Acronyms
What does DOE stand for in energy policy?
Department of Energy
In what year did the Deepwater Horizon oil spill occur?
2010
Which hydrocarbon is the primary component of gasoline?
Octane
Which downhole valve in oil and gas completions is designed to hold pressure from above while permitting fluid flow from below?
Standing Valve
In materials science, which principle asserts that a material’s strain is proportional to the applied stress, as long as it remains within the elastic limit?
Hooke’s Law
What does ASTM stand for?
American Society for Testing and Materials
In what year was OPEC founded?
1960
Which primary contaminant in natural gas is responsible for souring?
Hydrogen Sulfide (H₂S)
What is a marine vessel without its own propulsion called?
Barge
Which principle describes the balance of forces on a fluid element under steady-state flow?
Momentum balance principle
What does ANSI stand for?
American National Standards Institute
When was the first offshore oil well drilled?
1897
Which type of hydrocarbon is most abundant in crude oil?
Alkanes
What do we call a clutch mechanism that lets the driller apply high torque to a connection using the drawworks motor?
Breakout Cathead
What is the enhanced oil recovery principle where gas injection causes oil to expand and its viscosity to decrease, thereby improving extraction?
Miscible gas injection principle
What does IEC stand for in engineering?
International Electrotechnical Commission
When did the Piper Alpha disaster happen?
1988
Which mineral scale typically develops in oilfield production systems when barium and sulfate ions combine?
Barite (BaSO₄)
Which device, located on the drill floor, is used to make up and break out drill string tubulars?
Iron rounghneck or tongs
What physics principle explains the upward force on an object submerged in fluid, equal to the weight of the displaced fluid?
Archimedes’ principle
What does API RP stand for?
American Petroleum Institute Recommended Practice
When did the Macondo well blowout occur?
2010
Which heavy hydrocarbon is commonly processed in refineries to produce lighter products?
Bitumen
In well completions, what is the function of a sliding sleeve?
Providing a way of communication between the tubing and the annulus.
Which law links the diffusion flux of a substance to its concentration gradient in a fluid?
Fick’s Law