REVIEW

1. What happens to the BHP when the well takes a kick and the gas is bled off holding the casing pressure constant
while circulating? The bottom hole pressure increases. Methods

2. After discovering a kick was swabbed in during a trip out of the hole, you get back to bottom. You need to
circulate the kick out. What method would you use? Drillers Method Methods

3. If the drilling mud is air or gas cut, how can you get more accurate mud weight? Use pressurized mud balance.
Fluids

4. What would happen to the circulating pressure if a salt-water kick entered the hole while drilling with fresh water
base barite mud? The circulating pressure would increase. Why? The salt water would cause the mud viscosity
to get higher. Fluids

5. You are circulating out a kick using the Wait and Weight Method. Why is it hard to recognize a partial loss in
returns? With the building of mud weight with barite and pit increase due to gas expansion, it is hard to see a
little loss in returns. Complications

6. Your IADC certificate is good for how long? 2 Years Intro

7. Why is a balled bit serious? A balled bit reduces clearances between the wall of the hole and the drill pipe which
could cause a piston effect when making a trip and swab in the well. Causes of kicks

8. Name the four calculations needed to kill a well in a Wait and Weight Method. ICP, FCP, Volume/strokes in the
drill string, kill mud weight Methods

9. What is an adjustable choke and how does it help with well control? It is a device with an adjustable orifice that
restricts or regulates the flow rate. Equipment

10. A kick is in the well and the well is shut in. What is the pressure at the casing shoe? P = HP (@ the shoe) + SICP
Pressure Basics

11. What happens to the casing pressure as a gas kick comes through the choke? The pressure usually falls rapidly
and becomes erratic. Why? Because the gas expands rapidly as it moves from a high-pressure area to a low-
pressure area. Methods

12. What position should the HCR valve be in during normal drilling operations? Closed Procedures

13. What gauges does the driller use to get kill rate pressures? Remote choke panel Methods

14. During drilling operations, what can be done during a connection to help prevent blowouts? Since the pumps are
off, it is an excellent time to check for flow. Procedures

15. How can you tell if the well is balanced before tripping out of the hole? Do a flow check. Detection of Kicks

16. If the remote choke gets plugged, which gauge would react first? The casing gauge. Complications

17. A well is more likely to become under balanced while drilling at shallow or deep depths? Shallow Pressure
Basics

18. Do you change pump rates while killing a well? No Methods

19. If you do change pump rates, how would you do it? Hold the casing pressure constant using the choke while
changing the pump rate. When the pump is at the desired rate and the casing pressure is correct, the circulating
pressure will be correct for the new pump rate. Methods

20. On a choke manifold, which area is considered low pressure? Down stream of the choke. Equipment

21. If and accumulator bottle loses pre-charge pressure, what happens? Usable fluid is lost. Equipment

22. On a BOP stack, why would you put a drilling spool with choke and kill line outlets below pipe rams, blind rams
and the annular preventer? So you can safely circulate to kill a well while shut in with the upper pipe rams.
Equipment

23. What is the top seal on the ram block used for? To prevent leaks above the ram blocks by energizing the seal
against the body of the preventer using well bore pressure. Equipment

24. Will the SICP be higher with a 5 bbl kick or a 10 bbl kick? 10 bbl kick. The larger the kick volume, the greater
the SICP. Pressure Basics

25. Why is it difficult to detect a gas kick in oil-based mud? Because the gas is soluble in oil based mud. Kick
Theory

26. What happens to the gas bubble if you bleed off fluid during a migrating gas kick? It will expand. Kick Theory

27. How much will the bubble expand if it is correctly bled off using the choke? The volume of gas will increase just
enough to keep BHP constant. Kick Theory

28. An influx has entered a 10,000 ft. well with a formation pressure of 8000 psi. What is the pressure in the bubble
at 5,000 ft and at the surface if the bubble is not allowed to expand? 8000 psi and 8000 psi Kick Theroy

29. Does a liquid kick migrate up the well? No Kick Theory

30. How would you open a down hole check valve to get SIDPP? Pump small volumes of fluid down incrementally
down the drillstring until a definite break back of pressure is seen. This will indicate that the well is open.
Pressure Basics

31. Why does a driller drill with specific weight on bit, pump pressure, rotary speed, etc.? Because a trend in ROP
can be established, therefore, changes can be easily detected. Causes of Kicks

32. What should be done immediately after a well is safely shut in? Check BOPs and equipment for leaks.
Procedures

33. What is the purpose of the annular BOPs? Allow for stripping, shut in well Equipment

34. If the bit nozzle gets plugged while circulating out a kick, what pressure changes would occur? The drill pipe
gauge would increase suddenly and the casing gauge would show no significant change in pressure.
Complications

35. What is the first step in identifying a developing kick? Check for flow Kick Detection

36. Why is it important to monitor gas cut mud? Because gas cut mud can lower BHP significantly. Causes of Kicks

37. Name two reasons to accurately measure the fluid returning from a well when stripping into the hole. 1. To
prevent lost circulation 2. to determine if additional kicks have entered the well. Causes of Kicks
 38. If gas enters the well unnoticed, what is the effect on the bottom pressure if the gas migrates and the well is open?
BHP will decrease Kick Theory

39. Why is gas blow-by in a mud / gas separator serious? Because it could enter the shaker / pit area creating an
explosion hazard as well as possibly being pumped back down the hole. Equipment

40. How is BHP controlled when starting to pump a kick out of a well? By using the choke to maintain a constant
casing pressure as the pump starts. Methods

41. Why does ROP increase when drilling into a transition zone? Because the pressure differential between the
hydrostatic pressure and the formation pressure is increasing. Pressure Basics

42. Name the levels of well control training. Introductory, fundamental and Supervisor Intro

43. Why is lost circulation a warning sign of a potential kick? The fluid level in the annulus falls and lowers the
Bottomhole hydrostatic pressure. Complications

44. Name the primary purpose of an inside BOP. Allow a drillstring to be stripped into a well if flow is detected on a
trip out of the hole. Equipment

45. If a kick enters a well, without doing any calculations, how do we know what kind of kick we have in the hole
(Liquid or Gas)? If the kick is gas, the SICP is noticeably higher than the SIDPP. Kick Theory

46. What is the difference between hard shut-in and a soft shut-in? The choke is closed in a hard shut-in. Procedures

47. After pulling 15 stands of pipe on a 10000 gas well, it was noticed that the well was taking less fluid to fill up
than was calculated. What is the first action to take? Stab an FOSV on string and check for flow. Procedures

48. What is the purpose of a pressurized mud balance? To provide an accurate density when the mud is gas cut.
Fluids

49. If a driller noticed a decrease in his standpipe pressure and an increase in pump rate, what would he suspect?
Wash out in drill string Complications

50. When a drill string wash out is noticed, what is the first action to take? Check for flow Procedures

51. What down hole conditions could cause hydrocarbon gas to enter a well in a liquid state? Pressure and
Temperature Pressure Basics

52. What would happen to the circulating pressure if the pump rate were doubled? It would increase 4 times.
Pressure Basics

53. What is the recommended pre-charge pressure for a 3000 psi accumulator system? 1000 psi Equipment

54. Using the Wait and Weight method, what is the effect on BHP if drill pipe is held constant while pumping kill
mud up the casing? BHP would remain constant. Methods

TEST A 34 IS B..45 IS A

TEST B .6 IS A...17 IS B