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Operation Being Conducted at Time of Test: Was Inspection: Announced or Unannounced? Type of Inspection Being Conducted at Time of Test: Drilling/ Well Completion/Well Workover/ Well Servicing/ hoduction/ Other?
Is this a Re-Test?
Test Type Company Issued: (Written lVell ControU Written Test Type MMS Issued: (tlands on Well control Scenario/ Hands on Production Scenario/ Written Well ControU Written Production/ Oral Well ControU Oral Production)
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During a drilling operation, MMS requires crews to hold well control drills _. Every 10 days Weekly Every 14 days None of the above
A. B. B 30 cFR 250.462 C. D. .,
Which of the following conditions can causea kick? Not keeping the hole full Insufficient mud weight Lost circulation All of the above
A. B.
c.
D.
3.
MMS requires that a full opening stabbing valve fit only 2-318"or larger tubing. True_ False_
4. While drilling a well an influx of gas into a column of 10.5ppg water based the density of the mud column. drilling mud will result in a -in
A.
B. C.
5.
What is the first step in controlling a kick? fncrease mud weight Decreasemud weight Shut the well in as quick as possible Circulate the gasout of the well
C A. B. C. D.
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6. A. B.
Gas detecting equipment Mud level measuring device c. Mud return indicator D. Wellhead
7, A mud balance is used to determine the viscosity of the drilling mud. True_ False_
8. A. B. C. D.
A pipe ram is used to; Shear drill pipe Close around a specific size of pipe fncrease the drilling rate Close on open hole
Which mud additive is normally added to the drilling fluid to increase its weight? Water Barite Bentonite Salt
10. Diverting a well allows you to; Circulate a kick out of the well Use the drillers method of well control Flow gas away from the rig None of the above
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Gradient or Density Height or Lensth or TVD 11. While drilling an offshore well a PressureIntegrity Test is normally conductedl A. B. C. D. Before running a string of casing Immediately before drilling out of the casing shoe After drilling out of the casingshoe Only when hole problems have been encountered 11.
Ouestions
Hydrostatic pressureat the baseof a fluid column is obtained by multiplying the _ of the fluid bv the of the column.
13. A. B. C. D.
The mud weight increaserequired to kill a kick should be basedupon: Shut in casing pressure Original mud weight plus slow circulation rate pressureloss Shut in drill pipe pressure Shut in casing prcssure minus shut in drill pipe pressure
14.
The hydrostatic pressureexerted by a column of kill weight mud is equal to: Initial circulating prssure SICP plus annular friction pressure Formation pressure plus safety factor Leak off pressure
A. B. C. D.
15.
When using a surface BOP stack, and circulating out a kick, bring the pump up to speedmaintaining: Drill pipe pressure constant and equal to SIDPP Choke pressure constant and equal to SICP Both A and B None oftheabove
A. B. C. D.
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16. A. B. C. D. In accordancewith 30 CFR 250, the minimum I.D. for diverter vent lines on a well with a surface wellhead is: 12 inches 15 inches l0 inches None of the above
c
30cFR 250.431
17, Usingthe informationprovidedbelow,work problems17- 19. A deviatedboreholehasa TD of 12J20 ft MD (10429ft TVD) 9- 5/E', {l lblft casing setat 9750ft MD (9200TVD) is in It.4 ppg mud is in usewhenthe well kicksand b closed SIDpp = 750psi 1050psi SICP= Gain= l5 bbls Pre-recordedinformation is as follows: Fracturemud Weight bbUft Capacityof 195 lb drill pipe = 0.01776 Capacityof 9-5lS',J55casing = 0.0732 bbUft
The kill weight mud required to balancethe formation pressureis : Kill MW = MW Increase + Mud in hole KMW = 20 x SIDPP/TVD + ll.4 ppg + KWM = 20 x (750/10429) I1.4 = 12.&l= 12.8ppg
It.
The initial circulating pressure(ICP) is: ICP = KRP + SIDPP = E50+ 750 psi = l6{D psi
19.
(FCP) is: The final circulating pre$sune FCP = KRP x (new MWold MW) = t50 x ( 12.8/t 1.4)= 954JE = 954 Whicb of the following piecesof data need to be recorded after you close in the well on a kick? Drill pipe pFcssure Casing pressure Bit nozde size Pit vdunre incrtase Items A, B, and D
A. B.
c.
D. E.
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