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What is the name of the largest offshore oil field in the world, located in Saudi Arabia?
Safaniya
Who is considered the father of petroleum engineering?
Everett Lee DeGolyer
Numerous industry representatives were surveyed to determine their specific needs for improving operational efficiencies, reducing NPT and increasing the overall quality of the wells drilled. Name one of these needs.
ROP optimization, others
First observed in computer chips, what is the law commonly used to define the speed at which information technology progresses?
Moore's Law
At what H2S concentration the following occurs according to Petrowiki: loss of sense of smell after about 15 or more minutes exposure. Exposure over one hour may lead to headache,dizziness, and/or staggering
50 ppm
What is the name of the Norwegian oil field that was discovered in 1969, marking the start of Norway’s petroleum industry?
Ekofisk
Who introduced the Hubbert peak theory of oil production?
M. King Hubbert
This agreement with an owner who has an interest in an oil and gas lease assigns all or part of that interest to another party in exchange for fulfilling contractually specified conditions?
Farmout
What kind of motion is the presumably random moving of particles suspended in a fluid (liquid or gas) resulting from their bombardment by the fast-moving atoms in the gas or liquid
Brownian Motion
What's the normal compressibility range for rock in microscosics?
3-to-8 x10^-6 (1/psi)
What is the name of the strait that connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman?
Strait of Hormuz
Who is the editor of "Pipeline: Rules of Thumb Handbook"?
Edward W. McAllister
JSA is a program in which detailed procedures are written up for every major job and task, discussed before the job is performed, and then implemented during job performance. What does the acronym JSA stand for?
Job Safety Analysis
this law states that the sum of the partial pressures of gases in a mixture is equal to the total pressure of the mixture. Name it
Dalton
What is the value of the normal hydrostatic pressure gradient for freshwater in psi per foot?
0,433 psi/ft
What is the name of the offshore oil field in Brazil's pre-salt layer?
Lula Field
Who introduced the first insert bit?
Hughes Tool Company
The integrity of drilling equipment and its maintenance are major factors in minimizing drilling problems. In this case, what is necessary for an efficient tripping out?
Proper hoisting power
Name the following important physics principle which states that the product of pressure and volume at a given temperature is a constant for an ideal gas?
Boyle's Law
Shale has approximately what API?
100
What is the name of the offshore oil field discovered in the UK sector of the North Sea in 1970?
Forties Field
In the early 20th C, his use of thermal cracking to break down large hydrocarbons revolutionized the petroleum industry.
William Burton
In the context of offshores decommissioning what is the first step that needs to be done before a pipeline can be removed?
Flush it with water
Which law states that all pure gases have the same z factor at the same values of reduced pressure and reduced temperature/
Law of Corresponding States
What is the dissolution temperature of kaolinite and k-feldspar?
1300°C