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Q2. In an open well with gas cut mud when is bottom hole pressure reduced the
most?
a. When the gas is at the surface
b. When the gas is at bottom
c. When the gas is at the casing shoe
Q3. When you would consider taking a slow circulating rate pressure?
(Select two answers)
a. Only after drilling out casing shoe
b. At beginning of each shift
c. Every time mud density is changed
d. Immediately after cementing
Q4. Which of the following parameters are required for accurate formation strength?
(Select three answers)
a. Accurate pump stroke counter.
b. Accurate pressure gauge.
c. Exact mud density.
d. Hydrostatic pressure in casing.
e. Accurate hole capacity.
f. Measured depth of casing.
b. The inux is usually less dense than the existing mud weight
c. The casing pressure is not necessarily higher, it depends on whether it is an
offshore or
land operation
d. The only difference is in the gauges used
Q15. After shutting in on a kick the SIDPP and SICP have stabilized, then they both
start slowly rising by the same amount. What is the probable cause?
a. A further inux is occurring
b. The inux is gas 8. migrating up the Well Bore
c. The gauges are faulty
d. The BOP stack is leaking
Q16. Select 3 conditions which you feel will increase the risk of exceeding the
MAASP during a well kill operation?
a. Small difference between formation breakdown pressure and mud hydrostatic
pressure
b. Large difference between formations breaks down pressure and mud hydrostatic
pressure
c. Long open hole section
d. Short open hole section
e. Large inux
f. Small inux
Q17. For each of the following statements tick whether it relates to the Drillers
method or the Wait and Weight method.
a. Remove inux from well before pumping kill mud
Drillers OR Wait and Weight
b. Pump kill mud whilst circulating inux up the annulus
Drillers OR Wait and Weight
Q18. What is the approximate pressure pulse travel rate in the mud?
a. 4.5 ft/sec
b. 750 ft/min
c. 1000 ft/sec
Q19. What should be done when complete loss of return occurs while drilling 7
a. Pump heavy mud in the annulus
b. Pump cement in to the annulus
c. Prepare to pump LCM immediately
d. Fill and top up the annulus with lighter uid available (e.g. water) monitoring and
properly recording the volume filled in.
Q20. Well is shut-in SIDPP is recorded but SICP gauge is broken ,which of the
following pressure can not be calculated?
a. Casing Shoe Pressure
b. Formation Pressure
c. Bottom Hole Pressure
d. Initial circulating Pressure
Q21. When there are more cuttings in the system, which of the following is true?
a. It will increase the difference between SICP 8. SIDPP
b. It will decrease the difference between SICP 8. SIDPP
c. It will have no effect on SICP 8. SIDPP
Q22. Which of the following could be the immediate effect of swabbing?
a. lncrease in Bottom Hole Pressure
b. A kick
c. Reduction in Bottom Hole Pressure
d. Lost circulation.
Q23. During well control operation, power failed 8. well is shut in .After some time
both SICP and SIDPP started rising. To maintain BHP constant which pressure is to
be maintained?
a. SIDPP
b. SlCP
c. Inux Pressure
d. Casing Shoe Pressure
Q24. You are pulling out, after 15 stands it was found that the hole is not taking
proper amount of mud. What action you are going to take?
a. Shut in the well
b. Run back to bottom
c. Pull out another 5 stand and ow check again
d. Flow check if negative run back to bottom and circulate out monitoring returns
e. Continue pulling out
Q25. If the pit leveI increases when the pumps are off, but stays constant when the
pumps are running. What is the problem?
a. Annular pressure losses are giving an overbalance against formation pressure.
b. Mud hydrostaticpressure is greater than formation pressure.
c. The pumps need to be repaired.
d. Pump pressure is greater than mud hydrostatic pressure.
Q26. Kill rate circulating pressure are taken at different pump rate (SPM). Which one
of the following should be used to determine the maximum pump rate to use to kill
the well?
0 -1000 ft.
1.1 000- 2000 ft.
2000- 9800 ft
12.3 ppg
12.7 ppg
13.0 ppg
Q31. The following statement describe one of the differences between drilling with
oil base and water base mud.
Gas entering the well bore while drilling with oil base mud will reduce
the hydrostatic pressure more than it would when drilling with water base mud
a. True.
b. False.
Q32. In a well of 9450 ft. depth 25 bbls of slug of 12.8 ppg was pumped , mud level
in drill string dropped by 358 ft. What will be the change in BHP if mud in use is 10.2
ppg & drill string capacity is 0.0178 bblslft ?
a. 0 psi
b. 142 psi
c. 113 psi
Q33. Which of the following situation make kick detection more difficult with PVT
while drilling?
a. By passing solid control equipment
b. Minimum mud transfer to active system
c. Allowing mud loss by overowing the shakers
d.Changing the high/ low alarm setting of the PVT
Q34. Which of the following well control problems requires the pump to be shut
down quickly to prevent over pressurizing open hole formation?
a. A plugged bit nozzle.
b. A pump liner wash out.
c. A wash out in the drill pipe.
c. Choke plugged
d. Pressure build up in MGS
Q47. Which of the following problems needs immediate stoppage of mud pumps ?
a.Partial nozzle plugging
b. Nozzle washout
c. Choke plugging
d. String washout
Q48. Derrick man observed that shakers are overowing due to increased cuttings
coming out in mud returns. What is the safest action to be taken?
a. Slow down pumps until shakers can handle the ow & continue drilling
b. Flow check if negative, circulate at reduced rate so that shakers can handle the
ow
c. Flow check if negative, continue circulating at same rate
d. Flow check if negative, return at original drilling parameters
Q49. A 10000 ft well (TVD) is killed after a kick. The additional mud weight required
to provide a trip margin equal to an increase in BHP of 250 psi is
a. 0.5 ppg
b. 0.2~0.3 ppg
c. 0.3 ppg
Q50. At what point casing shoe pressure will be maximum while circulating out a
gas kick?
a. When kill mud reaches bit
b. When kill mud reaches shoe
c. When top of gas reaches shoe.
d. At initial shut in.
Q51. Calculate the mud level increase in the trip tank after pumping 25 bbls of 16.5
ppg slug
Mud in use 12.2 ppg
Drill string capacity 0.0177 bbls /ft Ans: - bbl
Well TVD 10200 ft
Q52. When drilling with a surface BOP installed, how should the stack and choke
manifold be set up for a soft shut-in? ( Select three answers )
a. BOP side outlet hydraulic choke line valve open.
b. BOP side outlet hydraulic choke line valve closed.
c. Open circuit from remote choke down to the mud gas separator.
d. Remote choke open.
e. Remote choke closed.
f. One valve closed between remote choke and mud gas separator.
Q53. Over pull while tripping out is a stuck pipe warning sign. What well control
problem may be associated with over pull?
a. The presence of hydrocarbons.
b. Swabbing.
c Surging.
d A owing well.
Q54. What is the first action to take if, while circulating out a kick, the chiksans or
hose going to the
drill string parted?
a. Drop the drill string and close the blind/shear rams.
b. Close the shear rams. (Shear ram above the pipe ram being used).
c. Stop the pump, close the full opening safety valve on the drill string then close the
choke.
Q55. Calculate the new slow circulating pressure at 30 spm if mud weight has been
increased from 10 ppg to 12 ppg:
Recorded data:
SCR @ 30 spm: 400 psi
Drilled depth 9587 ft
Mud density: 10 ppg
a. 333 psi
b. 576 psi
c. 480 psi
d. 525 psi