DRILLING OPERATION PRE-TEST 1

1. Why is it important to inform the Driller when starting or stopping the degasser or desilter?
A. Pit volume will change
B. Shakers will need to be by-passed
C. Mud viscosity will be reduced
D. Flow rate will increase from the wall

2. What is the correct practice when

(there is no influx remaining in the well)
A. Bring the pump up to the speed holding drill pipe pressure constant
B. Once kill fluid at the bit, shut in the well and check that drill pipe and casing pressures are equal
C. Maintain the drill pipe pressure constant once kill fluid is at the bit
D. Maintain the drill pipe pressure constant during the entire second circulation

3. The Driller has successfully shut-in on a kick. Which one of the following would you delegate to a
crew member?
A. Instructions to crew if you get Gas Migration
B. Checking kill-sheet for accuracy
C. Checking for leaks at the pumps, pipework and pit areas
D. Communicating kill plan to crew members

4. A well kicks with the bit off bottom and you shut it in. a decision is made to strip back into the
hole. What equipment needs to be on top of the drill string before stripping in the hole?
A. A full opening safety valve (open) with an inside BOP installed on top
B. A full opening safety valve (closed)
C. An inside BOP
D. An inside BOP with a full opening safety valve (closed) on top

5. During the Wait & Weight procedure, how can bottom hole pressure be controlled when kill
weight mud is being pumped down the drill string?
A. Hold casing pressure is constant
B. Follow a casing pressure schedule
C. Hold drill pipe pressure constant
D. Follow a drill pipe pressure schedule

6. When the well kicks, what operating practice would lead to a bigger influx when you are shutting-
in the well?
A. Testing stab in valves during BOP test
B. Regular pit drills for the drill crew
C. Calling the Toolpusher to the floow before shutting in the well
D. Regular training for the Derickman on the duties for monitoring pit level

7. A well has been shut-in on a kick and the kill operation has not been started.
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Shut-in drill pipe pressure 400 psi

Shut-in casing pressure 600 psi
After stabilization, both pressures start rising due to gas migration. If the casing pressure is held
constant at 600 psi, what will happen to the bottom hole pressure?
A. Stay the same
B. Increase
C. Decrease

8. You have a set of liner and are now circulating the well to clean mud before drilling out the Liner
Shoe. Where are potential leak paths to allow formation fluid to enter the well?
A. BOP operating chamber
B. Leaking Liner Lap or Shoe
C. Drill string
D. BOP closing chamber

9. When bringing the pumps up to kill speed the casing pressure is allowed to increase above Shut In
Casing Pressure, what will happen to bottom hole pressure?
A. Bottom hole pressure would decrease and possibly cause more influx to enter the wellbore
B. No change to downhole pressure
C. Bottom hole pressure would increase and may exceed formation fracture

10. Which of the following practices could result in the influx of a shadow hazard?
A. Keeping the hole full with continuous trip tank
B. Not filling the hole properly while tripping out
C. Pumping a cement slurry with short transition time
D. Pumping out of the hole

11. You are out of the hole charging the Bit when the well starts flowing. What action must you take
to secure the well?
A. Close the diverter and bullhead kill mud through the kill line
B. Run one stand of drill pipe or heavy weight drill pipe and close the pipe rams
C. Close the Blind or Blind/Shear rams
D. Run one stand of collars into the well and close the Annular

12. pump is shut down when the kill weight

mud has been circulated to the bit. What should the casing pressure read if there is no trapped
pressure in the well?
A. Original SICP
B. The difference in hydrostatic pressure between KMW and OMW plus SICP
C. Original SIDPP
D. The difference in hydrostatic pressure between KMW and OMW minus SICP
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13. The equivalent circulating density (ECD) determines the actual bottom hole pressure while
circulating down the drillstring and back up the annulus. Which part of the system pressure losses
is used to calculate ECD?
A. The pressure loss in the open hole section only
B. The pressure loss in the drill string
C. The pressure loss in the annulus
D. The pressure loss across the nozzles

14. -
A. A margij that reduces the risk of losses during the kill
B. Extra pressure applied in the well to reduce the risk of going underbalanced
C. A margij that compensates for the choke operator closing the choke too quickly
D. A 1 ppg increase in calculated kill mud weight to maintain hydrostatic if mud weight increase is
not maintained during the circulation

15. During the trip out, the well kicks due to swabbing. The pipe is tripped back to bottom. What mud
weight will control the well?
A. Kill Mud weight based on SICP before stripping
B. Kill Mud weight based on SIDPP before stripping
C. Kill Mud weight based on difference between SIDPP and SICP before stripping
D. The original mud weight

16. What effect does increasing temperature have on fluid density?

A. There is no effect on fluid density
B. It will increase the fluid density
C. It will reduce the fluid density

17. How do you know that a self-fill float is plugged?

A. Trip monitoring returns will decrease
B. Running time increases
C. The normal increase in hook load with depth will slow down due to the buoyancy effect
D. No returns back to trip tank

18. The flow sensor shows a total loss of returns and the mud level cannot be seen in the annulus.
What immediate action should be taken?
A. Pump at reduced rate adding lost circulation material
B. Shut the well in and pump lost circulation material
C. Prepare to top-fill the annulus with water (or lightest mud available) and or record volume
D. Continue drilling ahead cautiously

19. A well is shut in after taking a 25 bbl kick with 300 psi SIDPP and 650 psi SICP. If the well had been
shut in on a 10 bbls kick, how would shut in pressure be affected?
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A. SIDPP would be higher

B. SICP would be higher
C. SIDPP would be lower
D. SICP would be lower

20. Calculate the equivalent mud weight that will fracture the casing shoe using the leak -off plot
below

A. 14.2 ppg
B. 13.7 ppg
C. 13.9 ppg
D. 14.1 ppg

21. What is the common cause of abnormal; high formation pressures worldwide?
A. Trapped fluid in shale
B. Carbonate layers
C. Depleted sands
D. Limestone fractures

22. A gas kick is being circulated along a horizontal hole section. What should happen to mud pit
volume if the correct kill procedure is being followed?
A. Increase at first as the gas begins to move then gradually decrease
B. Decrease as the kill mud fills the horizontal; section
C. Remain approximately constant
D. Increase as the gas expands

23. What is the purpose of the High Pressure By-Pass valve on the surface BOP control unit?
A. To enable full accumulator pressure to be placed on the Ram Manifold
B. To bleed the accumulator pressure to reservoir
C. To enable full accumulator pressure to be placed on the Annular BOP