PetroBowl Set 1

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1. What are the fundamental units of a length2/time and 14. Which country continues to uphold France
Stoke and what property does it kinematic the first European ban on hydraulic
measure? viscosity fracturing as environmentally
insensitive?
2. What invention was Rueben Baker Casing Shoe
famous for inventing that was run at 15. Dake defines compaction drive as the Pore volume
the bottom of a casing string? expulsion of reservoir fluids due to
the dynamic reduction of what?
3. What is the pore volume of a sample 1.28571428571429
that has a grain volume of 3 and a porosity = 16. Name the shale play that extends Bakken
porsity of 0.3? Vv/(Vv+Vg) from the north United States into
Saskatchewan Canada.
4. Name the individual who introduced Soave
the eccentric factor to the Redlich- 17. Which chemical is almost always Lime
Kwan equation of state. used to alter mud pH level while
drilling?
5. Name the 4 oxides that make up 95% "Calcium oxide,
of Portland Cement. Silicon dioxide, 18. Name 5 broad sedimentary "Continental:
Aluminum oxide, environments or associations. alluvial, aeolian,
Ferric oxide" fluvial, lacustrine,
Transitional:
6. "With an estimated recoverable of 9 Tengiz
deltaic, tidal,
billion barrels of oil, this field is one
lagoonal, beach
of the worlds deepest onshore
Marine: shallow,
supergiant fields. It is located in
deep, reef
Khazakhstan."
Other: Evaporite,
7. "Identify the well intervention Coiled Tubing Glacial"
method that provides the ability to
19. What was the United States daily 18.5 million
work safely under live well
average consumption of petroleum bbl/day
conditions with a continuous string,
products in 2011?
and enables fluids to be pumped at
any time, regardless of the position 20. Name 4 methods for preventing or "depressurization,
or direction of travel" removing hydrates. heat, chemical
inhibition, and
8. "According to the BP statistical 75 billion barrels
mechanical"
review of world energy, at the end of
2010 the Russian federation had the 21. What was the global average daily 87 million
6th largest proven oil reserve base. production of oil in 2011? bbl/day
What was the proven oil reserve
22. Name 4 components of a 1 stage "Evaporator,
base?"
refrigeration system. condensor,
9. List the types of flow regimes that "Dry air, mist, compressor, heat
can be used in underbalanced foam, airlift, exchanger"
drilling. aerated mud"
23. "This class of cement, according to Class J
10. What problem plagues bits in some Bit balling API, is intended for use at 10000 to
formations where too much weight 14000 feet at high temperatures and
on bit is applied? pressures."
11. What is the name of the correlation Eaton correlation 24. A blend of lubricating grease that is Pipe dope
used for estimating fracture applied to threads of a pipe in order
pressure and pore pressure? to make the joint leak proof and
pressure tight.
12. Drilling line does not tend to wear Pickup points on
uniformely over its length. The most shivs and lap 25. Name the two ions involved in Calcium and
severe kind of wear occurs at which points on drum of dolomitization. magnesium
two kinds of points? draw works
26. "According to OPEC, what is the 2012 88 million
13. The largest company in South Maria das Gracas estimated daily world oil demand?" bbl/day
America appointed its first female Silver Foster
CEO in 2012. Name the CEO of
Petrobras.
27. "The eastern offshore portion of the "Texaco, 41. What is the standard length of drill pipe? 30 feet
Wilmington field in Long Beach, CA Humble,
42. "An important region for Gazprom Siberia
consists of 4 man made islands. Which Union, Mobil,
because it produces 95% of Russia's
companies were the original Shell"
natural gas, name this region that is often
contractors of THUMS Long Beach
associated with Tundra."
Company?"
43. Name four flow patterns observed in "Bubbly,
28. What North African country ranks 9th Libya
multiphase flow. Slug, Plug,
in world oil reserves?
Churn,
29. Identify yhe classifications of produced "Light: Stratified,
hydrocaron liquids and their API>31.1 Annular"
associated API gravity rankings. Medium:
44. An uncontrolled discharge of formation Blowout
22.3<API<31.1
fluid out of the wellbore
Heavy:
10<API<22.3 45. "The succesor of Umarau Yar'Adua and Goodluck
Extra Heavy or the leader of the administration that has Jonathan
Bitumen: aimed to end fuel subsidies in the country,
API<10" name the current president of Nigeria who
assumed his role in 2010"
30. "Installed at a depth of 8200 feet, name BW Pioneer
this FPSO that is the first of its kind in 46. Drilled in October 1947 the historic Ship Kerr-
the Gulf of Mexico" Shoal Block 32 well off Southeastern Mcgee
Louisiana gives this company the
31. This university won the inaugural Texas Tech
distinction of being the company that
PetroBowl in 2002
completed the first commercial offshore
32. Identify two types of fixed cutter "PDC well drilled by a mobile rig out of the sight
drilling bits. (Polycrystalline of land
Diamond
47. This artificial system uses a helical screw Progressive
Compact)
rotar to formed a travelling sealed cavity Cavity
Natural
Pump
diamond"
48. "The islands of the caribbean basin are Trinidad
33. This country is still the largest Argentina
predomenantly net energy importers with and
producer of natural gas in South
the exception of this island, the largest Tobago
America according to US Energy
supplier of LNG to the US and 5th largest
Information Administration
exporter in the world"
34. Give 2011 Saudia Arabian oil prduction 10.4 million
49. "The discovery this field, later renamed is Tupi
and percent of world production this bbl/day and
his honor, caused President Luis Ignacio
represents. 12%
Lula DaSilva to proclaim it a second
35. How many members does SPE have as "110,000" independence for the country, discovered
of 2012? by BG group in 2006. Name the original
36. This is defined as the pressure in the Capillary name of the field."
wetting phase minus the pressure in Pressure 50. "How many lives were lost at Deepwater 11
the non-wetting phase. Horizon Rig on April 20, 2010"
37. "According to 2012 BP Statistical China 51. Name up to 4 offshore basins in Brazil "Campos,
Report, name the region of the world Santos,
that consumes the most coal and the Espirito-
leading consumer country in that Santo,
region." Camamu-
38. Carbonate sedimentary rock composed Limestone Almada"
of mostly calcite is known as what? 52. Who invented the first roller cutter bit in "Howard
39. "Name the second largest importer of South Korea 1909 that dramatically improved rotary Hughes,
LNG, behind Japan." drilling? Sr."

40. Recent discoveries have made Brazil an Dilma Rousseff 53. This is the act of pulling the drill string out Tripping
important Petroleum producing of hole or putting it in the hole.
country. Name the President of Brazil.
54. Identify the type of well that is equipped Observation 69. Name the Prime Minister of Turkey Recep
with pressure monitoring systems to Well Erdogan
determine the extent of propogation of
70. "Which large US oil rich formation is Bakken Shale
the pressure transient from the
described to look like an oreo cookie,
producing wells into the reservoir
representing to layers of black shale that
55. Which continent is currently the worlds Asia leak oil into a central dolomite layer?"
largest petroleum consumer?
71. Name the completion method which uses Partial
56. "Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound was Exxon Valdez limited entry to a formation in order to Completion
struck on March 24, 1989 by what?" stay away from unwanted reservoir
fluids?
57. The US imports about 9 billion barrels of Canada
crude oil a year. Which country is 72. The measure of heat energy to raise the BTU
leading supplier to the US? temperature of 1 pound of water by 1
degree Fahrenheit is known as what?
58. "In the US, what is the criterion for an oil "12 months,
or gas well to be classified as a Stripper less than 10 73. Name four mechanisms that cause a "Gas Cap
Well? State production period and rate." bbl/day oil or reservoir to produce in it's initial phase. Drive,
60,000 Solution Gas
scf/day" Drive, Gravity
Drive, Water
59. "The 2nd and 3rd largest oil fields in the West Qurna
Drive "
world, according to Forbes, are in Iraq. and Majnoon
Name them." 74. Containing 4% of world oil reserves and Russia
name this country covering 1/8 of the
60. "Linking the Mediterranean Sea and the 1.8 million
world inhabitable land area.
Red Sea, the Suez Canal is an important bpd
feature of global shipping lanes, within 75. Name this country known for owning UAE (United
half a million bpd, how much crude oil 6.7% of world oil reserves and hosting the Arab
and refined products go through the world's tallest building Emirates)
Suez?"
76. "Based on the degree of reservoir "Active,
61. This person is considered the father of Colonel pressure maintenance provided by the Partial, or
the petroleum industry and lived from Edwin Drake aquifer, the natural water drive is often Limited
1819 to 1880 qualitatively described using what 3 Water Drive"
classification terms?"
62. "In an impressively fast turnaround 1.6 million
after 8 months of civil war, this African bpd 77. "The analysis of pressure changes over Pressure
nations oil production had recovered by time, especially those associated with Transient
over 50% within months of the fall of small variations of volume of a fluid, is Testing
Kadafi in Libya. How much oil did Libya called what as it's often related to well
produce before the war?" testing?"
63. How many days did it take to control the 83 days 78. "Name four internation oil companies "ExxonMobil,
Macondo Well through intercepting the that have signed contracts with Chevron, BP,
wellbore with 1 of 2 relief wells? Kurdistan, in defiance of Baghdad?" Total, Genel
Energy"
64. What is welded to the first string of Casing
casing in the well and attaches the bop Heading 79. What is the API gravity of the benchmark 39.6
stack to the well? crude West Texas Intermediate
65. Johanas Kuan was a Dutch scientist who Retrograde 80. What was the total depth of Chevron's "34,000 feet"
discovered this phenomenon related to Condensation Knotty Head #1 Discovery Well?
condensate reservoirs.
81. "After a series of discoveries by Cairn Rajasthan
66. Name one of the two rigs Shell Kulluk and Energy over the last decade, this block in Block
transported to Alaska in 2012 for Arctic Noble Northwest India produces 175,000 bpd.
drilling. Discoverer Name it."
67. How many times per year is SPE 3 82. Which European country was second to Bulgaria
magazine The Way Ahead published? impose a ban on hydraulic fracturing?
68. Name the company that owns the worlds Alliance
biggest refinery with 1.24 million bpd. Industries
83. "In a deep gas well, when high pressure Joule- 98. "Rank the following from lowest to highet "Diesel, jet
gas over 7,000 psi enters the wellbore Thompson distillation temperature: Diesel, fuel, naptha,
through perforations in the casing, it Effect gasoline, jet fuel, naptha" gasoline"
expands with lower pressure but
99. "Name the term that is used to describe Adsorbed
temperature increases. Name this
the gas accumulated on the surface of a gas
phenomenon."
material, such as the grain of a reservoir
84. "Name the father of Standard Oil Frank Tarbell rock, or more particularly the organic
destroyer Ida Tarbell, who's business particles in a shale reservoir."
was destroyed by Standard Oil."
100. What are the units for the non-Darcy 1/length
85. Which city will host ATCE in 2015? "Houston, flow coefficient Beta that is used in
TX" Forcheimer's equation?
86. "With proven oil reserves of 175 billion Canada 101. "On the Udden-Wentworth classification Cobbles
bbl, this country is known for it's of grain size, what lies between pebble
production of heavy hydrocarbons." and boulder?"
87. EOR methods can be grouped under 5 "Gas based, 102. What is the model used to estimate the Macwilliams
categorizes based on the set water based, pressure drop through perforations for model (?)
characteristics necessary for the EOR thermal, wells that have not been stimulated?
method to be successful. Name them. combinations,
103. Using real time data a driller can Mechanical
and other"
calculate the amount of energy required specific
88. In April 2012 the EPA raised the 15% per unit volume of rock drilled in energy
allowable limit in gasoline of ethanol to kilopound force per square inch. Name
what percentage? this parameter.
89. The first casing shoe was invented in Rueben Baker 104. The chloride concentration in drilling Silver Nitrate
1907. Who was the inventor? fluids can be determined by titrating Solution
with what chemical solution?
90. "Presiding over a country with a steep Felipe
decline in oil production, name the Calderon 105. Which aquifer model is based on the Fetkovich
President who assumed authority in premise that the water influx rate is
Mexico in 2006" directly proportional to the pressure
drop between the average aquifer
91. The Australian oil company Santos is an South
pressure and the pressure at the
acronym that stands for what? Australian
reservoir aquifer boundary?
North
Territory Oil 106. "In 2009, SPE completed a merger that Petroleum
Search resulted in the aqcuisition of 4,500 Society of
members worldwide. Name the group Canada
92. With untapped easy oil and proven oil Iraq
that merged into SPE."
reserves of 115 Billion bbl this country
may become a top producer and 107. "When was Ecopetrol established, what "1948,
exporter alongside Saudi Arabia. does it stand for, and what country is it Empresa
based in?" Colombiana
93. "In oilfield lingo, what are workers Jughustlers
de Petoleos,
laying cable and planting geophones
Columbia"
known as?"
108. The TIW valve on a drilling rig stands for Texas Iron
94. "If an operator signs to pay an exact cost Turn Key
this company founded in 1917. Works
to a contractor, regardless of any
possible new expenses, the transaction 109. What is the name for a cut off in time Tail mute
is known as what?" that has the effect of eliminating some
kinds of noise from seismic data?
95. "According to the standard geologic time Halocene
scale, what epoch are we currently in?" 110. Name the man who in 1940 drilled the Robert
first directional well? Richardson
96. In April 2012 the president of the South Repsol
American land of Gauchos announced 111. Name the special tool used by the rig Bit breaker
plans to seize control of energy company crew to prevent the drill bit from turning.
YPF away from this international energy
company?
97. Who is the current CEO of ExxonMobil? Rex Tillerson
112. Name the schools that have won "Colorado 130. "During this process natural gas is Liquefaction
petrobowl the past 4 years School of condensed and cooled while harmful
Mines, UT, components such as dust, acid gas,
OU" helium, water, and heavy hydrocarbons
are removed."
113. Hydrates are icelike structures made of Gas and water
what? 131. Liquified Natural Gas is stored close to -162 Celsius
atmospheric pressure. At what (-260
114. What pressure and temperature change Increase in
temperature is LNG stored? Fahrenheit)
conditions lead to the formation of pressure and
Natural Gas Hydrates decrease in 132. "Rank these three substances from "Diesel,
temperature greatest to least energy density: LNG, LNG, CNG"
CNG, Diesel"
115. "According to API, what class of cement Class A
is for use in depths to 6000 feet under 133. How much larger is the energy density of LNG is 2.4x
normal conditions?" LNG compared to CNG? more energy
density than
116. "Refining of crude oil was initially Kerosene
CNG
focused on forming this substance,
used primarily in lamps." 134. LNG's high energy density makes it cost Cryogenic
effective to transport in areas without Sea Vessel
117. "Name the first long distance pipeline, Tidewater
pipelines. What type of vessel must be (Tanker)
built in 1879 with a distance of 110 miles Pipeline
used to transport LNG?
through Pennsylvania's Oil Regions"
135. This phenomenon refers to the boiling off Auto-
118. "Name the ""Colonel"" who was the first Colonel
of LNG to maintain it's temperature. refrigeration
person to drill and find oil in 1859." Edwin L.
Drake 136. "This country has proven oil reserves of Canada
173.1 billion barrels, which is the 3rd
119. Name the man who led the Pennsylvania George Bissell
largest according to US Energy
Rock Oil Company into the first
Information Association (2013)"
production of crude oil.
137. "This country has proven oil reserves of Venezuela
120. This city was the site of the first "Titusville,
297.6 billion barrels, which is the largest
successfully drilled oil well in 1859 PA"
according to US Energy Information
121. Name the book and author tat was The History of Association (2013)"
instrumental in the break up of Standard Oil
138. "This country has proven oil reserves of Saudi
Standard Oil into 33 different by Ida Tarbell
265.4 billion barrels, which is the 2nd Arabia
companies
largest according to US Energy
122. The enforcement of this act led to the Sherman Information Association (2013)"
break up of Standard Oil into 33 Anti-Trust Act
139. "This country has proven oil reserves of Iran
different companies.
154.6 billion barrels, which is the 4th
123. "The first oil tanker, the Zoroaster, "Baku, Russia largest according to US Energy
sailed out of this city on the Caspian Sea (Azerbaijan)" Information Association (2013)"
in 1878."
140. "This country has proven oil reserves of Iraq
124. Drilling on this salt dome in 1901 led to Spindletop 141.4 billion barrels, which is the 5th
the first Texas oil boom largest according to US Energy
125. "This man, known as the ""Oil King of Ludwig Nobel Information Association (2013)"
Baku"", challenged Standard Oil in the 141. "This country has proven oil reserves of Kuwait
European oil markets of the late 19th 101.5 billion barrels, which is the 6th
century." largest according to US Energy
126. Name the largest importer of LNG Japan Information Association (2013)"

127. Name the largest exporter of LNG Qatar 142. "This country has proven oil reserves of United Arab
97.8 billion barrels, which is the 7th Emirates
128. Name the second largest exporter of Malaysia largest according to US Energy
LNG Information Association (2013)"
129. Name the third largest exporter of LNG Indonesia
143. "This country has proven oil reserves Russia 156. "A 2009 project built pipelines for the Khurais
of 80.0 billion barrels, which is the 8th injection of 2 million bpd of seawater
largest according to US Energy into this Saudi Arabian mega Oil field,
Information Association (2013)" boosting production to 1.2 million bpd of
oil"
144. "This country has proven oil reserves Libya
of 48.0 billion barrels, which is the 9th 157. "This pipeline was built from 1974 to Trans-
largest according to US Energy 1977 to transport oil from the Prudhoe Alaska
Information Association (2013)" Bay to Valdez, Alaska" Pipeline
System
145. "This country has proven oil reserves Nigeria
(TAPS)
of 37.2 billion barrels, which is the
10th largest according to US Energy 158. What is the length and diameter of the 800 miles
Information Association (2013)" Trans-Alaska Pipeline System? and 24 inch
diameter
146. "This country has proven oil reserves Kazakhstan
of 30.0 billion barrels, which is the 159. What are worldwide proven oil reserves 1.638 trillion
11th largest according to US Energy according to the 2013 US EIA? bbl
Information Association (2013)"
160. "What pipeline, with a maximum B-T-C
147. "This oil field, discovered in 1948, is "Ghawar Field, discharge of 1 million bpd, connects Pipeline
thought to be the largest in the world Saudi Arabia" Baku, Azerbaijan on the Caspian Sea
with about 80 billion barrels of with Ceyphan, Turkey"
recoverable oil."
161. "In standard SI units, what is the 4.1813
148. "In 1946 Kuwait Oil Company started Burgan Field specific heat capacity of water at room J/(g*K)
production of this oil field, the largest temperature?"
sandstone oil field in the world."
162. "The largest oil company headquartered Oil and
149. The predecessor company to BP was Anglo-Persian in India, this company produces 72% of Natural Gas
formed in 1908 after the discovery of a Oil Company India's crude oil and 48% of its natural Corporation
large oil field in Iran. What was the gas."
origional name of this company?
163. Which European company was first to France
150. Production from this mega oil field (11- Kashgan Oil impose a ban on hydraulic fracturing?
13 billion bbl) in Kazakhstan's section Field
164. Name the current SPE President. Egbert
of the Caspian Sea is slated to begin in
Imomoh
late 2013.
165. This four letter word could describe Spud
151. Name 2 of the 4 largest oil fields in "Kashgan,
either a potato or a petroleum term for
Kazakhstan Tengiz,
the very beginning of drilling a well.
Kurmangazy,
and 166. What school has the most PetroBowl University of
Karachaganak" Championships with 3? Oklahoma

152. A 2009 report by the USGS stated that Orinoco River 167. This term was coined by Italian Seven Sisters
the tar sands in this basin contain 513 Basin businessman Enrico Mattei to describe
billion bbl of oil. (Venezuela) the oil companies which dominated the
global petroleum industry from the
153. "This mega oil field in Iraq, located Rumaila
1940s-70s.
near the Kuwaiti border, is being
redeveloped by BP and CNPC to 168. "This organization, founded at the OPEC -
increase production to 2.85 million Baghdad Conference of 1960, has the Organization
bpd, second only to Saudi Arabia's purpose of coordinating the petroleum of the
Ghawar Field." related policies of its member countries. Petroleum
" Exporting
154. 90% of Iran's oil production comes Khuzestan
Countries
from this region in western Iran.
169. This section of SPE organizes the GCS - Gulf
155. "This oil field in Iran's Khuzestan Ahwaz
PetroBowl competition. Coast Section
region is thought to produce over
300,000 bpd"
170. "Also known as a hydraulic workover, Snubbing 185. How many gallons of oil in 5 barrels of 210 (42
this involves forcing a string of pipe oil? gallons/bbl
into the well against wellbore pressure oil)
to perform a downhole task or
186. "In the United States, if oil is shipped in 55
intervention."
a drum it is usually one with this many
171. This device is suspended from a hook Top Drive gallons"
so that its rotary mechanism is free to
187. How many cubic meters in 1 barrel of oil? 0.159
travel up and down the derrick.
188. How many cubic feet in 1 barrel of oil? 5.6
172. Name the organization from which SPE AIME -
began as a subcommittee. American 189. "Between 1889 and 1910, John D. University of
Institute of Rockefeller gave multiple donations to Chicago
Mineral fund the creation of this university."
Engineers
190. "For high velocity flow in porous media, Forchheimer
173. Name the year and place of the "1871 in inertial effects can become significant. term
founding of the institute mentioned in Wilkes-Barre, Name the inertial term that is sometimes
question 9. Pennsylvania" added to Darcy's equation in high
velocity reservoir flows."
174. In May 2012 this U.S. state became the Vermont
first in the U.S. to ban hydraulic 191. "On the Udden-Wentworth classification sand
fracturing. of grain size, what lies between silt and
pebbles?"
175. This fracturing technique was first Slickwater
used in 1997 in Texas' Barnett Shale and Fracking 192. "On the Udden-Wentworth classification silt
uses friction reducing chemicals to of grain size, what lies between clay and
allow for more efficient gas extraction. sand?"
176. Which city will host ATCE in 2016? "Dubai, UAE" 193. "On the Udden-Wentworth classification "clay, silt,
of grain size, rank the following size sand,
177. The secondary stage of recovery from a Water or gas
terms from smallest to largest: sand, pebbles,
reservoir involves injecting what injection
pebbles, clay, boulders, silt, cobbles." cobbles,
possible substances into a reservoir in
boulders"
order to push the hydrocarbons into
the wellbore? 194. This procedure enhances production acidizing
removing near well formation damage
178. The tertiary stage of recovery from a EOR
and increasing the effective well radius
reservior is also known as this three (Enhanced
letter term. Oil Recovery) 195. This type of machine is used to Rheometer
determine the yield point and gel or
179. Enhance Oil Recovery (EOR) has the Viscosity
strength of a drilling fluid. viscometer
purpose of changing what property of (reduce to
the reservoir fluid? improve flow) 196. "In drilling fluids, this device is used to Retort
separate components of a used drilling
180. "In drilling fluids, this term defines the Equivalent
fluid to estimate the amount of fluid
true density of a circulating fluid due to Circulating
invasion from a reservoir."
the weight of the fluid and frictional Density (ECD)
losses." 197. Name the three components measured at "Depth,
any given point in a wellbore in order to inclination,
181. This term is used to describe the Fracture
determine position in a directionally azimuth"
pressure required to induce cracks in a Gradient
drilled well.
rock at a given depth.
198. This type of system is used to steer the Rotary
182. What is the normal hydrostatic 0.433 psi/ft
drill bit while the pipe is rotating Steerable
pressure gradient of freshwater in
System
psi/ft?
199. "After the 1991 Gulf War the United Kuwait
183. "In drilling, this is the term used to Hydrostatic
Nations redrew the border between Iraq
describe the height of a fluid column." Head
and this country, placing 11 oil wells on
184. This device is used to measure the Viscometer their land."
viscosity of a fluid
200. "This man who coined the term ""seven sisters"" to describe the giant oil companies of the 1950s, was the Enrico
first president of ENI." Mattei