Rig Knowledge
Horn Blast on rig floor, what are they?
1-
2-
3-
Continuous
1-BOP
2- Fire
3- Mandown
Continuous- Evacuation
The first successful commercial oil well ever drilled was how deep?
69 1/2' Deep
Why are accumulator bottles precharged with nitrogen instead of compressed air?
Nitrogen is dry, compressed air creates moisture.
What household breaker usually protects outlets near sinks, bathrooms and anything outdoors?
GFCI
A man shaves in the morning, at lunch and in the evening, but still has a beard. How?
He's a barber
What are the manual locking screws on the BOP bonnets used for & when do you lock them in.
When the rams need to remain positively closed, in case you have a hydraulic pressure loss.
Abbreviation OMW. What is it?
Original Mud Weight
You're making a connection; you start the pumps back up with full circulation. You attempt to rotate but can't; you attempt to pick up but can't. How are you stuck?
Differentially
What does the WD stand for in WD-40?
Water Displacement
There are 3 doors. Behind one is a raging fire, behind one are armed criminals and behind one are lions that havent eaten in three years. Which door is safest to open?
Brake air supply tank under the rig floor. What is the PRV set at?
150 Psi
What company developed the first RSS tool?
Cambridge Drilling Automation
Decreases.
What is the boiling point of water?
212°
You are walking along the beach by the Red Sea, you come across a Blue rock. You throw the Blue rock into the Red Sea. What happens to the rock?
It just gets wet.
What is the measurement from RKB to the mats?
30.20
What year was drilling mud introduced to drilling oil wells?
1922 by James A. Stroud when he introduced barite as a weight material.
Your drilling along, SPP starts to climb rapidly. At the same time, torque increases, returns decrease and hook load decreases. Pump strokes have not changed. What is happening?
Hole is packing off. The combination of increasing SPP, torque, decrease in returns and hook load decrease due to hydraulic lift.
In engines, such as motorcycles, what does the CC stand for on lets say a 107CC engine?
Cubic Centimeters
A boat has a ladder hanging over the side with 6 rungs, each rung is 1 foot apart. The tide rises 3 feet. how many rungs will go under water?
None. Boats float. Rise with the tide.
Why is a marker joint ran in production string casing?
To be able to identify a known depth down hole, usually for logging purposes.
Why can we just not make a viscosity in drilling fluid as high as we want it?
You come across increased circulating pressures & ECD's.
You have 2 wells one 25,000' TD with a 14,000' TVD & one drilled to 22,250' TD with a 14,000' TVD which one requires a heavier kill mud weight?
Neither. Kill mud weight goes off of TVD. First well will just be more volume.
What does SAE stand for when talking about tools and motoroil?
Society of Automotive Engineers
What word is always pronounced wrong, even with some of the smartest people in the world?
WRONG