1000+ Petroleum Engineering Quiz Questions and Answers - 1

Question: 1

The formation of bed created by wind that changes direction and the layers meet at different angles is known as

(A) graded bedding

(B) cross bedding

(C) both a and b

(D) none of the above

Question: 2

Which of the following property is important in determining whether a trap contains oil, gas or both?

(A) level of maturation

(B) pressure and temperature

(C) source rock chemistry

(D) all of the above

Question: 3

The process where kerogen is subjected to more heat, and is further changed into liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons

(A) diagenesis

(B) metagenesis

(C) catagenesis

(D) none of the above

Question: 4

Trap formed by the movement of rock along a fault rock is known as

(A) stratigraphic trap

(B) structural trap

(C) fault trap

(D) none of the above

Question: 5

Which of the following hydrocarbon is found in oil shale?

(A) kerogen

(B) petroleum

(C) natural gas

(D) methane