1000+ Petroleum Engineering MCQ Questions and Answers - 2

Question: 6

Which of the following is not a typical purpose for a BHA?

(A) protect the drill pipe from excessive bending and torsional loads

(B) increase severity of dog legs, keyseats and ledges

(C) control direction and inclination in directional holes

(D) assure casing can be run into a hole

Question: 7

Which of the following is a major consideration for cuttings transport in horizontal wells?

(A) eccentricity

(B) rotary speed

(C) drilling rate

(D) annulus size

Question: 8

Which of the following is a advantage of air drilling?

(A) reduced thawing of frozen zones

(B) lost circulation may be reduced

(C) down hole explosions or fire may occur

(D) differential pipe sticking is eliminated

Question: 9

Which of the following fluid requires a certain level of pressure gradient to induce flow in a pipe?

(A) Newtonian fluid

(B) Bingham plastic fluid

(C) Power law fluid

(D) All of the above

Question: 10

The topmost casing is

(A) conductor casing

(B) production casing

(C) surface casing

(D) intermediate casing