Drilling and CWI Exam

1) What feature is used to help prevent bit-balling in large diameter bits?

Select one:

Centre Nozzles

Number of nozzles

Number of cones

Tooth length
2) In a well the oil has a density gradient of 0.36 psi/ft. If the pressure at the
reservoir is 10,400 psi and the top perforations are at 15,500 ft AHBDF
(12,000 ft TVD). What is the expected Closed in Tubing Head Pressure
(CITHP) of the well?

Select one:

4,820 psi.

14,720 psi.

12,460 psi.

6,080 psi.

10,030 psi.
3) A vertical 10,525ft completion string has been run in hole, the completion
brine density is 12.0 lb/gal and the block/hook combination weighs 32,500
lbs ? The tubing in use is 3-1/2" OD, 14.7 lb/ft, L80.
What is the indicated static hookload prior to landing the tubing hanger ?

Select one:

153.0 klbs.

187.2 klbs.

158.9 klbs.

126.4 klbs

4) A bit is pulled and the following IADC code is applied (4-8-FC-A-F-1-WT-HR),

Why was the bit pulled and would you run it again?

Select one:

Twist off, could be run again.

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 Hole problems, could be run again.

Hours on bit, end of usable life.

Pump pressure drop, end of usable life.

5) What are some of the reasons for carrying out cementing jobs in oil wells?

Select one or more:

Casing hanger support

Christmas Tree support
Well abandonment
Zonal installation
Well tubular support
Corrosion protection
6) What would be the type of influx if you took 21.5 bbls pit gain in an 8 1 / 2 "
hole with 720 feet of 6 1 / 2 " drill collars (.03 bbl/ft annular volume) and
had a SIDPP of 370 psi, SICP of 670 psi and a mud weight of 10.7 ppg?

Select one:

Salt water (0.465 - 0.500 psi/ft)

Fresh water (0.433 - 0.465 psi/ft)

Gas (0.008 - 0.160 psi/ft)

Oil (0.388 - 0.400 psi/ft)

7) Slip velocity refers to:

Select one:

Rate of flow up the standpipe

Rate of flow down drill pipe

Rate of flow in annulus

Rate of cutting falling through drilling fluid

8) If a well starts flowing during the running of a completion and strong flow
from the tubing is experienced, what should be available on the drill floor in
addition to a suitable crossover?

Select one:

Gray valve.

Full opening safety valve (Kelly cock).

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 Hydril drop-in check valve.

Circulating head.

Chicksan ball valve.

9) Which of the following drilling practices should be considered when connec-
tion gas is noticed?

Choose two answers:

Reduce mud weight by a small amount

Control ROP so that only one slug of connection gas is in the hole at any one
time
Change the bit
Minimize time spent with pumps off
Increase mud viscosity

10) Turbulent flow means:

Select one:

Rapid loss of fluid in formation

Fluid flow is smooth without eddies

Annular fluid flow is higher than rate of cutting falling in fluid

Chaotic flow with intense mixing caused by eddies

11) Which of the following are the functions of drill collars:

Select one:

Provide the required weight on bit.

Keep string in tension

Both above (Provide the required weight on bit & Keep string in tension)

None of above

12) A float shoe incorporates a drillable backpressure valve, which closes when
the pressure outside the casing exceeds that of the inside. The float is de-
signed to hold back cement at the end of cement.

Select one:

True

False

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13) Mud properties are checked on a frequent basis, some more than others.
Which of the following is checked every 15 minutes?

Select one:

The fluid loss

The March Funnel viscosity

The PH

The sand content

The mud density

14) What is the primary function of thread compound in an API connection?

Select one:

To provide sealing capability

To reduce the make-up torque

To fill the voids between the metal-to-metal shoulder seals

To avoid any corrosion that might otherwise occur

15) In case of well control situation the SIDPP is generally…………….. SICPP

Select one:

Equal to

Greater than

Less than

16) Which parameters effect the drilling hydraulics on a normal drilling opera-
tion?

Select one or more:

Hole size
Pump efficiency
Maximum drawworks pulling speed
Choke size
Bit nozzle size
Drillpipe size
Flow rate

17) Diverter system is used for shut well in.

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 Select one:

True

False
18) In case of have drill string stuck against salt you can free pipe by using:

Select one:

Salt saturated water pill

Oil base mud pill

Fresh water pill

19) ECD is often:

Select one:

Higher than MWT

Equal MWT

Less than MWT

All of the above

20) Which of the following can affect MAASP?

Select one or more:

Annular volume
The maximum pressure the pump can handle
The fracture pressure of the formation at the casing shoe
PH of the mud
Vertical depth of the shoe
Mud weight

21) Match the labels on the schematic to the following

equipment.
- Lower Master Gate Valve  Answer ( H )
- Actuated flow wing valve  Answer ( I )
- Production Choke  Answer ( F )
- Tree cap  Answer ( D )

22) The Gamma ray is used for.

Select one:

Correlation

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 Identify of the hydrocarbon bearing formation

Porosity calculation

23) Which one of the following can cause swab?

Select one:

Pulling too fast

Running too fast

Hole diameter

All of the above

24) In a Coiled Tubing rig up, which of the following is not part of the Primary
Well Control equipment?

Select one:

Quad BOP’s

BHA check valves

Coiled Tubing on reel

Stripper

25) The “Overburden” gradient is:

Select one:

The total fluid hydrostatic pressure per unit depth

The total pressure per unit depth exerted by the overlying formations

The pressure per unit depth to fracture a particular formation

The total pressure per unit depth exerted by the fluids and cutting in the annulus

The total pressure per unit depth all of the fluids and friction pressure loss in the
annulus

26) The simplest cementing system is the ……….. . Dry cement is fed from a hop-
per into a bowl fitted with one or more jet nozzles through which the mix
water is pumped at high velocity, creating a venture effect drawing in the
powder.

Select one:

Batch mixing

Re-circulation mixing
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 Jet mixing

Cement pumps

27) Which of the following mud systems would be most suitable for drilling top
hole

Select one:

Sized Salt / Calcium Carbonate polymer mud

PHPA Mud

Invert Oil Emulsion Mud

Salt saturated mud

Bentonite / polymer mud

Polymer/Gypsum Mud
28) Most mixing hoppers use the “venturi” design. Which statement is correct?

Select one:

The venturi creates a vacuum and draws mud additives into the fluid stream

The venturi converts centrifugal pressure into velocity

The venture increases the shearing action

29) Drill string washout resulted in:

Select one:

Increase in pump pressure

Decrease in pump pressure

Steady in pump pressure

30) Kill mud weight is a function of:

Select one:

Shut in drill pipe

Shut in casing pressure

MAASP

Both shut in drill pipe & shut in casing pressure

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31) Five stands of drill collar are pulled from the well (dry), How much fluid is
required to keep the hole full?
One stand = 90 feet
Drill collar capacity = 0.0073 bbls/ft
Drill collar metal displacement = 0.0370 bbls/ft
Select one:

16.65 bbls

8.20 bbls

12.23 bbls

2 bbls
32) Mud motor is normally used to drill:

Vertical hole

Pump the mud down in hole

Directional hole
33) A well is filled with a drilling fluid with a density of 9.0 ppg. What is the SG
of the fluid?

Select one:

1.08

1.1

0.99

1.02

34) Which of the following items are forming the primary barrier envelope for a
producing well

Select one or more:

Production Flow line

Tubing
SSSV
Flow Wing Valve
A-annulus valve
Upper Master Valve
Tubing Hanger seals
35) The function of the slips

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 Select one:

Transmits the rotation to the drill string by the Kelly

Suspends the drill string weight during connections and trips

Have an important role in slips and cut operation

36) Which of the following can be indication of high pressure zone?

Select one or more:

Increase mud temperature

Reduce drilling rate
Increase drilling rate
Decrease mud temperature
Decrease shale density
Connection gas

37) The rock cutting mechanism in PDC bit is:

Select one:

Crushing

Grinding

Shearing

None of above
38) While casing under tension the collapse rating:

Select one:

Increase

Decrease

Still same
39) What are the types of stuck and how to identify?
To be evaluated in addition to Q: 40

40) Directional drilling is the science of deviating a wellbore along a planned

course to subsurface target whose location is at a given lateral distance and
direction from the vertical, at a specified vertical depth so it’s important to
know its path.

Define:
- BUR

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- KOP
- Inclination
- Azimuth
- Vertical section

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