Petroleum General Knowledge

Which Petroleum trap is the most common in the world?

• Syncline

• Anticline

• Unconformity

• Fault

A surface equipment used to remove free water from an oil stream is known as?

• Vertical separator

• Horizontal separator

• Free water knock-out

• Scrubber

Which of these seismic waves can travel through the earth core?

• P-wave

• S-wave

• Rayleigh

• Love

Which one of these plate tectonic effect can cause abnormal hydrostatic pressure?

• Fault

• Fold

• Uplift

• All of the above

What is the name of world's biggest deep-water project

• Petrobas, Brazil

• Macondo, Gulf of Mexico

• Ogbani, West Africa

• Dolginskoye, Russia

During drilling in an highly unconsolidated formation, entry of influx into the wellbore ensued. Which well shut-in procedure is the most effective with lesser catastrophe?

• Hard-shut-in

• Soft-shut-in

• Can't say, need more information

Which is the most impermeable?

• Halite

• Gypsum

• Carbonate

• Shale

During the metarmorphism of Calcite to Dolomite, what's the predominant chemical displacement?

• Ca²⁺ to Al³⁺

• Ca²⁺ to Mg²⁺

• Al³⁺ to Ca²⁺

• Mg²⁺ to Ca²⁺

Which primary reservoir drive maintains a constant reservoir pressure?

• Compaction drive

• Gas-solution drive

• Gas cap drive

• Water drive

From your knowledge of the BP blowout incident, which firm performed the cement job prior to the blowout?

• ExxonMobil

• Harliburton

• BP

• Shell