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QUESTION ONE
Sea water depth is 1200 ft and has a gradient of .445 psi/ft. The well depth is 2000 ft TVD
from the rig floor with an air gap of 50 ft. Mud weight in the hole is 9.8 ppg.
If the riser is removed from the well what would be the approximate reduction in BHP?
A: 53 psi
B: 103 psi
C: 153 psi
D: 203 psi
E: 253 psi
Sea water depth is 1200 ft and has a gradient of .445 psi/ft. The well depth is 2000 ft TVD
from the rig floor with an air gap of 50 ft. Mud weight in the hole is 9.8 ppg.
If the riser is removed from the well what would be the approximate reduction in BHP?
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This is a riser margin question.
You will lose the mud from the riser (sea water depth + air gap).
You will gain the hydrostatic of the sea water.
The reduction in BHP is the difference between the two.
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You will lose the mud from the riser (sea water depth + air gap).
The reduction in BHP is the difference between the two.
QUESTION TWO
Sea water depth is 1000 ft and has a gradient of .455 psi/ft. The well depth is 2150 ft TVD
from the rig floor with an air gap of 70 ft. Mud weight in the hole is 10.0 ppg.
If the riser is removed from the well what would be the approximate reduction in BHP?
A: 101 psi
B: 121 psi
C: 141 psi
D: 161 psi
E: 181 psi
Sea water depth is 1000 ft and has a gradient of .455 psi/ft. The well depth is 2150 ft TVD
from the rig floor with an air gap of 70 ft. Mud weight in the hole is 10.0 ppg.
If the riser is removed from the well what would be the approximate reduction in BHP?
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This is a riser margin question.
You will lose the mud from the riser (sea water depth + air gap).
You will gain the hydrostatic of the sea water.
The reduction in BHP is the difference between the two.
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You will lose the mud from the riser (sea water depth + air gap).
The reduction in BHP is the difference between the two.
QUESTION THREE
Sea water depth is 1500 ft and has a gradient of .445 psi/ft. The well depth is 2100 ft TVD
from the rig floor with an air gap of 75 ft. Mud weight in the hole is 9.3 ppg.
If the riser is removed from the well what would be the approximate reduction in BHP?
A: 211 psi
B: 184 psi
C: 154 psi
D: 124 psi
E: 94 psi
Sea water depth is 1500 ft and has a gradient of .445 psi/ft. The well depth is 2100 ft TVD
from the rig floor with an air gap of 75 ft. Mud weight in the hole is 9.3 ppg.
If the riser is removed from the well what would be the approximate reduction in BHP?
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This is a riser margin question.
You will lose the mud from the riser (sea water depth + air gap).
You will gain the hydrostatic of the sea water.
The reduction in BHP is the difference between the two.
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You will lose the mud from the riser (sea water depth + air gap).
The reduction in BHP is the difference between the two.
QUESTION FOUR
Sea water depth is 1343 ft and has a gradient of .455 psi/ft. The well depth is 2350 ft TVD
from the rig floor with an air gap of 70 ft. Mud weight in the hole is 9.8 ppg.
Before removing the riser how much should the mud weight be increased by in order
to keep the well in balance?
A: .67 ppg
B: 1.53 ppg
C: 2.23 ppg
D: 3.0 ppg
E: 9.77 ppg
Sea water depth is 1343 ft and has a gradient of .455 psi/ft. The well depth is 2350 ft TVD
from the rig floor with an air gap of 70 ft. Mud weight in the hole is 9.8 ppg.
Before removing the riser how much should the mud weight be increased by in order
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This is a riser margin question.
You will lose the mud from the riser (sea water depth + air gap).
You will gain the hydrostatic of the sea water.
The potential reduction in BHP is the difference between the two.
You must increase the mud weight in the section of hole below the mud line
enough to compensate for the potential reduction in BHP.
This is done using: ppg increase = reduction in BHP
depth below mud line x .052
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You will lose the mud from the riser (sea water depth + air gap).
The potential reduction in BHP is the difference between the two.
You must increase the mud weight in the section of hole below the mud line
enough to compensate for the potential reduction in BHP.
This is done using: ppg increase = reduction in BHP
depth below mud line x .052
QUESTION FIVE
Sea water depth is 1550 ft and has a gradient of .445 psi/ft. The well depth is 2300 ft TVD
from the rig floor with an air gap of 85 ft. Mud weight in the hole is 9.7 ppg.
Before removing the riser how much should the mud weight be increased by in order
to keep the well in balance?
A: 4.2 ppg
B: 2.7 ppg
C: 3.9 ppg
D: 5.4 ppg
E: 1.8 ppg
Sea water depth is 1550 ft and has a gradient of .445 psi/ft. The well depth is 2300 ft TVD
from the rig floor with an air gap of 85 ft. Mud weight in the hole is 9.7 ppg.
Before removing the riser how much should the mud weight be increased by in order
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This is a riser margin question.
You will lose the mud from the riser (sea water depth + air gap).
You will gain the hydrostatic of the sea water.
The potential reduction in BHP is the difference between the two.
You must increase the mud weight in the section of hole below the mud line
enough to compensate for the potential reduction in BHP.
This is done using: ppg increase = reduction in BHP
depth below mud line x .052
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You will lose the mud from the riser (sea water depth + air gap).
The potential reduction in BHP is the difference between the two.
You must increase the mud weight in the section of hole below the mud line
enough to compensate for the potential reduction in BHP.
This is done using: ppg increase = reduction in BHP
depth below mud line x .052
QUESTION SIX
Why is it important for a driller to have tide information?
A: In order to time connections correctly
B: In order to space out tool joints correctly for the BOP
C: In order to conduct an accurate flow check
D: In order to accurately measure his ROP
E: To pass on to the radio operator for helicopter landings
E: To pass on to the radio operator for helicopter landings
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As the tide comes in and out the distance the rig floor is from the BOP
varies and therefore the space out changes.
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As the tide comes in and out the distance the rig floor is from the BOP
QUESTION SEVEN
When starting a kill on a subsea stack you must:
A: Bring the pump up to kill rate holding casing pressure constant
B: Bring the pump up to kill rate holding drillpipe pressure constant
C: Bring the pump up to kill rate allowing casing pressure to increase by CLF
D: Bring the pump up to kill rate allowing casing pressure to decrease by CLF
E: None of the above are correct for a subsea kill
A: Bring the pump up to kill rate holding casing pressure constant
B: Bring the pump up to kill rate holding drillpipe pressure constant
C: Bring the pump up to kill rate allowing casing pressure to increase by CLF
D: Bring the pump up to kill rate allowing casing pressure to decrease by CLF
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You must remove CLF from the casing gauge at the start up.
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You must remove CLF from the casing gauge at the start up.
QUESTION EIGHT
While starting a kill operation on a subsea stack you maintain casing pressure constant
at 670 psi. What has happened to BHP?
Pressure Loss Up Riser = 350 psi
Pressure Loss Up Choke Line = 550 psi
A: BHP has reamined constant
B: BHP has fallen by 200 psi
C: BHP has risen by 200 psi
D: There is not enough information to tell
E:
While starting a kill operation on a subsea stack you maintain casing pressure constant
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You must remove CLF from the casing gauge at the start up.
Failure to remove it at the start up means BHP rises by an amount
equal to CLF.
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You must remove CLF from the casing gauge at the start up.
Failure to remove it at the start up means BHP rises by an amount
QUESTION NINE
To find ICP you must add CLF to SIDPP.
A: True
B: False
C: Only on vertical wells
D: Only on horizontal wells
E:
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ICP = Slow Circulating Rate Pressure Loss up Riser + SIDPP
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ICP = Slow Circulating Rate Pressure Loss up Riser + SIDPP
QUESTION TEN
Pilot signals on a subsea control system:
A: Vent at seabed
B: Are dead end signals
C: Control shuttle valves
D: A & B are correct
E: A & C are correct
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Pilot signals are dead end signals.
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QUESTION ELEVEN
Accumulator fluid in a subsea control system:
A: Vents at seabed
B: Are dead end signals
C: Control shuttle valves
D: A & B are correct
E: A & C are correct
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Accumulator fluid vents through the SPM valves at the seabed and
also moves the shuttle valves.
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Accumulator fluid vents through the SPM valves at the seabed and
QUESTION TWELVE
What readings would you expect to see on the pressure gauges on the Master Panel
on the rig floor?
A: Accumulator 1500 psi; Pilot 3000 psi; Manifold 3000 psi
B: Accumulator 3000 psi; Pilot 3000 psi; Manifold 3000 psi
C: Accumulator 1500 psi; Pilot 1500 psi; Manifold 1500 psi
D: Accumulator 3000 psi; Pilot 3000 psi; Manifold 1500 psi
E: Accumulator 3000 psi; Pilot 1500 psi; Manifold 1500 psi
What readings would you expect to see on the pressure gauges on the Master Panel
A: Accumulator 1500 psi; Pilot 3000 psi; Manifold 3000 psi
B: Accumulator 3000 psi; Pilot 3000 psi; Manifold 3000 psi
C: Accumulator 1500 psi; Pilot 1500 psi; Manifold 1500 psi
D: Accumulator 3000 psi; Pilot 3000 psi; Manifold 1500 psi
E: Accumulator 3000 psi; Pilot 1500 psi; Manifold 1500 psi
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Accumulator 3000 psi; Pilot 3000 psi; Manifold 1500 psi
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Accumulator 3000 psi; Pilot 3000 psi; Manifold 1500 psi
QUESTION THIRTEEN
The valve above has:
A: 4 active ports and can be placed in 3 positions
B: 3 active ports and can be placed in 4 positions
C: 4 active ports and can be placed in 4 positions
D: 3 active ports and can be placed in 3 positions
E: Nothing to do with well control
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It is a 3 position 4 way valve.
Also known as a manipulator valve.
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QUESTION FOURTEEN
Choke line friction can be removed during the start up by holding kill line pressure
constant while bringing the pump up to kill rate speed.
A: True
B: False
C: Only in vertical wells
D: Only in horizontal wells
E:
Choke line friction can be removed during the start up by holding kill line pressure
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It is true.
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QUESTION FIFTEEN
A well has been successfully killed with 13.2 ppg kill mud weight which is all the way
back to surface via the 1400 ft choke line. The 1370 ft marine riser is still full of
original 12.0 ppg mud. Two barrels of gas have been trapped under the rams.
How much gas would come back to surface if the rams were opened without any further action?
Atmospheric pressure is taken to be 14.7 psi.
A: 116 bbls
B: 2 bbls
C: 130 bbls
D: 30 bbls
E: 66 bbls
A well has been successfully killed with 13.2 ppg kill mud weight which is all the way
back to surface via the 1400 ft choke line. The 1370 ft marine riser is still full of
original 12.0 ppg mud. Two barrels of gas have been trapped under the rams.
How much gas would come back to surface if the rams were opened without any further action?
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The pressure the gas is feeling before opening the rams (P1) is the
hydrostatic pressure of the column of mud in the choke line.
The pressure the gas will be under at surface (P2) is atmospheric.
The volume of gas at the BOP's (V1) is the amount that is trapped.
The volume of expanded gas at surface can be calculated using:
V2 = P1 x V1
P2
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The pressure the gas is feeling before opening the rams (P1) is the
hydrostatic pressure of the column of mud in the choke line.
The pressure the gas will be under at surface (P2) is atmospheric.
The volume of gas at the BOP's (V1) is the amount that is trapped.
The volume of expanded gas at surface can be calculated using:
QUESTION SIXTEEN
A well has been successfully killed with 14.7 ppg kill mud weight which is all the way
back to surface via the 1220 ft choke line. The 1200 ft marine riser is still full of
original 13.2 ppg mud. Three barrels of gas have been trapped under the rams.
How much gas would come back to surface if the rams were opened without any further action?
Atmospheric pressure is taken to be 14.7 psi.
A: 90 bbls
B: 118 bbls
C: 130 bbls
D: 168 bbls
E: 190 bbls
A well has been successfully killed with 14.7 ppg kill mud weight which is all the way
back to surface via the 1220 ft choke line. The 1200 ft marine riser is still full of
original 13.2 ppg mud. Three barrels of gas have been trapped under the rams.
How much gas would come back to surface if the rams were opened without any further action?
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The pressure the gas is feeling before opening the rams (P1) is the
hydrostatic pressure of the column of mud in the choke line.
The pressure the gas will be under at surface (P2) is atmospheric.
The volume of gas at the BOP's (V1) is the amount that is trapped.
The volume of expanded gas at surface can be calculated using:
V2 = P1 x V1
P2
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The pressure the gas is feeling before opening the rams (P1) is the
hydrostatic pressure of the column of mud in the choke line.
The pressure the gas will be under at surface (P2) is atmospheric.
The volume of gas at the BOP's (V1) is the amount that is trapped.
The volume of expanded gas at surface can be calculated using:
QUESTION SEVENTEEN
A well has been successfully killed with 12.5 ppg kill mud weight which is all the way
back to surface via the 885 ft choke line. The 850 ft marine riser is still full of
original 10.3 ppg mud. Two barrels of gas have been trapped under the rams.
How much gas would come back to surface if the rams were opened without any further action?
Atmospheric pressure is taken to be 14.7 psi.
A: 93 bbls
B: 47 bbls
C: 78 bbls
D: 61 bbls
E: 87 bbls
A well has been successfully killed with 12.5 ppg kill mud weight which is all the way
back to surface via the 885 ft choke line. The 850 ft marine riser is still full of
original 10.3 ppg mud. Two barrels of gas have been trapped under the rams.
How much gas would come back to surface if the rams were opened without any further action?
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The pressure the gas is feeling before opening the rams (P1) is the
hydrostatic pressure of the column of mud in the choke line.
The pressure the gas will be under at surface (P2) is atmospheric.
The volume of gas at the BOP's (V1) is the amount that is trapped.
The volume of expanded gas at surface can be calculated using:
V2 = P1 x V1
P2
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The pressure the gas is feeling before opening the rams (P1) is the
hydrostatic pressure of the column of mud in the choke line.
The pressure the gas will be under at surface (P2) is atmospheric.
The volume of gas at the BOP's (V1) is the amount that is trapped.
The volume of expanded gas at surface can be calculated using:
QUESTION EIGHTEEN
The rig has an air gap of 75 ft. The riser collapse pressure is 400 psi. How far would
the mud level have to fall inside the riser before it collapsed if you were working in
1700 ft of sea water with a gradient of .445 psi/ft.
A: 898 ft
B: 973 ft
C: 1023 ft
D: 1567 ft
E: 1775 ft
The rig has an air gap of 75 ft. The riser collapse pressure is 400 psi. How far would
the mud level have to fall inside the riser before it collapsed if you were working in
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How much sea water gives a hydrostatic pressure equal to the
collapse pressure of the riser?
feet seawater = collapse psi/sea water gradient
This length added to the air gap gives you the distance the mud
level would have to fall in the riser before it collapsed.
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How much sea water gives a hydrostatic pressure equal to the
This length added to the air gap gives you the distance the mud
level would have to fall in the riser before it collapsed.
QUESTION NINETEEN
The rig has an air gap of 50 ft. The riser collapse pressure is 410 psi. How far would
the mud level have to fall inside the riser before it collapsed if you were working in
1800 ft of sea water with a gradient of .455 psi/ft.
A: 751 ft
B: 801 ft
C: 851 ft
D: 901 ft
E: 951 ft
The rig has an air gap of 50 ft. The riser collapse pressure is 410 psi. How far would
the mud level have to fall inside the riser before it collapsed if you were working in
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How much sea water gives a hydrostatic pressure equal to the
collapse pressure of the riser?
feet seawater = collapse psi/sea water gradient
This length added to the air gap gives you the distance the mud
level would have to fall in the riser before it collapsed.
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How much sea water gives a hydrostatic pressure equal to the
This length added to the air gap gives you the distance the mud
level would have to fall in the riser before it collapsed.
QUESTION TWENTY
Why are accumulator bottles mounted on subsea BOP's?
A: To permit fast delivery of high pressure fluid to the subsea BOP's
B: To overcome the hydrostatic pressure exerted by the column of sea water
C: To automatically put all functions into block
D: To add stability to the subsea BOP stack while running & pulling
E: Bottles are not mounted on subsea BOP's
A: To permit fast delivery of high pressure fluid to the subsea BOP's
B: To overcome the hydrostatic pressure exerted by the column of sea water
D: To add stability to the subsea BOP stack while running & pulling
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To permit fast delivery of high pressure fluid to the subsea BOP's
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To permit fast delivery of high pressure fluid to the subsea BOP's
QUESTION TWENTY ONE
When a function is made at surface to close a set of rams then:
A: Accumulator fluid is sent to the rams through the 3 pos/4 way valve at surface
B: Pilot fluid moves the shuttle valve thereby closing the rams
C: Pilot pressure energises the close SPM in both pods
D: Accumulator fluid energises the close SPM in both pods
E: Annular pressure falls to the required closing ratio pressure
A: Accumulator fluid is sent to the rams through the 3 pos/4 way valve at surface
B: Pilot fluid moves the shuttle valve thereby closing the rams
D: Accumulator fluid energises the close SPM in both pods
E: Annular pressure falls to the required closing ratio pressure
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Pilot pressure energises the close SPM in both pods.
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Pilot pressure energises the close SPM in both pods.
QUESTION TWENTY TWO
A function is made at surface to close a set of rams.
What are you likely to see?
A: The ram light change from green to red
B: The flowmeter run & stop at the required closing volume
C: Manifold readback pressure fall then build back up
D: Accumulator pressure fall then build back up
E: All of the above
B: The flowmeter run & stop at the required closing volume
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If the operation has been successful then you would see all the signs.
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If the operation has been successful then you would see all the signs.
QUESTION TWENTY THREE
What is the maximum closing time for a subsea annular preventer according to
API RP 16E?
A: 30 seconds
B: 40 seconds
C: 50 seconds
D: 60 seconds
E: 70 seconds
QUESTION TWENTY THREE
What is the maximum closing time for a subsea annular preventer according to
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60 seconds.
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QUESTION TWENTY FOUR
A driller functions a ram at surface. The light changes, the flowmeter runs and manifold &
accumulator pressures both fall. The flowmeter continues running well past the required
closing volume and the pressure keep on falling.
What should he do next?
A: Call the subsea engineer
B: Put the function into block
C: Call the toolpusher
D: Go down to the accumulator unit & function it manually from there
E: Abandon the rig floor
QUESTION TWENTY FOUR
A driller functions a ram at surface. The light changes, the flowmeter runs and manifold &
accumulator pressures both fall. The flowmeter continues running well past the required
D: Go down to the accumulator unit & function it manually from there
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The first thing he should do is put the function into block.
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The first thing he should do is put the function into block.
QUESTION TWENTY FIVE
Accumulator bottles mounted on subsea BOP stacks:
A: Are generally painted to correspond with the pod they are allocated to
B: Have all their pressure bled off before being retrieved to surface
C: Can be retrieved individually or in groups with the pod
D: Will have less usable fluid than comparable bottles on surface
E: Accumulator bottle are not run on subsea BOP's
A: Are generally painted to correspond with the pod they are allocated to
B: Have all their pressure bled off before being retrieved to surface
D: Will have less usable fluid than comparable bottles on surface
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The usable fluid in subsea accumulator bottles will generally be
less than those at surface.
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The usable fluid in subsea accumulator bottles will generally be
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