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Petroleum Engineering
(Important Multiple Choice Questions with Answers)
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Associate Professor
Department of Petroleum Engineering
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Objective Questions in Petroleum Engineering
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Dr. Vikas Mahto
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petroleum industries, SPE technical papers and teaching materials of
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distinguished persons. These questions are very relevant for promoting
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fundamental understanding of petroleum engineering. The various topics
covered in this book are petroleum exploration, oil & gas well drilling,
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reservoir engineering, offshore oil & gas operations, petroleum production
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engineering, oil & gas well testing, enhanced oil recovery techniques,
health, safety & environment in petroleum industries, and latest trends in
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as oral examinations. At the same time this can be used as readily available
handbook for quick reference by practicing engineers. There is no other
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partment of Indian School of Mines Dhanbad, India. He has received his Ph.D.
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Degree in Petroleum Engineering from Indian School of Mines Dhanbad in
2004. He is having more than 12 Years of Experience in the field of Chemical
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Engineering and Petroleum Engineering. He is the author of more than 100
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technical papers in different national/international journals & conferences
of repute. He has completed three research projects sponsored by UGC-ISM,
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UGC New Delhi and CSIR New Delhi and currently working on collaborative
R&D project with Oil India Ltd, Duliajan, Assam. He has filed two Indian pat-
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ents in his name. Two students have awarded their Ph.D. Degree in petroleum
Engineering under his supervision and eight students are pursuing their Ph,D.
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work under his guidance. He is the reviewer and member of editorial boards of
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Preface iii
About the Author v
1. Petroleum Exploration 1
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2. Oil and Gas Well Drilling Technology 19
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3. Reservoir Engineering 51
4. Petroleum Production Operations-I H 81
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5. Petroleum Production Operations-II 119
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1. Which of the following rock fa- which the coarsest particles are
vors petroleum formation? concentrated at the bottom and
a) Sedimentary rock grade gradually upward into
fine silt is known as
b) Igneous rock
a) Cross bedding
c) Metamorphic rock
b) Graded bedding
d) None of the above
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c) Both (a) and (b)
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2. Which of the following is a type d) None of the above
of sedimentary rock?
a) Organic rock
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6. A source rock that is too imma-
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ture to generate petroleum in
b) Chemical rock its natural setting is known as
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a) Lithification
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b) Type II d) None of the above
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c) Type III
d) Type IV 16. Which of the following is true
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about secondary porosity?
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11. ________ includes the principle a) Part of the rock is dissolved
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of primary porosity?
a) Geothermal survey
a) Intercrystalline porosity
b) Radioactivity Survey
b) Moldic Porosity
c) Both (a) and (b)
c) Intraparticle porosity
d) None of the above
d) None of the above
13. Oil and gas are found in _______
18. Which of the following is a type
a) Shale of secondary porosity?
b) Sand a) Intergrannular porosity
c) Granite b) Intraparticle porosity
d) Sulfur c) Intercrystalline porosity
14. Reservoir rock containing pe- d) None of the above
troleum has