by : Eng-Ahmed salem farhat

Choose the correct answer.

1 The mechanic was called in to fix the damage .. as it was preventing drilling
activity.

A swivel
B derrick
C sump pit

2 Drilling operations started as the ... slowly began to cut through the hard
rock.

A mud house
B drill string
C bit

3 The mud pump picked up the fluid from the ... in order to send it through
the circulation system of the rig.

A kelly
B sump pit
C derrick

4 The workers on the offshore rig passed the drilling equipment through the ...
into the water.

A moon pool
B steel cables
C landing pad

5 The depth of the waters in the oil field was over 1,450 feet so Blackwell
opted for a ... rig.
 A barge-type
B semi-submersible
C shallow

6 When the wells had dried up, Oiltron relocated the ... rig to another one of
its oil fields.

A permanent
B jack-up
C fixed platform

7 The construction workers brought in the steel cables to fix the ... rig to the
sea floor.

A semi-submersible
B barge-type
C tension-leg

8 The roustabout used the ... to move the heavy drill pipes, which needed to be
replaced, to the other side of the rig.

A hull
B barge
C service crane

9 The ... slowly approached the platform carrying the necessary supplies for
the winter months ahead.

A ballast tank
B pontoon
C service crane

10 The Blackwell oil company prides itself in providing its workers with the
best ... which makes their stay on the rig as comfortable as possible.
 A accommodation module
B store areas
Chili-decks

11 There was a sudden power shut down on the rig so the electrician was
called in to inspect the ... .

A torque
B ventilator
C switchboard

12 The electrician used a (n) ... to change the frequency of the current.

A induction motor
B converter
C fan

13 The machinery on the rig was heating up dangerously due to a problem

with the ... .

A air-purging system
B ventilation fan
C voltage

14 The oil flowed up the ... until it reached the surface.

A tubing pipe
B sub
C stand

15 The ... is made up of a drill bit, a drill collar and subs.

A master bushing
 B cement casing
C bottom hole assembly

16 The swivel in the rotatory system has ... which allows it to move without
friction.

A bearings
B subs
C tubulars

17 You are required to combine various ..., detergents and thinners to create
the mud for the drilling process.

A cuttings
B clays
C nozzles

18 To achieve better mud stability a(n) ... is often used, while preparing the
mud.

A invert-emulsion system
B rotary hose
C thinner

19 The drill bit went through the rock and the ... it created were transported
by the mud to the shale shake.

A cuttings
B additives
C clays

20 The drill pipe got stuck and drilling was difficult, so the rig worker poured
in some ... in order to loosen it.
 A mud
B detergents
C spotting fluid

21 As the drill bit cut into the rock, the ... got deeper so the rig workers added
more sections to the pipe to make it longer.

A pipe
B wellbore
C pressure

22 The roughneck used ... to help break up the rocks and lubricate the drill
bit.

A drilling fluid
B drill bits
C drilling wellbores

23 Rig workers have to closely monitor the drilling process in order to prevent
any drastic changes in ..., which could lead to blowouts.

A diameter
B pressure
C fluid

24 The workers on the oil rig were forced to ... the drilling activity due to
damage to the drill strings.

A waste
B kick
C suspend

25 Major drilling problems were caused ..., which resulted in the oil company
wasting millions of dollars.
 A segments
B embrittlement
C downtime

26 There was a sudden change in pressure during the drilling that led to a
kick, which caused a fatal ... .

A corrosion
B dogleg
C blowout

27 The roughneck decided to change to a heavier drilling fluid because the

current one was causing ... .

A shale sloughing
B embrittlement
C differential pipe sticking

28 The engineer prefers ... drilling, which allows the drill to move at an angle
or even horizontally at times.

A conventional
B deviation
C slim hole

29 A new drilling method called ... is beneficial to the environment as it needs

fewer sites which make it less disruptive.

A slant drilling
B multilateral drilling
C directional drilling
30 Both slimhole drilling and coiled tubing drilling are two innovative
methods that have made drilling quieter, which has brought ... levels down by
27%.

A disruptive
B benefit
C decibel

31 The oil company chooses slimhole drilling because the smaller diameter of
the drill bit means that it ... less rock.

A displaces
B creates
C needs

32 A reliable well completion service was hired by the oil company to ... the
well after it had dried up.

A plug
B flow
C complete

33 The method of ... involves making perforations in the casing, which will
allow oil flow into the tubing.

A plugging
B openhole completion
C cased hole completion

34 The workers opened a ..., which is a passage that allows oil to come to the
surface of the ground.

A dry hole
B flow path
 C reservoir

35 The crew ... the well by lowering the steel pipe down the well and then
cementing it.

A dried
B case
C abandoned

36 Drilling activity came to a halt because of a blockage, so the workers

decided to try ... and eventually overcame the obstacle.

A mud cake
B paraffin
C sidetrack drilling

37 The pump had a minor leak, so the roughneck was used ... in an attempt to
seal it.

A frac fluid
B paraffin
C mud cake

38 Engineers often use fracturing and acidizing to provoke ... when there is
low production of oil.

A well stimulation
B sidetrack drilling
C mud cake

39 The oil company makes gasoline and diesel fuel through the process of ... of
crude oil, which involves turning the liquid to vapor and cooling it to liquid
again.
 A distillation
B fossil fuels
C asphalting

40 Blackwell produces fattier by-products such as grease and lubricating oils

by processing ... .

A tar
B kerosene
C petroleum

41 The mechanic on the oil rig would often use ... to lubricate the engine parts
and make sure it was running smoothly.

A jet
B grease
C kerosene

42 Oil must be … in order to be cleaned from its unwanted elements before it

can be turned into a product fit to be sold.

A condensed
B steamed
C refined

43 Substances called ... are often used to speed up the chemical process of
conversion, which turns oil from one substance into another.

A catalytics
B components
C vapors

44 The process by which residuals are turned into heavy oils such as tar is
called ... .
 A vis breaking
B unification
C blending

45 The company extended its ... by 85 miles to transport crude oil from the
field across the border to the terminal.

A oil tanker
B storage
C pipeline

46 After the oil was loaded onto the crude tanker, the worker immediately
checked its …?
A batch
B deadweight
C fuel

47 Oiltron keeps oil in a ... for a specific period of time before moving it to a
refinery where it is processed for consumption.

A storage tank
B oil tanker
C crude tanker

48 The oil company tried to persuade the ... gas station to become a dealer by
pointing out all the economic benefits he would have.

A commercial
B branded
C unbranded

49 Most of the gas stations ... are people who live in the local community and
show their support to the owner.
 A dealers
B end-users
C distributors

50 The branded gas station was so popular because its ... prices were lower
than those of the competition.

A retail
B pump
C independent