OIL AND GAS REVISION : 79 MCQ :

Question 1
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?
Complementary Effect
Inter-temporal Effect
Net Effect
Substitution Effect
Question 2
Which one of the following air pollution tragedies is related to oil and gas industry?
London, 1952
Bhopal, India 1984
Meuse Valley, 1930
Donora, Pennsylvania 1948
Question 3
In crude oil, what constitutes paraffin?
Straight chain hydrocarbon
Straight chain cyclohydrocarbon
Straight chain olefin
Straight chain single bond hydrocarbon
Question 4
A __ is an equipment device that applies mechanical energy to liquid?
Motor
Internal combustion engine
Compressor
Pump
Question 5
The set information about crude oil quality is called?
TBP
Assay
Product Slate
Essay
Question 6
Which type of energy will be most useful for transportation in 2030?
Fossil fuel
Nuclear
Hydrogen fusion
Hydro-electric
Question 7
How many liters are contained in one BARREL of crude oil?
139L
159L
149L
169L

Question 8
Which of the following is NOT needed to produce an economic accumulation of oil and gas?
Source Rock
Trap
Rock deposited in marine condition
Reservoir Rock
Question 9
Which of the energy resources are finite resources
Geothermal
All of the above
Wind
Fossil fuel
Question 10
What unit of volume is commonly used for natural gas?
Barrel
Liter
Cubic foot
Gallon
Question 11
The following is NOT a petroleum refining process?
Product Blending
Sulphur Reforming
Catalytic Cracking
Distillation
Question 12
What is the main objective of petroleum refining?
To maximize production of transport fuels
To maximize technology development for profits
To produce good products as much as possible
To accelerate petroleum production
Question 13
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
1/700
1/550
1/500
Question 14
__ engines uses gas as fuel
Gas
Petrol
Kerosene
Diesel
Question 15
Acrylonitrite-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS) is a petrochemical product for synthetic?
Crude Oil
Gasoline
Tyre
Rubber

Question 16
Crown block and travelling block are consisted in?
Transportation system
Rotary system
Hoisting system
Circulation system
Question 17
In a trap containing oil, gas, and water, the water is always?
In between gas and oil
Above the gas
Below the gas
Below the oil
Question 18
What risks are taken into consideration in determining the possibilities of success?
Shallow Gas Risk (Risk of encountering pockets of shallow gas while drilling)
Fault Risk (Risk discovering a fault while drilling)
All of the above
Reservoir Presence Risks (Risk of finding no reservoir in prospect area)
Question 19
The main application of Gravity and Magnetics in oil and gas exploration is?
To detect metal and mineral deposits
To locate basin
To detect hydrocarbon
To quantify the porosity
Question 20
Which of these countries is a member of OPEC?
Malaysia
Saudi Arabia
Norway
USA
Question 21
__ include FPSO, FSO and FPS?
Refining facilities
Fixed facilities
Surface facilities
Floating facilities
Question 22
The figures for oil and gas reserves of a country, published in official documents correspond to?
The volume of oil and gas that has been extracted and stored in tanks, ready to be shipped
to refineries and treatment plants
The volume of oil and gas that remains in the subsurface at the time of publication
The volume of oil and gas ever found in the country
The volume of oil and gas that can be recovered at the time of publication
Question 23
The source rock that generate oil and gas are rich in organic matter. This organic matter comes from?
The accumulation of bird droppings on uninhabited offshore islands
The accumulation, over millions of years, of extraterrestrial dust and meteorites
The decomposition of dinosaurs in lake, swamp and river sediments
The accumulation and decomposition of marine plankton at the bottom of deep oceans.

Question 24
The 3 basic steps in refining are separation, conversion and?
Treatment
Cracking
Sulfuring
Reforming
Question 25
A wild cat is?
Mascot of offshore platforms
The first well drilled into a possible hydrocarbon bearing structure
One of the wells drilled to understand the areal extend of the reservoir
None of the above
Question 26
Drill bit is a?
Steel pipe
Cutting tool
Steel rod
Measuring instrument
Question 27
Porosity is a measure of?
Wetability of the reservoir rocks
None of the above
Storage capacity of the reservoir rocks
Production capacity of reservoir rocks
Question 28
What types of data are necessary to evaluate the exploration potential of an area?
Well data
Seismic data
Geological data
All of the above
Question 29
Deterministic calculation of hydrocarbon volume is place assumes?
Areal-extend of the formation is a function of time
Gross thickness = net thickness
None of the above
Porosity is constant everywhere in the formation
Question 30
WAG is the abbreviation of?
Water Alternating Gas
Water after Gas
Water and Gas
All of the above
Question 31
What would be an average temperature interval for the oil window?
120 C to 150 C
0 C to 60 C
60 C to 120 C
more than 500 C

Question 32
Which one of the following techniques is NOT considered as a secondary recovery process?
Water injection
Gas cap drive
None of the above
Formation water injection
Question 33
What is the largest oil field in the world?
Sakhalin, Russia
North Dome, Qatar
Dulang Field, Malaysia
Ghawar Field, Saudi Arabia
Question 34
How do International Oil Companies obtain an exploration license?
By bidding in an open licensing round
All of the above
By negotiating directly with the government authorities of a country
By acquiring other companies who already have exploration licenses
Question 35
API Code 27 define permeability as?
A measure of flow rate in porous medium
A measure of the capacity of the porous medium to transit fluids
None of the above
A measure of empty space in porous medium
Question 36
Elasticity refers to how supply and demand respond to various factors. The elasticity for oil market is __?
Perfectly Inelastic
Perfectly Elastic
Inelastic
Elastic
Question 37
An example of the use of polyvinylchloride (PVC) is?
Car bumper
Inks
Chair
Car tyres
Question 38
Tankers equipped with pressurized, refrigerated and insulated tanks are used to transport?
Paraffin
Liquified Natural Gas
Crude Oil
Refined Oil
Question 39
Ozone layer depletion can cause?
Increase storm activity
Irritation to eye and nose
Rise in sea level
Increase in skin cancer

Question 40
What properties plays a major role in separating products from crude oil?
Pour Point
Boiling Point
API Gravity
Melting Point
Question 41
A tanker with a single outer shell between the product and the ocean is said to be?
Double hull
Tanker body
Bulk head
Single hull
Question 42
On what physical properties of rocks is seismic method based?
Density and Magnetic susceptibility
Density and elastic module
Density and electric conductivity
Electrical conductivity and elastic moduli
Question 43
The most common type of oil trap is?
Fault
Reef
Stratigraphic Trap
Anticline
Question 44
The Peak Curve theory is named after American geophysicist __ who created a method of modeling the
production curve given an assumed ultimate recovery volume?
McConnell
Simon Kuznet
Joseph Schumpeter
M. King Hubbert
Question 45
SAGD is the abbreviation of?
Steam and Gas Drive
Solvent Alternating Gas Drive
Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage
All of the above
Question 46
One of the PETRONASs triple bottom-line of corporate stability is?
Share value
Land value
Shareholder value
Over-sea value
Question 47
What is the full name of OPEC?
Ocean Pacific Exploration Company
Office of Petroleum Exploration Contracts
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

Question 48
X-mas tree is installed at the __ of the well head?
Outside
Bottom
Top
Inside
Question 49
Removing drilling cuttings from the bore hole is a part of the functions of?
Production system
Circulation system
Rotary system
Hoisting system
Question 50
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
Large pockets left empty by eruption of volcanoes
Large caves and caverns several hundred meters below ground level
Underground lakes and rivers, several tens of meters below ground level
Question 51
__ is an important attribute of a flow meter?
Pressure
Accuracy
Viscosity
Temperature
Question 52
BOP (Blow out preventers) are used to control?
Density
Viscosity
Pressure
Temperature
Question 53
The largest casing run inside a well is?
Surface casing
Intermediate casing
Production casing
Conductor casing
Question 54
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 8 m/s
1 to 4 m/s
1 to 2 m/s
1 to 6 m/s
Question 55
How do geophysicists indicate the correct geographic position of geophones?
Compass
Maps
Stars
GPS

Question 56
__ is preferred over electric motor to reduce electric power requirement?
Gear reducer
Separator
Combustion engine driver
Power generator
Question 57
Which one of the following techniques is NOT one of the Thermal Methods?
None of the above
Huff & Puff
FAWAG
SAGD
Question 58
One of the following initiatives is not the effort of petroleum industry in protecting the environment?
Arrangement in oil spill preparedness and response
Establishment of Environmental Management System (EMS)
HSE skill group training
Exploration and Production
Question 59
__ is used for the purpose of measuring volumes of gas and oil?
Temperature gauge
Storage tank
Metering device
Pressure gauge
Question 60
Oil pipelines are made from __ tubes with inner diameter typically from 10 to 120cm?
Steel or Copper
Steel or Plastic
Plastic or Copper
Plastic or Aluminium
Question 61
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?
SPE
EOR Experts
SLB Oil-field glossary
API (American Institute of Petroleum)
Question 62
Jack-up rigs are used in drilling where water depth is less than?
700m
100m
200m
500m
Question 63
Describe petroleum refining?
It is a process of sorting the types of crude oil
It is a process of separating different products from the crude oil
It is the process of increasing the value of certain oil products
It is a process of distributing the most valuable oil products

Question 64
Pipelines are very often inspected and cleaned using?
Water flushing
Pump and blower
Pipeline inspection gauge (PIG)
Scraper
Question 65
__ are used to drive pumps and compressors?
Meters
Power generator
Separators
Prime movers
Question 66
Which of the process is NOT part of refining?
Reforming
Cracking
Hydrotreating
Polishing
Question 67
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?
All of the above
Production Sharing Agreement
Technical Service Agreement
Joint Venture Agreement
Question 68
What is the final product of the exploration stage?
Topographic map
Geological map
Prospect map
Seismic Section
Question 69
Perforation is a completion phase during which?
A screen divider is placed between formation and wellbore
A production test is run at the wellbore
None of the above
Flow paths from reservoir to the wellbore are created
Question 70
What is the main feedstock for petrochemical production?
Vinyl Chloride
Ethylene Oxide
Ethylene
Ethylene Glycol
Question 71
Who controls the oil price?
None of the above
The large international oil companies
The government
The oil producing countries

Question 72
Rotary system is used to?
Rotate the drill string and bit
Run and pull equipment
Pump water into well
Circulate drilling fluid
Question 73
__ are used to clean and increase the pipe line efficiency?
Gauging pigs
Scraper pigs
Separation pigs
Cleaning pigs
Question 74
During EOR processes one or two variables of Darcy Equation is manipulated. Which of the following is
NOT one of those variables?
Permeability
Cross-sectional area to flow
None of the above
Viscosity
Question 75
CO2 is one of the tertiary recovery techniques which is also used to?
All of the above
Mitigate excess atmosphere CO2
Produce low CO2 electricity
Produce zero CO2 electricity
Question 76
Approximately how much would it cost to drill a well onshore to a depth of 3500m?
US$10.5 million
US$150,000
US$1.5 million
US$50 million
Question 77
Which area of the world has the highest oil and gas reserves and production?
Middle East
The North Sea
Russia
North America
Question 78
Shale shaker removes?
Large drill cuttings
Entrained gas
Oil
Small drill cuttings
Question 79
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?
Gulf War
Arab War
Marrakech War
Yom Kippur War

Good Luck and hope it helps :

AHMED AL-AMOUDI