A specially formulated material used for completion components in wells likely to present corrosion problems
corrosion-resistant alloy (CRA)
Which type of pump (test equipment) is usually used in determining bulk volume of shale outtings?
Mercury
In the context of reservoir characterization, name one of the benefits of an integrated 3 D reservoir model
Best reservoir-management decisions, uncertainty, others
Regarding drilling Fluids, what is the key function when drilling a well through a hrydrocarbon bearing formation?
PReventing well control issues
According to Reuters, name one of the three Oil Majors who invests in Nuclear Fusion Startup
Chevron, ENI, and Equinor
When conducting a polymer waterflood, a high-molecular-weight and viscosity-enhancing polymer is added to the water of the waterfllod in order to decrease what?
Decrease the mobility of the flood water
In the context of offshore develompent, name an advantage of a gas field development over an oil field development?.
Less CO2 production per barrel produced, Easy transportation by ship(LNG)
What is the name given to an oil field that relies on a control system to operate?
Digital Oil Field or Smart field
Name the following subsea system that is described: It controls the well annulus integrity and production. This equipment also provides security against reservoir pressure and has an incorporated panel for ROV interface.
Subsea Christmas Tree
What are unstable substances, which emites heavy patides (alpha and beta) and higher energy electromagnetic waves (Gama) from their nucleus by decay called?
Radioactive isotopes
In rock mechanics, what does ARMA stand for?
American Rock Mechanics Association
In the context of methane emissions reduction what does GMP stand for?
Global Methane Pledge
In the context of H S E S, what does the acronym O S H A respresent?
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
In the context of production, what does IPR stand for?
Inflow performance relationship
What does ADNOC stand for?
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
Organizations representing up to 50% of global oil production signed a document, targeting “near-zero methane emissions” and “zero routine flaring” by 2030. Name this document
Oil & Gas Decarbonization Charter
What is the material transported and deposited by wind and consisting of predominantly silt-sized particles called?
Loess (Loesse)
In the context of fixed platforms, name the 3 methods of jacket installation
Launching, self-floating, lifting
Naturally occurring, inflammable organic matter formed from kerogen in the process of petroleum generation that is soluble in carbon bisulfide.
Bitumen
What quantifies the reservoir's heterogenities by plotting the fractional flow capacity against the fractional storage capacity as obtained from petrophysical studies of cores and logs?
Lorenz Approach
Define "venting"
The direct release of methane gas to the atmosphere (For example in well completion; well maintenance; pipeline maintenance; tank maintenance)
Define "Routine flaring"
The practice of burning the gas that is released during normal oil production operations that is not reused or re-injected into the reservoir.
Define "effective porosity"
The interconnected pore volume or void space in a rock that contributes to fluid flow or permeability in a reservoir.
Define "catagenesis"
The process by which kerogen is converted, at elevated temperatures, into petroleum
Define "dead oil"
Oil with no dissolved gas