What is the nickname given to the workers who work on a drilling rig drill floor?
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Roughnecks
Sparkies
Chippies
Bean counters
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What is the term commonly used to refer to the act of deviating a well bore to head in the direction desired?
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deviated septum drilling
directional drilling
miracle drilling
advanced angle drilling
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What is the name commonly given to the liquid used in drilling a well?
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black gold
syrup
mud
hole milk
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What is the name commonly given to the Oil Company representative who is present while drilling is taking place?
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the Head Well Digger
the Company Man
the Offshore Installation Manager
the Tool Pusher
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What is the name given to an offshore drilling rig?
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Drill ship
Semi-submersible
All are names given to an offshore drilling rig
Jack-up
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What type of formations are oil and gas usually found in?
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sand
granite
shale
sulfur
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What is the name given to the tall, main structure of a drilling rig?
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the bridge
the stand pipe
the Jacob's ladder
the derrick
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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.
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Hydrogen Peroxide
Boric Hydroxide
Sodium Sulfide
Hydrogen Sulfide
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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?
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an outflow
a wash out
a kick
a spew out
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What is a well drilled in an area without previous oil or gas production known as?