Petroleum Engineering Test 1 Nddc Scholarship
Question 61
Drilling line does not tend to wear uniformly over its length. The most severe kind of wear occurs at which two kinds of points?
A. Pickup points on shivs and lap points on drum of draw works
Drilling line wear is most severe where the line bends sharply over sheaves (pickup points) and where it repeatedly wraps and unwraps on the draw works drum (lap points), causing friction and metal fatigue.
Not clear enough?
Question 62
Which country continues to uphold the first European ban on hydraulic fracturing as environmentally insensitive?
A. France
France was the first European country to ban hydraulic fracturing, citing environmental concerns, and it continues to uphold this ban.
Not clear enough?
Question 63
Dake defines compaction drive as the expulsion of reservoir fluids due to the dynamic reduction of what?
B. Pore volume
Compaction drive occurs when reservoir rock compacts under pressure, reducing pore volume and forcing fluids out.
Not clear enough?
Question 64
Name the shale play that extends from the north United States into Saskatchewan Canada.
A. Bakken
The Bakken shale play stretches from the northern United States (primarily North Dakota and Montana) into Saskatchewan, Canada.
Not clear enough?
Question 65
Which chemical is almost always used to alter mud pH level while drilling?
C. Lime
Lime (CaO) is commonly used to increase and control drilling mud pH during drilling operations.
Not clear enough?
Question 66
What was the United States daily average consumption of petroleum products in 2011?
D. 18.5 million bbl/day
In 2011, the United States consumed an average of about 18.5 million barrels of petroleum products per day.
Not clear enough?
Question 67
Which of these is not a method for preventing or removing hydrates
B. Glazing
Glazing is not a method for preventing or removing hydrates; common methods include depressurization, chemical inhibition, and mechanical removal.
Not clear enough?
Question 68
What was the global average daily production of oil in 2011?
A. 87 million bbl/day
In 2011, the global average daily oil production was about 87 million barrels per day.
Not clear enough?
Question 69
A blend of lubricating grease that is applied to threads of a pipe in order to make the joint leak proof and pressure tight.
C. Pipe dope
Pipe dope is a lubricating sealant applied to pipe threads to ensure leak-proof and pressure-tight joints.
Not clear enough?
Question 70
Two ions involved in dolomitization are
A. Calcium and magnesium
Dolomitization is the process where calcium in limestone is partially replaced by magnesium, forming dolomite.
Not clear enough?
You might like
For this question, select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the question.
Olu and Ado are about to come to blows.
The medium that enables the ATM to read the account details and process transaction directly with the account held in the bank is the?
Jason is considering purchasing a new machine to make plastic silverware. The machine produces 1,000 pieces of silverware in two hours. One box contains 50 pieces of silverware and sells for \$3.00.
If the machine costs \$9,000, and runs for 24 hours a day, how many days will it take the machine to make enough silverware to pay for itself?
Activities such as keeping a few birds, some fruit trees, and a small garden on a farm, which use resources that might otherwise go to waste without reducing the main crop production, are examples of __________.
''I made a space for you in the front seat so you can sit near your heartthrob''
Who made this statement?