IntroductiontoPetroleumEngineeringReviewQuestions

PetroleumEngineeringOverview
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Whyispetroleumsoimportant?
Brieflydiscussabouttheuseofpetroleum?
Whatisseismicexploration?Brieflydiscussonshoreandoffshoreseismicanalysisprocess?
Whypetroleumfluidistermedasfossilfuel?
Howispetroleumformed?
Whatisthemainpurposeofdrillingexplorationwell?Whatinformationaresoughtfroman
explorationwell?Whylogginganalysesareimportant?
Summarisetheworkflowoftypicalpetroleumexplorationprocess.
Writetheminimumessentialconditionsrequiredtosatisfyduringexploringapetroleum
field?
Drawaflowdiagramshowingthedifferentphaseswithoutcomeofatypicalpetroleum
explorationandproductionwork?Explaininbriefofeachthephases.
Classifyvariouspetroleumrecoverysystems?
WhydoesmostofthePetroleumEngineeringproblemsneedtobesolvediteratively?
Providealogicalflowdiagramexplainingbrainstormingsessiontosolvetypicalpetroleum
engineeringrelatedproblem?
Whatarethemainrolesofvariouspetroleumengineers(e.g.Drilling,Completion,
Production,Reservoiretc?)
WhatarethemainrolesofGeologist,Geophysicists,andGeoscientistsinPetroleum
business?
WriteashortnoteonSeismicExploration(notmorethan350words)
ExplaininbrieftheprincipleoftheOnshoreandOffshoreSeismology

NatureofPetroleumFluid
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Whatispetroleum?WhatisthephysicalnatureofPetroleum?
Whatarethechemicalcompositionsoftypicalpetroleum?
Allpetroleumfallsin4majorgroups.Whatarethey?
Writeshortnoteson(Whatarethey?GeneralFormulae,Structure,ChemicalBonding,
physicalnatureandexample)thefollowings:
a. Paraffins
b. Naphthenes
c. Aromatics
d. Asphaltenes
WhatisAPIgravity?Whatdoesitrepresent?ProvidetheAPInumberoftypicalpetroleum
fluid?
SweetandSourGas(andCrudeoil)
Definedifferenttypesofreservoirs(withrespecttophasediagram)
Drawaphasediagramoftypicalpetroleumfluidanddefinedifferentpoints(criticalpoint,
bubblepoint,dewpoint,retrogradedewpoint,cricondentherm,cricondenbar,qualityline
etc)

(9) Drawaphasediagramoftypicalreservoirfluidsandexplainhowthefluidphaseschange
withpressureataconstanttemperaturefordifferenttypesofreservoir.
(10)Classifythereservoirfluidsbasedonphasebehaviourandbrieflyexplaintheirphysicaland
chemicalcharacteristics.Explainthebehaviourofdifferentpetroleumfluidforvaried
pressureandtemperatures.
SourceRockandReservoirRock
1. Whatisrock?Classifyanddefinedifferenttypesofrock?ProvideexampleofdifferentRocks
2. WhatareSourceRockandReservoirRock?Howdoyoudistinguishbetweensourceand
reservoirrock?Whataretheprerequisitetobeasourcerock?Whenasourcerockcanbe
consideredasreservoirrocketc?Explainhowisthereservoirrockformed?
3. Defineporosityandpermeability?Explaininbriefthesignificanceofthesetwoproperties
4. Classifyanddefinedifferenttypesofporosity?
5. Explaininbrieftheeffectsoffollowingfactorsonporosity
a. Packing
b. Sorting
c. Compactionandcementation
6. Definethetermcompressibilityandprovidemathematicalexpressionofthecompressibility
forrockandfluid.Namethedependentvariablesofcompressibility.Explainbrieflywhat
doesthistermphysicallyrepresent?
7. Whataretheeffectsofreservoir(pore)pressureonreservoirrock?
ReservoirPermeabilityandDarcysLaw
1. WhatisDarcyLaw?ProvidethemathematicalexpressionofDarcyLaw?Brieflyexplainthe
physicalsignificanceofeachoftheparameters(orterm)inDarcyEquation?
2. WhatisthefieldunitofPermeability?Whatis1Darcy?Derivethedimensionalequationof
permeabilityfromDarcyEquation?
3. UsingDarcyEquation,derivetheflowequationfordifferentsteadystateflowconditions
(e.g.radialflow,linearflowconditionsetc)
4. Derivetheexpressionforcalculatingaveragepermeabilityforvariousflow(radial,linear)
andfordifferentlayers(e.g.parallel,seriesetc)
5. Definethetermeffectivepermeability,absolutepermeabilityandrelativepermeability?
6. Definesaturation,connatewatersaturation,residualoilsaturation,criticalgassaturation
etc.
7. Whatisproductivityindex?Withthehelpofinflowequation,brieflyexplaintheeffectsof
factorsrelatedtobothfluidandreservoirparameters(e.g.k,,re,A,h,B,etc)on
productivityindex.
8. Whatisformationvolumefactor?Whatisthephysicalsignificanceofthisfactor?
DrillingEngineering(Week78)
1. Writebrieflythejobfunctionsofatypicaldrillingengineeringgroup?Whatarethefunctions
ofvariousdrillingfieldpersonnel(e.groughneck,roustabout,toolpusher,gangpusher,
roughnecketc)

2. Drawablockdiagramshowingtheinterrelationshipofvariousgroupswithdrilling
engineeringgroups?
3. Namedifferenttypesofwells?Whatarethefunctionsofeachtypeofwell?
4. Brieflyexplainthework/preparationsequencesbeforecommencingactualdrillingprocess?
5. Drawschematicsoftypicalverticalwellprofileandexplaininbriefthesequenceof
operationworkinvolvedindrillingaverticalwell.
6. Whatarethebasicsystemsinatypicaldrillingrig?Writeinbriefthemainfunctionsof
varioussystems(e.g.rotarysystem,circulatingsystem,hoistingsystem)
7. Writeshortnotesonfollowingoperations:trippingoperation,wipertrip,makingconnection
8. Whatarethefunctionsofdrillingmud/drillingfluid?

ProductionEngineeringandcompletion(Week911)
1. Drawaschematicandlabelatypicalpetroleumproductionsystemshowingthewellprofile,
wellheadandsurfacecomponents.
2. Writethenameofvariousbottomholecompletionoptionspracticedintheindustry.
Provideadvantagesanddisadvantagesofeachofthecompletionoptions.
3. Whattubingoptionsareavailable?Writeadvantageanddisadvantagesofvariousoptions.
4. Namevarioussurfaceequipments/hardwareusedinatypicalpetroleumproductionsystem?
5. Drawschematicshowingvarioustypesofwells(e.g.vertical,horizontal,deviatedwells)?
6. Whatareapplicationsofdrillinghorizontalordeviatedwells?
7. Whatareadvantagesofhorizontalandmultilateralwells?
8. Whatisperforation?Whyisitnecessary?
9. WhatisIPR?Whatdoesitphysicallyrepresent?ConstructtypicalIPRforsinglephaseoil,gas
andtwophasereservoir?WhatarethefactorsthatcontrolthenatureortrendofIPRcurve?
WhyIPRforgasandtwophasereservoirsisnotlinear?
10. Defineandexpressmathematicallytheproductivityindex?Whatdoesitphysically
represent?Whyproductivityindexfortwophaseorgasreservoirisnotconstant?
11. WhatisVogelIPR?WritetheexpressionforVogelEquation?WhatisAbsoluteOpenFlow
(AOF)?
12. Explainwithschematictheeffectofreservoirpressureonvariousreservoiranditsfluid
parameters(e.g.viscosity,formationvolumefactor,permeabilityetc)
13. Whatisartificialliftsystem?Whyandwhenisitnecessary?Namedifferenttypesofartificial
liftusedinPetroleumProductionSystem.
14. ExplaininbrieftheworkingprincipleofSuckerRodPump,GasLiftandESP?Provide
advantagesanddisadvantagesand/orlimitationsaswellasapplicationsofeachofabove
lifts.
15. WhatarethemainfunctionsofrotarygasseparatorusedinatypicalESPsystem?
16. DrawschematicofGas/ESP/SuckerRodPumpLiftwellcompletionprofileandname/label
appropriatelyeachofthecompletionhardware.