WAEM
Reservoir Fundamentals
Subsurface Engineering
Reservoir Surveillance
Data Modernization and Analytics
100

What does WEAM stand for?

We Are ExxonMobil

100

Rock property used in early reservoir description to calculate pore volume and hydrocarbons in place

Porosity

100

Reservoir management practice used to maintain pressure and improve recovery factor

Injection

100

Time‑series measurement of oil, gas, and water rates used to monitor well and reservoir performance.

Production

100

OSDU stands for ?

Open Subsurface Data Universe

200

Looking out for coworkers’ well‑being demonstrates ________ Core Value

Care

200

Fluid property controlling resistance to flow and well productivity

Viscosity

200

Well architecture designed to increase reservoir contact and improve productivity in thin or low‑permeability reservoirs.

Horizontal

200

The pressure transient test commonly used for surveillance during shut‑in is a ________.

Buildup test

200

What does UDF stand for?

Upstream Data Foundation

300

Which Core Value associated with

* Be determined and persevere

*Be purposeful and steadfast in our principles

Resilience

300

The ability of fluids to flow through connected pore spaces in rocks is defined by?

Permeability

300

Secondary recovery method aimed at improving areal and vertical sweep efficiency.

Waterflood

300

One of the primary goals of high‑frequency surveillance data integration is the reduction of subsurface __________ in forecasting and reserves estimation.

Uncertainty

300

Transition of subsurface and RM data from local or on‑prem systems to scalable enterprise platforms are hosted in? 

Cloud

400
  • Promote use of sound judgment
  • Hold ourselves and others accountable
  • Be open, transparent and encourage debate
  • Lead by example; do what’s right

The above key points relate to which Expectations of Leaders

Set Standards

400

A change in permeability value is observed while determining permeability with gases at different pressure. This is known as __________ effect

Klinkerberg effect

400

A producing oil reservoir has already undergone primary depletion and secondary recovery through waterflooding. Despite this, a significant volume of oil remains trapped due to capillary forces and unfavorable mobility. To recover this remaining oil beyond primary and secondary methods, what type of recovery process should be applied?

EOR (Enhanced Oil Recovery)

400

Surveillance data showing a rapid rise in gas‑oil ratio without a corresponding pressure drop most strongly suggests gas __________ from a nearby zone.

Breakthrough

400

The Enterprise analytics tool used for visualization from Microsoft in ExxonMobil is ?

PowerBI

500

Observables:

1. We simplify complex problems, allowing our organization to focus on and develop solutions for the core issues. 

 2. We explain the "why" and provide context for decisions and actions in a transparent way.

3.    We clearly and consistently communicate our business/functional priorities.

 4.  We articulate what it means to win for ExxonMobil and how everyone contributes.

5. We create and discuss clear linkages from strategy to team objectives and individual goals.

Which Expectations the above observables are associated to?

Create Clarity

500

During reservoir simulation, an engineer iteratively modifies permeability distribution, aquifer strength, and relative permeability curves so that the model reproduces historical production rates and pressure behavior without violating geological consistency. Which reservoir engineering process is being applied?

History matching

500

Core data scaled to the reservoir model results in lower effective permeability due to grid size effects. What process is applied?

Upscaling

500

In a multi‑well oil reservoir under primary production, reservoir surveillance shows uniformly declining oil rates and bottom‑hole pressures across the field, with a stable gas‑oil ratio and no evidence of early water or gas breakthrough. This behavior indicates that the dominant reservoir drive mechanism is __________.

solution gas drive (depletion drive)

500

___________ is ExxonMobil’s enterprise data and analytics platform that provides a standardized, governed foundation for ingesting, storing, transforming, and analyzing business and technical data at scale.

Kepler

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