Completion equipment
CE – August 2023
1. A high-rate gas-producing well has flow couplings installed on both ends of
the tubing retrievable surface-controlled subsurface safety valve
(TRSCSSSV). What is the purpose of these flow couplings?
• They help protect hydraulic control lines when the completion is being installed.
• They reduce compression buckling loads in the TRSCSSSV.
• They help reduce stresses on the TRSCSSSV.
• To reduce the risk of completion failure due to erosion.
2. A completion string is being run and is close to packer setting depth. The
driller reports a string weight loss. Depth calculations are checked and
confirmed to be accurate. Intervention is attempted but the tools are unable to
reach the tailpipe. What is the likely cause?
• The packer elastomer has expanded with the pressure of the fluid, preventing
downward movement of the completion string.
• The clearance between the packer and the casing is too small.
• The well was not sufficiently cleaned before running the completion.
• The well is starting to flow.
3. A well has been completed with the liner set in a deviated section across
the reservoir. What is the benefit of completing a well in this way?
• The drilling of the reservoir does not need to be so precise.
• It limits the amount of volume required in the 'A' annulus.
• The deviated section helps trapped water flow to the surface.
• There is more measured length of reservoir that can be produced.
4. Well fluids are leaking through the stem packings of an upper master gate valve.
What should be done to make the well safe?
• Isolate the well and bleed off all pressure from the Xmas Tree. Document the well
barrier isolations.
• Install a cap onto the upper master gate actuator to prevent it from closing.
• Inject grease into the stem to energize the stem packings.
• Close the lower master gate valve. Repair the upper master gate valve.
5. A Xmas Tree has failed integrity testing before rigging up for intervention. There is
only one tested gate valve isolating the well. What is the first action to take?
• Repeat the inflow test on the single barrier.
• Kill the well through the swab cap.
• Stop the operation and start the management of change (MOC) process.
• Install another gate valve to the top of the Xmas Tree.
6. A retrievable production packer is incorrectly set during installation of the
completion. Which action is considered good practice when retrieving the
completion?
• The rig pumps should be used to keep the well fluid level topped up so that the trip
tank can be prepared for re- running the new completion.
• Reapply pressure to attempt to reset the packer when the packer is at the well head.
• Restrict the speed at which the tubing and packer are retrieved from the well to
prevent swabbing fluid.
• Retrieve the completion as quickly as possible to ensure that the packer slips
remain collapsed and packer element does not have time to extrude and cause
swabbing.
7. A Xmas Tree has failed integrity testing before rigging up for intervention. There is
only one tested gate valve isolating the well. What is the first action to take?
• Install another gate valve to the top of the Xmas Tree.
• Repeat the inflow test on the single barrier.
• Stop the operation and start the management of change (MOC) process.
• Kill the well through the swab cap.
8. How is an electric submersible pump (ESP) operated?
• Through an integrated battery pack.
• By performing an intervention to switch on the electric submersible pump.
• By pumping fluid through a hydraulic control line clamped to the completion.
• By using an electrical power cable clamped onto the completion.
9. You set a plug in the tailpipe and inflow test it before displacing the well to kill fluid.
You then plan to set and test a second plug in the tubing hanger nipple before
removing the Xmas Tree. This plug cannot be tested in the direction of well flow. How
should the second plug be configured so that a test from above will prove that it can
hold pressure from below?
• With all chevron packings facing upwards
• With an elastomeric sealing element.
• Without locking keys
• With all chevron packings facing downwards
10. At the end of an intervention operation, the swab valve is closed and attempts to
bleed off the PCE are unsuccessful. The upper master gate valve is closed and inflow
tested successfully. Which valve should be used to provide the second well barrier
before lifting the PCE?
• Swab valve & production wing valve
• The kill wing valve.
• The subsurface safety valve (SSSV).
• Production manifold valve.
• The lower master gate valve.
11. After the production operator reports that there is pressure in the 'A' annulus, it is
found that the tubing hanger seals are leaking. What is the correct action to take?
• Close the Xmas Tree swab valve
• Close the 'A' annulus gate valve
• Install valve removal (VR) plugs into the 'A' annulus
outlets
• Install a plug in the tailpipe
12. A well has developed annulus pressure. The casing head pressure and the
tubing head pressure both increase at the same rate once the well is shut in. You
suspect the packer element may be leaking. Which action would confirm this
leak?
• Open the 'A' annulus and attempt to flow the well
• Install a plug into the tailpipe and pressure test the completion string
• Run a temperature survey through the completion tailpipe
• Apply pressure to the 'B' annulus and monitor the 'A' annulus
13. What is the primary function of a gas lift valve within a side pocket mandrel (SPM)?
• It injects gas at a calculated pressure into the completion tubing from the 'A'
annulus to help lift oil to surface
• It prevents well fluids from the completion tubing entering the 'A' annulus
• It injects gas at a calculated pressure into the 'A' annulus from the completion
tubing to help lift oil to surface
• It allows annulus fluid to enter the completion tubing and kill the well when the
maximum allowable annular surface pressure (MAASP) is exceeded.
14. There are several layers of productive sands close to a water-producing zone.
How would you expect this well to be completed?
• With no liner across the reservoir.
• With a cemented liner across the reservoir.
• With artificial lift to help avoid water production from the well.
• With a slotted liner across the reservoir.
15. After a sudden loss of production from the well, the 'A' annulus pressure
has the same reading as the tubing head pressure. It is not possible to
maintain pressure on the surface-controlled subsurface safety valve
(SCSSSV) control line. The completion engineer checks the tubing stress
analysis and discovers that it was incorrectly calculated. What could have
happened?
• The tubing to completion packer assembly connection has separated.
• The tubing hanger to tubing connection has separated.
• The tubing hanger external seal has failed.
• The sliding sleeve has opened.
16. The upper master gate valve on an Xmas Tree has failed and will not
close. What should be done before attempting intervention work to
suspend the well and make the repair?
• Increase the hydraulic pressure to the upper master gate valve.
• Flow the well to remove any debris.
• Pump fluid into the well at a high rate to remove debris from the gate
valve cavity.
• Confirm the integrity of all other Xmas Tree valves and install a
shear/seal gate valve to the top of the Xmas Tree.
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17. For which type of operation would a retrievable packer usually be used?
• On a dual lateral well liner.
• On a water injection well.
• On an exploration well test string.
• On a high-pressure gas-producing well.
18. The permanent packer external element has failed. The 'A' annulus is live.
How should the well be made safe?
• Close the Xmas Tree and 'A' annulus outlets.
• Install a plug in the completion tailpipe and inflow test it.
• Perforate just above the packer and circulate the well fluids out of the 'A'
annulus.
• Kill the well and continue to monitor.
19. What is the purpose of sliding sleeves in a multi-zone completion?
• To isolate a single production packer.
• To provide a seal over a leaking polished bore receptacle (PBR).
• To provide several ways to kill the well.
• To open or close different producing zones packer that has a tubing seal
assembly.
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20. Why would you install a circulating valve into a side pocket mandrel
(SPM)?
• It helps to protect the polished bore within the SPM while circulating.
• It holds the check valves open to allow fluids to be circulated.
• To ensure the pressure is equalized between the tubing and the 'A'
annulus.
• It makes sure that the circulating depth is correct.
21. A permanent packer will be milled out, and a new completion will be
installed. The packer is set in a deviated section. Where should the new
packer be set when the well has been recompleted?
• Below the old packer setting point.
• In the same position as the old packer setting point.
• Below the deviated section.
• Above the old packer setting point.
22. A well has been completed with a packer that has a tubing seal
assembly. After producing for some time, the 'A' annulus develops
pressure. You suspect that the tubing seal assembly is leaking. What
should you do to make the well safe?
• Close the surface-controlled subsurface safety valve (SCSSSV) and all
Xmas Tree valves.
• Set a plug in the completion tailpipe.
• Set a plug in the tubing hanger nipple.
• Open the sliding sleeve and reverse circulate the well.
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23. After a new completion has been installed, the sliding sleeve is
opened to reverse circulate well fluids. After the circulation has
begun, the pump pressure slowly increases and circulation stops.
What is the likely cause?
• The sliding sleeve has closed.
• The well was not sufficiently cleaned before installing the completion.
• A surface valve upstream of the pump has been closed.
• The 'A' annulus outlet valve has closed.
24. The lower master gate valve will not hold pressure and will not
open. What must you do to allow the well to be suspended?
• Set a plug in the tubing hanger nipple.
• Mill through the gate.
• Open the surface-controlled subsurface safety valve (SCSSSV).
• Kill the well by reverse circulation.
25. You have just completed a reverse circulation on a newly completed
well. During the circulation, pressures were unstable. It was difficult to
close the sliding sleeve. What could be the cause?
• The fluid pump return valve is bypassing.
• The surface lines are leaking.
• There is debris in the 'A' annulus.
• Pressures across the sliding sleeve are not equalized.
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1 D 16 D
2 C 17 C
3 D 18 D
4 A 19 D
5 C 20 A
6 C 21 D
7 C 22 B
8 D 23 B
9 B 24 B
10 E 25 C
11 D
12 B
13 A
14 B
15 B
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1. The completion tubing is exposed to many stresses as the well is produced.
In extreme cases the loading will be higher than the tubing can withstand.
What action can be taken?
A. Flow the well at flow rate.
B. Increase the tubing wall thickness (weight/yield).
C. Set a permanent packer.
D. Set a retrievable packer.
2. Small blisters have developed in the outer cover of the hydraulic hose; what
action should be taken?
A. Change the hydraulic oil as it is the incorrect type.
B. Change out the hose immediately as the inner has been damaged.
C. Wrap some tape around the blister to stop any oil leaking.
D. Continue with the ongoing operation as this is normal.
3. A flanged riser is installed onto Xmas tree. On inspection the ring groove is
corrode. Will this cause problem?
A. No, as the flange are designed to have some corrosion.
B. No, as the ring joint will seal when tightened.
C. Yes, as the flange will be too large to fit the Xmas Tree.
D. Yes, as the ring joint may not seal when pressure tested.
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4. The completion below has a Polished Bore Receptacle (PBR) installed in a high
temperature well.
When spacing out the PBR seal assembly, where would you expect the seal assembly
to be placed in relation to its stroke length?
A. At the bottom of the stroke.
B. At the middle of the stroke.
C. At the top of the stroke.
5. The completion has a Polished Bore Receptacle (PBR) installed. The well was a
high temperature well; it has now been converted to a water injector.
The PBR seal assembly was spaced out to give the seal assembly the optimum
stroke length when producing.
What integrity issues are there, now the well has been converted to an
injector?
A. The seal assembly is not designed for an injection well.
B. The seal assembly may bottom out in the PBR.
C. The seal assembly may pull out in the PBR.
D. The seal assembly will have enough stroke in either direction.
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6. How would a hydraulically set packer be set in a mono bore completion?
A. Close the subsurface safety valve and apply pressure to the ‘A’ annulus.
B. Close the subsurface safety valve and apply pressure to the completion tubing.
C. Set a bridge plug above the packer and apply pressure to the ‘A’ annulus.
D. Set a bridge plug below the packer and apply pressure to the completion
tubing.
7. A well is installed with a surface controlled sub-surface safety valve. What two
factors affect the surface control line pressure?
A. The well fluid type and control line pump output.
B. The well fluid type and the hydrostatic head of the control line fluid.
C. The well pressure and the hydrostatic head of the control line fluid.( it is my
believe that this is the correct answer)
D. The well pressure and control line pump output.
8. After unlatching a retrievable packer during a workover. Why should you wait
before pulling it out of the hole?
A. To allow the well to flow.
B. To allow the sealing element to relax.
C. To allow the tubing string to stretch.
D. To allow the kill fluid to enter the formation.
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9. When running non-Shearable equipment, what length should be the lubricator
above the BOP’s be?
A. Shorter than the tool string being run.
B. Longer than the tool string being run.
C. The same length as the tool string being run.
10. Tubing movement due to temperature change, must be considered in the
design of a completion because the tubing can: Select two answers
A. Burst when the well is flowed.
B. Collapse when the well is flowed.
C. Part due to contraction.
D. Buckled due to expansion forces.
E. Not move as the tubing is hang off on the hanger.
11. A well is fitted with several landing nippples that are all different sizes. Where will
the smallest size nipple be installed?
A. At the shallowest setting depth.
B. In the middle of the completion.
C. At the deepest setting depth.
12. When stimulating a well, what can you do to limit the tubing movement?
A. Pump fluid at high flow rates.
B. Pump fluid at slow pump rates.
C. Pump warm fluid.
D. Pump cold fluid.
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13. A standered SSD is installed in a highly deviated well completion. What operation
is needed to establish communication therough the SSD?
A. Run an explosive cutter on slick line to open SSD.
B. Run a shifting tool on slick line to open SSD.
C. Run a kick-over tool on slick line to open SSD.
D. Run a shifting tool on Coiled tubing to open SSD.
14. When connecting the BOP hoses to the slick-line BOP, the quick connections on the
hose end are different to those on the BOP outletsWhat action should be taken?
A. Change out the complete hose with the correct connections.
B. Try to make up the BOP connections and pressure test.
C. Change out the hose connection with unmarked adapters.
D. Still install the hose as all hose connections are interchangeable.
15- How is a sub-surface controlled down hole safety valve closed ?
a) By increasing temp.
b) By reducing temp.
c) By increasing tubing pressure above
d) By decreasing tubing pressure above
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16. How is a sub-surface controlled down hole safety valves- operated?
Please select 2 answers
a) By a rise in the temperature of the well bore fluid.
b) By change in ambient pressure at the valve.
c) By change in differential pressure at the valve.
d) By a fall in the temperature of the well bore fluid.
e) By hydraulic pressure.
17. A sliding side door (SSD) has been run in a completion string to aid circulating out the
well after the completion is run, why is the SSD placed one joint above the packer?
a) To allow the slick line tools to engage the SSD profile.
b) To allow annulus solids to settle without interfering the SSD.
c) To allow the annulus to be pressure tested.
d) To allow the well to be killed using an under balance fluid.
18. The Mule shoe guide has been run on the tail pipe of completion to assist entry into
the liner.Despite efforts to run the completion into the liner, it was hung up. The crew
rotated the completion into place through the liner.What effect may have on future
interventions?
a) The mule shoe will have totally collapsed restricting intervention tool exiting the tubing.
b) All Mule Shoe have a large ID to allow all tools to pass through.
c) The leading edge of the Mule Shoe may be damaged and intervention tools may
become stuck at this point.
d) No effect, as the Mule Shoe is designed to allow this type of operation.
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19. A hydraulically set permanent packer is run as part as the completion string with the
packer setting plug installed. What precautions should be taken?
a. The completion string should be run quickly to get the completion to depth to meet
the time depth curve.
b. The completion string should be run slowly to ensure pressure surges do not
prematurely set the packer.
c. The completion string should be halfway into the hole and pressured tested to make
sure the tubing is not leaking.
d. The completion string should be continually in motion to ensure the string does not get
stuck.
20. A hydraulically set permanent packer is run as part of the completion string. The well
is perforated and has a full column of kill fluid and no losses are seen when running the
completion. If there is no wire line nipple below the packer, how would you set the
packer?
a. A wire line set bridge plug should be set in the tail pipe below the packer and the tubing
pressured up to set the packer.
b. A wire line set bridge plug should be set in the completion above the packer and the
annulus pressured up to set the packer.
c. Pressure up on a control line to set the packer.
d. The tubing should be pressured up against the formation to set the packer.
21. During the well test of a new well, why should the annulus pressure be monitored?
A. To ensure the well can be killed is a well control incident arises.
B. To ensure the well can be flowed to its maximum flow rate.
C. To ensure the annulus is full of the correct fluid.
D. To ensure that the annulus integrity is not being compromised.
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22. Why is it best to have a positive pressure when monitoring the annulus?
a) As the annulus outlet valves need pressure to seal.
b) The annulus fluid will kill the well.
c) As the positive pressure helps to energize the well head seats.
d) As losses or gain in pressure is clearly seen.
23. The completion has polished bore receptacle installed in a high temperature well.
When spacing out the BPR seal assembly, where would the seal assembly to be placed
in relation to its stroke length?
a) At the middle of the stroke.
b) At the bottom of the stroke.
c) At the top of the stroke.
24. A well is expected to have a high tubing head temperature, what is an advantage of
using an expansion device?
a) The device is less moving parts than other options.
b) Lower yield tubing can be used.
c) The device will lower the tubing head pressure.
d) The annulus can be circulated through the device.
25. Which of the following is true about a production retrievable packer?
No. required Answers 2
A. Can only be retrieved by milling
B. Can be set either mechanically or by application of hydraulic pressure
C. Is permanently fixed to the completion string
D. Can only be retrieved when the completion string is pulled out of the hole.
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26. How is a hydraulic packer set?
A. A pre-set or wireline installed plug or standing valve is placed in the tailpipeand a pre-
determined pressure is applied below it.
B. A pre-set or wireline installed plug or standing valve is placed in the tailpipeand a pre-
determined pressure is applied on the annulus side.
C. A pre-set or wireline installed plug or standing valve is placed in the tailpipeand a pre-
determined pressure is applied on the tubing side.
27. What action should be taken if you are unable to bleed off rising “A” annulus pressure
after changing out the “A” annulus contents through the sliding side door (SSD)?
a) Run shifting tool to check the SSD is fully closed.
b) Run a temperature log to find the leak.
c) Flow the well to reduce the tubing head pressure.
d) Pressure test “A” annulus pressure
28. When rigging up to pull a plug from the tubing hanger nipple , BOP arrangement was
not considered.When attempting to pull the plug, the slick- line tool string became
stuck with the plug still in place and tool string across both x tree and BOP , what action
can be taken to remove the tool string?
a) The wellhead will have to be frozen with an ice plug and tool string removed.
b) The well will have to be left until the reservoir is depleted enough to remove the
Christmas tree.
c) The well will have to be killed via the Christmas tree kill line
d) The well will have to be killed via the riser pump in sub.
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29. In wells with a high carbon dioxide (CO2) content and carbon steel tubing, corrosion
inhibition is achieved by pumping corrosion inhibitor down the annulus into the
tubing via a Side Pocket Mandrel (SPM) with an injection valve installed.
If the injection valve fails to open, why should it be changed out as soon as possible?
a. Gas will immediately enter the annulus
b. The inhibitor will start to corrode the casing
c. The loss of inhibitor hydrostatic head will allow gas to enter the annulus
d. The tubing will not be inhibited and will start to corrode
30. When rigging up slick line to pull a plug from the tubing hanger nipple, what
considerations should be given to the BOP arrangement if the slick-line tool string
becomes stuck?
a) A kill line and pump should be rigged up to be able to pump into the riser above the
Christmas tree.
b) A kill line and pump should be rigged up to be able to pump into the Christmas tree.
c) A blind ram BOP should be placed directly into the Christmas tree.
d) The slick line BOP should be placed so it will always be higher than the top of a stuck tool
string
31. When running a permanent hydraulic set packer with the setting plug in the
tubing ,what is the best practice?
a) RIH quickly to the setting depth
b) Pressure test the string half way to insure good integrity
c) RIH slowly to prevent pressure surge setting the packer
d) RIH quickly to match the time depth curve
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32. Decision is taken to pull a completion with retrievable packer and bell type wireline
entry guide, what may happen while POOH?
A) The casing solids and scale will be collected behind the bell type and may be sticking
while POOH
B) Bell type wire line entry guide is design for this operation
C) You need to circulate brine while POOH to prevent pipe collapse
D) Bell type might stuck while coming out of the tubing hanger
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33. When RIH with completion in horizontal well with packer and tail pipe and bell type
wire line entry guide, what's the effect on intervention tool in the future?
A) Intervention tools might stuck while coming out of the open hole
B) The key mark will be formed in bell guide over time
C) Nothing will happen
D) Large diameter pipe should be used in the future to avoid buckling
34. When testing a new well, why the annulus pressure should always be monitored?
A) To avoid tubing burst while flowing the well
B) To ensure the well integrity is not compromised
C) So scales will not accumulate on top of the packer preventing SSD to be open when
required
D) There should not be pressure in the Annulus at all times
35. What is the reason of loosing weight all of a sudden while RIH
Select two answers
A) Scale
B) Pipe Collapse
C) Well deviation
D) Increase in well pressure
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Question No. Answers Question No. Answers
1 B 23 C
2 B 24 B
3 D 25 B,D
4 C 26 C
5 C 27 A
6 D 28 A
7 C 29 D
8 B 30 D
9 B 31 C
10 C,D 32 A
11 C 33 B
12 C 34 B
13 D 35 A,B
14 A 36
15 D 37
38
16 B,C 39
17 B 40
18 C 41
19 B 42
20 A 43
21 D 44
22 D 46
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