Test Paper 1

Q 1. Which of the following possible warning signs indicate that well may go under balance? (Select two
answers)

a. Increase in pump pressure.

b. Reduction in rate of penetration.

c. Change in cuttings size & shape.

d. Increase in weight on bit.

e. Increase in drilled gas percentage.

Q 2. Which one of the following is the first reliable indication that well is flowing?

a. Increase in torque.

b. Gas cut mud.

c. Decrease in pump pressure.

d. Increase in return flow.

Q 3. After recognizing a drilling break, what is the first action to be taken?

a. Make a flow Check

b. Circulate bottoms up

c. Continue drilling

d. Reduce pump speed

Q 4. What is meant by Primary Well Control?

a. The use of Blow out Preventers to close in a flowing well.

b. The slow circulating rate pressure used in the kill process.

c. The use of mud hydrostatic to balance fluid pressures in the formation.

d. The use of pit volume and flow rate measuring devices to recognize a kick.

Q 5. Will a kick always occur in the event of a loss of return?

a. No, it depends on the mud level in the annulus and the formation pressure.
b. No, it depends on the drill string weight reduction noted on the weight indicator.

c. Yes, losses will always occur above any potential kick zone.

Q 6. A well was flowing when in static condition (i.e. when not circulating) but was not flowing during
the circulation. What could be the possible reason?

a. Pressure loss in drill string caused over balance while circulating at the bottom

b. Pressure loss across the bit caused over balance while circulating at the bottom

c. Pressure loss in the annulus caused over balance while circulating at the bottom

Q 7. Why the stand pipe pressure gauge shows little less pressure than pump pressure gauge?

a. Because of the gauge error.

b. Because of the hydrostatic head of the mud in stand pipe.

c. Because position of stand pipe pressure gauge is lower than pump pressure gauge.

d. Because of the dynamic pressure losses from pump to the stand pipe.

Q 8. Which of the following contributes to Equivalent Circulating Density?

a. Drill sting pressure losses

b. Annulus pressure losses

c. Drill bit pressure losses

d. Pressure loss from pump to the string

Q 9. Which of the following factors will increase the circulating pressure? (Select two answers)

a. Use of bigger size of bit nozzle

b. Increase in the length of BHA

c. Increase in the drilled depth

d. Decrease in the mud density during drilling

Q 10. Which one of the following causes of well kick is totally avoidable and is due to lack of alertness of
driller?
a. Lost circulation

b. Gas cut mud

c. Abnormal pressure

d. Not keeping hole full

Q 11. Calculate the new slow circulating pressure at 30 spm if mud weight has been increased from 10
ppg to 13 ppg:

Recorded data:

SCR @ 30 spm : 400 psi

Drilled depth : 9587 ft

Mud density : 10 ppg

a. 333 psi

b. 520 psi

c. 480 psi

d. 525 psi

Q 12. While drilling, pump pressure was 3000 psi at 80 SPM with 11 ppg mud. What will be the
approximate pump pressure, if the pump speed is reduced to 60 SPM & mud weight increased to 13
ppg?

a. 2,250 psi

b. 1,828 psi

c. 2,400 psi

d. 1,888 psi

e. 1,995 psi

Q 13. Which of following practices are likely to increase the chances of swabbing?

(Select three answers)

a. Pulling pipe slowly.

b. Maintaining high mud viscosity.

c. Pulling through tight spots with pumps off. d. Pulling pipe fast.
e. Pulling through tight spots with pump on.

Q 14. A vertical well is drilled to a depth of 9,500 ft with 11.8 ppg mud, following are the recorded data:

WELL DATA:

Pump speed 70 spm.

Pressure losses in surface equipment 140 psi

Pressure losses in drill string 800 psi

Pressure losses in annulus 100 psi

Pressure losses at bit nozzles 1400 psi

a. Calculate Bottom Hole Pressure when well is static ______ psi

b. Calculate B H P when mud is circulated at 70 spm _____ psi

c. Calculate pump pressure when mud is circulated at 70 spm ______ psi

d. Calculate the equivalent circulating density ______ ppg

Q 15. In a well, during trip out swabbing was suspected. The flow check was negative and it was decided
to run back to bottom (30 stands) checking for flow after lowering every 5 stands. The flow checks after
5, 10, 15 &s 20 stands showed no flow. But with stand number 25 back in the hole, the well was found
to be flowing.

A What could be the most likely cause of the well flow?

a. Abnormal formation fluid pressure.

b. Derrick man mixed too light a slug prior to pulling out of the hole.

c. Running into the swabbed fluids caused hydrostatic pressure in annulus to drop.

d. ln the hurry, it was forgotten to slug the pipe while preparing for running back.

Q 16. While tripping out of the hole it is noticed that mud required to fill the hole is less than calculated.
What action must be taken?

a. Shut the well in and circulate to clean the hole.

b. Flow check, if negative continue to pull out of the hole.

c. Flow check, if negative run back to bottom and monitor returns.

d. Flow check, if negative displace a heavy slug into annulus and continue pull out.
Q 17. Calculate with following data:

Drill Pipe Capacity = 0.0176 bbls/ft

Drill Pipe Metal Displacement = 0.0082 bbls/ft

Average Stand Length = 90 ft

a. Mud required to fill the hole per stand when pulled `dry‘ ____ bbls.

b. Mud required to fill the hole per stand when pulled `wet‘ ____ bbls.

Q 18. With following well data, calculate the reduction in bottom hole pressure if a driller has pulled out
15 stands of 5″ drill pipe dry, without filling the hole.

Drill pipe capacity – 0.0178 bbl/ft

Drill pipe steel displacement – 0.0080 bbl/ft .

Casing capacity – 0.0744 bbl/ft

Length of one stand – 88 ft

Mud weight – 13 ppg

Reduction In BHP – _____ psi

19. What will be the reduction in bottom hole pressure if 5 stands of drill pipes are pulled out wet
without filling the hole? (Mud bucket was not used)

One stand length : 90 ft

Casing Capacity C : 0.0836 bbls/ft

Drill Pipe Capacity : 0.0177 bbls/ft

Drill pipe steel displacement : 0.0080 bbls/ft

Mud Weight · : 14 ppg

a. 129 psi

b. 412 psi

c. 91 psi

d. 145 psi

19. What will be the reduction in bottom hole pressure if 5 stands of drill pipes are pulled out wet
without filling the hole? (Mud bucket was not used)
One stand length : 90 ft

Casing Capacity C : 0.0836 bbls/ft

Drill Pipe Capacity : 0.0177 bbls/ft

Drill pipe steel displacement : 0.0080 bbls/ft

Mud Weight · : 14 ppg

a. 129 psi

b. 412 psi

c. 91 psi

d. 145 psi

20. With following well data, calculate the no. of 92 ft length stands that can be pulled out dry before
the well starts to flow.

Well Depth : 9,750 ft TVD

Casing Shoe Depth : 5,630 ft TVD

Mud Gradient : 0.696 psi/ft

Formation Pressure : 6,625 psi

Casing Capacity : 0.1568 bbl/ft

Open Hole Capacity : 0.1483 bbl/ft

Drill pipe Metal Displacement ‘ : 0.0080 bbl/ft

Drill Pipe Capacity : 0.01776 bbl/ft

21. In a well while tripping out the hole was filled durin pulling drill pipes. Thereafter the trip tank pump
was stopped and the complete BHA was pulled out dry. Using following data, calculate approximate
reduction in the bottom hole pressure.

BHA length — 531 ft

BHA capacity – 0.009 bbls/ft

A BHA Steel Displacement – 0.068 bbls/ft

Annular Capacity BHA to 13 3/8″ Casing – 0.07 bbls/ft

Casing capacity – 0.147 bbls/ft

Mud Density – 11 ppg

a. 278 psi

b. 141 psi

c. 115 psi

d. 211 psi

22. What does Abnormal Pressure mean with regard to fluid pressure in the formation?

a. High Density mud used to create a large overbalance.

b. Formation fluid pressure that exceeds saline water hydrostatic pressure.

c. The excess pressure that needs to be applied to cause “Leak -off” in a normal pressured formation.

23. It was decided to reduce the mud weight from 11.4 ppg while tripping in the well of 9,780 ft TVD.
String was run to 5,700 ft and original mud was displaced by 10.8 ppg mud.

a. What will be the bottom hole pressure now ?

______ psi

b. When string was run down to bottom the entire well was displaced by 10.6 ppg mud. Calculate the
bottom hole pressure in static condition.

______psi

24. A gas bearing formation is over pressured by an artesian effect. Which of the, following condition
has created the over pressure?

a. Compaction of the formation from the over burden.

b. Formation water source located at a higher level than the rig floor.

c. The difference in length between gas & formation fluid.

25. Worldwide, what is the most common cause of abnormal formation pressure?

a. Depleted sands

b. Carbonate layers

c. Under compaction of shales

26. At a depth of 1300 ft the formation pressure is 650 psi. This formation pressure is:
a. Abnormal Pressure

b. Normal Pressure

c. Sub normal Pressure

27. What is the definition of MAASP?

a. The maximum BHP that can be allowed during kill operation.

b. The maximum drill pipe pressure that can be allowed during kill operation.

c. The surface pressure in excess of mud hydrostatic that if exceeded is likely to cause, losses at shoe.

d. The total pressure applied at casing shoe that can cause losses at shoe

28. While drilling, the mud weight was increased from 10 ppg to 11.2 ppg expecting little higher
formation pressure below. How this increase of mud weight will affect MAASP (the casing shoe is at
4697 ft TVD)?

a. Decrease by 250 psi

b. Increase by 293 psi

c. Decrease by 293 psi

29. How often should the MAASP be recalculated?

a. After every bit change

b. After a change in mud weight

c. After every 500 ft. drilled

30. Which of the following parameters will affect the MAASP?

(Select two answers)

a. Casing capacity

b. Mud density is use

c. Casing shoe depth

d. Formation pressure

e. Fracture pressure at casing shoe

31. After lowering casing, which of the following operations are to be taken care of prior to conducting a
leak—off test. (Select two answers)

a. Drill casing shoe and about 10 ft In to new formation.

b. Keep the bit close to bottom.

c. Circulate and condition the mud to get uniform column of mud inthe well.

d. Line up pump to conduct leak off at slow circulating rate.

32. Which one of the following would affect Leak-Off Test pressure?

a. Hydrostatic Pressure at Casing Shoe.

b. Mud Pump circulating rate

c. Volume of the annulus from shoe to surface

d. Pressure limit of the pump

e. Inclination of the well at casing shoe. ·

33. Which of the following are important for the calculation of formation strength at the shoe? (Select
three answers)

a. Accurate pump strokes counter.

b. Accurate pressure gauge.

c. Exact mud density.

d. Exact vertical depth of casing shoe.

e. Accurate hole capacity.

34. A casing is set at a depth of 7260 ft and true vertical depth of casing shoe is/6298 ft. After drilling
shoe and new formation, leak off test was conducted with 11.2 ppg mud. It was found that the
formation strength is 5400 psi.

Find out the maximum allowable annular surface pressure (MAASP).

a. 1117 psi

b. 1732 psi

c. 5400 psi

d. 592 psi
35. Calculate the following with the data given below:

Well Depth = MD 15,150 ft / TVD 13,900 ft

Casing Shoe Measured Depth = 11,100 ft

Casing Shoe True Vertical Depth = 10,100 ft

Casing Shoe leaked with 10 ppg mud at = 1800 psi

a. Maximum allowable mud weight ______ ppg

b. New MAASP with 11 ppg mud ______ psi

c.New MAASP with 12.5 ppg mud at 13,900 ft TVD ______ psi

d. Casing shoe fracture strength ______ psi

36. After detecting a kick, well was shut-in and stabilized shut-in pressures were:

SICP – 700 psi

SIDPP – 540 psi

Pit gain – 20 bbls

While calculating for kill mud , both pressures started rising. Tool-Pusher instructed driller to maintain
casing pressure constant using choke. What will happen to bottom hole pressure? .

a. Increase

b. Decrease

c. Remain same

37. Which of the following are considered to be good operating practices in Top Hole where there is a
risk of shallow gas? (Select two answers)

a. Circulating while pulling out of the hole on trips.

b. Use high density mud to create maximum overbalance.

c. DrilI a pilot hole.

d. Maintain high rates of penetration to ensure mud viscosity level is high.

e. Regularly pump fresh water pill to remove the cuttings from the hole.

38. Which ofthe following drilling practices would be considered when connection gas is noticed? (Select
two answers)
a. Pulling out of the hole to change the bit.

b. Raising the mud yield point.

c. Minimizing the time during a connection when the pumps are switched off.

d. Controlling drilling rate so that only one slug of connection gas is in the hole at a time.

e. Pumping a low viscosity pill around bit to reduce balling up of bit or stabilizers

39. While drilling on a land rig, shallow gas was detected and flow was diverted by closing diverter. What
action should be taken?

a. Increase the pump discharge.

b. Decrease the pump discharge.

c. Reduce pump speed.

40. Which of the following practices should be followed to prevent losses in top hole drilling?

a. Use of high mud weight.

b. DriIIing with low circulating rate to reduce circulating pressure loss.

c. Drilling with controlled rate of penetration.

d. Pump cement into the annulus.

41. While drilling a vertical well at a depth of 9,000 ft with 13 ppg/mud, gas cut mud was observed at
shale shaker. Tool Pusher decided for bottoms—up monitoring of out coming mud .The following were
the recorded data:

Depth Interval Average MW

0 — 900 ft 12.2 ppg

900 -1500 ft 12.5 ppg

1500 — 9000 ft 13.0 ppg

Due to the gas cut mud, how much was the reduction in bottom hole pressure?

a. 38 psi

b. 108 psi

c. 54 psi
42. During slip & cut what is installed on the Drill Pipe?

a. Fosv

b. Inside BOP

43. How should the choke be set up for the soft shut-in procedure while drilling?

a. BOP side outlet hydraulic choke line valve open

Remote choke closed

Valve upstream mud gas separator closed

b. BOP side outlet hydraulic choke line valve closed

Remote choke open

Valve upstream mud gas separator open

c. BOP side outlet hydraulic choke line valve closed

Remote choke closed

Valve upstream mud gas separator open

d. BOP side outlet hydraulic choke line valve open

Remote choke open

Valve upstream mud gas separator closed

44. Which list below describes as to how the choke manifold will most likely be set up for soft shut-in
while drilling?

Choke line Auto choke MGS

Hydraulic Valve Valve

List A. Open Closed Closed

List B. Open Open Closed

List C. Closed Open Open

List D. Closed Closed Open

45. What action should be taken if the choke line parts between the HCR valve and the remote choke
while circulating out a kick?
a. Stop pump and close the choke.

b. Stop pump and close HCR.

c. Stop pump and close the shear rams.

46. Which one of the following be the first action to be taken, if the mud pump safety valve pops—off or
hose going to the drill string is parted while circulating out a kick?

a. Drop the drill string, close blind/shear rams, close the choke.

b. Stop the pump, close the choke.

c. Stop the pump, close kelly cock, close choke.

47. Listed below are the two shut-in procedures for handling a kick according to API RP 59 for surface
BOP stack:

a. With choke open, pick up off bottom, shut down pumps, open HCR, close BOP, close choke.

b. With choke already closed, pick up off bottom, shut down pumps, close BOP open HCR.

Match the two procedures.

Titles Procedures

1. Soft shut in = ______

2. Hard shut in = ______

48. What is inside BOP?

a. An equipment that can be installed in drill string to act as non return valve

b. A ball valve installed immediately above the bit

c. Small element inserted in to annular preventer to reduce inside diameter

49. lf a non return valve or inside BOP is installed in the drill string following a kick whilst tripping, which
one of the following statements is false?

a. The drill string can be stripped back to bottom.

b. Wire line tools can be run to the bit.

c. Kill mud can be pumped in the well.

50. Which of the following most correctly describes the procedures to be followed for a hard shut in
during tripping as per API RP 59?

a. Stab full opening safety valve.

Close safety valve.

Close BOP.

Open HCR.

b. Stab full opening safety valve.

Close safety valve.

Open HCR.

Close BOP.

c. Make up kelly.

Open HCR.

Close BOP.

Close choke.

51. While tripping into the hole, flow meter showed well flowing, which of following shut in procedure
should be followed for soft shut-in on a surface stack?

a. Stab a full opening safety valve.

Close the safety valve.

Open HCR.

Close BOP.

Close choke.

b. Close the BOP.

Stab full opening safety valve.

Close the safety valve.

Open choke.

Close choke.
c. Stab full opening safety valve.

Open HCR and choke.

Close BOP.

Close choke.

52. On shutting a flowing well, the drill pipe pressure is `0’ because there is a float in the string. To
determine the SIDPP, what action should be taken?

a. Bring the pump up to kill rate holding the casing pressure constant by opening the choke. The
pressure shown when the pump is at kill rate is SIDPP

b. Pump very slowly into the drill pipe with the well shut in. When the pumping pressure stabilises the
float has opened. This pumping pressure is the SIDPP

c. Shearing the pipe and reading the SIDPP directly off the casing gauge

53. Which of the following are good practices for drilling top hole section ?

( Select 3 Answers )

a. Mud Wt. as low as possible to prevent formation fracture

b. Continuous circulation while picking up for connection

c. Controlled drilling rate

d. As high overbalance as possible to avoid gain due to underbalance

e. Maintain high penetration rate

54. A kick has been shut in with the bit 32 stands off bottom, A drill pipe safety valve (full opening type)
is installed on the drill pipe.

To strip back to bottom what additional equipment is required, what position should the valves be in,
and how the equipment be made up onto the string in order to perform the stripping operation safely,
assuming there is no float sub or dart sub in the string.

a. The drill pipe safety valve in the open position with an inside BOP installed on top

b. Only the drill pipe safety valve in open position

c. Only the drill pipe safety valve in the closed position

d. Only an inside BOP

e. An inside BOP with a drill pipe safety valve installed on top in the closed position
55. (i) Which of the following situations require recording of 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.

(ii) When should the slow circulating rate pressure be recorded?

(Select three answers)

a. With bit near the bottom.

b. When bit nozzle size is changed.

c. After installation of BOP.

d. After liner size of pump is changed.

56. Which of the following should be considered while selecting kill rate SPM? (Select two answers)

a. Formation pressure.

b.Volume handling capacity of the choke.

c. Capacity of kill mud preparation.

57. Which of the following should be considered for slow circulating rate ?

(Select three answers)

a. Rated working pressure of mud pump

b. Rated working pressure of BOP

c. Casing capacity

d. Barite mixing capability

e. Gas handling capacity of mud gas separator

58. The influx is usually circulated out at a pump rate considerably slower than that used while drilling.
Select the correct reasons for this from the list below:(Select four answers)

a. To enable the choke operator to make the necessary choke adjustment.

b. To reduce the pressure being exerted on the open hole.

c. To get adequate time to dispose off the kick fluid at surface.

d. To allow tool pusher to contact town.

e. To reduce the chances of washing-out of the choke.

f. To reduce the chance of gas migration.

59. A gas kick is easier to detect in water based mud than in oil based mud.

True Or False

60. Hydrocarbon gas is soluble in water based mud than in oil based mud.

True Or False

61. Which of the following statements are true for oil base mud?

(Select two answers) _

a. Initial pit gain will be less

b. Flow check should be made for 15 – 30 minutes

c. Initial pit gain will be more

d. Flow check should be made for only 2 — 3 minutes

62. Which of the following statements are true?

(Select three answers) –

a. SICP will be more in water based mud than oil based mud

b. SICP will be less in water based mud than oil based mud

c. Gas will reduce less hydrostatic pressure in oil base mud than water base mud

d. Gas will reduce more hydrostatic pressure in oil base than water base mud

e. Gas expansion will be at the same rate in oil base mud and water base mud

f. lt is easy to detect gas kickin water based mud than oil based mud

63. Why shut in casing pressure is usually higher than shut-in drill pipe pressure?

a. The cuttings inthe annulus are lighter.

b. The influx is usually less dense than the existing mud weight.

c. SICP is not necessarily higher, it depends on offshore or land operation.

d. The only difference is in the gauges used.

64. While drilling a horizontal section of a well, self flow was observed and well was shut-in. Influx is still
in the horizontal section. Which of the following is true?

a. SIDPP will be more than SICP.

b. SICP & SIDPP will be approximately same.

c. SICP will be more than SIDPP.

65. In an open well with gas cut mud when BHP reduces 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

d. No, it remains same through-out.

66. Calculate the shut-in casing pressure with the following data:

SIDPP – 300 psi

MW – 12 pps .

Height of the influx – 365 ft

Influx weight – 8.4 ppg

a. 300 psi

b. 368 psi

c. 394 psi

67. Which of the following will increase the risk of exceeding the MAASP during a well kill operation?
(Select three answers)

a. Small difference between formation breakdown and mud hydrostatic pressure.

b. Short open hole section

c. Large influx

d. Small influx ·

e. Large difference between formation breakdown and mud hydrostatic pressure

f. Long open hole section

68. Which of the following equipment may warn of increase in formation pressure while drilling
overbalance? (Select three answers)

a. ROP meter

b. Pump pressure gauge

c. Flow line Temperature gauge

d. SPM counter

e. Gas detector

f. Return flow meter

69. Which of the following parameters will affect the SICP?

(Select three answers)

a. Formation pressure

b. Drill string capacity

c. Annulus capacity

d. Bottom hole temperature

e. Volume of influx

70. One manual valve and one hydraulically operated valve are normally fitted between drilling spool &
choke manifold. Which of the following alternative option is preferred regarding the position of the
above valves ?

(Inside means near BOP and outside means away from BOP) .

a. Inside manual valve , check valve and outside hydraulically operated valve.

b. Inside hydraulically operated valve and ouside manual valve

c. Inside manual valve and outside hydraulically operated valve

71. 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 over flowing the shakers

d. Reducing the range of high low alarm setting of PVT

72. A well was shut -in and the following readings were recorded:

TIME SIDPP SICP

1000 hrs 250 psi 310 psi

1005 hrs 300 psi 370 psi

1010 hrs 350 psi 430 psi

1015 hrs 400 psi 500 psi

1020 hrs 410 psi 510 psi

1025 hrs 420 psi 520 psi

1030 hrs 430 psi 530 psi

What will be SIDPP?

a. 460 psi

b. 400 psi

c. 430 psi

d. Well is not yet stabilised wait for more time to know the exact SIDPP

73. A well was shut -in after a kick and following pressures were recorded:

TIME SIDPP SICP

0600 hrs 300 psi 480 psi

0605 hrs 350 psi 540 psi

0610 hrs 400 psi 600 psi

0620 hrs 350 psi 500 psi

0625 hrs 200 psi 350 psi

0630 hrs 100 psi 180 psi

0635 hrs 50 psi 120 psi

Q.What probably might have happened in the well?

a. Influx is migrating up in the well

b. Drill string has parted ‘

c. Hole is packed around drill collar

d. Weak formation in the open hole got fractured

74. You are drilling at fast rate. The well is shut in immediately after detecting a kick.

Which of the following statement is correct:

a. SICP would be higher as compared to slow rate of drilling.

b. SICP would be lower as compared to slow rate of drilling.

c. SICP would be same whether rate of drilling is slow or fast

75. Which of the following do not increase with closed well gas migration?

a. Bottom hole pressure

b. Casing shoe pressure

c. Shut-in casing pressure

d. Gas bubble pressure

76. For a long logging operation what should be installed on the drill pipe/shooting nipple?

a. FOSV with wire line BOP

b. Inside BOP

77. A well was shut in on a gas kick, SIDPP & SICP had stabilized. After sometime both start rising slowly
by the same amount. What is the probable cause?

a. A further influx is entering the hole.

b. The influx is migrating up the Well Bore.

c. The gauges are faulty.

d. The BOP stack is leaking.

78. After shut—in & stabilization of surface pressures, which pressure is to be maintained constant to
keep Bottom hole Pressure constant?

a. Shut-in Drill Pipe Pressure.

b. Shut-in Casing Pressure.

c. Casing Shoe Pressure.

d. Formation Pressure.

79. What is the position of degasser with respect MGS ?

a. Downstream of MGS

b. Upstream of MGS

c. In the vent line of MGS

d. Inside MGS

80. During Well Control Operation how complete loss zone can be recognised?

a. Monitoring the return flow with the flow meter

b. Monitoring the weight indicator

c. Monitoring the pump SPM

d. Monitoring the active mud tank volume

81. How remote choke is operated from remote choke panel?

a. By air

b. By hydraulic fluid

c. By wire rope

82. Where is Shale Shaker placed ?

a. Upstream of MGS

b. Downstream of MGS

c. Between Drilling spool and choke manifold

83. What should be the diameter of vent/bleed/straight through line in choke manifold?

a. 3″ in diameter

b. 5″ in diameter

c. At-least equal to the diameter of choke line

84. What is the function of vent/bleed/straight through line in the choke manifold?

a. To bleed high volume of formation fluid bypassing the choke

b. To facilitate easy handling of choke

c. To apply back pressure while controlling a kick

85. Match each of the following statements to one of the answers below:

1. Amount of space between the grains of rock

2. Rock ability to allow flow of formation fluid through it

3. The presence of formation fluids within the pore spaces

4. Momentary increase in BHP

a. Porosity

b. Formation Pore Pressure

c. Permeability

d. Surging

86. Well is shut in on a gas kick. After pressure stabilization, both the pressures are found to be rising
100 psi in every 10 min. Calculate the gas migration rate.

TVD – 11,000 ft

Mud weight – 12.3 ppg

SIDPP – 350 psi

Gas gradient – 0.115 psi/ft

a. 824 ft/hr

b. 938 ft/hr

c. 600 ft/hr
87. Well is shut-in and following data are recorded:

SIDPP – 400 psi

SICP – 550 psi

Mud in use – 12.0 ppg

What will be SIDPP & SICP if influx has migrated 400 ft up in the hole? .

a. SIDPP-650 psi & SICP-550 psi

b. SIDPP-650 psi & SICP-800 psi

c. SIDPP-400 psi & SICP-800 psi

d. SIDPP-400 psi & SICP-550 psi

88. After observing self flow the well is shut in. Killing could not be resumed due to power failure. The
following data have been recorded

TVD – 11,200 ft

Mud weight – 12.3 ppg

Kick size – 25 bbls

SIDPP – 400 psi

Gas gradient – 0.115 psi/ft

It is observed that after 1 hour the drill pipe pressure has risen to 575 psi due to closed well migration.
Calculate volume to bleed to keep the BHP constant.

______ bbls/hr

Q89. What is the primary means of preventing kick from occuring?

a. Using reducing pump rate and circulating pressure to kill the well.

b. Use of instrumentation to detect and warn for kicks.

c. The use of blow out preventor to close in a flowing well.

d. Using a combination BOPs and driling fluid hydrostatic pressure.

e. Using of drilling fluid hydrostatic pressure to balance formation pressure.

Q90. A gas bearing formation is over pressured by an artesian effect. Which of the following condition
has created the over pressure?

a. Compaction of the formation from the over burden.

b.The difference in length between gas & formation fluid.

C. Formation water source located at a higher level than the rig floor.

Q91. The formation pressure at 9300 ft TVD is 6320 psi. Which one of the option will be correct in case
the pressure gradient of the drilling fluid is 0.842 psi/ft?

a. The well is overbalanced.

b. The well is underbalanced.

c. The well is balanced.

Q92. At a depth of 10000ft the formation pressure is 5200psi. This formation pressure is :

a. Above normal

b. Below normal.

c. Normal

Q93 Is it true that the original drilling fluid density will be sufficient to control the formation pressure
once stripped back to bottom if a kick has been taken off bottom due to swabbing.

a. Yes

b. No

Q94. From all the following Indications, which two indications would have little room for doubt that the
well is kicking?

(Select two answers)

a. Flow Line temperature Increase

b. Increased rotary Torque.

c. Decrease Drill string weight.

d. Flow Rate Increase.

e. Pit Volume Gain.

f. Increased rate of penetration.

Q95 Which of the following drilling practices would be considered when connection gas is noticed?

(Select Two answers)

a. Pulling out of the hole to change the bit.

b. Raising the mud yield point.

c.Minimizing the time during a connection when the pumps are switched off.

d. Controlling drilling rate so that only one slug of connection gas is in the hole at a time.

e. Pumping a low viscosity pill around bit to reduce balling up of bit or stablizers.

Q96. After detecting a kick well was shut in and recorded pressures are :

SIDP-400 psi, SICP-0psi. HCR valve is in open position and no flow from choke was observed. Why SICP is
ZERO?

a. Formation is fractured and annulus is full of gas.

b. Annulus is packed off with cuttings around BHA.

c. Hole is in the string.

d. Formation pressure and bottom Hole pressure are equal.

Q97. Well is shut in and following data are recorded.

SIDPP-400 psi

SICP-550psi

MUD in use-11.0 ppg

What will be the SIDPP and SICP if influx has migrated 525 ft up in the hole.?

a. SIDPP – 700psi & SICP -550 psi

b. SIDPP- 700psi & SICP -850 psi

c. SIDPP- 400psi & SICP -850 psi

d. SIDPP- 400psi & SICP -550 psi

Q98. There is pressure build up in annulus between two casing after the cementation job of last casing.
What would be the effect of this pressure build up? ( Mark three answers)

a. Shoe may fracture in the outer casing.

b. The inner casing may collapse

c. ECD will increase

d.Inner casing may burst

e.Outer casing may burst

Q99 What should be the diameter of vent/bleed/straight through line in choke manifold?

a) 3″ diameter

b) 5″ diameter

c) At least equal to the diameter of choke Line.

Q100 What is the function of the vent/bleed/straight through line in the choke manifold?

a. To bleed high volume of formation fluid bypassing the choke.

b. To facilitate easy handling of Choke.

c. To apply back pressure while controlling a kick.

Q 101 A well was shut-in and following readings were recorded:

TIME SIDPP SICP

1000hrs 250psi 310 psi

1005hrs 300psi 370 psi

1010hrs 350psi 430 psi

1015hrs 400psi 500 psi

1020hrs 410psi 510 psi

1025hrs 420psi 520 psi

1030hrs 430psi 530 psi

What will be SIDPP

a. 460 psi

b. 400 psi

c. 430 psi

d. 410 psi

e. Well is not yet stablized wait for more time to know the exact SIDPP

Q102 A well was shut-in and following pressures were recorded:

TIME SIDPP SICP

0600hrs 300psi 480 psi

0605hrs 350psi 540 psi

0610hrs 400psi 600 psi

0615hrs 350psi 500 psi

0620hrs 200psi 350 psi

0625hrs 100psi 180 psi

0630hrs 50psi 120 psi

What probably might have happened in the well?

a. Influx is migrating up in the well.

b. Drill string has parted.

c. Hole is packed around drill collar.

d. Week formation in the open hole got fractured.

 TEST PAPER ANS 1

Ans 1(c,e)

Ans 2(d)

Ans 3(a)

Ans 4 (c)

Ans5(a)

Ans6(c)

Ans7(d)

Ans8(b)

Ans9(b,c)

Ans 10 (d)

Ans 11 (b)

Ans 12 (e)

Ans 13 (b,c,d)

Ans14a) 5829.22 psi Ans 14b) 5929.22 psi Ans 14c) 2440 psi Ans 14d) 12 ppg

Ans 15(c)

Ans 16 (c)

Ans 17 a) 0.738bbls Ans17 b) 2.322 bbls

Ans 18) 107.50 psi

19. D

20. 46 (Use formula)

21.b

22. b (If normal pressure gradient is asked in IWCF what should be the answer ?? IT should be 0.465.

23. 5620 psi (When string was run to 5700 ft we have 5700ft of 10.8 ppg mud and 4080 ft of 11.4 ppg
mud column5391 psi( in this case we have 9780 ft mud column of 10.8 ppg mud.

24. b (due to formation water

25. c

26. a( Greater than 0.465)

27. c( MAASP is maximum allowable surface pressure: Which is the surface pressure in excess of mud
hydrostatic that if exceeded is likely to cause, losses at shoe.

28. c ( Increasing mud weight will decrease MAASP as if you have ore mud weight than hydrostatic
pressure due to mud weight would be more so you can allow less surface pressure).

29. b

30. b, c

31. a, c

32. a

33. b, c, d ( Pressure gauge is required to read exact pressure reading at surface,exact mud density and
shoe tvd are required to calculate hydrostatic head of mud)

34. b (MAASP + Hydrostatic Head = Formation strength)

35. a – 13.4

b – 1274

c – 487

d – 7052

36. b

37 (a,c)

38 (c,d )

39 (a)

40 c

41 c

42 a

43 b

44 (c)

45 b

46 c

47 1-a 2-b

48 a

49 b

50 a
51 a

52 b

53 a,b,c

54 a

Ans 55 i) b,c ii)a,b,d

Ans 56) b,c

Ans 57)a,d,e

Ans 58)a,b,c,e

Ans 59) True

Ans 60)False

Ans 61)a,b

Ans 62)a,c,f

Ans 63)b

Ans 64)b

Solution: SICP (Shut In Casing Pressure) = SIDPP (Shut In Drill Pipe Pressure) in a horizontal well as long
as the influx is in the horizontal part of the well. The hydrostatic head of any column of liquid is
determined by its vertical depth. For a well, hydrostatic head of mud from the annulus side and the drill
string side is dependent on the TVD (True Verticle Depth). The horizontal portion of the well does not
add to the TVD and the fluid in the horizontal portion does not affect the hydrostatic pressure in the
well.

As the hydrostatic on the both sides (Casing and the drill pipe) is same when the influx is in the
horizontal part, therefore, SICP = SIDPP

Ans 65)a

Ans 66) b

Ans 67) a,c,f

Ans 68) a,c,e (Return flow meter is positive kick sign)

Ans 69) a,c,e

Ans 70) c

Ans 71) c (Full form of PVT is Pit Volume Totalizer)

Ans 72) 400 psi

Solution: Stabilized value is taken as the SIDPP. Pressures are stabilized when both SIDPP and SICP start
increasing by same amount.

In this case after 1015 hrs both SIDPP and SICP increased by 10 psi. So, the value of SIDPP at 1015 hrs is
taken as its stabilized value. SIDPP = 400 psi

73. d

74. a

Hint: No, as you will be drilling at faster rate you would take more influx and hence SICP would be
higher.

75. d

76. a

77. b

78. a

79. a

MGS is Mud gas seperator. Also, known as poor boy degasser. these days lot of questions are coming on
Horiontal mud gas sepeartor and its component.

80. d

81. a

82. b

83. c

84. a

85. 1 – a, 2 – c, 3 – b, 4 – d

86. b

87. b

Hint: you dont have to use any formula. You should know the basic concept that will closed well gas
migration surface pressures (SIDPP and SICP) increase be same amount. This is true for option (b).

For Q.88 use formula no. 25. First find the formation pressure, which is equal to mud hydrostatic plus
SIDPP (11200*0.052*12.3 + 400 = 7163.52 + 400 = 7563.52). Then find increase in surface pressure, that
is, increase in SIDPP (575-400=175). Use these values in the formula and you will get 0.59 bbl/hr.

I hope this made things clear. Please ask if you have any more doubt

88. 0.59 bbl/hr