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What is the oldest thermal recovery method, used for over 90 years?
In-situ Combustion (ISC)
Who was the first President of SPE?
Lloyd E. Elkins
What device shows the RPM of the rotary table or top drive unit?
Rotary Tachometer
During post-combustion CCS, how is CO2 separated from nitrogen?
Using chemical sorbents (such as monoethanolamine)
In fuel cells, what does HT-PEMFC stand for?
High Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell
PDC bits drill primarily through what mechanism?
Shearing
Who was the man nicknamed "The Boss" who dominated Standad Oil of New Jersey?
Walter Teagle
To what depth of water can a semisubmersible rig typically drill?
~7500 ft (~2200 m)
Name one sector where hydrogen serves as an energy carrier.
Road, Maritime, Buildings, Base materials, Iron and steel, Manufactured goods
In fuel cells, what does MCFC stand for?
Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell
Before the 1870s, what was the most common way to transport crude oil?
Wooden Barrels (through trains transporting tanker cars)
What is the largest offshore oil field in the world?
Safaniya oil field
Up to what depth of water can jackup rigs drill?
400 ft (120 m) ± 50
In fracturing, which major fluid parameter changes with breaker concentration?
Viscocity
In waste-to-fuel/feedstock, what does WTE stand for?
Waste To Energy
What is the stage of CCS where CO2 in dense fluid form is injected underground?
Supercritical
What is the name of the largest natural gas company in the world?
Gazprom (33.1 TCF)
What device measures the strokes per minute of a mud pump piston?
Pump Rate Gauge
Gas hydrates are frozen water compounds that trap gas molecules. What are these molecules called?
Clathrates
Petroleum volumes estimated as recoverable plus produced are abbreviated EUR. What does EUR stand for?
Estimated Ultimate Recovery (EUR)
In deep waters, which two systems allow platform rigs to move with water and wind forces?
Guyed-tower rigs and tension-leg rigs
What city has the headquarters of Saudi Aramco?
Dhahran
What is the main power source of a drilling rig called?
Prime Mover
Which model calculates casing and tubing buckling forces in inclined wells?
Dawson and Paslay
In waste-to-fuel/feedstock, what does CAGR stand for?
Compound Annual Growth Rate