Exploration
Which of the following is NOT a stage in the Upstream Lifecycle?
Decarbonization
When the first exploration well is successful, what do we call the next wells drilled?
Appraisal Wells
What is the Horner plot?
Pws vs. log (t+Δt)/Δt
What is a GOSP?
Gas Oil Separation Plant
I'm often sought, but hard to find, In the depths of the earth, I'm left behind.
What am I?
Oil and Gas
In a petroleum system, what do we call the rock where hydrocarbons are generated?
Source Rock
Appraisal activities are critical for determining ______________.
The economic potential of a field
The main objectives of well testing are to determine:
Production facilities
What is a production manifold?
A gathering point for oil producers’ flowlines
I eat the earth with teeth of stone, turn me right and rock is gone. What am I?
Drill-bit
In which phase of the Upstream Lifecycle is the exploratory well drilled?
Exploration
Reservoir pressures before drilling an exploration well can be estimated at any drilling location from a nearby ____________ location.
Datum
What are the two main types of drive mechanisms?
Natural drive and Artificial drive
In the HPPT/LPPT, what is the main reason the separation between gas, oil, and water occurs?
Gravity due to density differences
A steel spine set in a hole. I hold the path and keep control. What am I?
Casing
Where does hydrocarbon accumulate in?
Reservoir rock
If 100 cu ft of gas in the reservoir is lifted to the surface, what will its volume be?
More than 100 cu ft
In an oil reservoir, the cause of the transition zone, where oil and water coexist, is____
Capillary pressure
What is a trunkline?
A large pipeline that transfers crude from the manifold to the GOSP
A leafless crown with gauges bright, I rule the well by day and night. What am I?
Wellhead
When all elements of a Petroleum System are suspected to be present in a given location, what is it called?
Working Petroleum System
In order to build up a static model, what must you have?
Structure (framework), stratigraphy, and petrophysics data
What is the difference between static and dynamic models?
Static models capture the reservoir structure framework and properties and dynamic model represent the fluid behavior
Describe the use of seawater as a source for water injection.
Expensive but environmentally friendly
I bite the well with iron jaws. What am I?
BOP (Blowout Preventer)