists to state they consid
threatening to the world's peace. state which countries that are currently considered as "Rogue States" by th

[10 Points] What does HVAC (heat, ventilation and air conditioning system) subsytems includes?

[10 Points] What do the flare subsystem include?

[10 Points] Completing a well consists of a number of steps. State 2 of these

[10 Points] State 2 components of a typical Christmas tree

[10 Points] Well workover is the process of performing major maintenance on an oil or gas well. Name 2 proc
in Well workover.

[10 Points] What are are carried in suspension by the fluid into the fractures in Hydraulic fracturing process?
[Diagram 7][10 points] When designing the process, it is important to plan the thermal energy balance. The
showed SEC Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger. Name the label of A and B.

[10 Points] Give 2 substances that are included in Unconventional sources of oil and gas.

[10 Points] A typical Christmas tree composed of several devices.List 2 of them.

[10 Points] List 2 possible causes for difficulty of diamond bit to get to bottom.

Answer

Type

Category

SPE drilling and competition,


Economic and management,
Journal ,
Production and Operational

General Knowledge

SPE

Dry gas,
wet gas and
retrograde-condensate gas

Reservoir
Technical

Black oil,
volatile oil,
condensate(retrograde gas),
wet gas and dry gas
crust,
mantle,
core

Technical

any (3) :
troposphere,
stratosphere,
mesosphere,
ionosphere,
magnetosphere and
exosphere
Igneous Rock

Technical

Intrusive: diorite, gabbro, granite and


pegmatite
i.usually whitish
Extrusive:
andesite,
basalt, obsidian,
ii. powdered
form effervesces
weakly pumice,
in dilute
rhyolite
and
scoria
HC
Sedimentary
Rock of cleavage ( not at 90)
iii.three directions
breccia, conglomerate, sandstone and shale,
Limestone
i.physical
ii.chemical
iii.biological
Dendritic
i. primary/'P' waves
ii.secondary/'S' waves
iii.'L' waves
Igneous,
sedimentary, and
metamorphic
Controls the production of oil,
controls the price of oil
Seperation,
Conversion,
Treatment
Reforming,
cracking,
hydrotreating
Cross sectional area to flow,
viscosity
Shale gas,
oil sands,
coalbed methane(CBM)
oil wells,
gas wells, and
condensate wells

Reservoir

Technical

Geology

Geology

Technical
Geology
Technical

Geology

Technical
Geology

Technical
Geology
Technical
Geology
Non-technical

Geopolitics

Technical

Production

Technical

Production

Technical

Production

Technical

Production

Technical
Production

ethane,
propane,
butane, and
pentanes.
subsurface characteristics of the well,
the pressure and temperature experienced

Technical
Production
Technical
Production

A: Tubing
B: Packer
Journal of Petroleum Technology (JPT)
Oil and Gas Facilities
The Way Ahead
HSE Now
OnePetro
Petro Wiki
Energy 4 Me
SPE Connect
(1)protecting the casing from corrosion
Islamic Republic of Iran,
(2) preventing blowouts by quickly forming a
Iraq,
seal
Kuwait,
(3)protecting the casing from shock loads in
Saudi Arabia,
deeper drilling
Venezuela
(4)sealing off zones of lost circulation or thief
zones

SPE
Non-Technical
SPE
Non-Technical

Non-Technical

Geopolitics

Technical

Cementing

Algeria,
Angola,
Ecuador,
Iran,
Iraq,
Kuwait,
Libya,
nigeria,
Qatar,
Saudi Arabia,
United Arab Emirates,
Venezuela

Non-technical

Oil well with associated gas,


natural gas well,
condensate well

Technical

Reservoir and
Wellheads

Porosity, Permeability,
Water saturation,
Relative permeability
External and internal
Honorary / Distinguished

Technical
Technical
General Knowledge

Reservoir
geology
Reservoir
SPE

General Knowledge

SPE

General Knowledge

SPE

Nico van Wingen Memorial Graduate


Fellowship,
SPE Star Scholarship and Fellowship,
Henry DeWitt Smith Fellowship
A: Master Valve
B: Choke Valve
ATCE Program Committee,
Forum Series Coordinating Committee,
Global Training Committee

SPE members who are degreed engineers and


geoscientists with at least 10 years experience General Knowledge
in reserves and resources estimation.

SPE

Top,
lateral and
bottom seal

Reservoir
Technical

Massive dissolution,
collapse brecciation and
fracturing, and
late dolomitization

Technical

structural,
stratigraphic and
diagenetic

Technical

Reservoir

Reservoir

Top,
bottom,
lateral and
fault

Technical

shales,
sandstones and
carbonates

Technical

Sonic log,
density log and
neutron
log
-wildcats
- exploratory holes
- step-outs
- infills
- re-entry
-areal analysis from seismic data
-offset well correlation
Log analysis
Drilling parameter evaluation
Production or test data
-real-time evaluation
Qualitative
Quantitative

Reservoir

Reservoir

Reservoir
Technical
Technical

Drilling

Technical

Drilling

Technical

Drilling

A: sediment
B:metharmorphic Rock
-Drive/structural
-conductor
-surface
-intermediate
-liners
-production
-tubing (flow string)
i.crystallization
(any
five)
ii.weathering
iii.lithification
iv.metamorphism
v.melting
any (4 ) : i.aphanitic(fine grained)
ii.phaneritic(coarse-grained)
iii.porphyritic
iv.glassy
v.pyroclastic(fragmental)
vi.pegmstitic

Technical

Geology

Technical
Geology

i.shallow-focus
ii.intermediate-focus
iii.deep-focus
i.anticline ii.synclines
China, France, India, Italy, Netherlands,
Norway, Russia, Spain, UK
absorption processes,
cryogenic processes,
adsorption processes
density,
viscosity,
water content,
pressure,
temperature compensation
controller,
servers,
operation stations,
fieldbus,
remote system,
control or safety,
field I/O,
electrical control
Derrick,
Floor,
Drawworks,
Drive and
Mud Handling

Technical
Geology
Technical
Technical

Technical

Geology
Geopolitics
Production &
Facilities

Production &
Facilities
Technical

Production &
Facilities

Technical

Production
Technical

A:Cement
B:Collar Locator

Bring rock shales (fragments of rock) up to


the surface
Clean and Cool the cone
Lubricate the drill pipe string and Cone
Fibrous particles attach to the well surface to
bind solids
Mud weight should balance the downhole
pressure to avoid leakage of gas
and oil. Often, the well will drill though smaller
pockets of hydrocarbons
which may cause a blow out if the mud
weight cannot balance the
pressure. The same might happen when drilling
into the main reservoir.
Technical
Conductor casing
Surface casing
Intermediate casing
Production casing
Open hole completions
Conventional perforated completions
Sand exclusion completions
Permanent completions
Multiple zone completion
Drainhole completions

Drilling

Production
Technical

Production
Technical

the casing head,


the tubing head, and
the 'Christmas tree'

Technical

Drilling fluid density,


viscosity,
rheology,
gel strength,
filtration,
retort analysis,
sand content,
methylene blue capacity,
pH,
chemical analysis

Technical

Quartz,
feldspar and
rock fragments

Technical

Production

Drilling
Reservoir

Sodium,
Calcium,
Magnesium chlorides

Technical

Production

Drilling and Completions,


Health, Safety, Security,
Environment and Social Responsibility,
Management and Information,
Production and Operations,
Projects,
Facilities and Construction,
Reservoir Description and Dynamics.

General Knowledge

SPE

Pore-filling anhydrite, Poikilotopic


anhydrite, Nodules of anhydrite and Bedded
anhydrite
-Maintain borehole stability
-Prevent contamination of water sands
-Isolate water from producing formations
-Control well pressures during drilling,
production, and workover operation

Reservoir
Technical

Technical

Drilling

Technical

Drilling

A: Water outlet
B: Oil Outlet
-The manner of manufacture
-Steel grade
-Type of joints
-Length range
-The wall thickness (unit weight)
(Any three)
i. vigorous (youth) ii.steady (maturity)
iii.sluggish (old-age)
Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania,
Slovakia, Slovenia

Iran, North Korea, Syria, Sudan


Cooling medium, refrigation system, freezing
system, heat medium system and hot oil
system

Technical

Geology

Non-technical

Geopolitics

Technical

Geopolitics

Technical

Production &
Facilities

Flare, atmospheric ventilation and blow down

Technical

Production &
Facilities

installing the well casing,


completing the well, installingthe wellhead,
and
installing lifting equipment or treating the
formation

Technical

Production

a master gate valve, a pressure gauge, a wing


Technical
valve, a swab valve and a choke

Production

replacement of the tubing, cleanup or new


completions, new perforation and various other
Technical
maintenance works such as installation of gas
lift mandrels, new packing

Production

Sand grains, aluminum pellets, walnut shells,


glass beads, or similar materials (propping
agents)
A: Gaskets
B: Baffles

Technical

Production

include very heavy crudes, oil sands, oil shale,


gas and synthetic crude from coal, coal bed
Technical
methane and biofuels.

Production

Casing Head and casing Hanger


The tubing hanger (also called donut)
Master gate valve
The pressure gauge
The wing valve
The swab valve
The variable flow choke valve

Production

Technical

(1)Bit gauge too long (2)Previous bit


undergauged (3)BHA stiffer than previously
(4)Stabilizer location change (5)Out of
drift/collapsed casing

Technical

Drilling

Difficulty

Source

Low

spe.org

Low

Petroleum Engineering Handbook p982

Low

https://cdn.ihs.com/fekete/help/Harmony_2015v1/Content/HTML_Files
/Reference_Material/General_Concepts/Reservoir_Fluid_Types.htm

low

A Text Book Of Geology p.7

low

A Text Book Of Geology p.11

low

Teach yourself geology p.232

low

A Text Book Of Geology p.185

low

A Text Book Of Geology p.15

Medium

A Text Book Of Geology p.28

low

http://www.learner.org/interactives/rockcycle/types.html

Low

Low

Low
Low

Low

http://www.intelligenthq.com/latest-news/top-10-challenges-in-oil-and-gas-industry-in-2012/

low

Oil and Gas Production handbook pg 31

low

Oil and Gas Production handbook pg 31

Medium

Oil and Gas Production handbook pg 37

Low

www.spe.org

Low

www.spe.org

Low

http://www.iags.org/geopolitics.html

Low

Petroleum Engineering Handbook vol.2 p370

Low

http://www.opec.org/opec_web/en/about_us/25.htm

Low

Oil and Gas Production Handbook p.18

Low
Low
Medium

http://petrowiki.org/Reservoir_geology
Petroleum Engineering Handbook p1502
spe.org

Medium

spe.org

Medium

spe.org

Medium

spe.org

Medium
Petroleum Engineering Handbook p2
Medium
Petroleum Engineering Handbook p17
Medium
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~crb/web/Hydrocarbon%20formation
Medium
http://petrowiki.org/Reservoir_geology
Medium

http://infohost.nmt.edu/~petro/faculty/Adam%20H.%20571/PETR
%20571-Week3notes.pdf

Medium

http://www.uio.no/studier/emner/matnat/geofag/GEO4250/v08/underv
isningsmateriale/Lectures/BWLA%20-%20Porosity%20Logs.pdf

Medium

Drilling Engineering-Neal Adams

Medium

Drilling Engineering-Neal Adams

Medium

Drilling Engineering-Neal Adams

Medium

Essentials of Geology p.19

Medium
Essentials of Geology p.62

Medium
A Text Book OfGeology p.27
Medium

Essentials Of Geology p.398

Medium
Medium
Oil and Gas Production Handbook

Medium
Oil and Gas Production Handbook

Medium

Oil and Gas Production Handbook

Medium
Oil and Gas Production Handbook

Medium

Oil and Gas Production Handbook


Medium
Oil and Gas Production Handbook

Medium
Oil and Gas Production Handbook

Medium
Oil and Gas Production Handbook

Medium

Petroleum Engineering Handbook vol.2 p97


Medium
Petroleum Engineering Handbook p17
Medium

Oil and Gas Production Handbook pg 46

Tough

spe.org

Tough
Petroleum Engineering Handbook p17

Tough

Drilling Engineering-Neal Adams

Tough

Drilling Engineering-Neal Adams

Tough
Tough

Planet Earth p.9


http://www.intelligenthq.com/latest-news/top-10-challenges-in-oil-and-gas-industry-in-2012/

Tough
http://www.intelligenthq.com/latest-news/top-10-challenges-in-oil-and-gas-industry-in-2012/
Tough

Oil and gas production handbook pg 72

Tough

Oil and gas production handbook pg71

Tough

OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION HANDBOOK

Tough

OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION HANDBOOK

Tough

OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION HANDBOOK

Tough

OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION HANDBOOK

Tough

OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION HANDBOOK

Tough

Oil and Gas Production Handbook


Tough
Drilling Engineering-Neal Adams p.235

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