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1. The value that is used in all reservoir engineering calculations because it

represents the interconnected pore space that contains the recoverable
hydrocarbon fluids is definition of....
Answer : Effective Porosity

BONUS QUESTION
Determine of Total Porosity if,
Sand grain density : 2,67 gm/cc
Weight of dry sample in air : 20 gm
Bulk Volume of Sample : 9,9 cc

Answer :
𝑊𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑟𝑦 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑖𝑟 20
𝐺𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒 = = = 7,5 𝑐𝑐
𝑠𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦 2,67

𝐵𝑢𝑙𝑘 𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 − 𝐺𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 9,9 − 7,5

𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑃𝑜𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦 = 𝑥100 = 𝑥100 = 24,2 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡
𝑏𝑢𝑙𝑘 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 9,9

2. What is purpose of Ultrasonic Cement Analyzer?

Answer : Measuring Compressive Strength

BONUS QUESTION
What is the definition of Compressive Strength ?
Answer : Strength of cement in holding the pressure that comes from the
formation as well as from the casing or the amount of strength required to
support a string of casing
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3. Molten rock in earth’s subsurface which sometimes seeps up to the surface and
erupts through the crust as part of volcano lava is called as?
Answer : Magma

BONUS QUESTION
Explain, What is the depositional environment?
Answer : The area in which and physical conditions under which sediments
are deposited, including sediment source; depositional processes
such as deposition by wind, water or ice; and location and climate,
such as desert,swamp or river.

4. What is the function of Marsh Funnel at Mud Laboratory?

Answer : To measure mud viscosity

BONUS QUESTION
What is defenition of Non-Newtonian fluid !
Answer :
a fluid whose flow properties differ in any way from those of Newtonian
fluids. Most commonly the viscosity of fluids is not independent of shear rate
or shear rate history. In the fluid, the relation between the shear stress and
the shear rate is different, and can even be time-dependent.

5. In the study of petrology known the terms of Mohs scale. What is the use of
the Mohs Scale?
Answer : Knowing the level of rock hardness

BONUS QUESTION
Friedrich Mohs defined 10 levels of mineral hardness. arrange 10 minerals
based on Mohs scale,from rock that has the lowest hardness up to the
highest..
Answer :
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1. Talc
2. Gypsum
3. Calcite
4. Fluorite
5. Apatite
6. Feldspar
7. Quartz
8. Topaz
9. Corundum
10. Diamond

6. What does SPF stand for?

Answer : Shoot Per Foot

BONUS QUESTION
Three pounds of n-butane are placed in a vessel at 120oF and 60 psia. and the
molecular weight of n-butane (M) 58.123 lb/lb-mol and the universal gas
constant 10.73 psia ft3/lb-moleoR. Calculate the volume of the gas (ft3)
assuming an ideal gas behavior.
Answer : 5.35 ft3
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7. Mention arrangement of the casing from the bottom to the top!

Answer: Production Casing, Intermediate Casing, Surface Casing and
Conductor Casing/Pipe

BONUS QUESTION ( Neal J. Adams, Page 387)

Mention four conditions for criteria of casing design
1. Burst
2. Collapse
3. Tension
4. Biaxial Effect

8. A dimensionless function of water saturation describing the capillary pressure

and an attempt at extrapolating capillary pressure data for a given rock to
rocks that are similar but with differing permeability, porosity and wetting
properties. It assumes that the porous rock can be modeled as a bundle of
non-connecting capillary tubes. What is the name of dimensionless function
of water saturation describing the capillary pressure?
Answer : Leverett J-function

BONUS QUESTION
Explain the difference between the drainage and imbibition processes!
Answer :
Drainage process :The process of generating the capillary pressure curve by
displacing the wetting phase, i.e., water, with the
nonwetting phase (such as with gas or oil).
Imbibition Process :The other principal flow process of interest involves
reversing the drainage process by displacing the
nonwetting phase (such as with oil) with the wetting
phase, (e.g., water).
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9. The measurement and analysis of bottomhole pressure data acquired after a

producing well is shut in. Soon after a well is shut in, the fluid in the wellbore
usually reaches a somewhat quiescent state in which bottomhole pressure
rises smoothly and is easily measured. This allows interpretable test results.
What is the name of the well testing?
Answer : Presure Build Up

BONUS QUESTION
Mention five parameters obtained from analysis of pressure build-up!
Answer :
1. Permeability (k)
2. Skin Factor (Damage or formation repair)
3. Produktivity Index (PI)
4. Static Pressure (P*)
5. The average Reservoir Pressure(P)

10. What does OPEC stand for ?

Answer : Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

BONUS QUESTION
Mention four of five The founding members of OPEC
Answer :
Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela.