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Quiz about Oil and Gas Drilling 101
Quiz about Oil and Gas Drilling 101

Oil and Gas Drilling 101 Trivia Quiz


Here's a quiz about drilling for oil.

A multiple-choice quiz by KATTERjoe. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
KATTERjoe
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
153,891
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
3929
Last 3 plays: Guest 75 (9/10), toddruby96 (7/10), Guest 5 (1/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What is the term commonly used to refer to the act of deviating a well bore to head in the direction desired? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What is the name commonly given to the liquid used in drilling a well? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What is the name commonly given to the Oil Company representative who is present while drilling is taking place? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What is the name given to an offshore drilling rig? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. When oil is "struck", it usually produces a spout which reaches 150 feet or more above the surface of the ground.


Question 6 of 10
6. What is the nickname given to the workers who work on a drilling rig drill floor? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What type of formations are oil and gas usually found in, particularly in the Middle East? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What is the name given to the tall, main structure of a drilling rig? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. It smells like rotten eggs, and one good whiff of it in high concentrations will kill you instantly. It is sometimes encountered in formations while drilling for oil. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which of these terms describes the situation when the pressure of an oil or gas well overcomes the hydrostatic pressure exerted on it by the drilling fluid while drilling? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is the term commonly used to refer to the act of deviating a well bore to head in the direction desired?

Answer: directional drilling

Directional drilling has advanced the ability to get otherwise unreachable oil. It is now common practice to drill a well horizontally (90 deg.), to distances of 2 miles or more!
2. What is the name commonly given to the liquid used in drilling a well?

Answer: mud

Many additives are mixed with water, diesel or synthetic oil to make up mud. The properties of the mud are very important to the safe and productive drilling of a well.
3. What is the name commonly given to the Oil Company representative who is present while drilling is taking place?

Answer: the Company Man

Company Men are not always men. Most Company Men these days don't actually work directly for the company who owns the well. They are usually contract employees working for a consulting firm.
4. What is the name given to an offshore drilling rig?

Answer: All are names given to an offshore drilling rig

Semi-submersibles are floating vessels that are partially sunk to add stability. Jack-ups are vessels with long legs that can be to touch the ocean floor. The body of the vessel is then jacked-up about the waterline roughly 50-70 feet. A drillship uses sophisticated technology called dynamic positioning to keep itself in place while the drilling is underway.
5. When oil is "struck", it usually produces a spout which reaches 150 feet or more above the surface of the ground.

Answer: False

It is uncommon for oil to "spout" out of the ground when drilled. This would be a very dangerous situation. The hydrostatic pressure of the mud (drilling fluid) usually holds back a well from spouting.
6. What is the nickname given to the workers who work on a drilling rig drill floor?

Answer: Roughnecks

The roughneck's job is to assist in making connections of drill pipe as a well is being drilled, assist in disconnecting pipe when pulling it back out of the well bore, and to keep the drilling rig clean and in working order.

Chippies are carpenters, sparkies are electricians and bean counters are accountants.
7. What type of formations are oil and gas usually found in, particularly in the Middle East?

Answer: sand

Sand is often permeable and oil and gas will naturally migrate to such a formation.
8. What is the name given to the tall, main structure of a drilling rig?

Answer: the derrick

The derrick is the part of the drilling rig that houses the block and drill line used for lowering and raising the drill pipe in the drilling process.
9. It smells like rotten eggs, and one good whiff of it in high concentrations will kill you instantly. It is sometimes encountered in formations while drilling for oil.

Answer: Hydrogen Sulfide

Concentrations of H2S as low as 10 PPM (parts per million), or .001% by volume, are considered unhealthy by OSHA. Short term exposures to concentrations between 10 and 100 PPM can cause mild eye and respiratory tract irritation, headaches, and nausea. Short term exposure to concentrations between 100 PPM and 400 PPM can cause serious eye and respiratory tract irritation, headaches, severe nausea, and disorientation. Anything above 300 PPM is considered lethal.
10. Which of these terms describes the situation when the pressure of an oil or gas well overcomes the hydrostatic pressure exerted on it by the drilling fluid while drilling?

Answer: a kick

A kick is a very dangerous situation and great measures are taken to try to prevent its occurrence.
Source: Author KATTERjoe

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