Drilling

Question 1 of 10

1

What is the nickname given to the workers who work on a drilling rig drill floor?

Select one of the following:

Roughnecks
Sparkies
Chippies
Bean counters

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

1

What is the term commonly used to refer to the act of deviating a well bore to head in the direction desired?

Select one of the following:

deviated septum drilling
directional drilling
miracle drilling
advanced angle drilling

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

1

What is the name commonly given to the liquid used in drilling a well?

Select one of the following:

black gold
syrup
mud
hole milk

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

1

What is the name commonly given to the Oil Company representative who is present while drilling is taking place?

Select one of the following:

the Head Well Digger
the Company Man
the Offshore Installation Manager
the Tool Pusher

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

1

What is the name given to an offshore drilling rig?

Select one of the following:

Drill ship
Semi-submersible
All are names given to an offshore drilling rig
Jack-up

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

1

What type of formations are oil and gas usually found in?

Select one of the following:

sand
granite
shale
sulfur

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

1

What is the name given to the tall, main structure of a drilling rig?

Select one of the following:

the bridge
the stand pipe
the Jacob's ladder
the derrick

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

1

It smells like rotten eggs, and one good whiff of it in high concentrations will kill you instantly. It is sometimes encountered in formations while drilling for oil.

Select one of the following:

Hydrogen Peroxide
Boric Hydroxide
Sodium Sulfide
Hydrogen Sulfide

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

1

Which of these terms describes the situation when the pressure of an oil or gas well overcomes the hydrostatic pressure exerted on it by the drilling fluid while drilling?

Select one of the following:

an outflow
a wash out
a kick
a spew out

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

1

What is a well drilled in an area without previous oil or gas production known as?

Select one of the following:

Offset Well
Wildcat
Newbie
Tomcat

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Question 1 of 10

What is the nickname given to the workers who work on a drilling rig drill floor?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

What is the term commonly used to refer to the act of deviating a well bore to head in the direction desired?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

What is the name commonly given to the liquid used in drilling a well?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

What is the name commonly given to the Oil Company representative who is present while drilling is taking place?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

What is the name given to an offshore drilling rig?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

What type of formations are oil and gas usually found in?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

What is the name given to the tall, main structure of a drilling rig?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

It smells like rotten eggs, and one good whiff of it in high concentrations will kill you instantly. It is sometimes encountered in formations while drilling for oil.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

Which of these terms describes the situation when the pressure of an oil or gas well overcomes the hydrostatic pressure exerted on it by the drilling fluid while drilling?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

What is a well drilled in an area without previous oil or gas production known as?

Select one of the following:

Explanation