Rig Knowledge
3 Blue tanks by the alternate BOP panel contain what 3 fluids?
50/50 Coolant
Gear Oil
Diesel Engine Oil
How many gallons are in a barrel?
42 gallons
Tripping in the hole with drilling BHA, you run 25 stands and notice that the displacement is almost half of what it should be. You shut down, flow check is static, well is full and there is no leaks what could be the problem ?
Most likely a stuck float causing the pipe to partially fill on the trip in.
What does GPS stand for?
Global Positioning System
You are in a race with 18 people running a 2 mile marathon, you pass the person running in second place in the race, what place are you in?
Second place
BX-154 Ring gasket is used in what connection?
3-1/16" 10K
What company developed the famous two-cone rolling-cutter rock bit patented in 1909?
Howard R Hughes Sr. & Walter Benona Sharp
Ram was closed from BOP remote, accumulator & manifold pressures drop and return to normal. Open light went out but closed light did not. What is the possible cause of the problem?
Possible fault in the closed light.
Driving 60 miles per hour, approximately how far do you travel in 1 minute?
1 mile.
There are 12 chicken eggs, 7 quail eggs and 9 snake eggs. You take away 4 eggs, how many do you have?
4 dummy. You took 4
13-5/8" 10K BOP stack has how many studs in one connection?
20
What was used to power many of the early drilling rigs?
Steam engines
What gas is used for accumulator pre-charge?
Nitrogen
How many amendments are in the U.S. constitution?
27
You enter a cabin at night with 30 degree temperatures outside with only a match. Inside is a oil lamp, a candle and a big fireplace. What would you light first?
The match.
Blue trolley beam right above the choke line and stand pipe line behind the day tank has what SWL stamped on it?
1 Ton
Before slips became the standard way of suspending pipe in the rotary table, what device was used to grip/suspend pipe?
Wedges inside the rotary table which evolved into what we now call slips.
A well is shut in a stabilized, with SICP 500 & SIDDP 0. Driller bumps the float and now pressures are reading SICP 580 & SIDPP 360. What is the actual SIDPP?
280
How many square feet are in a acre?
43,560
You buy a bat and ball in total cost of $1.10. The bat cost $1 more than the ball. How much is the ball?
5 cents. Bat cost $1.05
What size socket do you all use to remove the coflex hose every time you skid?
1-5/8"
What year did the PDC bit enter the drilling industry?
1970
Driller pumps 15 bbls of light mud inside the string while at 10,000' and chases it with 10bbls of OBM. Once chased, the pumps shut down, leaving the light mud inside the string. What happens to BHP at this time? Light pill weights 9.5 PPG and is chased with a 11.0 ppg OBM.
What number do Roman numerals "XL" represent?
40
You have 2 coins totaling 30 cents. One of them isn't a nickel. What are the 2 coins.
Quarter & a nickel. Only one of the coins is not a nickel.