Objective Questions in

Petroleum Engineering
(Important Multiple Choice Questions with Answers)

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Dr. Vikas Mahto

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Associate Professor
Department of Petroleum Engineering
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Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad-826004 (India)

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Objective Questions in Petroleum Engineering

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 Preface

This book contains numerous important questions which have been

methodically prepared/selected from different text books, manuals of

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petroleum industries, SPE technical papers and teaching materials of

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distinguished persons. These questions are very relevant for promoting
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fundamental understanding of petroleum engineering. The various topics
covered in this book are petroleum exploration, oil & gas well drilling,
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reservoir engineering, offshore oil & gas operations, petroleum production
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engineering, oil & gas well testing, enhanced oil recovery techniques,
health, safety & environment in petroleum industries, and latest trends in
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petroleum industry. It contains objective type theoretical and numerical

questions based on basic concepts & latest trends in the petroleum
exploration and production industries.
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This book will be primarily useful for fresh graduates of petroleum

engineering who can prepare themselves soundly for both written as well
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as oral examinations. At the same time this can be used as readily available
handbook for quick reference by practicing engineers. There is no other
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comprehensive book available of this format in petroleum engineering

discipline which can build basic concepts of all the important courses of
petroleum engineering.
I would like to acknowledge the head of the department for his kind
support. I also wish to acknowledge the contribution of Mr. Rajat Jain,
Senior Research Fellow, who has helped in typing the contents of this book.
I shall greatly appreciate being informed of suggestions for the
improvement of the book.
VIKAS MAHTO
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 About the Author

Dr Vikas Mahto is an Associate Professor in the Petroleum Engineering De-

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partment of Indian School of Mines Dhanbad, India. He has received his Ph.D.

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Degree in Petroleum Engineering from Indian School of Mines Dhanbad in
2004. He is having more than 12 Years of Experience in the field of Chemical
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Engineering and Petroleum Engineering. He is the author of more than 100
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technical papers in different national/international journals & conferences
of repute. He has completed three research projects sponsored by UGC-ISM,
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UGC New Delhi and CSIR New Delhi and currently working on collaborative
R&D project with Oil India Ltd, Duliajan, Assam. He has filed two Indian pat-
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ents in his name. Two students have awarded their Ph.D. Degree in petroleum
Engineering under his supervision and eight students are pursuing their Ph,D.
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work under his guidance. He is the reviewer and member of editorial boards of
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many national and international journals.

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 Contents

Preface iii
About the Author v
1. Petroleum Exploration 1

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2. Oil and Gas Well Drilling Technology 19

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3. Reservoir Engineering 51
4. Petroleum Production Operations-I H 81
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5. Petroleum Production Operations-II 119
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6. Offshore Drilling and Production Practices 158

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7. Petroleum Formation Evaluation 177

8. Oil and Gas Well Testing 191
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9. Health Safety and Environment in Petroleum Industries 207

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10. Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques 229

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11. Unconventional Hydrocarbon Resources 243

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Petroleum Exploration
1. Which of the following rock fa-
vors petroleum formation?
a) Sedimentary rock
b) Igneous rock
c) Metamorphic rock
d) None of the above
2. Which of the following is a type
of sedimentary rock?
a) Organic rock
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b) Chemical rock
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c) Clastic rock
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d) All of the above
3. The set of processes transform-
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ing sediment into rocks is called
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a) Lithification
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b) Hydrolysis
c) Cementing
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d) None of the above
4. The formation of bed created
by wind that changes direction
and the layers meet at different
angles is known as
a) Cross bedding
b) Graded bedding
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above
5. The formation of horizontal or
nearly horizontal layers of bed
at the time of deposition, in
CHAPTER 1
which the coarsest particles are
concentrated at the bottom and
grade gradually upward into
fine silt is known as
a) Cross bedding
b) Graded bedding
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c) Both (a) and (b)
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d) None of the above
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6. A source rock that is too imma-
ture to generate petroleum in
its natural setting is known as
a) Potential source rock
b) Effective source rock
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above
7. A source rock that has already
formed and expelled petroleum
to a reservoir is known as
a) Potential source rock
b) Effective source rock
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above
8. Which of the following is most
abundant sedimentary rock
found in the earthss crust?
a) Sandstone
b) Shale
c) Limestone
d) None of the above
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9. Which of the following is not a) Low permeability

among the basic type of organic b) High permeability
matters in sediments?
c) High porosity
a) Type I
d) Both (b) and (c)
b) Type III
c) Type V 15. Which of the following is true
d) Type IV about primary porosity?
a) Remains in place after
10. Which of the following type of deposition and pores are
organic matters in sediments connected
include ancient oil shales of ma- b) Part of the rock is dissolved
rine origin? after deposition.
a) Type I c) Pores are not connected

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c) Type III
d) Type IV 16. Which of the following is true
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about secondary porosity?
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11. ________ includes the principle a) Part of the rock is dissolved
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source sediments for oil. after deposition and pores

a) Type I are not connected
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b) Type II b) Remains in place after

deposition and pores are
c) Type III connected
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d) Type IV c) Both (a) and (b)

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d) None of the above

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12. Which of the following is a im-

portant method for geochemi-
cal exploration of oil? 17. Which of the following is a type
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of primary porosity?
a) Geothermal survey
a) Intercrystalline porosity
b) Radioactivity Survey
b) Moldic Porosity
c) Both (a) and (b)
c) Intraparticle porosity
d) None of the above
d) None of the above
13. Oil and gas are found in _______
18. Which of the following is a type
a) Shale of secondary porosity?
b) Sand a) Intergrannular porosity
c) Granite b) Intraparticle porosity
d) Sulfur c) Intercrystalline porosity
14. Reservoir rock containing pe- d) None of the above
troleum has