Well Control

Homework Exercises–Supervisor
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Contents
Standard WC Questions ................................................................................ 2
Causes of Kicks ......................................................................................... 20
Fracture Pressure & MAASP .......................................................................... 32
Warning Signs & Kick Indicators ..................................................................... 37
Shut-in Methods ........................................................................................ 43
Pre-Recorded Data .................................................................................... 48
Gas Behavior............................................................................................ 55
Kill Methods ............................................................................................ 59
Complications & Improper Practices ................................................................ 70
Equipment .............................................................................................. 75
Kill Sheets .............................................................................................. 81
Managed Pressure Drilling ............................................................................ 85
Supervisor Practice Test #1 .......................................................................... 94
Supervisor Practice Test #2 ......................................................................... 108
Supervisor Practice Test #3 ......................................................................... 122
Supervisor Practice Test #4 ......................................................................... 135
Answers to Exercises ........................................................................... 147-159

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Standard WC Questions
1.A well, is shut in. What is the casing pressure in this static u-
tube? Well Information:

 Drill Pipe pressure reads 0 psi.

 Well Depth = 12,000’ TVD/ 12,225 MD
 Drill String full of 8.3 ppg water
 Annulus full of 6.0 ppg gas/water mixture
a. 1,435 psi
b. 1,462 psi
c. 3,744 psi
d. 5,179 psi

2. A rig crew shut in on a 2.5 ppg kick with a 20 bbl. gain. Using the kick tolerance
window below, can the crew successfully shut in and circulate the kick out of the well
without fracturing the well’s weak point?

a. Yes
b. No

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3. The drilling program requires a formation integrity test (FIT) to 15.2 ppg Equivalent Mud
Weight (EMW) at the casing shoe.

Shoe Depth = 4,000’ (TVD); 5,500’ (MD).

Mud Weight = 9.5 ppg.

What surface pressure is required to test the shoe to the 15.2 ppg EMW?
a. 1,976 psi
b. 1,186 psi
c. 1,630 psi
d. 2,382 psi

4. At what pressure (at surface) does leak-off begin to take place in the graph below?

a. 800 psi
b. 1,050 psi
c. 1,200 psi
d. 900 psi

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5. What is meant by a kick tolerance of 25 barrels?

a. A gas kick of 25 bbls is the maximum that can be shut-in and circulated out
without possible lost circulation.
b. A salt-water kick of 25 bbls is the maximum that can be shut-in and
bullheaded without possible lost circulation.
c. A gas kick of 25 bbls is the maximum that can be circulated out without bursting
the casing at surface.
d. A salt-water kick of 25 bbls is the maximum that can be circulated out without
bursting the casing at surface.

6. A well is shut in and a gas kick migrates 1000 feet with no expansion in the annulus.

Well Information:
 Gas Volume = 20 bbl
 Total Depth = 6,000′ MD and TVD
 Casing Shoe = 2,200′ MD and TVD
 Open Hole = 8.5″
 Mud Weight = 8.33 ppg

What is the increase in bottom-hole pressure due to gas migration? (Assume no losses
to the formation).

a. 433 psi
b. 952 psi
c. 2,165 psi
d. 2,598 psi

7. A gas kick is being circulated out using the Drillers Method. What will happen to the
bottom hole pressure if the gas bubble is not allowed to expand as it is circulated up the
hole?
a. It will increase.
b. Stay the same.
c. It will decrease.

8. During a trip out of the hole, it is calculated that 5 bbls has been swabbed into the well.
A flow check is negative. It has been decided to continue with the trip. If the kick is gas
what may happen in the well?
a. Gas may migrate and expand causing a reduction in hydrostatic pressure.
b. Gas will stay in position and be pushed back into the formation when you run back
in the hole.
c. Gas will migrate but not expand so hydrostatic pressure will stayconstant.
d. Gas will migrate and expand causing hydrostatic pressure to increase.

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9. The Driller swabbed 5 bbls into the well. The bit has returned to bottom and a bottoms-
up is circulated. The pit level is slowly increasing, as bottoms-up approaches surface.
What is a safe action to take?
a. Shut in the well and continue circulation through the choke using 1st circulation of
the Drillers method.
b. Continue circulating with the well open, but switch on the vacuum degasser.
c. Shut in the well, record SIDPP and perform the Wait & Weight method to kill the well.
d. Shut in the well and use the Volumetric method to remove gas from the well.
10. In an open well, what situation could cause the following problems?

 Pit gain
 Reduced hydrostatics
 Riser/Casing unloading
 Decrease in Bottom Hole Pressure

a. Ballooning
b. Gas Migration
c. High Equivalent Circulating Density
d. Partial Lost Circulation

11. What is the danger when a gas kick is circulated through the choke manifold?
a. The increased volume can overload the mud gas separator.
b. The gas will change to a liquid and increase pit level.
c. The increased volume of gas at the mud gas separator will increase the bottom
hole pressure.
d. The gas will cause a temperature increase at the remote choke and damage
rubber seals.

12. How does wellbore temperature affect mud weight down hole?
a. Increased temperature will increase Mud weight downhole.
b. Increased temperature will decrease Mud weight downhole.
c. Mud weight will not be affected by wellbore temperature.

13. How does increasing pressure affect Oil Based Mud (OBM) density?
a. No effect on density
b. Increases density
c. Decreases density

14. What are “hydrates”?

a. Hydrates are a solid, frozen mixture of oil and water.
b. Hydrates are a solid, frozen mixture of water and gas.
c. Hydrates are a solid, frozen mixture of oil and gas.
d. Hydrates are a solid, frozen mixture of methanol and water.

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15. When killing a well with a horizontal section, what will happen if you use a vertical kill
sheet to circulate out the kick?
a. The strokes to the bit will be wrong.
b. You will be applying too little pressure to the well.
c. The FCP is more difficult to calculate.
d. You will be applying too much pressure to the well.

16. A kick is taken in a horizontal well. SIDPP = SICP. Influx is circulated out using the
Driller’s Method. Why does the Casing pressure increase quite rapidly when the influx is
circulated out of the horizontal section and into the vertical section?
a. ECD is much greater in the horizontal section.
b. This is because kill mud was not pumped from the start of the kill.
c. This is normal for any well when Driller’s Method isused.
d. There is no loss of hydrostatic head until gas arrives at the inclined or vertical
section of the well.

17. Kill mud is being circulated down the drill string in a horizontal well. The pumps are
stopped, and the well is shut in as the kill mud reaches the start of the horizontal
section (2000 feet. long).

What would you expect the Shut In Drill Pipe Pressure to be?
a. Zero.
b. The same as the original Shut In Drill Pipe Pressure.
c. The same as the Shut In Casing Pressure.
d. Original SIDPP less the hydrostatic of 2000 feet of mud hydrostatic.

18. You are circulating kill mud to the bit with the Weight and Wait method. The drill-string
is tapered. Drill-pipe length is 10,000 feet with:

0 to 5000 feet is 6-5/8-inch drill-pipe

5000 to 10,000 ft. is 5-inch drill-pipe
Total Strokes to Bit = 2100 strokes
ICP = 800 psi
FCP = 425 psi

If the pressure step-down graph/schedule is made based on an average 18 psi per 100
strokes pumped what would be the effect on bottom hole pressure after pumping kill mud
down to the top of the 5-inch drill-pipe?
a. Bottom hole pressure will be too high.
b. Bottom hole pressure will be too low.
c. Bottom hole pressure will be correct.

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19. You have successfully shut-in on a kick. Which of the following would not be the
responsibility of the Derrick hand to monitor?
a. Mud Weight in all pits.
b. Pressures on Choke.
c. Pit levels and measuring devices.
d. Any leaks at pumps or lines.

20. A Negative Test is being performed (API: Inflow Test). The drill string has been
displaced with a light fluid and the pressure has been bled off the drill pipe. The
volume that flowed back from the drill pipe during bleed-off was three times more than
calculated. Pressure returns on the standpipe when the drill pipe is shut in.

What is your evaluation of the test?

a. Not enough information to make an informed decision.
b. Successful test. Continue with planned operations.
c. Failed test. Shut the well in and notify Management.

21. While drilling ahead, your Derrick Hand calls and says they are going to transfer 20 bbls
to the active pit within 5 minutes. After 15 minutes you notice that your pit level has
gone up by 25 bbls. What is the safest action to take?
a. Keep drilling, Derrick hand added too much mud and didn’t know.
b. Call Derrick hand and see if he left a valve open or added too much.
c. Flow check and then call Derrick hand to check added volume.
d. Shut in well and bullhead 5 bbls of fluid into the formation.

22. A kick has been taken at TD and will be circulated out using the Drillers Method. You have
one active pit (10 feet deep) with 180 bbls capacity.
Kick size = 10 bbls
TD/TVD = 4800 feet
Mud weight in well = 9.9 ppg
SIDPP = 250 psi
SICP = 350 psi

Maximum predicted surface casing pressure during kill = 500 psi What is the maximum
mud level allowed in the pit before starting the circulation?
a. 5.5 feet deep
b. 6.5 feet deep
c. 7.5 feet deep
d. 8.5 feet deep

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23. You have successfully shut-in on a kick. As a Supervisor, which of the following is an
important responsibility for you to complete?
a. Verify Mud Weight in and out.
b. Check Pit Levels and lineups.
c. Mixing Kill Weight Mud
d. Communicate/Plan with crew.

24. You start-up a kill and the initial drill pipe pressure is 150 psi higher than calculated. You
adjust the choke to get calculated ICP on the drill pipe gauge. What will happen to BHP?
a. BHP will decrease to the correct value to balance formation pressure
b. BHP will decrease below formation pressure and the well will be underbalance
c. There will be no change to BHP as the choke adjustment is only removing annular
pressure loss
d. There will be no change to BHP as the choke adjustment is only removing drill
string friction loss.

25. A loss of Equivalent Circulating Density may be an indication that the well has become
underbalanced. What Downhole tool would be the best choice to measure ECD while
drilling?
a. A rotary steerable tool.
b. An Adjustable Gauge Stabilizer (AGS) tool.
c. A Pressure While Drilling (PWD) tool.
d. Any “Memory” type tool.

26. What is a transition zone?

a. A section of formation where fluid pressures are changing.
b. A change in the formation from high permeability to low permeability
c. The position in a reservoir where gas transitions to oil or water.
d. Depth where the formations are strong enough to be shut-in with the BOP

27. Which of the following actions should be taken when drilling through a transition zone?
a. Monitor shakers for “cavings”.
b. Reduce RPM.
c. Reduce WOB.
d. Fingerprint connections for flow back trends.
e. Increase time between mud weight checks.

28. The well has been losing mud while drilling the last stand. At the connection the well
continues to flow after the pumps have been switched off. You suspect the formation is
‘Ballooning’. What is the first action to take?
a. Shut the well in.
b. Bleed 5 bbls back to trip tank and check if flowback speed reduces.
c. Immediately start pumping to restore BHP.
d. Make connection, return to drilling and add LCM to the mud.

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29. The well has been shut in on a swabbed-in kick. The bit is 1800 feet off bottom. What
action should be taken?
a. Begin the Wait and Weight method immediately.
b. Start stripping out of the hole and keeping the hole full.
c. Begin to Lubricate and bleed to kill the well.
d. Strip to bottom before starting well kill operations.

30. How can you tell the difference between a kick and a ballooning formation?
a. There will be shut in pressures for a kick, no pressures for ballooning
b. If you bleed-off some shut-in pressure then shut the well back in, the pressure will
build back up with a kick, but not with ballooning.
c. You can’t tell the difference between the two until you pump bottoms up.
d. A ballooning formation will always result in a pit gain but not for akick.

31. Delayed flowback has been documented for the last five connections while drilling. The
Driller believed that the flowback time was too long and closed the well in. There is 150
psi on the Drill Pipe and the Annulus. The Driller has bled off 50 psi. SIDPP returned to
150 psi. SICP is 175.

What is your assessment of the current situation?

a. This is ballooning. Bleed off and drill ahead.
b. This is a kick. Record pressures and prepare for a kill.
c. This is mud compressibility. Bleed off and drill ahead.
d. This is the result of gas migration. Start the Volumetric Method.

32. If a self-fill float, while running casing gets plugged, and the casing does not get filled,
what are the well control risks?
a. If the plug suddenly clears the mud level in the annulus will drop.
b. Losses may occur due to higher mud level in the annulus.
c. You will not be able to reverse circulate to kill the well.
d. You will not be able to pump LCM.

33. What is a ‘negative’ pressure test?

a. A test on a barrier where pressure is reduced to a value lower than the other side
of the barrier.
b. A test on a barrier where pressure is increased to a value higher than the other
side of the barrier.
c. A test where the barrier is made to fail.
d. A test where a barrier is tested until the formation reaches leak off.

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34. Which of the following is true regarding kick detection during wireline operations?
a. The well should be put on the trip tank to monitor displacement as the wireline is
run in/out of the hole.
b. The well should be lined up to active pits due to the large displacement volumes
of wireline tools.
c. There is no need to monitor the well during wireline operations because the well
is static.
d. Wireline operations can only take place using a lubricator assembly when logging
open hole sections.

35. Which of the following is a “physical barrier”

a. Proper BOP shut in procedure
b. Periodic well control drills
c. Monitoring the trip tank
d. A cement plug

36. If a kick is swabbed in, which type of barrier has failed?

a. Permanent mechanical barrier
b. Operational barrier
c. Temporary mechanical barrier
d. Tested barrier

37. What situation would affect your flow gauge while drilling ahead?
a. Depth of the water.
b. Cuttings build-up in the flowline.
c. Faulty pit level indicator.
d. Hydrostatic Pressure.

38. What is the reason for having Well Control Drills?

a. To train crewmembers in their responsibilities during a kick in a safe and efficient
manner.
b. To meet Governmental regulations and policies surrounding operations of well
control.
c. To train crew members to be able to have the fastest documented times to close
in a well.
d. To train crewmembers to remember that something could happen at any time.

39. Which of the following statements is a good operating practice in a top-hole section that
has the risk of gas bearing formations?
a. Control drill.
b. Maintain high ROP to finish the risky section as quickly as possible.
c. Regularly pump light sweeps.
d. Never use a drill pipe float.

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40. What data is very important to know if you have a Shear Ram in your BOPStack?
a. Volume to fully close on an open well
b. Opening pressure
c. Size and strength of tubulars the ram can shear
d. Hang-off weight

41. You are running a slick non-shearable tool in the hole and the well flows when the tool is
across the BOP stack. What is the quickest action the Driller can take to shut in the well?
a. Make up safety valve in string and close the Annular.
b. Pick up a joint or stand of shearable pipe.
c. Drop the string in the hole.
d. Start circulating to use ECD to stop the kick.

42. You are running casing with a float assembly. Casing is across the BOP and at the rotary.
An influx is detected. Which of the following shut-in procedures should you follow?
a. Close annular, install casing swage, open choke valve on BOP.
b. Install casing swage, open choke valve on BOP, close annular.
c. Close blind shears, install casing swage, open choke valve on BOP.
d. Install casing swage, close Variable bore rams, open choke valve on BOP.

43. Well has been shut-in on a kick.

Shut-in drill pipe pressure is 400 psi

Shut-in casing pressure is 600 psi

Both pressures start rising due to gas migration. If drill pipe pressure is held constant at
400 psi, what will happen to the bottom hole pressure?

a. Increase
b. Decrease
c. Stay the same

44. You have taken a kick but the mud engineer informs you that there is not enough barite
to kill the well. The shut in pressures have stabilized. While waiting on new stocks of
barite the shut in pressures are slowly increasing by 100 psi every 30 minutes. What
course of action would you take?
a. Bullhead with current mud weight to push gas formation fluids back into the
formation.
b. Use the first circulation of the Drillers method.
c. Increase mud weight as much as possible and circulate to the Bit to reduce SIDPP.
d. Bleed of mud by holding Casing pressure constant at SICP.

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45. A well is shut in with the bit 100’ off bottom and the influx is calculated to be on-
bottom. SIDPP is 250 psi. What would be the expected SICP?
a. Higher than SIDPP
b. The same as SIDPP
c. Lower than SIDPP

46. Which of the following parameters affect the value of Shut In Casing Pressure after a well
is shut in during a kick?
a. The formation fluid pressure (pore pressure).
b. Slow Circulating Rate Pressure.
c. Choke line length.
d. Drill string capacity per foot.

47. What is “Shut In Drill Pipe Pressure (SIDPP)”?

a. The formation fluid pressure.
b. The mud hydrostatic pressure in the drill string.
c. The pressure underbalance in the drill string.
d. The pressure on the annulus.

48. You shut in a well on a kick with the bit on-bottom. Which pressure gauge reading do you
use to calculate the formation pressure?
a. The drill pipe pressure gauge on the choke panel.
b. The casing pressure gauge on the choke panel.
c. The drill pipe pressure gauge on the Driller’s panel.
d. The choke manifold pressure gauge.

49. A well is shut in on a kick and the shut-in pressures on the gauges have stabilized. The
SIDPP reads 350 psi and the SICP reads 900 psi. What is happening in the u-tube?
a. Not balanced; bottom hole pressure (BHP) on the annular side is higher than on
the drill pipe side of the U-tube.
b. Not balanced due to contamination by well fluids.
c. The U-tube is balanced.
d. The well is not completely full of mud and there is more bottom hole pressure on
the drill pipe side of the U-tube.

50. A well is shut in after taking a 25 bbl kick with 300 psi SIDPP and 650 psi SICP. If the well
had been shut in on a 10 bbl kick, how would shut in pressure be affected?
a. SIDPP would be lower.
b. SICP would be higher.
c. SICP would be the same.
d. SIDPP would be the same.

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51. Part of the way through the 1st Circulation of the Driller’s Method, the pump as shut down
and the well was shut in. What is the overbalance in thewell?
Well Information:
Current SIDPP = 625 psi
Current SICP = 975 psi
Initial Circulating Pressure = 1420 psi
Initial SIDPP = 600 psi
Initial SICP = 835 psi
a. 795 psi overbalanced
b. 25 psi overbalanced
c. 140 psi overbalanced
d. 445 psi overbalanced

52. During the second circulation of the Drillers method the pump is shut down when kill mud
weight has been circulated to the bit. What should the casing pressure read?
a. The difference in hydrostatic pressure between KWM and OMW plus SICP.
b. Original SICP.
c. Original SIDPP.
d. The difference in hydrostatic pressure between KWM and OMW minus SICP.

53. What is a kill plan?

a. Document stating duties, procedures, lines of communication and safety
requirements.
b. Document stating kill method to use and barite stock levels.
c. A completed Kill Sheet.
d. Final report to town on the completed kill operation with updated chemical stock
levels.

54. What is the danger of adding the safety-margin to the mud weight?
a. Cannot be removed easily if pressure gets close to MAASP.
b. Increases MAASP at the shoe.
c. Reduces actual ICP below calculated value.
d. Drill pipe pressure is harder to control with the choke.

55. You have shut-in on a well and are planning a kill operation. The Mud Engineer estimates
it will take 3200 sacks of barite to weight up the fluid system to kill weight. The rig has
3000 sacks of barite onsite and more will not arrive for 3 days.

Shut in pressures have increased since the well was shut in indicating gas migration. The
shoe strength is a concern if pressures continue to build.
Which Kill Method would be the best to implement?

a. Drillers Method of Well Control.

b. Wait-and-Weight Method of Well Control.
c. Begin to Lubricate and Bleed.
d. Kill the well with Reverse Circulation.
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56. Which of the following is the most important reason for good handover procedures
between crews during Well Control Operations?
a. Ensure continuity in operations and pass on trend information to identify potential
problems.
b. To allow blame to be assigned in the event of an incident during well kill
operations.
c. It is a regulatory form that must be completed and turned into the local
regulatory agency.
d. Handover procedures are not considered important during well control operations.

57. You are successfully conducting the first circulation of the Drillers method. Drill pipe
pressure has been maintained at Initial Circulating Pressure of 560 psi. Choke pressure
has been holding around 460psi for the last 15 minutes. You notice a sudden spike in Drill
pipe pressure to 698 psi. Choke pressure stays the same at 460 psi.

What type of problem has most likely occurred?

a. You have a washout in the drill pipe.
b. The choke is plugging up.
c. A bit nozzle has washed out.
d. A bit nozzle has plugged.

58. How do you recognize a choke washout?

a. The drill pipe and casing pressures both fall even though you are closing the
choke.
b. There is an increase in casing pressure with no change in the drill pipe pressure.
c. There is a rapid rise in the drill pipe pressure with no change in the casing
pressure.
d. The drill pipe and casing pressures both rise even though you closed the choke.

59. A leaking BOP element is identified as a risk to well integrity during a kil operation. What
action would you take to minimize this risk?
a. Monitor mud level above the BOPs on the trip tank.
b. Increase closing pressure to maximum value.
c. Monitor active pit levels for mud level increases.
d. Place BOP 4-way valve in Neutral position.

60. You are circulating out a kick in a deep well and the casing pressure approaches the
MAASP while the influx is still in the open hole. What is the first thing you must do?
a. Minimize any extra pressure in the annulus without allowing the bottom hole
pressure to fall below the pore pressure.
b. Keep the casing pressure at the MAASP by opening the choke.
c. Start pumping mud down the drill string at 1 ppg higher than you need to kill.
d. Continue pumping at the same SPM. The MAASP is only a problem when the influx
is inside casing.

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61. A bit nozzle plugs during the execution of the Wait and Weight method. What is the
correct response?
a. Note the increase in drill pipe pressure. Recalculate SCR pressure, FCP, and the
drill pipe pressure schedule.
b. Add the increase in DPP to each value on the drill pipe pressure schedule and
continue circulating.
c. Open the choke to hold drill pipe pressureconstant.
d. Continue to follow the drill pipe pressure schedule with no modification.

62. A kick is being circulated out at 30 SPM and the Final Circulating Pressure is 650 psi.
What will happen to bottom hole pressure if the pump speed is increased to 35 SPM
while holding drill pipe pressure at 650 psi?

a. It will decrease.
b. It will stay the same.
c. It will increase.

63. During a well kill, Kill Mud is pumped to the bit while holding drill pipe pressure constant.
What is the effect on Bottom Hole Pressure?
a. Increase.
b. Decrease.
c. Stay the same.

64. On the kill sheet why do we calculate the volume of open hole from the bit up to the
shoe?
a. It is useful for calculating how much gas expansion will occur.
b. It is part of the exercise to calculate volumes of the stage in the annulus.
c. This is used to estimate the maximum casing pressure.
d. To know when the influx has entered the casing.

65. What is the main principle of circulating out a kick?

a. To maintain a bottom hole pressure at least equal to the formation pressure.
b. To have an overbalance pressure as close to the fracture pressure as possible.
c. To use the highest pump rate possible.
d. To reverse circulate to remove the influx faster.

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66. You have shut in on a kick and completed the first circulation of the Drillers Method.
Pumps were shut down and well closed, while waiting to start up the second circulation.
The following was documented:

Shut In Drill Pipe (SIDPP) Shut In Casing (SICP)

Original Shut in Pressure 260 psi 320 psi

After First Circulation 285 psi 285 psi

What can be determined by this?

a. Nothing, the Kill Weight Mud (KWM) hasn’t been pumped yet, so the well isn’t
killed.
b. There is still a kick in the well, providing less hydrostatics on the annulus side of
the well.
c. There is trapped pressure that can be kept as a safety margin or bled off upon
startup.
d. Kill Weight Mud is causing a U-tube effect between the Drill String and the
Annulus.

67. The Driller's Method is used to circulate out a salt-water influx. What will happen to the
casing pressure as the influx moves up the annulus?
a. Casing pressure will slowly decrease as influx moves up the annulus.
b. Salt water will behave in the same way as a gas influx.
c. As influx expands Casing Pressure will increase.
d. Casing pressure will only change due to changes in annular size.

68. What is the objective of the 1st Circulation of the Driller’s Method?
a. Circulate out the influx using original mud weight.
b. Displace the drill string and annulus with kill weight mud.
c. Circulate out the influx while displacing the drill string and annulus with kill
weight mud.

69. During the Wait and Weight procedure, how do you control bottom hole pressure once Kill
Weight Mud (KWM) is in the annulus?
a. Hold casing pressure constant.
b. Follow a casing pressure schedule.
c. Hold drill pipe pressure constant at FCP.
d. Follow a drill pipe pressure schedule.

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70. Based on the information below, what will happen to casing shoe pressure if the Wait and
Weight method is used instead to the Driller’s Method?

Well Information
Hole Depth = 10,000 feet
Shoe Depth = 8,830 feet
Surface to Bit Strokes = 1,630 strokes
Bit to Shoe Strokes = 1,300 strokes
Bit to Surface Strokes = 6,480 strokes
SIDPP = 500 psi
SICP = 800 psi
Current fluid weight = 10.3 ppg
Kill Fluid Density = 11.3 ppg
MAASP = 1300 psi
Pit Gain = 28 bbl

a. Shoe pressure will be higher.

b. Shoe pressure will be lower.
c. Shoe pressure will be the same.

71. A well is shut-in with stabilized Shut-in Casing Pressure (SICP) of 500psi and 0 psi on the
Drillpipe gauge. To obtain the Shut-in Drillpipe Pressure (SIDPP), the Driller pumped at
strokes per minute until float was bumped and pump shut down. The gauges are now
reading the pressures shown.

What is the actual Shut-in Drillpipe Pressure?

a. 360 psi
b. 500 psi
c. 580 psi
d. 280 psi

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72. Well Data:

Hole Dimensions
Depth (TVD) 12,090 feet
9-5/8" Casing shoe 8,800 feet
Hole size 8½ inch
Current mud weight 13.5 ppg
Internal Capacities
6-1/2" Drill collars (length 900 feet) 0.00768 bbl/foot
5" Drill pipe - capacity 0.01776 bbl/foot
5" Drill pipe - metal displacement 0.00650 bbl/foot
5" Drill pipe- closed end displacement 0.02426 bbl/foot
Annular Capacities
Open hole / Drill collar 0.0292 bbl/foot
Open hole / Drill pipe 0.0459 bbl/foot
Casing / Drill pipe 0.0505 bbl/foot
LOT
Mud weight 12 ppg
Leak off pressure 2700 psi
Pump Details
Pump Output 0.109 bbl/stk
SCR at 40 SPM 550 psi
Shut in data
SIDPP 200 psi
SICP 600 psi
Pit gain 15 bbls

Calculate:

a. Maximum allowable mud weight before kick ppg

b. MAASP before kick psi
c. Strokes from surface to bit strokes
d. Kill mud weight ppg
e. Initial circulating pressure psi
f. Final circulating pressure psi
g. MAASP after well has been killed psi
h. Pressure drop per one-tenth of strokes to Bit psi/10th increment

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73. Kill mud is returning at the end of a kill operation on a surface stack rig. The well is shut
down but drillpipe and casing show 100 psi on the gauges. How would you determine if
the extra pressure is ‘trapped’ pressure?
a. Bleed off 50 psi at the choke then monitor pressure to see if it is static or builds
back up to 100 psi.
b. Bleed off 100 psi, open up the well and check forflow.
c. Start circulating surface to bit strokes then shut down and recheck the pressures.
d. Increase mud weight by equivalent of 100 psi and circulate around the well.

74. During a trip out, the well kicks due to swabbing. The pipe is stripped back to bottom.
What mud weight will control the well?
a. The original mud weight.
b. Kill Mud weight based on SIDPP before stripping.
c. Kill Mud weight based on SICP before stripping.
d. Kill Mud weight based on difference between SIDPP and SICP before stripping.

75. What is the objective of the Volumetric Method?

a. Reduce surface pressure by removing mud.
b. Reduce surface casing pressure by increasing hydrostatic pressure in the annulus.
c. Allow gas to migrate and expand to surface while allowing an increase in casing
pressure to compensate for gas expansion.

76. When stripping to bottom, which of the following actions should be taken?
a. Bleed off a volume of mud equal to 100 psi of hydrostatic head.
b. Bleed off a volume of mud equal to the closed end displacement of the pipe
stripped into the well.
c. Bleed off a volume of mud equal to the metal displacement of the pipe stripped
into the well.
d. Bleed off a volume of mud equal to the open-end displacement of the pipe
stripped into the well.

77. What are the key elements of Bullheading?

a. Pumping into a shut-in well to force formation fluids back into the formation.
b. Forcing pipe into a hole under pressure using hydraulic jacks.
c. Circulating formation fluids out of a well using a choke and circulating system.
d. Pumping fluid into the top of a well and bleeding gas in a step by step fashion.

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Causes of Kicks
1. What is the correct definition of porosity?
a. The amount of void space in the rock expressed as a percent
b. The pressure of the fluid in the pore space
c. The percentage of solid rock in the formation
d. The ability of formation fluids to move through the rock
2. What is the percentage of void space in a formation?
a. Permeability
b. Low Pressure Formation
c. Porosity
d. Shale Density
3. What term means "an undesired influx of formation fluids into the wellbore'?
a. Fractured Formation
b. Loss Circulation
c. Kick
d. Blowout
4. What isthe correct definition of Permeability?
a. The amount of solid rock in the formation
b. The ability of formation fluids to move through the rock
c. The pressure of the fluid in the pore space
d. The density of the formation fluids
5. Which of the following would not increase the risk of surging the well while running
casing?
a. Faster running speed
b. Tighter casing to wellbore clearance
c. High gel strength mud
d. lower Casing grade
6. What increases the risk of surging the well when running casing in the hole?
a. Cleaning the hole of cuttings before running thecasing
b. Excessive casing running speed
c. Conditioning the mud before running the casing
d. Reducing the casing running speed
7. Hydrostatic Pressure is:
a. The Viscosity of a stationary column of fluid
b. The pressure applied from Annular Pressure Loss
c. The pressure exerted by a column of fluid at rest
d. The measured depth of a stationary column of fluid
8. If mud weight in the well is maintained constant, how does an increase in formation fluid
pressure affect Overbalance?
a. Overbalance increases
b. Overbalance decreases
c. Overbalance stays the same
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Slugging and Light Mud

9. The slug is pumped into the drill pipe, the pump is shut down and the well is shut in.
Mud Weight = 11 ppg
Slug Weight = 13 ppg
Length of slug = 1000 feet
Well Depth (MD and TVD) = 8000 feet
What pressure will you see on the Casing Pressure gauge due to the u-tube effect?
a. Zero psi
b. 104 psi
c. 676 psi
d. 572 psi
10. During normal drilling operations 30 bbls of light mud is pumped into the string followed
by t h e original mud. The Driller shuts down the pump to observe the well with light
mud still inside the drill pipe.

Well Depth (TVD) = 9,000 feet

Drill pipe capacity = 0.01776 bbls/ft.
Original mud weight = 12 ppg
Light mud weight = 10 ppg
How does this operation affect bottom hole pressure?
a. Bottom hole pressure Will decrease by 177 psi
b. Bottom hole pressure will remain the same
c. Bottom hole pressure will increase 177 psi
11. Your current Mud Weight (MW) is 11.5 ppg. You were instructed to pump a 35 bbl slug
weighing 13.5 ppg. Your Drill Pipe capacity is 0.0178 bbls/ft.

How many feet of dry pipe will you have after pumping?
a. 34 feet
b. 84 feet
c. 321 feet
d. 342 feet

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12. Before pulling out of the hole you pump a slug. Immediately after displacing the slug into
the drill pipe, you line up on the trip tank.
Slug Size = 25 bbls
Slug Weight = 12 ppg
Mud Weight = 10 ppg
Drill pipe capacity = 0.01776 bbls/ft
Calculate how much mud would return to the trip tank.
a. 10 bbls
b. 30 bbls
c. 5 bbls
d. 3 bbls
13. You pump a 30 bbl slug with the following parameters:
5-inch Drill pipe capacity = 0.01776 bbls/foot
Slug Weight = 16.2 ppg
Mud Weight = 15.2 ppg
Well Depth = 12,335 feet MD/12,121 feet TVD
Calculate how much mud, in addition to the slug volume, would u-tube from the well?
a. 5 bbls
b. 45 bbls
c. 2 bbls
d. 30 bbls
14. A 30.0 bbl, 14.5 ppg slug is pumped prior to tripping out of the hole. Mud Weight is 12.3
ppg.
What mud volume, in addition to the slug volume, should we expect returned due to the
slug u-tubing into position?
a. 6.35 bbls
b. 5.96 bbls
c. 5.36 bbls
d. 7.35 bbls
15. What is the definition of abnormal pressure?
a. Formation pressures that differ from the hydrostatic pressure caused by a full
column of formation oil
b. Formation pressures that differ from the hydrostatic pressure caused by a full
column of formation gas
c. Formation pressures that differ from the hydrostatic pressure caused by a full
column of formation water
d. Formation pressures that differ from the hydrostatic pressure caused by a full
column of fresh water
16. What is the most common cause of abnormally high formation pressuresworldwide?
a. Limestone fractures
b. Trapped fluids in shale
c. Carbonate layers
d. Depleted sands

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17. While preparing for a trip out of the hole, the Driller is concerned about the possibility of
swabbing in a kick. The Driller plans to condition the mud and to reduce the trip speed.
The estimated trip margin is no more than 0.2 ppg.
What advice would you give the Driller to minimize the risk of swabbing?
a. Pump a slug and prepare to pull dry pipe
b. Pump a saltwater pill in the drill pipe
c. Pump out of the hole until the bit is above the shoe
d. Make a wet' trip to the shoe then pump a slug
18. Severe losses occurred while drilling. The pumps were stopped and the mud in the well
could not be seen. The well was then filled to the top with water and remained static.
Mud weight = 12 ppg
Brine water weight = 8.6 ppg
Height of water column in the annulus = 150 feet
What is the reduction in bottom hole pressure with the 150 feet of water compared to
the pressure before the losses?
a. 830 psi
b. 67 psi
c. 26 psi
d. 894 psi
19. The well is full of 12.2ppg mud. A 500-foot cement plug is set 2000 feet above TVD and
tested. The mud above the plug is replaced with 10.2 ppg Brine. If the cement plug
failed, what would happen to the bottom hole pressure?
a. BHP would decrease
b. BHP would increase
c. BHP would stay the same
20. A 500-foot-long cement plug is set inside the casing shoe. The mud in the hole is to be
displaced with brine. What will be the reduction in hydrostatic pressure on top of the
cement plug?
Old mud density = 12.2 ppg
Brine = 8.6 ppg
Top of cement plug = 8200 feet
a. 5202 psi
b. 1535 psi
c. 3668 psi
d. 1629 psi

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21. A 500-foot-long cement plug is set up inside the casing shoe. The mud in the hole is to be
displaced to seawater.
Formation pressure below the cement plug = 11.8 ppg
Sea Water = 8.6 ppg
Top of cement plug = 8200feet
What is the pressure differential across the cement plug?
a. 1364 psi
b. 1671 psi
c. 1895 psi
22. Centralizers are placed on casing before it is run down hole. They are beneficial to
an effective casing job.
Which of the following can be a concern when running centralizers?
a. Creates voids in the cement between the casing and well bore
b. increased chances of surging the well while running the casing
c. Prevents flow after cementing between casing strings
d. Keeps the casing fixed in the axial center of the well bore

Pump Pressure
23. The pump is shut down, the well is flowing, and there is a gain in the mud pit. The pump
is restarted and the gain in the mud pit stops. What is occurring?
a. Annular pressure loss is creating an overbalance against formation pressure
b. Mud hydrostatic pressure is greater than formation pressure
c. Pump pressure is greater than mud hydrostatic pressure
d. Mud weight inside the drill string is creating an overbalance against formation
pressure
24. An open well is full of clean fluid and you are not circulating. What is the Bottom Hole
Pressure (BHP)?
a. BHP equals hydrostatic pressure
b. BHP equals hydrostatic pressure minus Annular Pressure loss
c. BHP equals hydrostatic pressure plus Annular Pressure loss equals
25. What is happening down-hole if the well is flowing with the pumps off, but no pit gain is
observed when the pumps are running?
a. There is a low mud weight inside the drill string when the pumps are off
b. The pump pressure is greater than the mud hydrostatic pressure
c. The annular pressure loss is giving an overbalance against formation pressure
when the pumps are on.
d. The mud hydrostatic pressure is greater than the formation pressure when the
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26. A Pressure While Drilling (PWD) Tool in the Bottom Hole Assembly can provide
information that indicates an influx while drilling. What information from a PWD Tool
would indicate an influx in the well?
a. An increase in Equivalent Circulating Density (ECD)
b. A reduction in Equivalent Circulating Density (ECD)
c. A record of Weight on Bit (WOB), Shock and Torque
d. An indication of wellbore azimuth and elevation
27. A Pressure While Drilling (PWD) Tool in the Bottom Hole Assembly can provide
information that indicates a reduction in ECD during drilling operations. What might
cause the reduction in ECD while drilling?
a. A loss of overbalance with formation fluids contaminating the mud in the annulus
b. A change in Rate of Penetration (ROP)
c. A change in well bore azimuth and elevation
d. An increase in overbalance due to a formation pressure increase
28. How does annular pressure loss affect Bottom Hole Pressure (BHP)?
a. It will have no effect on BHP
b. It will cause BHP to be greater than hydrostatic pressure
c. It will cause BHP to be less than hydrostatic pressure
29. What changes in pump pressure will you see after one complete circulation if the mud
weight is decreased?
a. The pump pressure will stay the same
b. The pump pressure will decrease
c. The pump pressure will increase
30. How could the Driller recognize if a lighter mud weight is being pumped into the well?
a. Decrease in Hook Load.
b. Gradual increase in pump pressure as mud is pumped down the drill string.
c. Gradual decrease in pump pressure as mud is pumped down the drill string.
d. Increased flow rate at a connection due to u-tube effect.
31. The equivalent circulating density (ECD) determines the actual bottom hole pressure
while circulating down the drill string and back up the annulus. Which part of the system
pressure losses is used to calculate ECD?
a. The pressure loss in the annulus
b. The pressure loss across the nozzles
c. The pressure loss in the drill string
d. The pressure loss in the open hole section only
32. What is the new pump pressure at 50 strokes per minute (SPM) if the pressure was 425 psi
at 42 SPM?
a. 357 psi
b. 506 psi
c. 602 psi
d. 300 psi

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33. The Driller pumps down the drill pipe and back up the annulus at reduced strokes per
minute (SPM). What is the name for this recorded pressure?
a. The slow circulating rate pressure
b. The annular pressure loss
c. The surface line pressure loss
d. The bit nozzle pressure loss

Ballooning
34. Increasing flow-back time has been documented for the last five connections. The Driller
believed that the flow-back time was too long and closed the well in. There is 150 psi on
the Drill Pipe and the Annulus. The Driller has bled off 50 psi. SIDPP returned to150 psi.
SICP is 175 psi. The bleed-off was repeated and SIDPP returned to150 psi and SICP is 200
psi. What is your assessment of the current situation?
a. This is ballooning. Bleed off and drill ahead.
b. This is a kick. Prepare to carry out a kill operation.
c. This is the result of gas migration. Start the Volumetric Method.
d. This is mud compressibility. Bleed off and drill ahead.
35. The well has been losing mud while drilling the last stand. At the connection the well
continues to flow after the pumps have been switched off. You suspect the formation is
'Ballooning’. What is the first action the Driller should take?
a. Bleed 5 bbls back to trip tank and check if flow-back rate reduces
b. Immediately start pumping to restore BHP
c. Make connection, return to drilling and add LCM to the mud
d. Shut the well in
36. Ballooning formations happen when the bottom-hole pressure is slightly greater than the
formation fracture pressure. What causes this increased bottom-hole pressure?
a. Annular friction while circulating
b. Abnormal formation pressure
c. Low formation permeability and porosity
d. Failure to fill up when tripping out
37. What information from the well can help you to decide if the well is ballooning?
a. SICP greater than ECD
b. No losses while drilling but gains at the connection
c. Increasing mud flow-back rate at connections
d. Gradual losses when pumps are on and gains when the pumps are off
38. If the well is flowing during a connection and ‘ballooning’ is suspected, what is the safest
and most conservative action the Driller should take?
a. Measure the time it takes for 5 bbls of mud to flow into the trip tank, and then
shut in the well
b. Follow shut-in procedures, record pressures, pit gain, and then notify tthe he
supervisor.
c. Stop further drilling and circulate bottom-up at the slow circulating rate
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39. While making a connection, the Driller closed the well in, due to an abnormally long flow-
back time. The stabilized surface pressures were equal, at 150 psi on the Drill Pipe and
Annulus. You suspect the situation is the result of a ballooning formation. How can you
verify the well is ballooning?
a. Circulate bottoms-up at 30 SPM while on the remote choke
b. Open the BOP and drill ahead, but watch the pit volume closely
c. Open the BOP and observe the flow line for a decrease in flow
d. Bleed pressure in 50 psi increments, and monitor if pressure returns
40. While making a connection, the Driller closed the well in due to an abnormally long flow
back time. The stabilized surface pressures were equal at 150 psi on the Drill Pipe and
Annulus. You suspect the well has been ballooning. After bleeding the pressures to zero
(0) in increments of 50 psi, the pressures the pressures stayed at zero. Oil-based mud is
in the hole.
What instructions would you give the Driller?
a. Open the choke and flow-check, if negative. open the BOP and circulate while
raising the mud weight by 5 ppg and drill ahead
b. Open the BOP, raise mud weight by 1 ppg and drillahead
c. Open the BOP and drill ahead
d. Open the choke and flow, check, lf negative, circulate bottoms-up through the
choke
41. You are drilling ahead. Other wells in the area have experienced ballooning formations.
When you shut down to make a connection the wellflows.
You shut the well in with a 6-barrel gain
Shut-in pressures have stabilized SIDP=120 psi, SICP=180 psi.
What is most likely happening down hole?
a. Ballooning well
b. Formation fluid influx
c. Hydrates in the choke
d. Lost Circulation
42. When making a connection, the well was still flowing after 3 minutes. The well is shut in
and the shut-in pressures have stabilized as follows:
SIDPP = 200 psi
Pit Gain = 5 bbl
SICP = 350 psi
What has happened?
a. This indicates an influx in the well
b. This is normal Resume dolling
c. This is trapped pump pressure
d. This is a ballooning formation

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Casing Float Valves

43. Which of the following situations could result in a swabbed-in kick during a casing
operation?
a. Use of a self-filling float that fails to convert
b. Use of light weight cement after casing has been run
c. Failure to fill the casing while running in the hole
d. Pulling the casing back out after getting it stuck
44. Casing is run in the hole with a non-return float assembly. What can happen if the casing
is not kept full?
a. Hook load will suddenly decrease
b. Casing joint just above the float assembly will burst
c. Casing close to surface will burst
d. Float may fail causing mud to u-tube up inside the casing
45. How do you know that a self-fill float is plugged?
a. Trip monitoring returns will decrease to closed end displacement
b. Hook load increases (the normal increase in hook load with depth will slow down
due to the buoyancy effect)
c. Trip monitoring returns will increase to closed end displacement
d. Running time increases
46. While running casing, the string became hung up. The Operator has made the decision to
pull the casing. You have advised the Driller to go slow and watch his fill-up volumes as
he pulls the casing string. What is the reason forthis?
a. Potential down time for not being ready to trip back in the hole
b. Potential damage to the casing string and cost to the Operator
c. Potential swabbing due to tight well bore-to-casing geometry
d. Potential surging due to tight well bore to casing geometry
47. When running in the hole with casing what is a benefit of routine fill-ups?
a. To prevent casing burst due to high internal pressure
b. To minimize surge pressure when running in
c. To provide hydrostatic support to the casing and relatedcomponents
d. To reduce Hook Load and wear on the drilling line
48. What would happen if a self-fill (auto fill tube type) failed to convert to a check valve?
a. Cement cannot be pumped down inside the casing
b. Fluids from the annulus or the formation can enter the casing
c. Pressure would have to be held on the annulus to prevent u-tubing
d. Cement would have to be reverse circulated
49. When running casing with a self-fill float assembly, what would indicate that the self-fill
assembly was plugged and the casing was not filling?
a. Hook load would increase by buoyed weight of the steel run in the hole
b. Trip monitoring would show deviations from planned volumes
c. Inability to rotate the casing
d. Inability to reach TD with casing

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50. How does annular pressure loss affect Bottom Hole Pressure (BHP)?
a. It will have no effect on BHP
b. It will cause BHP to be greater than hydrostatic pressure
c. It will cause BHP to be less than hydrostatic pressure
51. Casing is run in the hole with a non-return float assembly. The casing is not being filled.
With the shoe at 3000 feet, the float assembly fails and mud u-tubes up inside the casing.
What will happen to the bottom hole pressure (BHP)?
a. Bottom hole pressure will remain the same since the mud volume in the hole has
not changed
b. Bottom hole pressure will increase
c. Bottom hole pressure will stay the same due to the u-tubeeffect
d. Bottom hole pressure will decrease
52. If a self-fill float in the casing gets plugged and the casing is not filling. What are the well
control risks?
a. If the plug suddenly clears the mud level in the annulus will drop.
b. Losses may occur due to higher mud level in the annulus.
c. You will not be able to reverse circulate to kill the well.
d. You will not be able to pump LCM.
Barriers
53. Which of the following is considered a "procedural barrier"?
a. The casing shoe
b. Monitoring the well for gains or losses
c. The drilling fluid
d. A set packer assembly
54. Which of the following is a "physical barrier"?
a. Periodic well control drills
b. Monitoring the trip tank
c. A cement plug
d. It Proper BOP shut in procedure
55. A drilling break is observed while drilling ahead. A flow check was performed and the
well is flowing. Which barrier has failed?
a. Wellhead or casing Head seals
b. Mud Filter Cake
c. Mud hydrostatic
d. Cement around the casing
56. If a kick is swabbed in when tripping, which type of barrier has failed?
a. Primary (hydrostatic) barrier
b. Temporary mechanical barrier
c. Permanent mechanical barrier
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57. Which of the following is not a method of wellbore barrier verification?

a. Inflow test(Negative test)
b. Weight set confirmation (tagging)
c. Leak off test
d. Positive pressure test
58. What is the minimum number of barriers normally required being in place for any phase
of operations?
a. Three
b. Two
c. Four
d. One
59. When should the well be monitored with pit level and flow rate instrumentation?
a. Only when drilling open hole
b. When running in the hole
c. Any time there is a potential for a barrier to fail
d. During connections
60. Which one of the following NOT classified as a barrier?
a. Mud hydrostatic pressure
b. Drill string Float
c. Pipe Ram
d. Full Opening Safety valve
61. After cementing casing, the plan is to remove the BOP stack. When is it considered safe
to start this operation?
a. The number of minutes that are equal to the cement yield per sack multiplied by
the cement density
b. The planned waiting-on-cement time is complete and well isstatic
c. The well has not flowed for a 45-minute period since the cement was displaced
into position
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Barrier Testing & Verification

62. You have set a liner and are now circulating the well to clean mud before drilling out the
liner Shoe. Where are potential leak paths to allow formation fluid to enter the well?
a. Drill string
b. BOP opening chamber
c. BOP dosing chamber
d. Leaking liner Lap or shoe
63. What is a positive test?
a. A test on a barrier where the pressure applied to the formation side of the barrier
is greater than the pressure on the surface side of the barrier
b. A test on a barrier where the pressure on the formation side of the barrier is less
than the pressure on the surface side of the barrier
c. A test on a barrier where the pressure on the formation side of the barrier is equal
to the pressure on the surface side of the barrier
64. You are performing a Negative Test (API Inflow Test). The drill string has been displaced
with a light fluid and the pressure has been bled off the drill pipe. The volume that
flowed back from the drill pipe during bleed-off was three times more than calculated.
Pressure returns on the standpipe when the drill pipe is shut in.
What is your evaluation of the test?
a. Not enough information to make an informed decision.
b. Successful test. Continue with planned operations.
c. Failed test. Shut the well in and notify Management.

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Fracture Pressure & MAASP

1. The drilling program requires a formation integrity test (FIT) to 15.2 ppg Equivalent Mud
Weight (EMW) at the casing shoe.
Shoe Depth = 4,000 feet TVD/5,500 feet MD
Mud Weight = 9.5 ppg.
What surface pressure is required to test the shoe to the 15.2 ppg EMW?
a. 1,186 psi
b. 1,976 psi
c. 2.382 psi
d. 1,630 psi
2. On the kill sheet why do we calculate the volume of open hole from the bit up to the
shoe?
a. To know when the influx has entered the casing
b. It is part of the exercise to calculate volumes of the stage in the annulus
c. This is used to estimate the maximum casing pressure
d. It is useful for calculating how much gas expansion will occur
3. You have run back to the float shoe after a casing and cement job. The instructions are
to circulate the hole clean before drilling out the shoe. Why should you monitor the pit
and flow levels during this operation?
a. To monitor for thermal expansion of the cement
b. To monitor for losses as any extra cement is cleaned out of the well
c. To check that the float shoe is not leaking
d. To determine when bottoms-up circulation is complete
4. While circulating the gas influx inside the casing. The casing pressure approaches the
MAASP, what should you do?
a. Stop the kill procedures. and bleed off to MAASP thereby reducing the risk of
formation breakdown
b. Continue with the kill procedures. but use the automatic MAASP control to
prevent formation breakdown
c. Continue with the kill procedure, but open the choke as needed to maintain
casing pressure equal to MAASP thereby risking additional influx
d. Continue with the correct kill procedure, the increasing MAASP will not cause
formation breakdown
5. What do you need to help you calculate accurate formation strength at the shoe?
a. An accurate stroke counter
b. An accurate hole capacity
c. A calibrated pressure gauge
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6. What can increase the risk of exceeding MAASPduring a kill operation?

a. Long open hole section
b. Small influx
c. Large difference between formation breakdown pressure and mud hydrostatic
pressure
d. Short open hole section
7. You are circulating out a kick in a deep well and the casing pressure approaches the
MAASP while the influx is still in the open hole. What is the first thing you must do?
a. Minimize any extra pressure in the annulus without allowing the bottom hole
pressure to fall below the pore pressure.
b. Keep the casing pressure at the MAASP by opening the choke.
c. Start pumping mud down the drill string at 1 ppg higher than you need to kill.
d. Continue pumping at the same SPM. The MAASP is only a problem when the influx
is inside casing.
8. What is the Maximum Allowable Annular Surface Pressure (MAASP)?
a. The total pressure applied at the shoe that will cause losses
b. The total pressure that will cause losses to the formation minus the mud
hydrostatic
c. The maximum pressure allowed on the drill pipe gauge during a kill operation
d. The maximum allowable bottom hole pressure during a kill operation
9. What can increase the risk of exceeding MAASP during a kill operation?
a. Small influx
b. Large difference between formation breakdown pressure and mud hydrostatic
pressure
c. Small difference between formation breakdown pressure and mud hydrostatic
pressure
d. Short open hole section
10. Which of the following practices should be observed when running a leak-off test
(L.O.T.)?
a. Always use water, pump fast and shut down when pressure-volume trend changes
b. Establish an injection rate first use known mud weight, and pump at a fast rate
c. Pump slowly, use known mud weight and shut down when pressure-volume trend
changes
d. Displace the drill string to base oil or water, shut in the well and pump slowly
until the formation starts to take fluid
11. What will happen to MAASP if Mud Weight is decreased?
a. MAASP will increase
b. MAASP will stay the same
c. MAASP Will decrease

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12. Surface Leak off Pressure = 1000 psi

TVD of Casing Shoe = 7,500
Mud Weight =11 ppg
What is the fracture pressure at the casing shoe?
a. 4200psi
b. 6100psi
c. 5425psi
d. 5290psi
13. What affects the MAASP?
a. The maximum pump pressure
b. The gel strength of the mud
c. The mud weight in the hole
d. The viscosity and water loss of the mud
14. At what pressure does leak-off begin to take place in the graph below?

a. 1000 – 1150 psi

b. 1250 – 1350 psi
c. 800 – 900 psi

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Kick Tolerance
15. You are drilling a section of well with a low kick tolerance. What action could be
implemented?
a. Increase the mud viscosity to reduce the chance of akick
b. Pull out at increased trip speed and carry out 15 minute flow checks at all drilling
breaks
c. Take slow circulating rate pressures at faster strokes per minute (SPM) than
normal
d. Increase vigilance of kick indicators
16. You are drilling a section of well with a kick tolerance window indicating a maximum
allowable kick volume of less than the rig has shown they can successfully detect and
shut in. What action could be taken?
a. Set cement plug and sidetrack
b. Consider setting casing liner
c. Pull bit into casing shoe as quickly as possible
d. Continue drilling carefully, kick tolerance will improve with depth
17. Which of the following is the definition of kick tolerance?
a. The maximum gas kick volume at a particular depth that can be successfully shut
in and circulated out without exceeding the weirs weak point fracture pressure
b. The maximum gas kick volume for a given kick intensity at a particular depth that
can be successfully shut in and circulated out without exceeding the weak point
fracture pressure
c. The minimum kick intensity, for a given gas kick volume that can be successfully
shut in and circulated out without exceeding the wells weak point fracture
pressure
18. What is meant by a kick tolerance of 25 barrels?
a. Based on a chosen kick intensity, a gas kick of 25 bbls is the maximum that can be
shut in and circulated out without fracture at the weak point of the well
b. Based on a chosen kick intensity, a salt-water kick of 25 bbls is the maximum that
can be shut in and bullheaded
c. Based on a chosen kick intensity, a salt-water kick of 25 bbls is the maximum that
can be circulated out without bursting the casing at surface
d. Based on a chosen kick intensity, a gas kick of 25 bbls is the maximum that can be
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19. The rig team has just calculated Kick Tolerance for a range of kick intensities, and the
Kick Tolerance Window is provided below.

The rig team predicts a maximum 1 ppg kick in this hole section. From the graph above,
determine how many bbls they could close in on and successfully circulate out without
breaking down the shoe?
a. 19 bbls
b. 30 bbls
c. 44 bbls
d. 17 bbls
20. The operator calculates a kick tolerance of 50 bbls at a given depth, based on 0.5 ppg
kick intensity. If you re-calculate for a kick intensity of 1 ppg. What will happen to
maximum kick size?
a. Maximum kick size will increase
b. Maximum kick size will stay at 50 bbls
c. Maximum kick size will decrease

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Warning Signs & Kick Indicators

1. What is a transition zone?
a. A change in the formation from high permeability to low permeability
b. The position in a reservoir where gas transitions to oil or water
c. Depth where the formations are strong enough to be shut-in with the BOP
d. A section of formation where formation pressure is changing
2. When drilling in the transition zone to an abnormally pressured formation, what changes
may you expect to see in the mud?
a. Decrease in mud filtrate
b. Increasing salinity in a fresh water-based mud
c. Increasing mud weight
d. Decrease in gas content
3. Which of the following actions should be taken when drilling through a transition zone?
a. Reduce Weight on Bit
b. Reduce Revolutions per Minute (RPM)
c. Increase time between mud weight checks
d. Increased crew awareness of the warning signs
4. Why is it important to examine the mud as it flows across the shakers?
a. The type and amount of cuttings and cavings can indicate wellbore conditions
b. The type of cuttings determine what mud weight is needed
c. The type of cuttings determine whether to run the degasser or the centrifuge
d. The more cuttings and cavings at the Shaker is an indication of good drilling
practices
5. What is the main reason for measuring the weight and viscosity as it exits the well?
a. It provides information about the effects of the well on the mud
b. It informs Mud Engineer when to do mud tests
c. It makes sure the well plan's mud program is followed
d. It ensures compliance with company policy
6. Why is it important for crew members to immediately inform their Driller if they see any
potential well control problems?
a. To inform the Driller to increase rate of penetration
b. To help Driller identify and act to minimize the size of akick
c. To inform the Driller to increase tripping speed
d. To allow the Driller to switch on the pit and flow alarms
7. What is the best description of the term "Fingerprinting the Well"?
a. Recording baseline drilling data that can be analyzed against current data to help
recognize down hole problems
b. Recording azimuth and elevation of the wellbore from logging
c. Recording block name and field number fur the location of the well
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8. Which of the following may be a lagging indicator of an increase in formation pressure?

a. Change in SPM
b. Change in RPM
c. Change in background gas
d. Change in rotary torque
9. You are drilling ahead at 80 feet/hour.
Bit diameter = 12-¼ inches
Open Hole capacity = 0.1458 bbls/foot
Casing capacity = 0.152 bbls/foot
Drill pipe capacity = 0.0178 bbls/foot
Drill pipe displacement = 0.008 bbls/foot
Pit level has decreased 23 bbls in the last hour, what action would you take?
a. Stop drilling and flow check you may be taking an influx
b. Continue drilling ahead, all is good with the pit level
c. Decrease ROP to 50 feet/hour
d. Inform Supervisor that you have partial losses
10. Which kick indicator is normally detected first?
a. Pump pressure increase
b. Trip Tank increase
c. Gain increase
d. Flow Rate increase
11. What precautions should you take with the drilling fluid before starting wireline
operations?
a. Drilling fluid should be circulated and conditioned because the well will be static
for an extended period
b. Due to small diameter of tools there are no special precaution to take
c. Increase mud weight before starting the wirelining operation to compensate for
the loss of ECD
d. A Lost Circulation Material (LCM) pill should be spotted at the depth of interest
before starting wireline operations
12. Which of the following is not a warning sign of an increasing formation fluid pressure?
a. Increased Cavings at Shaker.
b. Increasing Shale Density
c. Increasing Background Gas
d. Decreasing Shale Density
13. What is a 'flow-check?
a. Monitoring the number of barrels that flow back to the pits at a connection
b. Observing the well for flow after the pumps have been shutdown
c. Observing the number of barrels it takes to keep the hole full after pulling10
stands
d. Monitoring the time it takes for the flow-line to drain back to the pits at a
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14. When would you most likely carry out a flow check?
a. After the Driller has increased the weight on bit
b. After a 5% increase in the rate of penetration
c. After taking a slow circulation rate
d. Before the BHA is pulled up through the stack
15. When would you most likely carry out a flow check?
a. After the BHA has been run-in past the BOP
b. After the Driller has increased the Weight on Bit
c. Before the Bitt is run-in past the BOP
d. Before starting to pull out of the hole
16. Which of the following does not require a flow check?
a. After tripping back to bottom
b. 10% increase in ROP for 10 feet
c. 50% increase in ROP for 5 feet
d. After the Driller has increased the WOB
17. Why is it important to inform the Driller when starting or stopping the degasser or
desilter?
a. Shakers will need to be by-passed
b. Mud viscosity will be reduced
c. Flow Rate will increase from the well
d. Pit volume will change
18. Why is it important for the Driller to know when mud is being transferred into or out of
the active system?
a. To line up returns through the Desilters to improve mud mixing
b. To recognize if there are gains and losses due to a kick or lost circulation
c. To start bottoms-up circulation to clean the hole before new mud is pumped
d. To know when to operate the pit agitators to prevent Barite falling out of the mud
19. If the flow sensor suddenly showed a loss of returns and no mud could be seen in the
annulus, what would be the best action to take?
a. Pump at a reduced rate while mixing lost circulationmaterial
b. Close the well in and check for pressure
c. Top-fill the annulus with base fluid and record the amount needed to stop the
fluid losses
d. Stop all pumping and wait for orders
20. If total losses occurred while drilling with water-based mud, what should be done?
a. Stop drilling, top-fill the hole with water, and record volume
b. Pump lost circulation material immediately
c. Stop drilling, shut the well in, and see what happens
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21. While tripping out of the hole, the Assistant Driller (AD) has noted improper hole fill,
After pulling five stands, the hole has taken no fluid from the trip tank. It should have
taken three barrels. The AD informs the Driller of the problem. What is the action should
the Driller take?
a. Connect Kelly or Top and circulate bottoms-up
b. Perform a flow check immediately and shut in if required
c. Close the diverter and line up to the degasser
d. Pull five more stands and re-evaluate the situation
22. You are drilling ahead and begin to experience partial losses. Which of the following is
not a normal action to consider?
a. Add LCM (lost Circulation Material) to the mud
b. Circulate at a slower pump rate to reduce ECD
c. Shut in the well and convert mud system to brine
d. Consider changing the mud properties to reduce friction losses or hydrostatic
pressure
23. The wireline crew has informed the Driller that they are pulling the wireline tools out of
the hole. A short time later the Driller sees a gain in the trip tank. What has most likely
occurred?
a. The gain is from mud expansion due to the wellbeing static for a long period of
time while wirelining
b. The wireline tools may have been pulled too quickly causing swabbing
c. The wireline operator has pumped a slug so the wireline can be pulled dry and
save some dean uptime
d. Nothing has occurred, it is normal to see a gain due to displacement when pulling
wireline tools
24. The Mud Engineer starts the degasser and the desilter. What will happen to flow rate
from the well?
a. Flow rate will increase after two to three minutes
b. Flow rate will decrease after two to three minutes
c. Flow Rate will stay the same
25. While drilling ahead at a constant rate of penetration (ROP), the cutting load across the
shakers increased and the shale shakers cannot handle the amount of cuttings returning
from the well. What is the safest thing to do?
a. Check for flow, if there is none, continue drilling at the same ROP
b. Slow down the mud pump until the shaker can handle the amount of cuttings in
the returns and continue drilling
c. Check for flow-if there is none continue at the same ROP, allow half of the mud
returns to bypass the shakers
d. Check for flow-if there is none. Circulate bottoms up at a reduced rate so that the
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26. Why is it important, as a minimum, to circulate a full bottom-up before starting a cement
job on a deviated well?
a. The time taken to circulate bottoms-up Will replace the requirement to flow
check the well
b. To ensure a good column of mud in the annulus
c. To remove any cuttings that could plug the casing float collar if you take a kick
d. You want to ensure you will not induce losses during thecement job
27. Which of the following indicators may warn of an increase in formation pressure?
a. ROP
b. Rotary torque
c. RPM
d. All of the above
28. If a positive Kick Indicator is noted at a flow check, what should be the Driller's first
action?
a. Immediately shut in and secure the well
b. Continue to monitor the well for flow. If flow continues, shut the well In after a 5
bbl gain
c. Call the Tool-pusher for instructions
d. Continue drilling a further five (5) feet then shut in
29. You are drilling ahead with a 12-¼ inch Bit with an average ROP of 45 feet/hour. For the
last 60 minutes there has been no change to the pit level. What may be happening down
hole?
a. All is good as the pit level is constant
b. You may be gaining some formation fluid
c. You may be losing some mud to the formation
30. Which kick indicator is normally detected first?
a. Pit Gain increase
b. Pump pressure increase
c. Flow Rate increase
d. Trip Tank increase
31. Which of the following situations make it more difficult to detect a kick with the PVT?
a. When you by-pass the solids control pits
b. When you allow mud to overflow the shakers
c. When you reduce the pit level alarm settings from 10 bbls to 5 bbls
d. When you keep active mud system transfers to a minimum while drilling ahead
32. While drilling ahead and recording high connection gas levels, there is a power failure
that eliminates the ability to circulate and rotate. What is the safest action to take?
a. Line up to trip tank and monitor the well
b. Pull out to the casing shoe and work the pipe up and down
c. Work pipe up and down to prevent stuck pipe
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33. The results of a flow check are inconclusive, due to the small volume of returns from
the well. Which of the following is the most accurate way to determine if the well is
flowing?
a. Pull 5 stands and watch the well to see if it fillsup
b. Close in the well and line up through the mud-gas separator and monitor for flow
at the Shakers
c. Line up to the trip tank and monitor for gains orlosses
d. Shut the Diverter and monitor for flow from the vent line
34. When should the well be monitored with pit level and flow rate instrumentation?
a. When running in the hole
b. During connections
c. Only when drilling open hole
d. Anytime there is a potential for a barrier to fail
35. The Derrick-man states that there has been a 10 bbl increase in the pits over the last 15
minutes. What is the safest action to take?
a. Carry out a flow check
b. Inform the Mud Engineer
c. Call the Tool pusher for advice
d. Ask the Derrick man to check for any mud transfers
36. While conducting a flow check after a drilling break. The trip tank increases by 2 barrels
in 4 minutes. What action should be taken?
a. Shut the well in
b. Return to drilling as the gain is due to temperature changes down-hole
c. Start circulating bottoms up
d. Monitor the well for another 4 minutes to check if well is still flowing

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Shut-in Methods
1. While tripping into the hole at 6,000 feet, a flow check is positive. The rig procedure is to
shut the well in using the soft shut-in procedure. What is the correct procedure to shut
in?
a. Open HCR valve and choke. Close BOP, Stab full opening safety valve, Close safety
valve. Close choke
b. Stab full opening safety valve, Open HCR valve and choke. Close BOP. Close choke.
Close safety valve. Record pressure
c. Stab a full opening safety valve, Close the safety valve, Open HCR valve. Close
BOP, Close choke
d. Close the BOP, Stab full opening safety valve, Close the safety valve. Open choke,
Close choke, Record pressure
2. While tripping into the well, at 6,000 ft. the flow check is positive. The rig procedure is
to shut-in the well using the hard shut-in. How do you conduct the hard shut-in
procedure?
a. Close the BOP, Stab full opening safety valve, close the safety valve, Open choke,
Record pressure.
b. Open HCR valve and choke, Close BOP, Stab full opening safety valve, close choke
Record pressure.
c. Stab a full opening safety valve. Close the safety valve, Close BOP, Open HCR
valve, Record pressure.
d. Stab full opening safely valve, Open HCR valve and choke, close BOP, close safety
valve, Record pressure.
3. Who has the authority to shut in the well without waiting for permission?
a. Mud engineer
b. Derrick hand
c. Driller
d. Floor hand
4. Why is the Driller given authority to shut in a well without waiting for permission?
a. The Driller can monitor well flow to allow a minimum 10 bbl gain
b. The Driller is the only person trained to kill the well
c. The Driller has the 'password' to activate the BOP controls
d. The Driller is empowered to shut the well without delay
5. You have successfully shut-in on a kick. As a supervisor, which of the following is an
important responsibility for you tocomplete?
a. Verify Mud Weight in and out.
b. Check Pit Levels and lineups.
c. Mixing Kill Weight Mud
d. Communicate/Plan with crew.

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6. What equipment is specific to a shut-in operation with casing?

a. Inside Blow Out Preventer (IBOP)
b. A suitable crossover (Swage)
c. Full Opening Safety Valve (FOSV)
d. Dart sub
7. Why is it important to detect a kick as early as possible?
a. Minimizing the size of the influx will result in a lower SICP
b. Minimizing the size of the influx will result in a higher SICP
c. Minimizing the size of the influx will result in a lower SIDPP
d. Minimizing the size of the influx will result in a higher SIDPP
8. Why is it important to detect a kick as early as possible?
a. To allow the volumetric method to be used.
b. To prevent gas expansion as it is circulated up the annulus.
c. To minimize size of influx to handle at surface
d. To reduce Kill Mud Weight required killing the well
9. Why is it good practice during a well kill to monitor the top of the well on the trip tank?
a. To check for leaks across the BOP
b. To check for losses at the Shoe
c. To check for a secondary influx during the kill
d. To monitor returns from the mud gas separator
10. What is the safest and most reliable method for monitoring leaks through the BOP?
a. Visually check by looking through rotary table
b. Monitor for changes in the flow rate indicator
c. Line up the trip tank to monitor for flow above the closed BOP
d. Close the diverter and monitor the ventline
11. The well has been shut-in and the pressures are stabilizing. What is the first step that the
Driller should take?
a. Check the drill pipe pressure to determine formation pressure
b. Record the pit gain
c. Check the well secure (no leaks)
d. Calculate Kill Weight Fluid
12. What isthe main reason for a pit drill?
a. To see how fast the Driller can line up on the trip tank
b. To test the pit and flow alarms
c. To ensure the crew is trainedto kill the well
d. To ensure the crew is able to effectively recognize and react to a kick

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13. What is the main reason for a trip drill?

a. To see how fast the Driller can line upon the choke manifold
b. To ensure the crew is able to effectively recognize and react to a kick when
tripping pipe
c. To test the pit flow and trip tank alarms
d. To ensure the crew is trained to kill the well
14. What is the reason for a Chokedrill?
a. To see how fast the Driller can close the choke in an emergency
b. To help the crew understand how the choke and well pressures react during a kill
operation
c. To test that the choke is working correctly before drilling out the casing shoe
d. To ensure the crew is trained to line up correctly for a reverse circulation well kill
15. What is the reason for a Diverter drill?
a. To ensure the crew is able to effectively recognize and react to a surface kick by
diverting fluids away from the rig
b. To test the pit flow and trip tank alarms
c. To see how fast the Driller can line up from the vent line to the mud gas separator
d. To ensure the crew are able to close in the well and prepare the kill mud
16. You are running a slick non-shearable tool in the hole on a surface stack rig. The well
flows when the tool is across the BOPstack.
What is the best action the Driller can take to shut in the well?
a. Pick up a joint or stand of shearable pipe, run into position and install a safety
valve
b. Make up safety valve in string and close the annular
c. Start circulating to use ECD to stop the kick
d. Drop the string in the hole
17. The Driller has successfully shut-in on a kick. Which one of the following would you
delegate to a crewmember?
a. Communicating kill plan to crew-members
b. Instructions to crew if you get gasmigration
c. Checking kill-sheet for accuracy
d. Checking for leaks at the pumps, pipe work and pit areas
18. Which density measuring device should be used when a fluid has entrained air and/or gas?
a. Hydrometer
b. Pressurized Balance
c. A triple beam mud balance
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19. You have successfully shut-in on a kick. Which of the following would not be the
responsibility of the Derrick hand to monitor?
a. Record pit levels and check measuring devices
b. Measure mud weight in all pits
c. Check for leaks at the pumps or lines
d. Monitor pressures at the Choke
20. Which of the following is the most important reason for good handover procedures
between crews during well control operations?
a. Ensure continuity in operations and pass on trend information to identify potential
problems
b. It is a regulatory form that must be completed and turned into the local regulatory
agency
c. Handover procedures are not considered important during well control operations
d. To allow blame to be assigned in the event of an incident during well kill
operations
21. Which of the following is the least important reason for good handover during well control
operations?
a. Allows blame to be assigned in the event of an incident
b. Allows discussion of any problems experienced up to this point
c. Ensures trends and parameters are known by the new crew
d. Ensures operations are continued with minimum disruption

Top Hole Section

22. Which of the following statements is a good operating practice in a top-hole section that
has the risk of gas bearing formations?
a. Never use a drill pipe float
b. Maintain high ROP
c. Regularly pump light sweeps
d. Control the rate of penetration
23. What is good practice when increasing connection gas is observed?
a. Control ROP to keep a minimum number of connection gas events in the hole at a
time
b. Increase WOB and RPM to reduce gas level in the mud
c. Reduce the mud viscosity to minimize swabbing
d. Increase the mud Viscosity
24. Which of the following practices could result in the influx of a shallow hazard?
a. Pumping out of the hole
b. Keeping the hole full with a continuous triptank
c. Pumping a cement slurry with short transition time
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25. What drilling practice should be considered when connection gas is recorded?
a. Reduce mud weight by a small amount
b. Increase the mud Viscosity
c. Pull out of hole and change the Bit
d. Control ROP to keep a minimum number of connection gas events in the hole at a
time
26. Which of the following is true regarding kick detection during wireline operations?
a. There is no need to monitor the well during wireline operations because the well is
static
b. The well should be lined up to active pits due to the large displacement volumes
of wire line tools
c. The well should be put on the trip tank to monitor displacement as wireline is run
in/out of the hole
d. Wire line operations can only take place using a lubricator assembly when logging
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Pre-Recorded Data
Slow Circulation Rates
1. What gauge is used to record the Slow Circulating Rate (SCR) pressure?
a. The casing pressure gauge at the Standpipe Manifold
b. The pump pressure gauge at the mud pump
c. The same drill pipe gauge that is used to kill the well
d. The pump pressure gauge at the Standpipe Manifold
2. After the well is shut-in, what key data should be recorded?
a. Casing Pressure
b. Weight on Bit
c. Rotary Torque
d. Hook load
3. What is a typical Slow Circulating Rate (SCR)?
a. 75% of drilling pump rate
b. Same as drilling pump rate
c. Between 20 and 50 strokes per minute (SPM)
d. Between 80 and 100strokes per minute (SPM)
4. When would you consider taking a new Slow Circulation Rate(SCR)?
a. After each connection that you drill with a top drive
b. After you recharge the mud pump pulsation dampener
c. When the Mud Weight changes
d. Before and after a leak-off test
5. What can cause an inaccurate Slow Circulation Rate (SCR) reading?
a. Gelled mud in the well following a bit trip
b. Circulating mud for a period of time to break down the gels
c. Recording the pressure at the choke control panel
d. Constant mud weight around the well

Shut-in Pressures
6. A well is shut in. What is the casing pressure in this static u-tube?
Well Information:
Drill Pipe pressure reads 0 psi (no float in the string)
Well Depth = 7,000 TVD/7,225 MD
Drill String full of 9.7 ppg mud
Annulus full of 6.0 ppg gas/mud mixture
a. 1390 psi
b. 3530 psi
c. 4920 psi
d. 1347 psi

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7. Why kill the well at a reduced pump rate?

a. To allow choke operator time to react during a well kill
b. To determine pump rate to displace cement
c. To prevent bursting the casing
d. To kill the well in a short time
8. The drill pipe pressure gauge on the remote choke panel reads 450 psi. The drill pipe
pressure gauge on the standpipe manifold reads 650 psi. What gauge should be used to
calculate kill mud weight?
a. The difference is not important, calculate using 650 psi for more safety margin
b. The difference is not important, calculate using 350 psi
c. Neither gauge, investigate the difference first
d. Use the average pressure of 500 psi to calculate
9. Kill mud is returning at the end of a kill operation. The well is shut down but drill pipe
and casing show 100psi on the gauges. How would you determine if the extra pressure is
'trapped' pressure?
a. Start circulating surface to bit strokes then shut down and re-check the pressures
b. Increase mud weight by equivalent of 100psi and circulate around the well
c. Bleed off 50 psi at the choke then monitor pressure to see if it is static or builds
back up to 100 psi
d. Bleed off100 psi, open up the well and check furflow
10. If the Driller suspects the shut in casing pressure (SICP) reading on the remote choke
panel is too low, what action should be taken?
a. Compare with SICP gauge reading on the Choke manifold and report to Supervisor
b. Compare with SICP gauge reading on the Standpipe manifold and report to
Supervisor
c. Bleed back SICP by100 psi and record the SICP after it has stabilized
d. Bleed back SIDPP by100 psi and record SICP after it has stabilized
11. A well is shut in and casing pressure has stabilized. The float was bumped and Shut In
Drill pipe Pressure (SIDPP) was recorded. While waiting on orders the casing pressure
increased to 850psi.
If the float were bumped again, at what pressure will the float open?
Well Information:
Initial SIDPP = 550 psi
Initial SICP = 750 psi
MAASP = 1,600 psi
a. 550 psi
b. 950 psi
c. 850 psi
d. 650 psi

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12. A written record of strokes pumped, surface pressures, choke position and other
information useful for effective handover to a relief crew during a well kill operation, is
best defined as what?
a. Drill pipe pressure schedule
b. Pipe Tally
c. Kill log
d. Trip Sheet
13. Which of the following affect the Shut In Drill Pipe Pressure?
a. Formation fluid pressure
b. Influx gradient
c. Size of influx in the annulus
d. Annular volume from Bit to Shoe
14. At which location should the casing pressure be read after shutting in on a kick?
a. At the mud pumps
b. At the drill pipe gauge on the standpipe manifold
c. At the casing shoe
d. At the remote choke panel gauge
15. What can cause a larger kick size and a greater Shut In Casing Pressure (SICP)?
a. Formation strength
b. Formation Permeability
c. Ballooning
d. Formation Porosity
16. A well is shut in after taking a 25 bbl kick with 300 psi SIDPP and 650 psi SICP. If the well
had been shut in on a 10 bbls kick, how would shut in pressure be affected?
a. SICP would be higher
b. SIDPP would be higher
c. SIDPP would be lower
d. SICP would be lower
17. Which of the following parameters will affect the value of the Shut-In Casing Pressure?
a. Drill string capacity per foot
b. Choke line length
c. Slow Circulating Rate Pressure
d. The formation fluid pressure (pore pressure)
18. Which of the following parameters will affect the value of the Shut in Casing Pressure?
a. Choke line length
b. Mud pH
c. The kick volume
d. Drill string capacity per foot

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19. A well is shut in on a kick and the shut-in pressures on the gauges have stabilized. The
SIDPP reads 350 psi and the SICP reads 900 psi. What is happening in the well?
a. The well is not completely full of mud and there is more bottom hole pressure on
the drill pipe side of the well
b. The well is not balanced; bottom hole pressure (BHP) on the annular side is higher
than on the drill pipe side of the U-tube
c. The well is balanced; pressures at the bottom are balanced on both sides of the
well
d. The well is not balanced; bottom hole pressure on the annulus side is lower due to
contamination by formation fluids
20. You are drilling a vertical well on a surface stack rig. The well kicks and you shut-in. The
pressure readings are: Shut In Drill Pipe Pressure 350 psi Shut In Casing Pressure 450 psi
Why is there a difference in the two readings?
a. Because the influx has a higher density than the mud
b. Because the influx is inside the drill string and has a lower density than the mud
c. Because the BOP was closed too fast causing trappedpressure
d. Because the influx is in the annulus and has a lower density than the mud
21. When drilling the horizontal section of a well, an 11 bbl gas kick is taken. TVD is 8200'
and MD is 9700'. If all the influx is in the horizontal section of the well, what would the
expected SIDPP and SICP be?
a. SICP greater than SIDPP
b. SIDPP nearly equal to SICP
c. SIDPP greater than SICP
d. Zero SICP
22. If a kick occurs while drilling a horizontal well, why is there little or no difference
between SIDPP and SICP? (Assume no float in drill string)
a. Because the volume inside the string is the same as volume in the Annulus
b. Because the kick in the horizontal section does not have the vertical height to
affect the hydrostatic pressure in the annulus
c. Because in horizontal wells, the influx is not able to migrate
d. Because the mud density and formation fluid density are the same when drilling
horizontal wells
23. During a kill start-up operation the pump pressure at kill rate is greater than the
calculated ICP. What could be a reason for this?
a. SCRs were taken 500 feet up the hole
b. Kill mud weight calculation is wrong
c. Drill string is washing out
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24. When drilling a horizontal well a fault is crossed, and a kick is taken. The well is shut
in. Calculate the mud weight required to kill the well using the data below:

Well Data: MD TVD

Depth at start of horizontal section 7690 feet 6200 feet

Depth at time of kick 11000 feet 6000 feet

length of horizontal section 3310 feet

Mud weight 11 ppg feet

Kick data:

SIDPP 150 psi

SICP 170 psi

a. 12 ppg
b. 11.6 ppg
c. 11.4 ppg
d. 11.5 ppg
25. Well control capability is influenced by several factors. Which of the following has the
largest influence on well control capability?
a. Type fluid
b. Size of hole
c. Size of kick
d. Size of drill string
26. After pulling out 2,000 feet, the well kicked and was shut in.
SICP is 100 psi
Swabbed volume in hole is 10 bbls
Casing capacity is 0.147 bbls/foot
Assuming the swabbed influx is below the bit, what will be the SIDPP?
a. Higher than SICP
b. Same as SICP
c. Lower than SICP

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27. A well has been shut in on a kick. The drill pipe pressure is zero because there is a float
(non-return) valve in the string. How should the operator obtain the Shut In Drill Pipe
Pressure?
a. Shear the pipe and read the drill pipe pressure directly off the casing gauge
b. Pump 2 barrels per minute into the annulus with the well shut in. When the
pressure equalizes, the float will open. This pump pressure Is the Shut In Drill Pipe
pressure
c. Pump very slowly into the drill string with the well shut in and as casing pressure
starts to rise, stop the pump, read the pressure, and subtract any overbalance.
d. Bring the pump up to kill rate holding the casing pressure constant by opening the
choke. The pressure shown when the pump is at kill rate is the Shut In Drill Pipe
pressure
28. You have just completed a successful pump start up and the pump is running at kill rate.
The choke gauge is stable. What gauge should now read Initial Circulating Pressure (ICP)?
a. The Kill line Pressure Gauge
b. The Choke Pressure Gauge
c. The Drill Pipe Pressure Gauge
d. The Accumulator Pressure Gauge
29. Why is it important to monitor the pit volume during a well control operation?
a. To monitor the gas expansion and monitor for losses
b. To know when to adjust the drill pipe pressure
c. To know when to adjust the pump speed
d. To keep the bottom hole pressure constant
30. What is the danger of adding the safety-margin to the mud weight?
a. Cannot be removed easily if pressures get close to MAASP
b. Reduces actual ICP below calculated value
c. Drill pipe pressure is harder to control with the choke
d. Increases MAASP at the shoe
31. The well kicks and is shut in. Drill pipe pressure and casing pressure both start to build
up, but before stabilizing both start to drop quite rapidly. Which of the following might
have occurred?
a. A weak formation has broken down
b. Gas is migrating up the well
c. Both gauges have malfunctioned
d. The drill string has washed out
32. A kick has been swabbed in, which of the following is an indicator that the influx is below
the bit and that stripping will be required?
a. SIDPP is greater than SICP
b. SICP is greater than SIDPP
c. SIDPP is equal to SICP
d. SICP is zero

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33. What does the SIDPP indicate when the well is properly shut in on an underbalanced kick?
a. The trapped pressure caused by shutting in the well
b. The difference between formation pressure and leak off pressure
c. The difference between formation pressure and hydrostatic pressure of mud in
the drill string
d. The MAASP
34. The well is shut-in with the following pressure readings:
Shut-in casing pressure = 0 psi
Shut-in drill pipe pressure = 435 psi
The annulus is observed through the choke, and there is no flow. What could be the
problem?
a. The drill string has twisted off
b. The hole is packed off around BHA
c. The choke gauge failed
d. The formation at the shoe has been fractured
35. Which of the following information is least important for planning a kill operation?
a. Current drilling fluid density
b. Formation fluid compressibility
c. Shut in drill pipe pressure (SIDPP)
d. Shut in casing Pressure (SICP)
36. When preparing for a tour change during a well kill operation, what would be the best
practice when conducting the handover?
a. Immediately take over from current crew and work With supervisor to help kill the
well
b. Once current crew have left location, call crew to rig floor for a meeting to
discuss duties
c. All parties involved should stay on duty for a sufficient time to allow for thorough
communication of current activities
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Gas Behaviors
1. After shutting in on a kick the SIDPP and SICP have been stable for 15 minutes. They then
both start slowly rising by the same amount. Which one of the following is the probable
cause?
a. The BOP stack is leaking
b. The influx is migrating up the well bore
c. The gauges are faulty
d. Another influx is entering the wellbore
2. What best describes the effect of gas migration on wellbore stresses?
a. All the stresses stay the same
b. All the stresses decrease
c. All the stresses increase
3. While preparing to circulate Kill Weight Mud, the gas bubble begins to migrate. If no
action is taken, what will the pressure in the gas bubble be as the gas rises?
a. Increase
b. Decrease
c. Stay approximately the same
4. Why must you leave spare capacity in the active pit system when circulating out a kick?
a. If the kick is gas it will expand and pit level willincrease
b. If the kick is salt water it will expand and pit level will increase
c. To store the kick fluid as it is circulated from the well
d. If the kick is oil it will expand and pit level will increase
5. What type of drilling conditions can make kick detection more difficult for the Driller?
a. Drilling high permeability formations with oil-based muds
b. Drilling low permeability formations with oil-based muds
c. Drilling high permeability formations with water-based muds
d. Drilling low permeability formations with water-based mud
6. A kick has been taken at TD and will be circulated out using the Driller's Method. You
have one active pit (10 feet deep) with 180 bbls capacity.
Kick size = 10 bbls
TD/TVD = 4800feet
Mud weight in well = 9.9 ppg
SIDPP = 250 psi
SICP = 350 psi
Formation Pressure = 2721 psi

Maximum predicted surface casing pressure during kill= 500 psi, after the initial 10-
barrel increase. What additional pit gain is anticipated? Disregard temperature effects
and mud compressibility factor.
a. 109 barrels
b. 1851 barrels
c. 44 barrels
d. 78 barrels

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7. How does increasing pressure affect non-aqueous (oil-based) mud density?

a. No effect on density
b. Increases density
c. Decreases density
8. What best describes the effect of gas migration on shut-in drill pipe pressure (no float in
the drill string)?
a. Stay the same
b. Decrease
c. Increase
9. What could happen if gas migrates after a well is shut in and the shut in pressures have
stabilized (no float in string)?
a. Only the annulus pressure will increase
b. Only the drill pipe pressure will increase
c. Both drill pipe and annulus pressures will increase
d. Shut in pressures will remain constant
10. When circulating an influx out, what will happen to surface pressures when gas breaks
out of a non-aqueous (oil-based) mud?
a. Increase rapidly
b. Decrease rapidly
c. Stay the same
11. What will happen to the Casing pressure when a gas influx is being circulated from the
horizontal section into the vertical section?
a. Casing pressure will decrease
b. Casing pressure will stay the same
c. Casing pressure will increase
12. Mud compressibility can be high in non-aqueous fluid (oil-based).How does this affect the
time it takes for a choke adjustment to be seen at the drill pipe gauge?
a. Increase in time taken
b. No change to time taken
c. Decrease in time taken
13. A salt-water kick is circulated out using the Driller's Method. The shut-in pressures and
influx gradient calculation determine the influx to be heavier than the mud in the well.
When will the surface casing pressure be at its minimum value?
a. When the kill mud is pumped into the drill pipe
b. When the kick reaches the casing shoe
c. When the kick has been circulated to just below the BOP
d. When the annular geometry by causes the influx to have the maximum height
14. What can result from gas migration in a shut in well if no action is taken?
a. Possible formation fracture
b. Decrease in Bottom Hole Pressure
c. Reduction of shut-in pressures
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15. During the first circulation of the Driller's method, as a gas bubble approaches the casing
shoe, what happens to shoe pressure if the BHP was correctly held constant?
a. Increases
b. Remains constant
c. Decreases
16. A well is shut in and a gas kick migrates 1000 feet with no expansion in the annulus. Well
Information:
Gas Volume = 20 bbl
Total Depth = 6,000ʹ MD and TVD
Casing Shoe = 2,200ʹ MD and TVD
Open Hole = 8.5ʺ
Mud Weight = 8.33 ppg
What is the increase in bottom hole pressure due to gas migration? Assume no losses to
the formation.
a. 433 psi
b. 952 psi
c. 2,165 psi
d. 2,598 psi

Pit Gain
17. As a gas kick is being circulated up the casing. What will normally happen to the surface
pit volume?
a. Increase
b. Stay the same
c. Decrease
18. You are circulating a gas kick out of the well using the Driller's method. What would
normally happen to active pit level during the circulation?
a. Pit level would decrease due to gas expansion then stay constant as gas exits the
choke
b. Pit level would decrease due to gas expansion then increase as gas exits the choke
c. Pit level would increase due to gas expansion then stay constant as gas exits the
choke
d. Pit level would increase due to gas expansion then decrease as gas exits the choke
19. You are running a casing and cementing operation. The cement pump is pumping cement
down the casing, what should happen to active pit level during this stage of the
operation.
a. Pit level will increase
b. Pit level will decrease
c. Pit level will stay constant

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20. A gas kick is being circulated along a horizontal hole section. What should happen to mud
pit volume if the correct kill procedure is being followed?
a. Decrease as the kill mud fills the horizontal section
b. Increase at first as the gas begins to move then gradually decrease
c. Remain approximately constant
d. Increase as the gas expands
21. What happens to the gas volume in the well bore as a gas kick is circulated out properly
from the well?
a. Gas volume will increase
b. Gas volume will decrease
c. Gas volume will stay the same
22. What type of mud makes it more difficult to determine the size of the influx down-hole?
a. Water based muds
b. Brines
c. Oil based muds
d. Salt based muds
23. What are “hydrates”?
a. Hydrates are a solid, frozen mixture of oil and water.
b. Hydrates are a solid, frozen mixture of water and gas.
c. Hydrates are a solid, frozen mixture of oil and gas.
d. Hydrates are a solid, frozen mixture of methanol and water.

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Kill Methods
1. What is a 'safety-margin' in a kill operation?
a. A margin that compensates for the choke operator closing the choke too quickly
b. Extra pressure applied in the well to reduce risk of going underbalanced
c. A margin that reduces the risk of losses during the kill
d. 1 ppg increase in calculated kill mud weight to maintain hydrostatic if mud
weight increase is not maintained during circulation
2. Which of the following statements about killing a well iscorrect?
a. Keep BHP at least equal to formation pressure
b. Keep BHP constant by controlling pump rate
c. Keep BHP at least equal to initial circulating pressure
d. Keep BHPconstant by holding shut in drill pipe constant at start-up
3. Which is the fundamental objective when circulating out a kick?
a. Reverse-circulate to remove influx faster
b. Maintain constant bottom hole pressure at least equal to formation pressure
c. Pump at a kill rate equal to or greater than drilling rate
d. Hold formation fluid pressure as close to MAASP as possible
4. While controlling a well by circulating out an influx, what pressure do we want to keep
constant?
a. Pump pressure
b. Casing pressure
c. Bottom hole pressure
d. Choke pressure
5. On a surface stack rig what pressure is maintained constant as the pump rate is increased
to kill rate?
a. Drill Pipe Pressure
b. Fracture Pressure
c. Casing Pressure
d. Final Circulating Pressure
6. You shut in a kick but do not know the slow circulating rate pressure. What procedure
should you use to obtain the correct initial circulating pressure(ICP)?
a. Choose the kill rate circulating pressure you took with the last BHA in the hole
nearest to the depth where the kick took place. Add 100 psi to this value as a
safety margin
b. Use the SIDPP as the circulating pressure
c. Contact the Mud Logger and request the best possible circulation of the Initial
circulating Pressure to use during the well kill
d. Follow correct start-up procedure. Read the pressure on the drill pipe gauge.
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7. The Driller has not taken the slow pump rates. How should the Initial Circulating Pressure
(ICP) be determined?
a. Estimate ICP based on last pump pressure and SPM
b. Follow correct start-up procedure. Read the pressure on the drill pipe gauge,
subtracting any overbalance/safely margin pressure. This is the ICP
c. Hold the casing pressure constant until kill mud reaches the bit then read DP
pressure
d. Divide drilling pump rate by planned kill rate and multiply by the drilling pump
pressure
8. Why is bottom hole pressure maintained constant during a well kill operation?
a. To allow a high overbalance on the kicking formation
b. To prevent a further Influx or formation breakdown during the kill process
c. To keep pump pressure constant as kill mud Is pumped to the Bit
d. To prevent the Influx from expanding as It Is circulated up-hole
9. Why is it important to maintain the correct Bottom Hole Pressure (BHP)?
a. If BHP is not allowed to increase when drilling a transition zone, the risk of losses
increase
b. If BHP decreases, the risk of a kick increases
c. If BHP increases, the risk of a kick increases
10. Why must the well kill be started using the correct start-up procedure?
a. To allow shut in casing pressure to be increased by the slow circulating rate
pressure
b. To get the calculated Final Circulating Pressure on the pump pressure gauge
c. To hold correct pump pressure as kill mud is pumped to the rig floor
d. To maintain a constant bottom hole pressure as pump speed is increased to kill
rate
11. What is the purpose of the recommended 'start-up' procedure on a surface stack rig?
a. To compensate for Annular friction pressure during start-up
b. To maintain a constant casing shoe pressure
c. To ensure correct bottom hole pressure is maintained
d. To allow constant drill pipe pressure to be maintained
12. Which of the following statements is true when starting to pump kill mud?
a. Maintain the drill pipe pressure constant when bringing the pumps up to kill speed
b. The surface line volume (pump to stand pipe) does not need to be included in your
kill plan
c. Open choke fully then increase pump speed to kill rate. Then adjust choke to get
initial circulating pressure
d. The surface line volume (pump to stand pipe) needs to be accounted for in your
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13. On a surface stack rig, the Driller brings the pump slow on-line at the start of the kill
operation. What pressure must the choke operator hold constant during this operation?
a. Slow circulating rate pressure
b. Maximum allowable annular surface pressure
c. Casing Pressure
d. Shut in Drill Pipe Pressure
14. You are displacing the drill string with kill weight mud. Which section of drill pipe, listed
below, will have the quickest displacement time per foot?
a. 5-inch with and ID of 4.276 inch
b. 6-5/8 inch with an ID of 5.965 inch
c. 4-inch with an ID of 3.240 inch
d. 6-5/8 inch with an ID of 5.761 inch

Driller’s Method
15. Following the first circulation of the Driller's Method, the pump is shut down. Both Shut-in
Drill pipe Pressure (SIDPP) and Shut-in Casing Pressure (SICP) are equal to the original
SIDPP. Why do we still have shut-in pressure?
a. The kill weight fluid has not yet been pumped
b. Pressure was trapped during pump shut down
c. The pressure gauges are faulty
d. There is still influx in the annulus
16. What is a procedure to follow when using the Driller's method?
a. With pumps running at kill rate, hold the surface pressure constant on the Side of
the U-tube that has the constant fluid density
b. With pumps running at kill rate, hold the surface pressure constant on the side of
the U-tube that has varying fluid density
c. Anytime you start, stop, or change pump speed; maintain DP pressure constant
d. Always pump kill mud on the first circulation
17. Part of the way through the 1st Circulation of the Driller's Method, the pump was shut
down and the well was shut in. What is the overbalance in the well?
Well Information:
Current drill pipe pressure = 625 psi
Current casing pressure = 975 psi
Initial Circulating Pressure = 1420 psi
Initial SIDPP = 600 psi
Initial SICP = 835 psi
a. 795 psi overbalanced
b. 445 psi overbalanced
c. 25 psi overbalanced
d. 140 psi overbalanced

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18. The pump was shut down part way through the first circulation of the Driller's Method.
The drill pipe pressure (DPP) now reads 525 psi and the casing pressure (CP) now reads
700 psi.
Well Information:
Shut in drill pipe pressure = 450 psi
Shut in casing pressure = 600 psi
Initial Circulating Pressure = 800 psi
Mud Weight =11.1 ppg
How much over-balance is currently on the well?
a. 175psi
b. 100psi
c. 75psi
d. 150psi
19. You have completed the first circulation of the Driller Method and decide that the
annulus is not clean of influx. You decide to start the second circulation. How would you
maintain correct bottom hole pressure when circulating kill mud to the Bit?
a. Start up the well correctly and hold the initial circulating pressure constant till kill
mud is at the bit.
b. Maintain casing pressure constant
c. Add safety margin to drill pipe pressure equal to the slow circulating rate pressure
d. Follow a Wait and Weight step-down chart or graph
20. What is a correct practice when carrying out the second circulation of the Driller's
Method? (There is no influx remaining in the well)
a. Bring the pump up to speed holding drill pipe pressure constant
b. Maintain the drill pipe pressure constant once the kill fluid is at the bit
c. Once kill fluid at the bit shut in the well and check that drill pipe and casing
pressures are equal
d. Maintain the drill pipe pressure constant during the entire second circulation
21. During the 2nd Circulation of the Driller's Method, kill weight mud is returning at the
shakers. The well is shut in correctly. What should the pressure gauges read assuming no
trapped pressure in the well?
a. SICP will be higher than the SIDPP
b. SICP will be lower than the SIDPP
c. SICP and SIDPP will be equal to the well's original SIDPP
d. SICP and SIDPP gauges will both read 0 psi
22. During the second circulation of the Driller's method, the pump is shut down when kill
weight mud has been circulated to the bit, what should the casing pressure read if there
is no trapped pressure in the well?
a. The difference in hydrostatic pressure between KWM and OMW minus SICP
b. Original SIDPP
c. Original SICP
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23. All of the gas was circulated out of the well during the first circulation of the Driller's
Method. What should the casing pressure gauge read? (Assume no trapped pressure or
safety factor in the well)
a. Greater than the original Shut-in casing Pressure
b. Equal to the SIDPP
c. Greater than the Shut in Drill pipe Pressure (SIDPP)
d. Less than the SIDPP
24. The drill string is being displaced with Kill Weight Mud (KWM) while holding the casing
pressure constant during the 2nd Circulation of the Driller's Method, why is it important
that the annulus be clear of gas?
a. Gas In the annulus will expand, therefore a constant casing pressure will cause
well to go underbalance
b. Gas in the annulus will increase the bottom hole pressure during 2nd circulation
c. Degasser equipment on surface is shut down during 2nd circulation to prevent
plugging due to kill weight mud
25. A kick is being circulated from the well using the Driller's Method on a surface stack rig.
When the kick is in the open hole section, it is decided to stop pumping and shut the well
in.
Before shut-in the pumping pressure is 800 psi and casing pressure is 450 psi.
After shut-in the SICP is 550 psi.
What could be the cause of this higher casing pressure?
a. Pressure was trapped at shut in
b. Kill mud weight is too high causing increased pressure
c. Kill mud weight is too low causing increased pressure
d. Mud in the well is cooling down and causing an increase in well bore pressure
26. You have shut in on a kick and completed the first circulation of the Driller's Method.
Pumps were shut down and well closed, while waiting to start up the second circulation.
The following pressures.
Original shut-in pressures: SIDPP = 250 psi SICP = 320 psi
After first circulation: SIDPP = 250 psi SICP = 300 psi

What is the current status of the well?

a. There is trapped pressure on the annulus side that can be bled off once pumps are
started
b. There is still a kick in the well providing less hydrostatic on the annulus side of the
well
c. Kill Weight Mud is causing a U-tube effect between the Drill String and the
Annulus
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Wait & Weight Method

27. What is true regarding the Driller's and Wait and Weight Methods if a kick is taken after
drilling into an over pressured zone?
a. The Driller's Method involves circulating out the influx while pumping kill weight
fluid to the bit
b. The Wait and Weight Method involves circulating out the influx while pumping
original mud weight
c. The Driller's Method requires 2 circulations, but the Wait and Weight only
requires one circulation
d. The Wait and Weight Method will always result In lower casing shoe pressures than
the Drillers Method
28. What is the objective of the Wait and Weight Method?
a. Only displace the drill string with kill mud weight
b. Displace drill string and annulus with original mud weight
c. Displace drill string and annulus with kill mud weight in a single circulation
d. Only displace the annulus with original mud weight
29. You have pumped Kill Weight Mud (KWM) to the bit during the beginning of the Wait and
Weight method. It is decided to shut the pumps down and check pressures. You notice
there is still pressure on the Drill Pipe gauge. You confirm that there is no trapped
pressure. What is the current status of the well?
a. KWM has caused an overbalance in the well
b. The drill pipe is still underbalanced, or the stroke count is not correct
c. The KWM has not reached surface yet, so the drill pipe pressure should not equal 0
psi
d. Nothing, due to KWM there is a U-tube effect causing increased Drill Pipe Pressure
30. You are using the Wait & Weight method to kill a well with a gas kick, when will kill mud
start to affect surface casing pressure?
a. When the gas influx exits the choke at the surface
b. When kill mud enters the drill pipe
c. When kill mud enters the annulus
d. When kill mud reaches the casing shoe
31. In a well with the Bit to Shoe volume greater than drill string volume, which of the
following kills methods will minimize the risk of losses?
a. Wait and Weight Method
b. Bullheading Method
c. Volumetric Method
d. Driller’s Method

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32. Based on the information below, what will happen to casing shoe pressure if the Wait and
Weight method is used instead of the Drillers’ Method?
Well information:
Hole Depth = 10000 feet
Shoe Depth = 8830 feet
Surface to Bit Strokes = 1630 strokes
Bit to Shoe Strokes = 1300 strokes
Bit to Surface Strokes = 6480 strokes
SIDPP = 500 psi
SICP = 800 psi
Current fluid weight = 10.3ppg
Kill fluid Density = 11.3ppg
MAASP = 1300 psi
Pit Gain = 28 bbl

a. Shoe pressure will be lower

b. Shoe pressure will be the same
c. Shoe pressure will be higher
33. When using the Wait and Weight method to circulate kill mud down to the bit, the drill
pipe pressure should:
a. Slowly increase
b. Stay the same
c. Slowly decrease
34. The kill weight fluid has just been pumped to the bit during the Wait and Weight method.
The pumps are shut down and the following pressures are observed.
Current drill pipe pressure (DPP) = 150 psi
Current casing pressure (CP) = 630 psi
Which of the following should not be done to assess the situation?
a. Check the circulating system to see if a lighter mud waspumped
b. Bleed off 50 psi from the casing pressure to check for trapped pressure
c. Bleed casing pressure to zero psi and confirm well is dead
d. Re-check the calculations of surface to bit strokes and kill weight fluid
35. While killing the well using the Wait and Weight method, circulation is stopped holding
bottom hole pressure constant and the well bore is isolated. What pressure should be on
the Drill Pipe gauge if the proper Kill Weight Mud (KWM) was used and there is no trapped
pressure?
a. The Drill Pipe gauge should read 0 psi due to the drill string being full of kill
weight mud
b. The Drill Pipe gauge will read more than the original Shut in Drill Pipe Pressure
due to gas height
c. The Drill Pipe gauge will read the difference between the original shut-in
pressures
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Stripping
36. A kick was swabbed in during a trip out of the hole. Why is it important to strip the pipe
back to bottom?
a. To determine if the kick is gas or water
b. To bullhead the influx back into the formation
c. To allow the Volumetric method to be used
d. To get below the influx and circulate it out
37. What is the purpose of Stripping?
a. Reduce casing pressure by exchanging hydrostatic pressure for surface pressure
b. Running pipe into a shut-in well to get the drill string below the Influx, while
holding BHP constant
c. Running pipe into an open well to return to bottom quickly before flow becomes
excessive.
d. Forcing tubular into a well when pipe light conditions are present in order to get
the circulating string back on bottom to allow for a conventional kill operation
38. When stripping to bottom with a kick that is not migrating. Which one of the following
actions would maintain a constant bottom hole pressure?
a. Bleed off a volume of mud equal to the closed end displacement of the pipe
stripped into the well
b. Bleed off a volume of mud equal to the open-end displacement of the pipe
stripped into the well
c. Bleed off a volume of mud equal to the metal displacement of the pipe stripped
into the well
d. Bleed off a volume of mud equal to 100 psi of hydrostatic head
39. When stripping to bottom, which of the following actions should be taken?
a. Bleed off a volume of mud equal to 100 psi of hydrostatic head.
b. Bleed off a volume of mud equal to the closed end displacement of the pipe
stripped into the well.
c. Bleed off a volume of mud equal to the metal displacement of the pipe stripped
into the well.
d. Bleed off a volume of mud equal to the open-end displacement of the pipe
stripped into the well.
40. Well has kicked when 30 Stands off bottom. The shut-in pressures are both equal at 150
psi. Which of the following is the best action to take to restore primary control?
a. Strip to bottom and circulate well using Driller's Method 1st circulation
b. Circulate kick out while 30 stands off bottom using the Driller's Method
c. Raise mud weight by 150 psi and circulate out using Wait and Weight Method
41. The well has been shut in on a swabbed-in kick. The bit is 1800 feet off bottom. Which of
the following is the best option to take?
a. Consider stripping to bottom before starting well kill operations
b. Start stripping out of the hole and keep the hole full
c. Begin the Wait and Weight method immediately
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42. A kick was taken with the bit off bottom. Based on the differential between the Shut-in
Drill Pipe Pressure and Shut-in Casing Pressure, it is believed that the influx is salt water.
What is the best course of action?
a. Strip with volumetric control-this method works regardless of influx type
migration or expansion
b. Strip using the barrel in/barrel out method, assuming that the influx really is
saltwater
c. Bullhead the influx away
d. Execute the first circulation of the Driller’s Method off bottom
43. You are stripping in the well through the annular and bleeding off closed ended
displacement. How do you check the integrity of the annular during the stripping process?
a. Have crew member look down the hole to check for leaks when moving the pipe
b. Monitor the flow line on the trip tank to check for leaks through the Annular
c. Run wiper rubber below rotary table to act as back up to the Annular
d. Rotate slowly as you strip into the hole to reduce Annular wear
44. During a trip out, the well kicks due to swabbing. The pipe is stripped back to bottom.
What mud weight will control the well?
a. The original mud weight.
b. Kill Mud weight based on SIDPP before stripping.
c. Kill Mud weight based on SICP before stripping.
d. Kill Mud weight based on difference between SIDPP and SICP before stripping.

Volumetric Method
45. Which of the following statements best describe the Volumetric Method?
a. Maintains constant casing shoe pressure as the Influx migrates to surface
b. Maintains constant pressure Inside the influx as it is allowed to migrate to surface
c. Maintains constant bottom hole pressure as the influx migrates to surface
d. Maintains Shut-in Casing Pressure at its initial value as the influx migrates to
surface
46. What is the objective of the Volumetric Method?
a. To remove a salt-water influx from the well if normal circulation is not possible
b. Reduce surface pressure by removing mud
c. To let gas expand as it migrates up-hole to the BOP, while allowing an Increasing
casing pressure to compensate for mud bled from the well
d. Reduce surface casing pressure by increasing hydrostatic pressure in the annulus
47. Which method of well control would you use with migrating gas, when circulation is not
possible or the bit is off bottom?
a. Volumetric Method
b. Wait and Weight Method
c. Driller’s Method

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48. You are pulling out of the hole when a kick is swabbed in. The shut-in pressures indicate
that the gas is migrating. What well control method can be used to manage the gas
migration?
a. Wait and Weight Method
b. The Volumetric Method
c. Driller's Method
d. Reverse Circulation Method
49. You have taken a kick, but the mud engineer informs you that there is not enough barite
to kill the well. The shut-in pressures have stabilized. While waiting on new stocks of
barite the shut-in pressures are slowly increasing by 100 psi every 30 minutes. What
course of action would you take?
a. Hold casing pressure constant
b. Follow a casing pressure schedule
c. Follow a drill pipe pressure schedule
d. Hold drill pipe pressure constant
50. The well has been shut in after a kick:
Slow circulating rate pressure = 300 psi at 30 SPM
Shut In Drill Pipe Pressure = 600 psi
Shut In Casing Pressure = 750 psi
Before starting to kill the well, there is a complete power failure at the pumps.
Which pressure should be kept constant in order to maintain the correct bottom hole
pressure if the influx migrates?
a. 900 psi drill pipe pressure
b. 750 psi casing pressure
c. 600 psi drill pipe pressure
d. 1050 psi casing pressure
51. You are using the Volumetric Method to control a gas influx in a vertical wellbore. When
can the maximum casing shoe pressure occur?
a. It stays the same throughout the operation
b. When the top of the gas is at the casing shoe
c. When the top of the gas reaches the surface
d. At anytime
52. What are the key elements of Bull heading?
a. Pumping into a shut-in well to force formation fluids back into the formation.
b. Forcing pipe into a hole under pressure using hydraulic jacks.
c. Circulating formation fluids out of a well using a choke and circulating system.
d. Pumping fluid into the top of a well and bleeding gas in a step by step fashion.
53. You are displacing the well with kill weight mud. The well includes a tapered drill string.
Which of the following parameters should not vary as different sections of pipe are
displaced with kill mud?
a. Displacement time/1000 feet of pipe length
b. Bottom Hole Pressure
c. Displacement stroke count/1000 feet of pipe length
d. Pressure drop per 100 strokes pumped
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54. Kill mud is being circulated down the drill string in a horizontal well. The well is shut-in
as the kill mud just reaches the start of the horizontal section. What should the Shut in
Drill Pipe Pressure gauge read? (Assume no float in the drill string).
a. The same as the original Shut in Drill Pipe Pressure
b. The same as the stow Circulating Rate Pressure
c. Zero
d. The same as the Shut-in Casing Pressure
55. When killing a well with a horizontal section using the Wait and Weight method, what will
happen if you use a vertical kill sheet to circulate out the kick?
a. The FCP is more difficult to calculate
b. You will be applying too little pressure to the well
c. You will be applying too much pressure to the well
d. The strokes to the bit will be wrong
56. You are circulating kill mud to the bit with the Weight and Wait method. The drill string
is tapered. Drill pipe length is 10,000 feet with:
0 to 5000 feet is 6-5/8 inch drill pipe
5000 to 10,000 feet is 5-inch drill pipe
Total Strokes to Bit = 2100 strokes
ICP = 800 psi
FCP = 425 psi
If the pressure step-down graph/schedule is made based on an average 18 psi per 100
strokes pumped what would be the effect on bottom hole pressure after pumping kill
mud down to the top of the 5-inch drill pipe?
a. Bottom hole pressure will be too high.
b. Bottom hole pressure will be too low.
c. Bottom hole pressure will be correct.
57. A kick is taken in a horizontal well, SIDPP = SICP. Influx is circulated out using the
Driller’s Method.
Why does the casing pressure increase rapidly when the influx is circulated out of the
horizontal section and into the vertical section?
a. This is normal for all wells when using the Driller’s Method
b. There is no change in hydrostatic pressure until the gas is circulated to the
inclined or vertical section
c. Because kill mud was not pumped from the start of the kill
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Nozzle Problems
1. During the first Circulation of the Driller's method, the drill pipe pressure begins to
increase, and the casing pressure stays relatively constant. What could be the
problem?
a. Plugged bit nozzle
b. Pump failure
c. Choke washout
d. Choke plugged
2. If the drill string washes out during a kill operation which of the following pressures
would remain constant?
a. Casing pressure
b. Drill pipe pressure
c. Initial circulating Pressure
d. Slow circulating rate pressure
3. A washout in the drill string develops during a kill. What happens to the drill pipe
pressure?
a. It increases
b. It stays the same
c. It decreases
4. Using the Driller's Method to circulate out the influx the circulating pressure= 1,000 psi.
The circulating pressure increases rapidly to 1,400 psi (pump speed remains constant. It is
decided that a bit nozzle has plugged. Which of the following will maintain constant
bottom hole pressure?
a. Adjust the circulating pressure to 1,000 psi by adjusting the choke and
maintaining constant SPM
b. Adjust the circulating pressure to 1,000 psi by changing the pump speed
c. Maintain the circulating pressure at 1,400 psi and the pump speed constant
d. Stop the pump and shut the well in. Re-calculate Initial Circulating Pressure and
Final Circulating Pressure adding 400 psi to the original SIDPP
5. The well is being killed using the Wait and Weight method and kill weight mud is being
pumped down the drill string. The drill pipe pressure suddenly increases by 600 psi.There
is no change in the casing pressure. You suspect one of the nozzles in the bit has plugged.
You decide to shut in. What is the best course of action to take? (Assume that kill weight
mud has not yet reached the bit)
a. Re-start the kill using the current drill pipe pressure schedule
b. Recalculate ICP, FCP and a new drill pipe pressure schedule before re-starting the
kill
c. After start up, open the choke and bleed off 600 psi of drill pipe pressure
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6. Which of the following is an acceptable corrective action for a plugged bit nozzle during
the first circulation of the Driller's method?
a. Close the choke to increase casing pressure
b. Open the choke to decrease casing pressure
c. Wait for drill pipe pressure to stabilize and maintain this new pump pressure
d. Do nothing and continue to circulate at the original ICP
7. A bit nozzle plugs when you are displacing the drill string with Kill Weight mud using the
Wait and Weight method. What is the correct response?
a. Add the increase in drill pipe pressure to each value on the drill pipe pressure
schedule and continue circulating
b. Record the pressure increase and recalculate Slow circulating Rate Pressure
(SCRP), Final circulating Pressure (FCP), and the drill pipe pressure schedule
c. Continue to follow the drill pipe pressure schedule with no modification
d. Open the choke to hold drill pipe pressureconstant

Choke Issues
8. How do you recognize a choke washout?
a. The drill pipe and casing pressures both fall even though you are closing the
choke.
b. There is an increase in casing pressure with no change in the drill pipe pressure.
c. There is a rapid rise in the drill pipe pressure with no change in the casing
pressure.
d. The drill pipe and casing pressures both rise even though you closed the choke.
9. During the first circulation of the Driller's method, casing pressure starts to increase and
after the lag time the drill pipe pressure starts to increase. What could be the problem?
a. Choke was out
b. Choke plugging
c. Drill string washout
d. Plugged bit nozzle
10. During the first circulation of the Driller's method was proceeding as planned, the drill
pipe pressure starts to decrease followed by a decrease in casing pressure. What could be
the problem?
a. Pump is washing out
b. Choke plugged
c. Choke is washing-out
d. Drill string is washing-out below the BOP
11. While circulating out a kick the pressure response on the drill pipe becomes increasingly
difficult to maintain (regardless of choke position) and it appears that the pit volumes are
going down, what is happening down hole?
a. The drill pipe is becoming plugged
b. Lost circulation and possible Underground flow is occurring
c. The kick is migrating faster than is being circulated
d. The choke is washed out

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12. During a kill operation which of the following problems requires the pump to be shut
down quickly to prevent over-pressuring the formation?
a. A washout in the choke
b. A washout in the drill pipe
c. A plugged standpipe
d. A plugged choke

improper Practices
13. When bringing the pumps up to kill speed the casing pressure is allowed to increase above
Shut-in Casing Pressure, what will happen to bottom hole pressure?
a. No change to down hole pressure
b. Bottom hole pressure would increase and may exceed formation fracture
c. Bottom hole pressure would decrease and possibly cause more influx to enter the
wellbore
14. During a well kill on a surface BOP installation, the pump rate is increased while holding
drill pipe pressure constant. How will this affect Bottom-hole Pressure (BHP}?
a. BHP will stay constant
b. BHP will increase
c. There is no way to know what will happen to BHP
d. BHP will decrease
15. A gas kick is being circulated out using the Driller's Method. What will happen to the
bottom hole pressure if the gas bubble is not allowed to expand as predicted as it is
circulated up the hole?
a. Stay the same
b. It will increase.
c. It will decrease
16. While preparing to circulate Kill Weight Mud, the gas bubble begins to migrate. If no
action is taken, what will happen to shut-in casing pressure?
a. Decrease
b. Increase
c. Remain approximately the same
17. A kick is circulated out of the well at 30 SPM, and the Final Circulating Pressure is 650 psi.
What will happen to bottom hole pressure if the pump speed is increased to 35 SPM
while holding drill pipe pressure at 650 psi?
a. It will decrease
b. It will stay the same
c. It will increase

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18. Well has been shut-in on a kick. Shut-in drill pipe pressure is 400 psi Shut-in casing
pressure is 600 psi
Both pressures start rising due to gas migration.
If Casing pressure is held constant at 600 psi, what will happen to the bottom hole
pressure?
a. Stay constant
b. Increase
c. Decrease
19. During a well kill, Kill Mud is pumped to the bit while holding drill pipe pressure constant.
What is the effect on Bottom Hole Pressure?
a. Decrease
b. Stay the same
c. Increase
20. If casing pressure is held constant while stripping through a gas bubble, what happens to
bottom hole pressure?
a. It decreases
b. It Increases
c. It stays the same
21. During a well kill, the pump rate is reduced while holding drill pipe pressure constant.
How will this affect bottom hole pressure (BHP)?
a. BHP will drop
b. BHP will stay constant
c. You cannot circulate the effect on BHP
d. BHP will increase
22. What should you do if the choke line fails during a well kill operation?
a. Stop the pumps and close ahydraulic valve upstream of the failure
b. Stop the pumps and close the choke
c. Continue to kill the well only if the influx is past the shoe
d. Stop the pumps and shear the pipe
23. While conducting the first circulation of the Driller’s Method, the Derrick man states that
the barite supply is plugged. What action should be taken?
a. Instruct crew to add Bentonite to increase the mud weight
b. Inform supervisor to shut in well, as the problem will reduce bottom hole pressure
during the first circulation
c. Wait until first circulation is complete then fix blockage
d. Inform supervisor that crew is fixing the blockage but continue circulating
e. Inform supervisor of problem and recommended to shut in the well while blockage
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24. A rig crew has just finished stripping a group of stands. The company man realizes that
the total volume bled from the well minus the total closed end pipe displacement
stripped into the well is significantly greater than the calculated mud increment. What
has happened to the overbalance in the well as a result?
a. The overbalance condition has not changed, continue with this tripping operation
b. The overbalance has decreased, potentially decreasing the desired safety factor
that was being held in the well
c. The overbalance has increased, adding to the safety factor that was being held on
the well
25. A well has been shut-in on a kick. Shut-in drill pipe pressure is 400 psi Shut-in casing
pressure is 600 psi. Both pressures start rising due to gas migration. If drill pipe pressure
is held constant at 400 psi, what will happen to the bottom hole pressure?
a. Stay the same
b. Increase
c. Decrease

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Equipment
1. In which of the following situations is it an advantage to use a Float-valve in the drill
string?
a. To avoid flow back while tripping or during a connection
b. To allow reverse circulation
c. To read the drill pipe pressure value following a well kick
d. To reduce surge pressure
2. During a routine test on a surface stack, it is noticed that the weep hole (drain hole/vent
hole) on one of the blowout preventer bonnets is leaking fluid. What action should be
taken?
a. Energize emergency packing. If leak stops, leave it till the next maintenance
schedule
b. The weep hole only checks the closing chamber seals, leave it till the next
maintenance schedule
c. Primary ram shaft seal is leaking, secure the well and replace immediately
d. Ram packing elements on the ram body are worn out replace immediately
3. What should you do if the choke line fails during a well kill operation?
a. Stop the pumps and close a hydraulic valve up stream of the failure
b. Continue to kill the well only if the influx is past the shoe
c. Stop the pumps and shear the pipe
d. Stop the pumps and close the choke
4. Which of the following statements about ring gaskets iscorrect?
a. Only RX ring gaskets can be used with BX type flanges
b. The same metal hardness is used for ring gaskets and ringgrooves
c. Ring gaskets are designed to be used more than once
d. Type BX ring gaskets provide a pressure-energized seal
5. A leaking BOP element is identified as a risk to well integrity during a kill operation. What
action would you take to minimize this risk?
a. Monitor mud level above the BOPs on the trip tank.
b. Increase closing pressure to maximum value.
c. Monitor active pit levels for mud level increases.
d. Place BOP 4-way valve in Neutral position.
6. Which type of valve would be made up to the drill pipe if the well kicks while tripping?
a. Choke valve
b. Full opening safety valve
c. Non-return valve
d. Float valve
7. The well kicks when tripping. What statement is true if a non-return valve is stabbed into
the string?
a. Must not be run in the hole in the closed position
b. Has potential to leak through the open/close key
c. Easier to stab if strong flow is encountered up the drill string
d. Has to be pumped open to read Shut-in Drill Pipe Pressure
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8. What isthe main function of the ''weep hole" on ram type BOP?
a. Release any overpressure that may occur during testing
b. Indicate a leak from the primary mud seal on the piston rod
c. Prevent damage to the closing chamber
d. Indicate a leak from the bonnet seal
9. What would be the effect of fitting a 7-1/16-inch x 5,000psi flange to a working 10,000psi
rated BOP stack?
a. The rating would remain at 10,000 psi
b. The rating would become 2,500 psi
c. The rating would become 7,500 psi
d. The rating would become5,000 psi
10. Which statement about the annular preventer is true?
a. Will not seal on a square or hexagonal Kelly
b. Is designed to seal around any shape of tubular or tool in the well bore
c. Will allow reciprocating the drill string while maintaining a seal against well bore
pressure
d. Will prevent tool joints from being stripped into the well
11. Which of the following statements about fixed bore ram type BOPs is correct?
a. Fixed bore ram type BOP's are designed to contain and seal Rated Working
Pressure from above the closed ram as well as from below
b. Fixed bore ram type BOPs can be used to hang off the drill string
c. Fixed bore ram type BOPs do not require a locking system
d. Fixed bore ram type BOPs can close and seal on various pipe sizes
12. What is the function of Blind Rams?
a. To seal off the open hole
b. As a back-up to the Annular
c. To cut the drill string and seal off the hole
d. To hang-off the drill string during a kill
13. Select the correct definition of the "closing ratio" of a ram preventer.
a. Ratio of the packer area against the piston rod area
b. Operating pressure required to close the ram against the formation pressure
c. Operating pressure required to open the ram at BOP Rated Working Pressure
d. Operating pressure required to close the ram against maximum anticipated
wellbore pressure
14. When testing a Surface BOP stack with a test plug. Why must the side outlet valves below
the plug be kept in the open position?
a. To check for a leaking test plug
b. Because the test will create extreme hook loads
c. Otherwise, reverse circulation will be needed to release test plug
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15. What is the only function of a diverter?

a. To act as a backup system if the annular preventer fails.
b. To shut in a shallow kick.
c. To direct formation fluids away from the rig floor
d. To create a back pressure sufficient to stop formation fluids entering the
wellbore.
16. When killing a well why is a Vacuum Degasser not used in place of a Mud/Gas Separator?
a. Because cuttings must be removed first
b. Because it can only remove gas in solution
c. Because it is not located in an explosion proof area
d. Because it has volume limitations
17. You are out of the hole changing the Bit when the well starts flowing. What action must
you take to secure the well?
a. Run one stand of collars into the well and close the Annular
b. Run one stand of drill pipe or heavyweight drill pipe and close the pipe rams
c. Close the diverter and bullhead kill mud through the kill line
d. Close the Blind or Blind/Shear rams
18. What is the function of the choke in the chokemanifold?
a. To create a back-pressure when killing the well
b. To bleed high volume of formation fluid
c. To close the well softly
19. What is the main function of the choke in the overall BOP system?
a. To direct wellbore fluids to the mud/gas separator
b. To hold back pressure while circulating out a kick
c. To shut the well in softly
d. To direct hydrocarbons to the flare
20. What is the function of vent/ bleed/ straight through line in the choke manifold?
a. To apply back pressure while controlling a kick
b. To bleed high volume of formation fluid by-passing the choke
c. To facilitate easy handling of choke
21. Before cutting the drilling line, with the bit at the casing shoe, which item of equipment
must be installed to improve well control capability?
a. Inside blowout preventer
b. Circulating head
c. Drop in check valve
d. Full opening safety valve
22. A well kicks with the bit off bottom and you shut it in. A decision is made to strip back
into the hole. What equipment needs to be on the top of the drill string before stripping
in the hole?
a. An inside BOP with a full opening safety valve (closed) ontop
b. An inside BOP
c. A full opening safety valve (open) with an inside BOP installed on top
d. A full opening safety valve (closed)
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23. What is one of the dangers when a gas kick is circulated through the choke manifold?
a. The increased volume of gas at the mud gas separator will increase the bottom
hole pressure
b. The gas will change to a liquid and increase pit level
c. The gas will cause a temperature increase at the remote choke and damage
rubber seals
d. The increased gas volume can overload the mud gas separator
24. Which of the following dimensions affects the pressure at which gas can 'blow-through' to
the Shaker area?
a. The vent line length and ID of the vent line
b. ID of line from Choke manifold
c. Height of body and ID of body
d. Height of liquid seal

Accumulator System
25. Select the true statement for the master ('push to operate') button or lever on the
remote BOP panel
a. When the valve is operated it moves the 3-position valve to close
b. The valve is held for 5 seconds then released to allow functions to operate
c. When the valve is operated all panel lights illuminate
d. Continually operate the valve while functions on the panel aremade
26. What pressure must be kept in the annular BOP closing chamber during stripping
operation?
a. 300 psi less than the Pipe Ram dosing pressure
b. The minimum pressure that allows the tool joint to go through the packing With a
loss of 30,000 lbs of hook load
c. The minimum pressure to maintain a seal
d. Minimum 500 psi

27. You close a ram preventer using the remote BOP panel the ram open light goes out and
the close light illuminates but you notice that the accumulator pressure has remained
static. What has happened?
a. The 3-position Ram valve on the accumulator has not moved
b. Master valve not held down for 5 seconds
c. No air pressure at the panel
d. Possible blockage in the line between the accumulator unit and BOP stack
28. What is the reason for having stored fluid under pressure in the accumulator bottles on
the hydraulic BOP control unit?
a. To operate the remote choke
b. To replace the drilling fluid when performing the weekly BOP tests
c. To close the BOP in the event of a power failure
d. To operate the kill line valve

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29. You close a pipe ram. What has happened if the open light stays on, the close light does
not illuminate and the manifold pressures remains static?
a. The light bulb has blown
b. The hydraulic closing line to the BOP is plugged
c. There is a leak in the hydraulic line to the BOP
d. The 3-position/4-way valve on the hydraulic BOP control unit failed to operate
30. You operate the annular preventer and the annular pressure gauge and accumulator
gauges both drop but do not return back to normal pressure. The charge pump is running
continuously. What has probably happened?
a. Close line is blocked
b. Master valve was not operated
c. Leak in the annular closing line
d. 3-posilion valve did not operate
31. While doing your daily rounds during drilling operations you notice the gauges on the BOP
accumulator system show the following readings. What do you think?

a. A leak in the accumulator bottle circuit

b. Everything is OK
c. The pressure switch controlling the charge pump is faulty
d. A leak in the annular preventer hydraulic circuit
32. If the air pressure gauge was reading zero. Which one of these statements is correct for
an air operated remote control panel?
a. Choke and kill lines can still be operated from the remote panel
b. No BOP functions will be operated from the remote panel
c. All functions on the remote panel Will operate normally
d. The annular preventer can still be operated from the remote panel
33. A ram preventer was operated from the remote panel. Both accumulator and manifold
pressures dropped and later returned to normal pressure. The open light went out but
the close light did not illuminate. What is the probable cause of the problem?
a. Leak in the system
b. Air pressure too low
c. Close line is blocked
d. Fault in the close light electrical circuit

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34. On which two gauges on the remote BOP panel would you expect to see a pressure drop
while the annular preventer is dosing?
a. Manifold pressure and Accumulator pressure
b. Accumulator pressure and Annular pressure
c. Air pressure and Manifold pressure
d. Annular pressure and Manifold pressure
35. On the surface stack remote panel the High Pressure Bypass button or handle allows you
to put full accumulator pressure to which of the following?
a. Rams only
b. Annular only
c. All functions
d. Rams and H.C.R. valves only

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Kill Sheets
Kill Sheet #1
Hole Dimensions
Depth (TVD) 12,090 feet
9 5/8" Casing shoe 8,800 feet
Hole size 8½ inch
Current mud weight 13.5 ppg
Internal Capacities
6 1/2" Drill collars (length 900 feet) 0.00768 bbl/foot
5" Drill pipe - capacity 0.01776 bbl/foot
5" Drill pipe - metal displacement 0.00650 bbl/foot
5" Drill pipe- closed end displacement 0.02426 bbl/foot
Annular Capacities
Open hole / Drill collar 0.0292 bbl/foot
Open hole / Drill pipe 0.0459 bbl/foot
Casing / Drill pipe 0.0505 bbl/foot
LOT
Mud weight 12 ppg
Leak off pressure 2700 psi
Pump Details
Pump Output 0.109 bbl/stk
SCR at 40 SPM 550 psi
Shut in data
SIDPP 200 psi
SICP 600 psi
Pit gain 15 bbls
Calculate:
1. Maximum allowable mud weight priorto kick ppg

2. MAASP prior to kick psi

3. Strokes from surface to bit strokes

4. Strokes from bit to shoe strokes

5. Strokes from Bit to Surface strokes

6. Kill mud weight ppg

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Kill Sheet #2
Hole Dimensions
Depth (MD/TVD) 9,800 feet
9 5/8" Casing shoe 7,950 feet
Hole size 8½ inch
Current mud weight 11.3 ppg
Internal Capacities
6 1/2" Drill collars (length 600 feet) 0.00768 bbl/foot
5" Drill pipe - capacity 0.01776 bbl/foot
5" Drill pipe - metal displacement 0.00650 bbl/foot
5" Drill pipe- closed end displacement 0.02426 bbl/foot
5” HWDP (length 500 feet) - capacity 0.0088 bbl/foot
Annular Capacities
Open hole / Drill collar 0.0292 bbl/foot
Open hole / Drill pipe 0.0459 bbl/foot
Casing / Drill pipe 0.0505 bbl/foot
LOT
Mud weight 10.5 ppg
Leak off pressure 1950 psi
Pump Details
Pump Output 0.119 bbl/stk
SCR at 40 SPM 450 psi
Shut in data
SIDPP 500 psi
SICP 700 psi
Pit gain 13 bbls
Calculate:
1. Maximum allowable mud weight priorto kick ppg

2. MAASP prior to kick psi

3. Strokes from surface to bit strokes

4. Strokes from bit to shoe strokes

5. Strokes from Bit to Surface strokes

6. Kill mud weight ppg

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Kill Sheet #3
Hole Dimensions
Depth MD 7,850 feet TVD 7,000 Feet
13-3/8” Casing shoe 5,505 Feet
Hole size 12 ¼ Inch
Current mud weight 12 Ppg
Internal Capacities
8” Drill collars (length 620 feet) 0.0087 Bbl/foot
5”Drill pipe – capacity 0.01776 Bbl/foot
5” Drill pipe – metal displacement 0.00650 Bbl/foot
5” Drill pipe – closed end displacement 0.02426 Bbl/foot
5” HWDP (length 580 feet) – capacity 0.0088 Bbl/foot
Annular Capacities
Open hole/Drill collar 0.0836 Bbl/foot
Open hole/Drill pipe 0.1215 Bbl/foot
Casing/Drill pipe 0.1279 Bbl/foot
LOT
Fracture gradient at shoe 0.79 Psi/foot
Pump Details
Pump Output 0.119 Bbl/stk
SCR at 30 SPM 350 Psi
Shut-In Data
SIDPP 350 psi
SICP 475 Psi
Pit gain 20 bbls

Calculate:
1. Maximum allowable mud weight priorto kick ppg

2. MAASP prior to kick psi

3. Strokes from surface to bit strokes

4. Strokes from bit to shoe strokes

5. Strokes from Bit to Surface strokes

6. Kill mud weight ppg

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Kill Sheet #4
Hole Dimensions
Depth (TVD) 12,090 feet
9 5/8" Casing shoe 8,800 feet
Hole size 8½ inch
Current mud weight 13.5 ppg
Internal Capacities
6 1/2" Drill collars (length 900 feet) 0.00768 bbl/foot
5" Drill pipe - capacity 0.01776 bbl/foot
5" Drill pipe - metal displacement 0.00650 bbl/foot
5" Drill pipe- closed end displacement 0.02426 bbl/foot
Annular Capacities
Open hole / Drill collar 0.0292 bbl/foot
Open hole / Drill pipe 0.0459 bbl/foot
Casing / Drill pipe 0.0505 bbl/foot
LOT
Mud weight 12 ppg
Leak off pressure 2700 psi
Pump Details
Pump Output 0.109 bbl/stk
SCR at 40 SPM 550 psi
Shut in data
SIDPP 200 psi
SICP 600 psi
Pit gain 15 bbls

Calculate:
1. Maximum allowable mud weight priorto kick ppg

2. MAASP prior to kick psi

3. Strokes from surface to bit strokes

4. Strokes from bit to shoe strokes

5. Strokes from Bit to Surface strokes

6. Kill mud weight ppg

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1. How is it possible to be hydrostatically underbalanced but, you can still be dynamically
overbalanced at the same time?
a. Formation pressure is less than Hydrostatic pressure and ECD is not necessary.
b. Hydrostatic pressure is equal to Formation pressure, but ECD still allows the well
to flow.
c. Hydrostatic pressure is less than Formation pressure, but ECD keeps the well from
flowing.
d. None of the above.
2. What will be the effect of check valves in the vent line?
a. Vent line check valves should never be used.
b. Vent line check valves will speed up the flow of gas through the vent line.
c. Blow-through will never happen if enough vent line check valves are used.
d. They will prevent gas from flowing back into the mud gas separator.
3. Why should Secondary well control equipment not be used in Managed Pressure Drilling
operations?
a. Excessive stress applied to the equipment during drilling operations
b. Should only be used in killing a well with an influx in the hole.
c. Potential for the equipment to fail if needed to kill a well.
d. All of the above.
4. With a RCD and an orbit valve, what level of underbalanced drilling can we safely
accomplish?
a. Compensate for loss of ECD by closing the orbit valve during connections to hold
backpressure.
b. Full underbalanced conditions, keeping bottom hole pressure less than formation
at all times.
c. Whatever the operator/company man wants to do.
d. Managed pressure drilling, keeping bottom hole pressure nearly equal to formation
pressure.
5. Why is a Rotating Control Device not part of the well control equipment if primary well
control has been lost?
a. It does not have the same pressure ratings as the BOP.
b. It is part of the primary well control equipment.
c. It is designed to contain well pressure to kill awell.
d. None of the above.
6. Drilling through a gas bearing formation can cause what conditions?
a. Extreme loss of drill string weight.
b. Background gas to fill the well and reduce bottom hole pressure.
c. A gain in bottom hole pressure calculations.
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7. While drilling in a gas pressured formation with oil-based mud in a horizontal section of a
well, gas will?
a. Expand just in the horizontal section.
b. Decrease in volume as it enters the vertical section of the well.
c. Go into solution and stay in solution until it comes near the surface.
d. Increase in volume near the shoe.
8. Cement has been pumped through the casing and up the annulus into position. What can
happen as the cement begins to change from a liquid to a solid?
a. Heat can build up and buckle the casing.
b. The cement can swell up and collapse the casing.
c. Hydrostatic pressure is lost, and gas can channel through the cement.
d. The well is secure at this point and the BOP stack should be nippled down as
quickly as possible.
9. How does gas cut mud affect bottom hole pressure?
a. There will be a large decrease.
b. There will be a small decrease.
c. It stays the same.
10. To alert the driller while penetrating through a gas bearing formation in a horizontal
well, the drill crew should see what?
a. Increase in mud weight and viscosity.
b. Increase in cuttings and decrease in ROP.
c. Decrease in mud weight and viscosity.
d. No change in mud weight or viscosity.
11. The best place to spot an ECD pill in a horizontal well is?
a. On top of the well before pulling off bottom.
b. In the vertical section of the well after pulling the drill string to the top of the
curve.
c. On bottom, prior to pulling out of the hole.
d. To spot and ECD pill in the drill string before tripping out.
12. What is the purpose of stripping?
a. Running pipe into an open well to return to bottom quickly before flow becomes
excessive
b. Running pipe into a shut-in well to get the drill string below the influx, while
holding BHP constant
c. Forcing tubulars into a well when pipe light conditions are present in order to get
the circulating string back on bottom to allow for a conventional kill operation
d. Reduce casing pressure by exchanging hydrostatic pressure for surface pressure
13. We are drilling with 9 ppg mud at 100 SPM, WOB is 25,000#, and pump pressure is 3000
psi. If the driller increases the pump speed to 120 SPM, what happens to the equivalent
circulating density?
a. Pressure increases only in the drill string.
b. Pressure decreases at the shoe depth.
c. Pressure increases throughout the well.

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14. Pressure stays the same throughout the well.

What are the advantages MPD have over Conventional (Over Balanced) drilling?
a. Allows more variables to be manipulated in controlling the well while drilling.
b. There is really no advantage with it over the other methods.
c. MAASP is of no concern when using MPD.
d. Only need to control two variables with MPD.
15. Why should pressure relief valves be installed in the MPD system?
a. To protect lower pressure rated equipment.
b. To have the ability to pressure test the equipment.
c. To equalize the pressure in the system.
d. To be able to close in case of a kick.
16. Why don’t we use our secondary equipment during normal drilling operations?
a. Secondary equipment is the means to control the well if primary well control fails.
b. Secondary equipment is limited to exposure to pressure and fluidtypes.
c. Continuous flow through the equipment can cause wear on equipment.
d. All of the above.
17. How can annular friction pressure be measured?
a. It is 25% of pump pressure.
b. Divide the current Mud Weight by 3.1416
c. With a pressure while drilling (PWD) tool.
d. By using a pressurized mud balance.
18. Mud Weight = 10.0 ppg, MD = 12,000 ft, TVD = 9,800 ft, annular pressure loss = 275 psi.
What is ECD?
a. 10.5 ppg
b. 9.8 ppg
c. 10.7 ppg
d. 10.0 ppg
19. It is important to spot an ECD pill with the correct mud weight and in the right
place, in order to?
a. Keep bottom hole pressure constant when tripping out of the hole and through the
pill.
b. Keep the pump pressure lower when circulating the pill.
c. Keep bottom hole pressure slightly lower when tripping through the pill.
20. Holding 1200 psi at the surface will have the most effect on mud weight on which well?
a. MD = 12,000 ft, TVD = 10,000 ft
b. MD = 10,000 ft, TVD = 10,000 ft
c. MD = 6,000 ft, TVD = 6,000 ft
d. MD = 5,000 ft, TVD = 4,500 ft
21. Background gas or cuttings gas generally expand mostly in what part of the hole?
a. Halfway up the hole.
b. The last quarter of the hole.
c. When it first comes in the hole.
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22. How can an RCD be used to create a closed-loop system?

a. Maintain a constant pressure in the annulus by using a drilling choke.
b. Direct returns from the well through a choke manifold.
c. Close off the flow line with an Orbit valve.
d. All of the above.
23. What is the risk of being hydrostatically underbalanced?
a. Flow into the well.
b. Escape of poisonous gas.
c. Blowout.
d. All of the above.
24. How can you tell the difference between drill gas and a kick?
a. A kick will always causeflow rate to go up by at least 60%.
b. You will see a large instantaneous pit gain with drill gas.
c. A faster ROP will result in more drill gas in the well.
d. You will always have a drilling break before taking a kick.
25. ECD is calculated on which well type?
a. A circulating well.
b. A flowing well.
c. A static well.
d. A shut-in well.
26. In killing a horizontal well on bottom, you have to complete your kill sheet with which of
the following information?
a. Bit depth, shoe depth, mud viscosity, SIDPP, SICP, slow pump rate.
b. Measured depth, mud weights, SIDPP, SICP, pit gain, shoe depth, and time of day.
c. True vertical depth, measured depth, end of build, kickoff point, mud weight,
SIDPP, SICP, slow pump rates, and shoe depth.
27. Measured depth, mud weight, SIDPP, SICP, pit gain.
If we pump a 25bbl light slug of mud down the drill pipe followed by the original mud
weight, what will happen to bottom hole pressure while the slug is in the drill pipe?
a. Decrease
b. Stay the same
c. Increase
28. What is good practice when increasing connection gas isobserved?
a. Increase WOB and RPM to reduce gas level in the mud
b. Increase the mud viscosity
c. Reduce the mud viscosity to minimize swabbing
d. Control ROP to keep a minimum number of connection gas events in the hole at a
time
29. When is an influx a threat?
a. When the well flows with pumps off.
b. When it goes into solution with the mud.
c. When it contains poisonous gas.
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30. How does an increase in mud weight affect the slow circulating rate pressures?
a. There is no change because the friction losses are all in the drill pipe.
b. The friction pressure decreases with higher mud weight.
c. The friction pressure increases with higher mud weight.
31. What are the main components of an RCD?
a. Clamp, bearing, sealing element.
b. Tool joint, crossover, emergency packing.
c. Opening chamber, closing chamber, weep hole.
d. Electronic section, hydraulics, motor.
32. Most formations that have to be fractured to produce contain what?
a. H2S
b. Oil & Gas
c. Salt Water
d. All of the above
33. The type of pill used for tripping safely in horizontal wells are called?
a. Tandem pill
b. Hole cleaning pills – hi lo viscosity
c. ECD, mud cap pills.
d. Scavenger pills.
34. What is the proper definition of underbalance drilling?
a. Using the appropriate equipment and controls where the pressure exerted in the
wellbore is less than the pore pressure in any part of the exposed formation and
bringing formation fluid back to surface.
b. Drilling the well using light weight mud.
c. Keeping hydrostatic pressure above formation pressure at all times.
d. Using ECD to balance formation pressure.
35. What can be done to reduce the change of blow-through on the mud-gas separator?
a. Increase the length of the vent line.
b. Increase the height of the liquid seal.
c. Increase the diameter of the vent line.
d. Increase the diameter of the liquid seal.
36. Annular friction is only applied on the well when?
a. The well is dynamic.
b. The well is static.
c. The well is being flow checked.
d. All of the above.
37. A rotating head used during MPD operations gives us the ability to safely accomplish
what while drilling?
a. Allows lower mud weight to be used in the hole and less stress on the well.
b. Reduces damage on the formation compared to underbalanced drilling.
c. Keeping formation pressure over bottom hole pressure at all times.
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38. On the surface stack remote panel the High Pressure Bypass button or handle allows you
to put full accumulator pressure to which of the following?
a. All functions
b. Annular only
c. Rams and H.C.R. valves only
d. Rams only
39. What happens to bottom hole pressure when the pumps are shut off?
a. BHP increases
b. BHP declines
c. BHP stays the same
40. How do you determine where pills are in the wellbore after they have been pumped?
a. If the pill is placed in the annulus, it will be based on the volume of the pipe and
the annulus capacity to the depth of where the pill is to be placed.
b. Shut the well in and use the difference between SIDPP and SICP to work out where
the pill is.
c. Wait for the pill to settle in the annulus and you will know it is at the bottom of
the well.
d. None of the above.
41. How can you tell the difference between background gas and a kick?
a. When kicks occur, background gas is never present.
b. Background gas level will go up and down, a kick will cause a flow rate increase
and a pit gain.
c. Ask the mud logger, he will know the difference.
d. You need to shut the well in for both, sothe difference doesn’t matter.
42. What do you calculate to keep enough pressure on the well when in a static state? (non-
circulating)
a. MAASP minus hydrostatic of the well.
b. MAASP plus hydrostatic of the well.
c. Formation pressure minus the ECD.
d. Hydrostatic pressure of the mud in the well plus back pressure on the rotating
control device.
43. What is the difference between background gas and influx gas?
a. Background gas in the mud returns back to surface in measurable quantities but is
not a kick.
b. Influx gas fluctuates during drilling.
c. Ask the mud logger, he will know the difference.
d. All of the above.
44. When circulating through the mud-gas separator, how can you avoid blow-through?
a. Increase the mud weight.
b. Reduce the pump rate.
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45. It is important to spot an ECD pill with the right mud weight and in the right place in
order to?
a. Keep bottom hole pressure slightly lower when tripping through the pill.
b. Maintain a high overbalance on the formation.
c. Increase the likelihood of swabbing.
d. Keep bottom hole pressure constant when tripping out of the hole and through the
pill.
46. While drilling a gas formation in a horizontal well, what will the gas in the wellbore do?
a. Expands a lot in the horizontal section, then compresses in the vertical section
b. Remains the same volume as it approaches surface
c. Expands rapidly in the horizontal section
d. Does not expand much in the horizontal section but will expand more in the
vertical section
47. How can you tell how much pressure the rotating head isholding?
a. Take the difference between the gauge on the pump and the gauge on the
standpipe
b. Open the HCR and read the casing pressure
c. Subtract the SIDPP from the SICP
d. Open the drill pipe to atmosphere and monitor for flow on the flow line.
48. Calculate the volume of mud to pump to spot a pill in an 8000’ MD and 7800’ TVD well
and cover 500 feet in the annulus. Annulus capacity factor is 0.0293 bbl/ft and the
capacity of the drill pipe is 0.0177 bbl/ft.
a. 153 bbls
b. 156 bbls
c. 169 bbls
d. 146 bbls
49. Annular Friction Pressure increases when?
a. Pump pressure increases, viscosity is high, and hole size is decreased.
b. Pump pressure increases, RPM increases, and mud weight decreased.
c. Pump pressure decreases, viscosity is low, and hole size is increased.
d. Pump pressure increased, WOB increases, and viscosity is low.
50. What dimension is used to calculate “blow-through” pressure on the mud-gas separator?
a. Vent line length
b. Liquid leg height
c. Vent line diameter
d. Liquid leg diameter
51. After tripping in the hole, what can be done to ensure an accurate Slow Circulation Rate
(SCR) reading?
a. Recording the pressure at the Driller’s panel
b. To circulate enough to break static gel strength
c. Take SCRs on only one pump
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52. How are weighted pills used in drilling operations?

a. To compensate for hydrostatic underbalance when tripping out of the hole.
b. To reduce the chance of swabbing in a kick.
c. All of the above.
53. What is the purpose of a flame arrester in the flare stack (end of the vent line on a
separator)?
a. To allow your vent line to light up the rig location when circulating out a kick.
b. A passive device that allows gas to pass through but stops the propagation of a
flame.
c. Allows ignition of the mud that is flowing through the mud gas separator.
54. A weighted pill is pumped into the well. As the pipe is pulled out of the pill, what will
happen to bottom hole pressure?
a. Stay the same.
b. Increase.
c. Decrease.
55. What should be done with weighted pills when tripping back into the well?
a. Leave the pill where it is. We may need it if the well starts taking fluid.
b. Circulate the pill out before running the new bit in the hole.
c. Circulate the pill out once back at the shoe.
d. Circulate the pill out in stages.
56. Why is MD used to calculate ECD instead of TVD in the well?
a. Changes in hydrostatic pressure.
b. Because the friction of the mud solids and cuttings impact the entire annulus.
c. Because the formula for pressure is calculated using Mud Weight and Measured
Depth.
d. APL does not act in the vertical hole section, only in the horizontal section.
57. Why should the annular preventer not be used during normal MPDoperations?
a. Not pressure rated for MPD.
b. Annular preventers will not allow rotation of the pipe when closed.
c. Annular preventers are backups for RCDs during normal MPDoperations.
d. It should be reserved for well control.
58. What are not main components of an RCD system?
a. Bowl/body.
b. Clamp.
c. Flow line and the orbit valve in the flow line.
d. Sealing element.

59. You are pumping a kick out of the lateral hole section into the vertical at 40 SPM. The
feeling is there will be too much friction, it is decided to slow the pumps down to 30
SPM. How will this affect APL?
a. Increases it.
b. Decreases it.
c. APL is not affected by the change.

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60. What are the benefits of using MPD while drilling a well?
a. It enables a well to be drilled with a more consistent BHP.
b. Reduces chances for lost circulation.
c. Limits damage to the formation.
d. All of the above.
61. What will happen to friction pressure as the drilling fluid moves from around the bottom
hole assembly to around the drillpipe?
a. Depends on if it is a mud or a brine fluid.
b. Decreases.
c. Increases.
d. Remains the same.

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Supervisor Practice Test #1

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1. A function has been operated from the remote panel. The open light goes out and the
close light illuminates, but the pressure gauge did not drop. What is the probable cause
of the problem?
a. Air pressure too low
b. b. Pressure switch is faulty
c. Leak in the system
d. Close line is blocked

2. What is a ‘negative’ pressure test?

a. A test where a barrier is tested until there is a leak-off
b. b. A test on a barrier where pressure on top of a barrier is reduced to a value
lower than the pressure below the barrier
c. A test where the barrier is made to fail
d. A test on a barrier where pressure on top of a barrier is increased to a value
higher than the pressure below the barrier

3. What is the best description of the term “Fingerprinting the well”?

a. Sampling the formation fluid for grade, quality, and contaminants
b. Recording block name and field number for the location of the well
c. Recording azimuth and elevation of the wellbore from logging
d. Recording baseline drilling data that can be analyzed against current data to help
recognize downhole problems

4. You are successfully conducting the first circulation of the Driller’s method. Drill pipe
pressure has been maintained at Initial Circulating Pressure of 560 psi. Chokepressure
has been holding around 460 psi for the last 15 minutes. You notice a sudden drop in
Drill pipe pressure to 500 psi. Choke pressure stays the same at 460 psi. What type of
complication has most likely occurred?
a. A bit nozzle has plugged.
b. A washout above the BOP
c. The choke is plugging up
d. A bit nozzle has blown out

5. A well is shut in on a kick and the shut-in pressures on the gauges have stabilized. The
SIDPP reads 350 psi and the SICP reads 900 psi. What is happening in the well?
a. The well is balanced: pressures at the bottom are balanced on both sides of the
well
b. The well is not balanced: bottom hole pressure (BHP) on the annular side higher
than on the drill pipe side of the U-tube
c. The well is not balanced: bottom hole pressure on the annulus side is lower due
to contamination by formation fluids
d. The well is not completely full of mud and there is more bottom hole pressure on
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6. The formation permeability, and the differential pressure between mud hydrostatic and
formation pressure, will affect the speed of the influx into the well. Which of the
conditions below are likely to give the largest influx over the same period of time?
a. High permeability formation with high differential pressure
b. Low permeability formation with a low differential pressure
c. High permeability formation with a low differential pressure
d. Influx size is not affected by permeability and differential pressure

7. A 500-foot long cement plug is set inside the casing shoe. All mud above the plug is to
be displaced with brine. Mud density below the cement plug = 11.8 pgg.
Brine = 8.6 ppg
Top of cement plug = 8200 feet
What is the pressure differential across the cement plug?
a. 1364 psi
b. 1671 psi
c. 1447 psi
d. 1407 psi

8. What is a transition zone?

a. A change in the formation from high permeability to low permeability
b. Depth where the formations are strong enough to be shut-in with the BOP
c. A section of formation where formation pressure is changing
d. The position in a reservoir where gas transitions to oil or water

9. The equivalent circulating density (ECD) determines the actual bottom hole pressure
while circulating down the drillstring and back up the annulus. Which part of the system
pressure losses is used to calculate ECD?
a. The pressure loss in the drill string
b. The pressure loss in the open hole section only
c. The pressure loss across the nozzles
d. The pressure loss in the annulus

10. The results of a flow check are inconclusive due to the small volume of returns from the
well. Which of the following is the most accurate way to determine if the well is
flowing?
a. Close in the well and line up through the mud-gas separator and monitor for flow
at the Shakers
b. Shut the diverter and monitor for flow from the vent line
c. Line up to the trip tank and monitor for gains or losses
d. Pull 5 stands and watch the well to see if it fills up

11. You have completed the first circulation of the Driller’s Method and decide that the
annulus is not clean of influx. You decide to start the second circulation. How would
you maintain correct bottom hole pressure when circulating kill mud to the bit?
a. Add safety margin to drill pipe pressure equal to the slow circulating rate
pressure
b. Start up the well correctly and hold the initial circulating pressure constant till
kill mud is at the bit
c. Maintain casing pressure constant
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12. You are running a slick non-shearable tool in the hole on a surface stack rig. The well
flows when the tool is across the BOP stack. What is the best action the driller can take
to shut in the well?
a. Start circulating to use ECD to stop the kick
b. Make up safety valve in string and close the annular
c. Drop the string in the hole
d. Pick up a joint or stand of shearable pipe, run into position and install a safety
valve

13. Which of the following would not increase the risk of surging the well while running
casing?
a. Faster running speed
b. Lower Casing grade
c. Tighter casing to wellbore clearance
d. High gel strength mud

14. Which of the following gauges on the remote panel would you expect to see a reduction
in pressure when the annular preventer is being closed?
a. Manifold pressure gauge and annular pressure gauge
b. Air pressure gauge and annular pressure gauge
c. Annular pressure gauge only
d. Accumulator gauge and annular pressure gauge

15. While drilling ahead at a constant rate of penetration (ROP), the cutting load across the
shakers increased and the shale shakers cannot handle the amount of cuttings returning
from the well. What is the safest thing to do?
a. Check for flow - If there is none, continue at the same ROP. Allow half of the
mud returns to bypass the shakers
b. Check for flow - If there is none, circulate bottoms up at a reduced rate so that
the shakers can handle the cuttings volume
c. Slow down the mud pump until the shakers can handle the amount of cuttings in
the returns and continue drilling
d. Check for flow - If there is none, continue drilling at the same ROP

16. The pump was shut down part way through the first circulation of the Driller's Method.
The drill pipe pressure (DPP) now reads 525 psi and the casing pressure (CP) now reads
700 psi.

Well Information:
Shut-in drill pipe pressure = 450 psi
Shut-in casing pressure = 600 psi
Initial Circulating Pressure = 800 psi
Mud Weight = 11.2 ppg
How much overbalance is currently on the well?

a. 100 psi
b. 150 psi
c. 175 psi
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17. You have run back to the float shoe after a casing and cement job. The instructions are
to circulate the hole clean before drilling out the shoe. Why should you monitor the pit
and flow levels during this operation?
a. To check that the float shoe is not leaking
b. To determine when bottoms-up circulation is complete
c. To monitor for thermal expansion of the cement
d. To monitor for losses as any extra cement is cleaned out of the well

18. What is the only function of a diverter?

a. To direct formation fluids away from the rig floor
b. To create a back pressure sufficient to stop formation fluids entering the
wellbore
c. To shut in a shallow kick
d. To act as a backup system if the annular preventer fails

19. Why is it important to detect a kick as early as possible?

a. Minimizing the size of the influx will result in a higher SIDPP
b. Minimizing the size of the influx will result in a lower SICP
c. Minimizing the size of the influx will result in a lower SIDPP
d. Minimizing the size of the influx will result in a higher SICP

20. While making a connection, the Driller closed the well in due to an abnormally long
flowback time. The stabilized surface pressures were equal at 150 psi on the Drill Pipe
and Annulus. You suspect the situation is the result of a ballooning formation. How will
you verify it is ballooning?
a. Continue drilling and monitor for decreasing trend in flow back times
b. Circulate bottoms up at 30 SPM while on the remote choke
c. Open the BOP and drill ahead, but watch the pit volume closely
d. Open the BOP and observe the flow line for a decrease in flow

21. What is the function of Blind Rams?

a. As a back-up to the Annular
b. To hang-off the drill string during a kill
c. To seal off the open hole
d. To cut the drill string and seal off the hole

22. The first circulation of the Driller’s Method has been completed and the pumps shut
down. The shut-in casing pressure (SICP) reads 300 psi higher than the original Shut-In
Drill Pipe Pressure (SIDPP). What action should you take?
a. Bleed the SICP back until it equals the SIDPP
b. Pump kill mud to the bit holding casing pressure constant
c. Continue circulating and increase pump pressure by 300 psi with the choke
d. Resume circulation and continue until all the influx is out of the hole and SICP
and SIDPP are equal

23. In a well with the Bit to Shoe volume greater than the drill string volume, which of the
following kill methods will minimize the risk of losses?
a. Wait and Weight method
b. Bullheading method
c. Driller’s method
d. Volumetric method

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24. You are drilling a section of well with a kick tolerance window indicating a maximum
allowable kick volume of less than the rig has shown they can successfully detect and
shut in. What action could be taken?
a. Set cement plug and sidetrack
b. Pull bit into casing shoe as quickly as possible
c. Consider setting casing/liner
d. Continue drilling carefully, kick tolerance will improve with depth

25. Which of the following practices could result in the influx of a shallow hazard?
a. Not filling the hole properly while tripping out
b. Pumping out of the hole
c. Pumping a cement slurry with short transition time
d. Keeping the hole full with a continuous trip tank

26. When using the Wait and Weight method to circulate kill mud down to the bit, the drill
pipe pressure should:
a. Stay the same
b. Slowly decrease
c. Slowly increase

27. In the figure below, which dimension determines the maximum pressure inside the
separator before the potential for formation gas to ‘blow through’ into the shaker area?

a. The vent line length (H3) and inside diameter (D3)

b. The dip tube height (H2)
c. The body height (H1) and the body inside diameter (D1)
d. The length and the inside diameter (D4) of the inlet pipe from the buffer tank to
the choke manifold

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28. On the surface stack remote panel the High Pressure Bypass button or handle allows
you to put full accumulator pressure to which of the following?
a. Annular only
b. Rams and H.C.R. valves only
c. Rams only
d. All functions

29. A well has been shut-in on a kick. Shut-in drill pipe pressure is 400 psi. Shut-in casing
pressure is 600 psi. Both pressures start rising due to gas migration. If drill pipe
pressure is held constant at 400 psi, what will happen to the bottom hole pressure?
a. Increase
b. Decrease
c. Stay the same

30. During a well kill operation what pressure do we want to keep bottom hole pressure at
least equal to?
a. At least equal to slow circulating rate
b. At least equal to formation fluid pressure
c. At least equal to Shut in Casing Pressure
d. At least equal to Drill Pipe pressure

31. On a trip out of the well, a kick was swabbed in with the bit inside the casing. A full-
opening safety valve (FOSV) was installed on the drill pipe and closed. There was no
float in the drillstring. The well was shut in on the Annular BOP. What is the Driller’s
next action before commencing to strip back to bottom?
a. Replace the FOSV with an inside blowout preventer
b. Install the inside blowout preventer above the FOSV and open the drill pipe
safety valve
c. Open FOSV and install the inside blowout preventer
d. Keep the FOSV in the closed position

32. What is the objective of the volumetric method?

a. Reduce the surface casing pressure by increasing hydrostatic pressure in the
annulus
b. To let gas expand as it migrates up-hole to the BOP, while allowing an increase in
casing pressure to compensate for mud bled from the well
c. Reduce surface pressure by removing mud
d. To remove a salt water influx from the well if normal circulation is not possible

33. The drilling program requires a formation integrity test (FIT) to 15.2 ppg Equivalent
Mud Weight (EMW) at the casing shoe.
Shoe Depth = 4,000 feet (TVD); 5,500 feet (MD).
Mud Weight = 9.5 ppg.
What surface pressure is required to test the shoe to the 15.2 ppg EMW?
a. 1,186 psi
b. 1,630 psi
c. 2,382 psi
d. 1,976 psi

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34. What is the safest and most reliable method for monitoring leaks through the BOP?
a. Line up the trip tank to monitor for flow above the closed BOP
b. Monitor for changes in the flow rate indicator
c. Close the diverter and monitor the vent line
d. Visually check by looking through rotary table

35. What would happen if a self-fill (autofill-tube type) failed to convert to a check valve?
(Assume cement is heavier than the displacement mud)
a. Cement cannot be pumped down inside the casing
b. Cement would have to be reverse circulated
c. Pressure would have to be held on the annulus to prevent u-tubing
d. Pressure would have to be held on the cement head to prevent u-tubing

36. Why is it important to examine the mud as it flows across the shakers?
a. The type of cuttings determine whether to run the degasser or the centrifuge
b. The more cuttings and cavings at the Shaker is an indication of good drilling
practices
c. The type of cuttings determine what mud weight is needed
d. The type and amount of cuttings and cavings can indicate wellbore conditions

37. If the BHP was held constant during the first circulation of the Driller’s method, what
happens to casing shoe pressure once the bottom of the gas bubble has passed the
casing shoe (all of the gas is inside the casing)?
a. Decreases
b. Remains constant
c. Increases

38. Which of the following is the least important reason for a good handover during well
control operations?
a. Allows discussion of any problems experienced up to this point
b. Ensures trends and parameters are known by the new crew
c. Ensures operations are continued with minimum disruption
d. Allows blame to be assigned in the event of an incident

39. What can cause a larger kick size and a greater Shut-In Casing Pressure (SICP)?
a. Formation Strength
b. Ballooning
c. Formation Porosity
d. Formation Permeability

40. Which tool is run as part of the Bottom Hole Assembly (BHA) and allows the well to be
logged and monitored during drilling operations?
a. Logging While Drilling Tool
b. Single Shot Survey Tool
c. Hydraulic Mud Motor
d. Rotary Steerable Drilling Tool

41. When drilling in the transition zone to an abnormally pressured formation, what
changes may you expect to see in the mud?
a. Increasing mud weight
b. Decrease in mud filtrate
c. Decrease in gas content
d. Increasing Salinity in a fresh water based fluid
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42. You shut in a kick but do not know the slow circulating rate pressure. What procedure
should you use to obtain the correct Initial Circulating Pressure (ICP)?
a. Contact the Mud Logger and request the best possible calculation of the Initial
Circulating Pressure to use during the well kill
b. Follow correct start-up procedure. Read the pressure on the drillpipe gauge,
subtracting any overbalance/safety margin pressure. This is the ICP.
c. Use the SIDPP as the circulating pressure
d. Choose the kill rate circulating pressure you took with the last BHA in the hole
nearest to the depth where the kick took place. Add 100 psi to this value as a
safety margin.

43. What can cause an inaccurate Slow Circulation Rate (SCR) reading?
a. Rotating the drill string slowly when taking SCR
b. An extended period of non-circulating time
c. Circulating mud for a period time to break down the gels
d. Constant mud weight around the well

44. When testing a Surface BOP stack with a test plug, why must the side outlet valves
below the plug be kept in the open position?
a. To check for a leaking test plug
b. To prevent a pressure lock
c. Otherwise reverse circulation will be needed to release the test plug
d. Because the test will create extreme hook loads

45. Why must you leave the spare capacity in the active pit system when circulating out a
kick?
a. If the kick is gas it will expand and the pit level will increase
b. To store the kick fluid as it is circulated from the well
c. If the kick is oil it will expand and pit level will increase
d. If the kick is salt water it will expand and pit level will increase

46. If a well shut in with 0 psi SICP and 435 psi SIDPP, what is the reason for zero SICP?
a. Drill string failure
b. Well was swabbed in
c. Hole packed off around the BHA
d. Fractured formation at the casing shoe

47. On a surface stack rig, the Driller brings the pump slowly on-line at the start of the kill
operation. What pressure must the choke operator hold constant during this operation?
a. Maximum allowable annular surface pressure
b. Slow circulating pressure
c. Shut-in Drill Pipe Pressure
d. Casing Pressure

48. The Mud Engineer starts the vacuum degasser and the de-silter. What will
normally happen to pit level?
a. Pit level will increase
b. Pit level will decrease
c. Pit level will stay the same

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49. Which of the following may be a lagging indicator of an increase in formation pressure?
a. Change in RPM
b. Change in background gas
c. Change in rotary torque
d. Change in ROP

50. A drilling break is observed while drilling ahead. A flow check was performed and the
well is flowing. Which barrier has failed?
a. Wellhead or Casing Head seals
b. Cement around the casing
c. Mud Filter Cake
d. Mud hydrostatic

51. During a kill procedure, kill weight mud is pumped to the bit while holding drill pipe
pressure constant. What is the effect on bottom hole pressure?
a. Increase
b. Stay the same
c. Decrease

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Calculate:

52. Maximum allowable mud weight before kick

ppg
53. MAASP before kick
psi
54. Strokes from Surface to Bit
strokes
55. Kill mud Weight
ppg
56. Initial Circulating Pressure
psi
57. Final Circulating pressure
psi
58. MAASP after well has been killed
psi
59. Pressure drop per 100 strokes from surface to bit
psi/100 strokes

60. Casing is run in the hole with a non-return float assembly. The casing is not being filled.
With the shoe at 3000 feet, the float assembly fails and mud u-tubes up inside the
casing. What will happen to the bottom hole pressure (BHP)?
a. Bottom hole pressure will stay the same due to the u-tube effect
b. Bottom hole pressure will increase
c. Bottom hole pressure will decrease
d. Bottom hole pressure will remain the same since the mud volume in the hole has
not changed

61. What is the main reason for a trip drill?

a. To ensure the crew is trained to kill the well
b. To see how fast the Driller can line up on the choke manifold
c. To ensure the crew is able to effectively recognize and react to a kick while
tripping pipe
d. To test the pit, flow and trip tank alarms

62. The flow sensor shows a total loss of returns and the mud level cannot be seen in the
annulus. What immediate action should be taken?
a. Shut the well in and pump lost circulation material
b. Prepare to top-fill the annulus with water (or lightest mud available) and record
volume
c. Pump at reduced rate adding lost circulation material
d. Continue drilling ahead cautiously

63. What changes in pump pressure will you see after one complete circulation if the mud
weight decreased?
a. The pump pressure will increase
b. The pump pressure will decrease
c. The pump pressure will stay the same

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64. Why is it important for crew members to immediately inform their Driller if they see
potential well control problems?
a. To allow the Driller to increase the rate of penetration
b. To allow the Driller to disable the pit and flow alarms
c. To allow the Driller to increase tripping speed
d. To help Driller recognize kick warning signs

65. The well was shut in before the pumps were fully shut off. You suspect that some
pressure may be trapped in the well. What effect will this have on the wellbore?
a. There will be no effect on downhole pressures
b. Gas influx would be bullheaded back into the formation so pressures will be
lower than normal
c. Bottom hole pressure will be higher but Shoe pressure will be normal
d. All pressures in the well bore will have additional overbalance

66. How does increasing pressure affect non-aqueous (oil-based) mud density?
a. Increases density
b. No effect on density
c. Decreases density

67. You are killing a well. What is the best action to take for a pump failure?
a. Shut the well in
b. Open the choke to decrease casing pressure
c. Close the choke to increase casing pressure
d. Switch immediately to another pump

68. What should you do if the choke line fails during a well kill operation?
a. Stop the pumps and close the choke
b. Continue to kill the well only if the influx is past the shoe
c. Stop the pumps and close a hydraulic valve upstream of the failure
d. Stop the pumps and shear the pipe

69. What is the most common cause of abnormally high formation pressures worldwide?
a. Carbonate layers
b. Trapped fluid in shale
c. Limestone fractures
d. Depleted sands

70. What statement is true if a non-return valve is stabbed into the string?
a. Will not allow wireline to be run inside the drill string
b. Has potential to leak through the open/close key
c. Easier to stab if strong flow is encountered up the drill string
d. Must not be run in the hole in the closed position

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71. You are drilling ahead in a zone that has experienced ballooning for other wells in the
area. You have experienced losses of 8 barrels over the last stand. When you shut down
to make a connection, the well continues to flow greater than the 8 barrels lost. What
should the Driller do?
a. Make up Top Drive and start circulation
b. Shut in the well and call the Supervisor
c. Call the Company Representative and discuss options
d. Nothing because you are sure it is ballooning

72. What best describes the effect of gas migration on wellbore pressures?
a. All the pressures decrease
b. All the pressures stay the same
c. All the pressures increase

73. Severe losses occurred while drilling. The pumps were stopped and the mud is the well
could not be seen. The well was then filled to the top with water and remained static.
Mud weight = 12 ppg
Brine water weight = 8.6 ppg
Height of water column in the annulus = 150 feet
What is the reduction in bottom hole pressure with the 150 feet of water compared to
the pressure before the losses?
a. 26 psi
b. 30 psi
c. 94 psi
d. 67 psi

74. A well is shut-in with stabilized SICP of 500 psi and 0 psi on the DP gauge. To obtain the
SIDPP, the Driller pumped at 5 SPM until the float was bumped and pump shut down. The
gauges are now reading the following pressures. What is the actual SIDPP?

a. 280 psi
b. 580 psi
c. 500 psi
d. 380 psi

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75. If a kick is swabbed in when tripping, which type of barrier has failed?
a. Cement barrier
b. Primary (hydrostatic) barrier
c. Permanent mechanical barrier
d. Temporary mechanical barrier

76. What can increase the risk of exceeding MAASP during a kill operation?
a. Large difference between formation breakdown pressure and mud hydrostatic
pressure
b. Short open hole section
c. Long open hole section
d. Small influx

77. A gas kick is being circulated along a horizontal hole section. What should happen to
mud pit volume if the correct kill procedure is being followed?
a. Increase as the gas expands
b. Increase at first as the gas begins to move then gradually decrease
c. Decrease as the kill mud fills the horizontal section
d. Remain approximately constant

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Score: / 77 = %
1. What can result from gas migration in a shut in well, if no action is taken?
a. Reduction of shut-in pressures
b. Bottom Hole Pressure stays the same
c. Decrease in Bottom Hole Pressure
d. Possible formation fracture

2. If the rotary hose split during a kill operation, what would be the first action to take?
a. Close the Shear Rams
b. Stop pump, close the full opening safety valve on the drill string and close the
choke
c. Prepare to reverse circulate
d. Close the choke
Please use the following information for questions 3 through 10.

Hole Dimensions
Depth (TVD) 12,090 feet
9 5/8" Casing shoe 8,800 feet
Hole size 8½ inch
Current mud weight 13.5 ppg
Internal Capacities
6 1/2" Drill collars (length 900 feet) 0.00768 bbl/foot
5" Drill pipe - capacity 0.01776 bbl/foot
5" Drill pipe - metal displacement 0.00650 bbl/foot
5" Drill pipe- closed end displacement 0.02426 bbl/foot
Annular Capacities
Open hole / Drill collar 0.0292 bbl/foot
Open hole / Drill pipe 0.0459 bbl/foot
Casing / Drill pipe 0.0505 bbl/foot
LOT
Mud weight 12 ppg
Leak off pressure 2700 psi
Pump Details
Pump Output 0.109 bbl/stk
SCR at 40 SPM 550 psi
Shut in data
SIDPP 200 psi
SICP 600 psi
Pit gain 15 bbls

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Calculate:

3. Maximum allowable mud weight before kick

ppg
4. MAASP before kick
psi
5. Strokes from surface to bit
strokes
6. Kill mud weight
ppg
7. Initial circulating pressure
psi
8. Final circulating pressure
psi
9. MAASP after well has been killed
psi
10. Pressure drop per step (one-tenth of strokes to Bit)
psi/Step

11. The Derrickman states that there has been a 10 bbl increase in the pits over the last 15
minutes. What is the safest action to take?
a. Inform the Mud Engineer
b. Call the Tool pusher for advice
c. Ask the Derrickman to check for any mud transfers
d. Carry out a flow check

12. What is meant by abnormal pressure?

a. The excess pressure that needs to be applied to cause “leak-off.”
b. The formation fluid pressure is greater than formation water hydrostatic
pressure.
c. The excess pressure due to circulating mud at high rates.
d. Heavy weight mud used to give an overbalance.

13. The pump is shut down, the well is flowing, and there is a gain in the mud pit. The pump
is restarted and the gain in the mud pit stops. Why does the mud pit stop gaining when
the pump is running?
a. Mud hydrostatic pressure is greater than formation pressure
b. Annular pressure loss is creating an overbalance against formation pressure
c. Pump pressure is greater than mud hydrostatic pressure
d. Mud weight inside the drill string is creating an overbalance against formation
pressure

14. What can affect the choice of the kill pump rate?
a. The effect of equivalent circulating density (ECD)
b. The screen size on the Shakers
c. The type of drilling fluid (oil or water/based)
d. The rate of salt-water expansion

15. You are running a casing and cementing operation. The cement pump is pumping cement
down the casing, what should happen to active pit level during this stage of the
operation?
a. Pit level will increase
b. Pit level will decrease
c. Pit level will stay constant
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16. Before pulling out of the hole you pump a slug. Immediately after displacing the slug
into the drill pipe, you line up on the trip tank.
Slug Volume 25 bbls

Slug Weight 12 ppg

Mud Weight 10 ppg

Pipe Capacity 0.01776 bbls/ft

Calculate how much mud would return to the trip tank.

a. 10 bbls
b. 30 bbls
c. 5 bbls
d. 3 bbls

17. What is the function of Blind Rams?

a. To hang-off the drillstring during a kill
b. To cut the drillstring and seal off the hole
c. As a back-up to the Annular
d. To seal off the open hole

18. You are killing a well. What is the best action to take for a pump failure?
a. Shut the well in
b. Switch immediately to another pump
c. Open the choke to decrease casing pressure
d. Close the choke to increase casing pressure

19. A rig crew has just finished stripping a group of stands. The company man realizes that
the total volume bled from the well minus the total closed end pipe displacement
stripped into the well is significantly greater than the calculated mud increment. What
has happened to the overbalance in the well as a result?
a. The overbalance has increased, adding to the safety factor that was being held
on the well
b. The overbalance condition has not changed, continue with the stripping
operation
c. The overbalance has decreased, potentially decreasing the desired safety factor
that was being held in the well

20. In an exploratory (wildcat) well, how is the formation strength below the casing shoe
normally measured?
a. Sheen Test
b. Leak Off Test
c. Formation Integrity Test
d. Drill Stem Test

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21. What is the reason for a choke drill?

a. To see how fast the Driller can close the choke in an emergency
b. To help the crew understand how the choke and well pressures react during a kill
operation
c. To test that the choke is working correctly before drilling out the casing shoe
d. To ensure the crew is trained to line up correctly for a reverse circulation well
kill

22. You are drilling a vertical well on a surface stack rig. The well kicks and you shut-in. The
pressure readings are: Shut-in Drill pipe pressure = 350 psi, Shut-in Casing Pressure = 450
psi. Why is there a difference in the two readings?
a. Because the BOP was closed too fast causing trapped pressure
b. Because the influx is in the annulus and has a lower density than the mud
c. Because the influx is inside the drill string and has a lower density than the mud
d. Because the influx has a higher density than the mud

23. Which statement about the annular preventer is true?

a. Will allow reciprocating the drill string while maintaining a seal against well bore
pressure
b. Is designed to seal around any shape of tubular or tool in the well bore
c. Will prevent tool joints from being stripped into the well
d. Will not seal on a square or hexagonal Kelly

24. The Mud Engineer starts the degasser and desilter. What will happen to the flow rate
from the well?
a. Flow rate will increase after two to three minutes
b. Flow rate will decrease after two to three minutes
c. Flow rate will stay the same

25. How do you recognize a choke washout?

a. There is a rapid rise in the drill pipe pressure with no change in the casing
pressure
b. The drill pipe and casing pressures both fall even though you are closing the
choke
c. The drill pipe and casing pressures both rise even though you closed the choke
d. There is an increase in casing pressure with no change in the drill pipe pressure

26. You are drilling ahead with a 12 ¼ - inch Bit with an average ROP of 45 feet/hour. For
the last 60 minutes there has been no change to the pit level. What may be happening
downhole?
a. All is good as the pit level is constant
b. You may be losing some mud to the formation
c. You may be gaining some formation fluid

27. What is the only function of a diverter?

a. To shut in a shallow kick
b. To create a back pressure sufficient to stop formation fluids entering the
wellbore
c. To direct formation fluids away from the rig floor
d. To act as a backup system if the annular preventer fails

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28. A pressure while drilling (PWD) tool in the Bottom Hole Assembly can provide
information that indicates an influx while drilling. What information from a PWD tool
would indicated an influx in the well?
a. A record of Weight on Bit (WOB), Shock and Torque
b. An indication of wellbore azimuth and elevation
c. An increase in Equivalent Circulating Density (ECD)
d. A reduction in Equivalent Circulating Density (ECD)

29. A well is shut-in. What is the casing pressure in this static u-tube?

Well information:
Drill Pipe pressure reads 0 psi (no float in the string)
Well Depth = 7,000 TVD / 7,225 MD
Drill String full of 9.7 ppg mud
Annulus full of 6.0 ppg gas/mud mixture

a. 4920 psi
b. 1347 psi
c. 1390 psi
d. 3530 psi

30. A kick was taken with the bit off bottom. Based on the differential between the Shut-in
Drillpipe Pressure and Shut-in Casing Pressure, it is believed that the influx is salt water.
What is the best course of action?
a. Bullhead the influx away
b. Strip with volumetric control – this method works regardless of the influx type,
migration, or expansion
c. Strip using the barrel in / barrel out method, assuming that the influx really is
salt water
d. Execute the first circulation of the Driller’s Method off bottom

31. While controlling a well by circulating out an influx, what pressure do we want to keep
constant?
a. Casing pressure
b. Choke pressure
c. Pump pressure
d. Bottom hole pressure

32. A function has been operated from remote panel. The open light goes out and the close
light illuminates, but the pressure gauge did not drop. What is the probable cause ofthe
problem?
a. Pressure switch is faulty
b. Leak in the system
c. Air pressure too low
d. Close line is blocked

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33. While making a connection, the Driller closed the well in due to an abnormally long
flowback time. The stabilized surface pressures were equal at 150 psi on the Drill Pipe
and Annulus. You suspect the well has been ballooning. After bleeding the pressures to
zero (0) in increments of 50 psi, the pressures stayed at zero. Oil based mud is in the
hole. What instructions would you give the Driller?
a. Open the choke and flow-check. If negative, open the BOP and circulate while
raising the mud weight by 0.5 ppg and drill ahead
b. Open the choke and flow-check. If negative, circulate bottoms-up through the
choke
c. Open the BOP, raise mud weight by 1 ppg and drill ahead
d. Open the BOP and drill ahead

34. What is a kill plan?

a. Final report to town on the completed kill operation with updated chemical stock
levels
b. Document stating kill method to use and barite stock levels
c. Document stating duties, procedures, lines of communication and safety
requirements for the kill operation
d. A completed Kill Sheet

35. A well has been shut-in on a kick and the kill operation has not been started.

Shut-in Drill Pipe Pressure 400 psi

Shut-in Casing Pressure 600 psi

After stabilization, both pressures start rising due to gas migration. If the casing
pressure is held constant at 600 psi, what will happen to the bottom hole pressure?

a. Increase
b. Decrease
c. Stay the same

36. Which of the following is not a method of wellbore barrier verification?

a. Weight set confirmation (tagging)
b. Positive pressure test
c. Leak off test
d. Inflow test (Negative test)

37. What is a procedure to follow when using the Driller’s method?

a. With pumps running at kill rate, hold the surface pressure constant on the side of
the U-tube that has a varying fluid density
b. Always pump kill mud on the first circulation
c. With pumps running at kill rate, hold the surface pressure constant on the side of
the U-tube that has the constant fluid density
d. Anytime you start, stop, or change pump speed, maintain DP pressure constant

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38. While drilling, the well is losing mud at 20 bbls per hour. At the connection the well is
flowing. When the pumps are restarted you begin to lose mud again. The driller decides
to flow check and the well is flowing. What is the safest action to take?
a. Stop drilling, shut the well in and call the Supervisor
b. Continue drilling because the well is ballooning
c. Stop drilling and flow check for 5 minutes to see if the flow rate stops
d. Stop drilling, shut in and kill the well with the Wait and Weight method.

39. A well is shut in and casing pressure has stabilized. The float was bumped, and Shut in
Drillpipe Pressure (SIDPP) was recorded. While waiting on orders the casing pressure
increased to 850 psi.

If the float were bumped again, at what pressure will the float open?

Well information:
Initial SIDPP = 550 psi
Initial SICP = 750 psi
MAASP = 1,600 psi

a. 550 psi
b. 650 psi
c. 950 psi
d. 850 psi

40. When making a connection, the well was still flowing after 3 minutes. The well is shut in
and the shut-in pressures have stabilized as follows:

Shut-In Drill Pipe Pressure (SIDPP): 200 psi Pit Gain: 5 bbl

Shut-In Casing Pressure (SICP): 350 psi

What has happened?

a. This is normal. Resume drilling.

b. This is trapped pump pressure
c. This indicates an influx in the well
d. This is a ballooning formation

41. What can cause a larger kick size and a greater shut in casing pressure (SICP)?
a. Ballooning
b. Formation Strength
c. Formation Porosity
d. Formation Permeability

42. When testing a Surface BOP stack with a test plug, why must the side outlet valves
below the plug be kept in the open position?
a. Otherwise reverse circulation will be needed to release test plug
b. To prevent a pressure lock
c. To check for a leaking test plug
d. Because the test will create extreme hook loads

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43. The flow sensor shows a total loss of returns and the mud level cannot be seen in the
annulus. What immediate action should be taken?
a. Shut the well in and pump lost circulation material
b. Pump at reduced rate adding lost circulation
c. Prepare to top-fill the annulus with water (or lightest mud available), and record
volume
d. Continue drilling ahead cautiously

44. When drilling a horizontal well a fault is crossed, and a kick is taken. The well is shut in.
Calculate the mud weight required to kill the well using the data below:
WELL DATA MD TVD
Depth at start of horizontal 7,690 feet 6,100
feet
Depth at time of kick 11,000 feet 6,140
feet
Length of horizontal section 3,310 feet
Mud weight 11 ppg
KICK DATA
Shut-In Drillpipe Pressure 150 psi
Shut-In Casing Pressure 170 psi

a. 11.5 ppg
b. 12 ppg
c. 11 ppg
d. 11.4 ppg

45. When drilling in the transition zone to an abnormally pressure formation, what changes
may you expect to see in drilling data?
a. Reduced drag on connections
b. Reduction in drill string torque by more than 50%
c. Increase in WOB to maintain same ROP
d. Gradual increase in ROP

46. The well is full of 12.2 ppg mud. A 500-foot cement plug is set and tested. If the mud
above the plug is replaced with 10.2 ppg brine, what will happen to the differential
pressure between the top and bottom of the cement plug?
a. Pressure differential will increase
b. Pressure differential will decrease
c. Pressure differential will be zero

47. While killing the well using the Wait and Weight method, circulation is stopped holding
bottom hole pressure constant and the wellbore is isolated. What pressure should be on
the Drill Pipe gauge if the proper Kill Weight Mud (KMW) was used and there is no
trapped pressure?
a. The Drill Pipe gauge should read 0 psi due to the drill string being full of kill
weight mud
b. The Drill Pipe gauge will read more than the original Shut in Drill Pipe Pressure
due to gas height
c. The Drill Pipe gauge will read the same pressure as the original Shut-in Pressure
d. The Drill Pipe gauge will read the difference between the original shut in
pressures

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48. A gas kick is being circulated along a horizontal hole section. What should happen to
mud pit volume if the correct kill procedure is being followed?
a. Increase as the gas expands
b. Remain approximately constant
c. Increase at first as the gas beings to move then gradually decrease
d. Decreases as the kill mud fills the horizontal section

49. How do you know that a self-fill float is plugged?

a. Running time increases
b. Hook load increases
c. Trip monitoring returns will increase to closed end displacement
d. Trip monitoring returns will decrease to closed end displacement

50. What happens to the gas volume in the well bore as a gas kick is circulated out properly
from the well?
a. Gas volume will decrease
b. Gas volume will stay the same
c. Gas volume will increase

51. What abnormal pressure data does the Mud Logger normally measure?
a. Weight on Bit
b. Hook Load
c. Gas level in the mud
d. Strokes per minute

52. Pump speed is increased during a kill and bottom hole pressure is kept constant. What
should happen to pump pressure?
a. Pump pressure should increase
b. Pump pressure should decrease
c. Pump pressure should stay the same

53. Which of the following may be a lagging indicator of an increase in formation pressure?
a. Change in RPM
b. Change in background gas
c. Change in rotary torque
d. Change in ROP

54. What is true regarding the Driller’s and Wait and Weight methods?
a. The Wait and Weight Method will always result in lower casing shoe pressures
than the Driller’s Method
b. The Driller’s Method requires more circulating time than the Wait and Weight
Method
c. The Wait and Weight Method involves circulating out the influx while pumping
original fluid weight
d. The Driller’s Method involves circulating out the influx while pumping kill weight
fluid to the bit

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55. On a surface stack rig what pressure is maintained constant as the pump rate is
increased to kill rate?
a. Fracture pressure
b. Drill Pipe Pressure
c. Casing Pressure
d. Final Circulating Pressure

56. While drilling ahead, your rig has experienced increasing flowback times during
connections for the last five stands. You make another connection and the flow from the
well is not decreasing. You have measured a five barrel pit gain over the last 3 minutes.
The Mud Engineer tells you that the pit gain is the result of a ballooning formation. What
is your analysis of the situation?
a. It is ballooning. Continue tripping out, as before.
b. It is the result of U tubing due to a large amount of cuttings in the annulus. Pump
a high viscosity sweep before drilling ahead.
c. It is probably a kick. Close in the well and monitor pressures.
d. Continue to watch the flowback till it stops.

57. If a kick is shut in and the slow circulating rate pressure is not known. What procedure
should be used to obtain the correct Initial Circulating Pressure?
a. Contact the mud logger and request the best possible calculation of the Initial
Circulating Pressure
b. Use the SIDPP as the circulating pressure
c. Follow correct start-up procedure. Read the pressure on the drillpipe gauge,
subtracting any overbalance/safety margin pressure. This is the ICP.
d. Check the records and choose the kill rate circulating pressure taken with the
last BHA in the hole nearest to the depth where the kick took place. Add 100 psi
safety margin.

58. Centralizers are placed on casing before it is run. They are beneficial to an effective
casing job. Which of the following can be a problem when running centralizers?
a. Keeps the casing fixed in the axial centre of the well bore
b. Creates voids in the cement between the casing and well bore
c. Prevents flow after cementing between casing strings
d. Increased chances of surging the well while running casing

59. While conducting the first circulation of the Driller’s Method, the Derrickman states that
the barite supply is plugged. What action should be taken?
a. Inform supervisor to shut in well, as the problem will reduce bottom hole
pressure during the first circulation
b. Wait until first circulation is complete then fix blockage
c. Inform supervisor that crew is fixing the blockage but continue circulating
d. Instruct crew to add Bentonite to increase the mud weight

60. Casing is run in the hole with a non-return float assembly. What can happen if the casing
is not kept full?
a. Float may fail causing mud to u-tube up inside the casing
b. Casing close to surface will burst
c. Casing joint just above the float assembly will burst
d. Hook load will suddenly decrease

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61. Which of the following practices could result in the influx of a shallow hazard?
a. Pumping a cement slurry with a short transition time
b. Keeping the hole full with a continuous trip tank
c. Pumping out of the hole
d. Not filling the hole properly while tripping out

62. You are running a non-shearable tool in the hole on a surface stack rig. What option is
available to the Driller if the well flows when the tool is across the BOP stack?
a. Close the Diverter and pump kill mud
b. Continue running in hole and use surging effect to stop the kick
c. Circulate to create an ECD effect on the bottom of the hole
d. Make up a safety valve in string and close the annular

63. After successfully shutting-in on a kick, which of the following is a crucial responsibility
of the Supervisor?
a. Measure Mud Weight in and out
b. Communicate plan to crew
c. Mix Kill Weight Mud
d. Check pit levels and lineups

64. You are pulling out of the hole when a kick is swabbed in. The shut-in pressures indicate
that the gas is migrating. What well control method can be used to manage the gas
migration?
a. Wait and Weight Method
b. Driller’s Method
c. The Volumetric Method
d. Reverse Circulation Method

65. You are drilling a section of well with a kick tolerance window indicating a maximum
allowable kick volume of less than the rig has shown they can successfully detect and
shut-in. What action could be taken?
a. Consider setting casing/liner
b. Pull bit into casing shoe as quickly as possible
c. Set cement plug and sidetrack
d. Continue drilling carefully, kick tolerance will improve with depth

66. What statement is true if a non-return valve is stabbed into the string?
a. Will not allow wireline to be run inside the drill string
b. Has potential to leak through the open/close key
c. Must not be run in the hole in the closed position
d. Easier to stab if strong flow is encountered up the drill string

67. A well is being killed using the Wait & Weight method of well control. At what point
during the operation should the final circulating pressure be held on the drill pipe
pressure gauge?
a. Once kill mud has been circulated to the bit
b. When kill mud returns to surface
c. After waiting for the kill mud to be mixed and ready
d. Once kill mud has reached the casing shoe

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68. The well has been shut-in and the pressures are stabilizing. What is the first step that
the Driller should take?
a. Record the pit gain
b. Check the drillpipe pressure to determine formation pressure
c. Check the well is secure (no leaks)
d. Calculate Kill Weight Fluid

69. You are circulating a gas kick out of the well using the Driller’s method. What would
normally happen to active pit level during the circulation?
a. Pit level would decrease due to gas expansion then stay constant as gas exits the
choke
b. Pit level would increase due to gas expansion then stay constant as gas exits the
choke
c. Pit level would decrease due to gas expansion then increase as gas exits the
choke
d. Pit level would increase due to gas expansion then decrease as gas exits the
choke

70. Which of the following parameters will affect the value of the Shut-in Casing Pressure?
a. The formation fluid pressure (pore pressure)
b. Drill string capacity per foot
c. Slow Circulating Rate Pressure
d. Choke Line Length

71. The rig team has just calculated Kick Tolerance for a range of kick intensities, and the
Kick Tolerance Window is provided below.

The rig team predicts a maximum 1 ppg kick in this hole section. From the graph above,
determine how many bbls they could close in on and successfully circulate out without
breaking down the shoe?

a. 19 bbls
b. 44 bbls
c. 30 bbls
d. 17 bbls

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72. What is it important to examine the mud as it flows across the shakers?
a. The type of cuttings determine what mud weight is needed
b. The type and amount of cuttings and cavings can indicate wellbore conditions
c. The more cuttings and cavings at the Shaker is an indication of good drilling
practices
d. The type of cuttings determine whether to run the degasser or the centrifuge

73. If a 3000 psi BOP accumulator system is designed with a minimum operating pressure of
1200 psi, what should be the precharge in each bottle?
a. 200 psi
b. 1000 psi
c. 1200 psi
d. 3000 psi

74. The pump was shut down part way through the first circulation of the Driller’s Method.
The Drill Pipe Pressure (DPP) now reads 525 psi, and the casing pressure (CP) now reads
700 psi.
Well Information:

Shut-in Drill Pipe Pressure = 450 psi

Shut-in Casing Pressure = 600 psi
Initial Circulating Pressure = 800 psi
Mud Weight = 11.2 ppg

How much overbalance is currently on the well?

a. 150 psi
b. 175 psi
c. 100 psi
d. 75 psi

75. Kill mud is returning at the end of a kill operation. The well is shut down but drillpipe
and casing show 100 psi on the gauges. How would you determine if the extra pressure is
‘trapped’ pressure?

a. Bleed off 100 psi, open up the well and check for flow
b. Bleed off 50 psi at the choke then monitor pressure to see if it is static or builds
back up to 100 psi
c. Start circulating surface to bit strokes then shut down and re-check pressures
d. Increase mud weight by equivalent of 100 psi and circulate around the well

76. Why is it important to detect a kick as early as possible?

a. Minimizing the size of the influx will result in a higher SICP
b. Minimizing the size of the influx will result in a lower SIDPP
c. Minimizing the size of the influx will result in a higher SIDPP
d. Minimizing the size of the influx will result in a lower SICP

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77. Which of the following dimensions affects the pressure at which gas can ‘blow-through’
to the Shaker area?
a. Height of the liquid seal
b. ID of the line from Choke manifold
c. The vent line length and ID of the vent line
d. Height of body and ID of body

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Score: / 77 = %
1. At 30.0 bbl 14.5 ppg slug is pumped prior to tripping out of the hole. Mud Weight is
12.3 ppg. What mud volume, in addition to the slug volume, should we expect
returned due to the slug u-tubing into position?
a. 5.96 bbls
b. 6.35 bbls
c. 7.35 bbls
d. 5.36 bbls

2. What is the only function of a diverter?

a. To shut in a shallow kick
b. To direct formation fluids away from the rig floor
c. To act as a backup system if the annular preventer fails
d. To create back pressure sufficient to stop formation fluids entering the
wellbore

3. You have shut-in on a well and are planning a kill operation. The Mud Engineer
estimates it will take 3200 sacks of barite to weight up the fluid system to kill
weight. The rig has 3000 sacks of barite onsite and more will not arrive for 3 days.

Shut in pressures have increased since the well was shut in indicating gas migration.
The shoe strength is a concern if pressures continue to build.
a. Driller’s Method of Well Control.
b. Wait-and-Weight Method of Well Control.
c. Begin to Lubricate and Bleed.
d. Kill the well with Reverse Circulation.

4. The Mud Engineer starts the degasser and desilter. What will happen to the flow rate
from the well?
a. Flow rate will increase after two to three minutes
b. Flow rate will decrease after two to three minutes
c. Flow rate will stay the same

5. Measuring flow back volumes and times at connections, pit level changes at
connections, and loss rates while drilling help to “fingerprint” wellbore behavior.
How can this information assist the Driller?
a. It can help determine when to increase pump rate
b. It can help identify when to run Casing
c. It can help identify if the well is ‘kicking’ or ‘ballooning’
d. It can help identify stuck pipe problems

6. What is a hydrostatic barrier?

a. Cement located in the open-hole or casing to isolate different zones
b. Pressure of fluid in a Pipe Ram closing chamber that maintains a seal on a
shut-in well
c. A column of fluid that exerts a greater pressure than the formation fluids
d. A mechanical seal inside the casing or wellbore to isolate potential flow

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7. Which of the following statements is a good operating practice in a top-hole section

that has the risk of gas bearing formations?
a. Never use a drill pipe float
b. Regularly pump light sweeps
c. Control the rate of penetration
d. Maintain high ROP

8. You have pumped cement inside the casing and are displacing the cement into
position with mud. What would happen to active pit level during this stage of the
operation?
a. Pit level will increase
b. Pit level will decrease
c. Pit level will stay constant

9. What would happen if a self-fill (autofill-tube type) failed to convert to a check

valve? (Assume cement is heavier than the displacement mud)
a. Cement cannot be pumped down inside the casing
b. Cement would have to be reverse circulated
c. Pressure would have to be held on the annulus to prevent u-tubing
d. Pressure would have to be held on the cement head to prevent u-tubing

10. Why is it important to detect a kick as early as possible?

a. To prevent gas expansion as it is circulated up the annulus
b. To minimize size of influx to handle at surface
c. To reduce Kill Mud Weight required to kill the well
d. To allow the Volumetric method to be used

11. Which of the following is an acceptable corrective action for a plugged bit nozzle
during the first circulation of the Driller’s method?
a. Wait for drill pipe pressure to stabilize and maintain this new pump pressure
b. Open the choke to decrease casing pressure
c. Close the choke to increase casing pressure
d. Do nothing and continue to circulate at the original ICP

12. Which kick indicator is normally detected first?

a. Trip Tank increase
b. Flow Rate increase
c. Pump pressure increase
d. Pit Gain increase

13. Which of the following is not a method of wellbore barrier verification?

a. Weight set confirmation (tagging)
b. Positive pressure test
c. Leak off test
d. Inflow test (Negative test)

14. What is the objective of the 2nd Circulation of the Driller’s Method?
a. Displace drill string and annulus with kill weight mud
b. Circulate out the influx while displacing the drill string and annulus with kill
weight mud
c. Circulate out influx original mud weight

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15. A well is shut-in. What is the casing pressure in this static u-tube?

Well information:
Drill Pipe pressure reads 0 psi (no float in the string)
Well Depth = 7,000 TVD / 7,225 MD
Drill String full of 9.7 ppg mud
Annulus full of 6.0 ppg gas/mud mixture

a. 4920 psi
b. 1347 psi
c. 1390 psi
d. 3530 psi

16. Which of the following indicators may warn of an increase in formation pressure?
a. ROP
b. Rotary torque
c. RPM
d. All of the above

17. The rig team has just calculated Kick Tolerance for a range of kick intensities, and
the Kick Tolerance Window is provided below.

The rig team predict a maximum 1 ppg kick in this hole section. From the graph above,
determine how many bbls they could close in on and successfully circulate out without
breaking down the shoe?

a. 19 bbls
b. 17 bbls
c. 44 bbls
d. 30 bbls

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18. What would be the effect of fitting a 7-1/16 inch x 5,000 psi flange to a working
10,000 psi rated BOP stack?
a. The rating would become 5,000 psi
b. The rating would become 7,500 psi
c. The rating would remain at 10,000 psi
d. The rating would become 2,500 psi

19. Which of the following statements best describe the Volumetric Method?
a. Maintains constant bottom hole pressure as the influx migrates to surface
b. Maintains constant pressure inside the influx as it is allowed to migrate to
surface
c. Maintains constant casing shoe pressure as the influx migrates to surface
d. Maintains Shut In Casing Pressure at its initial value as the influx migrates to
surface

20. What is meant by abnormal pressure?

a. The excess pressure that needs to be applied to cause “leak-off.”
b. The formation fluid pressure is greater than formation water hydrostatic
pressure.
c. The excess pressure due to circulating mud at high rates.
d. Heavy weight mud used to give an overbalance.

21. When testing a Surface BOP stack with a test plug, why must the side outlet valves
below the plug be kept in the open position?
a. To check for a leaking test plug
b. To prevent a pressure lock
c. Otherwise reverse circulation will be needed to release the test plug
d. Because the test will create extreme hook loads

22. A well is being killed using the Wait & Weight method of well control. At what point
during the operation should the final circulating pressure be held on the drill pipe
pressure gauge?
a. Once kill mud has been circulated to the bit
b. When kill mud returns to surface
c. After waiting for the kill mud to be mixed and ready
d. Once kill mud has reached the casing shoe

23. A loss of Equivalent Circulating Density may be an indication that the well has
become underbalanced. What Downhole tool would be the best choice to measure
ECD while drilling?
a. A rotary steerable tool
b. Any “Memory” type tool
c. A Pressure While Drilling (PWD) Tool
d. An Adjustable Gauge Stabilizer (AGS) Tool

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24. The pump was shut down part way through the first circulation of the Driller’s
Method. The Drill Pipe Pressure (DPP) now reads 525 psi and the casing pressure (CP)
now reads 700 psi.
Well Information:

Shut-in Drill Pipe Pressure = 450 psi

Shut-in Casing Pressure = 600 psi
Initial Circulating Pressure = 800 psi
Mud Weight = 11.2 ppg

How much overbalance is currently on the well?

a. 150 psi
b. 175 psi
c. 100 psi
d. 75 psi

25. At which location should the casing pressure be read after shutting in on a kick?
a. At the mud pumps
b. At the remote choke panel gauge
c. At the casing shoe
d. At the drill pipe gauge on the standpipe manifold

26. After you closed an annular preventer, the accumulator pressure dropped but did not
return to the normal operating pressure. The BOP has closed and you can see no
leaks. What could be the problem?
a. The Annular regulator is leaking back to the reservoir tank
b. The Annular regulator needs to be adjusted to bring accumulator pressure
back up to correct pressure
c. The accumulator charge pump has not started up to return accumulator
pressure to correct pressure
d. The 3-position annular valve has not moved

27. Why is it important for the Driller to know when mud is being transferred into or out
of the active system?
a. To line up returns through the Desilters to improve mud mixing
b. To recognize if there are gains and losses due to a kick or lost circulation
c. To know when to operate the pit agitator to prevent Barite falling out of the
mud
d. To start bottoms-up circulation to clean the hole before new mud is pumped

28. You have pumped Kill Weight Mud (KWM) to the bit during the beginning of the Wait
and Weight method. It is decided to shut the pumps down and check pressures. You
notice there is still pressure on the Drill Pipe gauge. You confirm that there is no
trapped pressure. What is the current status of the well?
a. The drill pipe is still underbalanced or the stroke count is not correct
b. Nothing, due to KWM there is a U-tube effect causing increased Drill Pipe
Pressure
c. KWM has caused an overbalance in the well
d. The KWM has not reached surface yet so the drill pipe pressure should not
equal 0 psi

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29. A well is shut in after taking a 25 bbl kick with 300 psi SIDPP and 650 psi SICP. If the
well had been shut-in on a 10 bbls kick, how would shut in pressure be affected?
a. SICP would be lower
b. SIDPP would be lower
c. SICP would be higher
d. SIDPP would be higher

30. You are circulating down the drillstring and back up the annulus. Which of the
following affects bottom hole pressure?
a. Surface line pressure loss
b. Annular pressure loss
c. Drillstring pressure loss
d. Bit pressure loss

31. Slow circulating rate pressure = 300 psi at 30 SPM

The well has been shut in after a kick:
Shut In Drill Pipe Pressure = 600 psi
Shut In Casing Pressure = 750 psi
Before starting to kill the well, there is a complete power failure at the pumps.
Which pressures should be kept constant in order to maintain the correct bottom
hole pressure if the influx migrates?
a. 1050 psi casing pressure
b. 750 psi casing pressure
c. 600 psi drill pipe pressure
d. 900 psi drill pipe pressure

32. You are running a non-shearable tool in the hole on a surface stack rig. What option
is available to the Driller if the well flows when the tool is across the BOP stack?
a. Close the Diverter and pump kill mud
b. Continue running in hole and use surging effect to stop the kick
c. Circulate to create an ECD effect on the bottom of the hole
d. Make up a safety valve in string and close the annular

33. Under which circumstances would the Wait and Weight Method provide lower
equivalent pressures at the casing shoe than the Driller’s Method?
a. When the drill string volume is greater than the annulus open hole volume
b. The pressures at the casing are the same regardless of the method used
c. When the drill string volume is less than the casing volume
d. When the drill string volume is less than the open hole volume

34. Casing is run in the hole with a non-return float assembly. The casing is not being
filled. With the shoe at 3000 feet, the float assembly fails and mud u-tubes up inside
the casing. What will happen to the bottom hole pressure (BHP)?
a. Bottom hole pressure will stay the same due to the u-tube effect
b. Bottom hole pressure will increase
c. Bottom hole pressure will decrease
d. Bottom hole pressure will remain the same since the mud volume in the hole
has not changed

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35. During a routine test on a surface stack, it is noticed that the weep hole (drain
hole/vent hole) on one of the blowout preventer bonnets is leaking fluid. What
action should be taken?
a. Ram packing elements on the ram body are worn out, replace immediately
b. The weep hole only checks the closing chamber seals, leave it till the next
maintenance schedule
c. Primary ram shaft seal is leaking, secure the well and replace immediately
d. Energize emergency packing. If leak stops, leave it till the next maintenance
schedule

36. You are using the Volumetric Method to control a gas influx in a vertical wellbore.
When can the maximum casing shoe pressure occur?
a. At any time
b. It stays the same throughout the operation
c. When the top of the gas reaches the surface
d. When the top of the gas is at the casing shoe

37. You are displacing the well with kill weight mud. The well includes a tapered drill
string. Which of the following parameters should not vary as different sections of
pipe are displaced with kill mud?
a. Displacement stroke count/1000 feet of pipe length
b. Pressure drop per 100 strokes pumped
c. Bottom Hole Pressure
d. Displacement time/1000 feet of pipe length

38. What is function of Blind/Shear Rams?

a. To close in the well if the Diverter fails
b. To cut the drillstring and seal off the hole
c. As a back-up to the Annular
d. To hang-off the drillstring during a kill

39. During a well kill on a surface BOP installation, the pump rate is increased while
holding drillpipe pressure constant. How will this affect Bottomhole Pressure (BHP)?
a. BHP will increase
b. BHP will stay constant
c. BHP will decrease
d. There is no way to know what will happen to BHP

40. While drilling, the well is losing mud at 20 bbls per hour. At the connection the well
is flowing. When the pumps are restarted you begin to lose mud again. The driller
decides to flow check and the well is flowing. What is the safest action to take?
a. Stop drilling, shut the well in and call the Supervisor
b. Continue drilling because the well is ballooning
c. Stop drilling and flow check for 5 minutes to see if the flow rate stops
d. Stop drilling, shut in and kill the well with the Wait and Weight method.

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41. What is the reason for a diverter drill?

a. To ensure the crew are able to close in the well and prepare kill mud
b. To see how fast the Driller can line up from the vent line to the mud gas
separator
c. To ensure the crew is able to effectively recognize and react to a surface kick
by diverting fluids away from the rig
d. To test the pit, flow and trip tank alarms

42. While tripping out of the hole, the Assistant Driller (AD) has noted improper hole fill:
After pulling five stands, the hole has taken no fluid from the trip tank. It should
have taken three barrels. The AD informs the Driller of the problem. What is the
action the Driller should take?
a. Close the diverter and line up to the degasser
b. Perform a flow check immediately and shut in if required
c. Pull five more stands and re-evaluate the situation
d. Connect Kelly or Top Drive and circulate bottoms-up

43. Which is a fundamental objective when circulating out a kick?

a. Maintain constant bottom hole pressure at least equal to formation pressure
b. Pump at a kill rate equal to or greater than drilling rate
c. Reverse-circulate to remove influx faster
d. Hold formation fluid pressure as close to MAASP as possible

44. What is kick tolerance?

a. The required pressure rating of a blowout preventer
b. The maximum volume of influx for a given kick intensity that can be taken at
a given depth and circulated out without exceeding fracture pressure
c. The maximum volume of influx that can be taken at a certain depth without
exceeding fracture pressure
d. The maximum tolerable surface pressure for a particular casing string

45. On a surface stack rig, the Driller brings the pump slowly on-line at the start of the
kill operation. What pressure must the choke operator hold constant during this
operation?
a. Maximum allowable annular surface pressure
b. Slow circulating pressure
c. Shut-in Drill Pipe Pressure
d. Casing Pressure

46. Which of the following dimensions affects the pressure at which gas can ‘blow-
through’ to the Shaker area?
a. Height of the liquid seal
b. ID of the line from Choke manifold
c. The vent line length and ID of the vent line
d. Height of body and ID of body

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47. What equipment is specific to a shut-in operation with casing?

a. Dart sub
b. Full Opening Safety Valve (FOSV)
c. Inside Blow Out Preventer (IBOP)
d. A suitable crossover (Swage)

48. The flow sensor shows a total loss of returns and the mud level cannot be seen in the
annulus. What immediate action should be taken?
a. Shut the well in and pump lost circulation material
b. Pump at reduced rate adding lost circulation
c. Prepare to top-fill the annulus with water (or lightest mud available), and
record volume
d. Continue drilling ahead cautiously

Please use the following information for question 49 through 56.

Hole Dimensions
Depth MD 7,850 feet TVD 7,000 Feet
13-3/8” Casing shoe 5,505 Feet
Hole size 12 ¼ Inch
Current mud weight 12 Ppg
Internal Capacities
8” Drill collars (length 620 feet) 0.0087 Bbl/foot
5”Drill pipe – capacity 0.01776 Bbl/foot
5” Drill pipe – metal displacement 0.00650 Bbl/foot
5” Drill pipe – closed end displacement 0.02426 Bbl/foot
5” HWDP (length 580 feet) – capacity 0.0088 Bbl/foot
Annular Capacities
Open hole/Drill collar 0.0836 Bbl/foot
Open hole/Drill pipe 0.1215 Bbl/foot
Casing/Drill pipe 0.1279 Bbl/foot
LOT
Fracture gradient at shoe 0.79 Psi/foot
Pump Details
Pump Output 0.119 Bbl/stk
SCR at 30 SPM 350 Psi
Shut-In Data
SIDPP 350 psi
SICP 475 Psi
Pit gain 20 bbls

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Calculate:

49. Maximum allowable mud weight before kick

ppg
50. MAASP before kick
psi
51. Strokes from surface to bit
strokes
52. Kill mud weight
ppg
53. Initial circulating pressure
psi
54. Final circulating pressure
psi
55. MAASP after well has been killed
psi
56. Pressure drop per step (one-tenth of strokes to Bit)
psi/Step

57. What best describes the effect of gas migration on shut-in drill pipe pressure (no
float in the drill string)?
a. Stay the same
b. Decrease
c. Increase

58. What effect does increasing pressure have on fluid density?

a. Increases density
b. No effect on density
c. Decreases density

59. What abnormal pressure data does the Mud Logger normally measure?
a. Hook Load
b. Weight on Bit
c. Strokes per minute
d. Gas level in the mud

60. During the first circulation of the Driller’s Method, the casing pressure starts to
decrease and after the lag time the drill pipe pressure starts to decrease. What could
be the problem?
a. Choke plugged
b. Plugged bit nozzle
c. Choke is washing-out
d. Drill string washout
61. When drilling in the transition zone to an abnormally pressured formation, what
changes may you expect to see with the formation returning at the shakers?
a. Decrease in the density of Shale cuttings
b. Decrease in the amount of cavings
c. Increase in the density of Shale cuttings
d. Reduction in size of each cutting

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62. What happens to the gas volume in the well bore as a gas kick is circulated out
properly from the well?
a. Gas volume will stay the same
b. Gas volume will increase
c. Gas volume will decrease

63. Who has the authority to shut in the well without waiting for permission?
a. Mud engineer
b. Driller
c. Floorhand
d. Derrickman

64. Which gas do you use to pre-charge the accumulator bottles on a BOP hydraulic
control unit?
a. Air
b. Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
c. Oxygen
d. Nitrogen

65. A 500-foot cement plug is set inside the casing shoe. The mud in the hole is to be
displaced with brine. What will be the reduction in hydrostatic pressure on top of the
cement plug?
Old mud density = 12.2 ppg
Brine = 8.6 ppg
Top of cement plug = 8200 feet
a. 1535 psi
b. 3668 psi
c. 5202 psi
d. 1629 psi

66. What is a transition zone?

a. A section of formation where formation pressure is changing.
b. A change in the formation from high permeability to low permeability.
c. The position in a reservoir where gas transitions to oil or water.
d. Depth where the formations are strong enough to be shut-in with the BOP.

67. A kick is taken in a horizontal well. SIDPP = SICP. Influx is circulated out using the
Driller’s Method. Why does the casing pressure increase rapidly when the influx is
circulated out of the horizontal section and into the vertical section?
a. ECD is much greater in the horizontal section
b. This is normal for all wells when using the Driller’s Method
c. There is no change in hydrostatic pressure until the gas is circulated to the
inclined or vertical section
d. Because kill mud was not pumped from the start of the kill

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68. If a kick is shut in and the slow circulating rate pressure is not known. What
procedure should be used to obtain the correct Initial Circulating Pressure?
a. Contact the mud logger and request the best possible calculation of the Initial
Circulating Pressure
b. Use the SIDPP as the circulating pressure
c. Follow correct start-up procedure. Read the pressure on the drillpipe gauge,
subtracting any overbalance/safety margin pressure. This is the ICP.
d. Check the records and choose the kill rate circulating pressure taken with the
last BHA in the hole nearest to the depth where the kick took place. Add 100
psi safety margin.

69. Mud compressibility can be high in non-aqueous fluid (oil-based). How does this
affect the time it takes for a choke adjustment to be seen at the drill pipe gauge?
a. No change to time taken
b. Decrease in time taken
c. Increase in time taken

70. Why must you leave spare capacity in the active pit system when circulating out a
kick?
a. If the kick is salt water it will expand and pit level will increase
b. If the kick is gas it will expand and pit level will increase
c. If the kick is oil it will expand and pit level will increase
d. To store the kick fluid as it is circulated from the well

71. What term means “an undesired influx of formation fluids into the wellbore”?
a. Blowout
b. Fractured Formation
c. Loss Circulation
d. Kick

72. Symptoms of ballooning have occurred, and the decision is made to bleed 10 bbls of
mud back into the trip tank. What potential negative consequences of this decision
could result?
a. The intensity of the ballooning is increased
b. No negative consequence to this action would result because the bleed
volume is small
c. Formation fracture gradient would decrease
d. If the problem was a kick and not ballooning, the kick would become larger

73. While tripping into the hole at 6,000 feet, a flow check is positive. The rig procedure
is to shut the well in using the soft shut in procedure. What is the correct procedure
to shut in?
a. Open HCR valve and choke, Close BOP, Stab full opening safety valve, Close
safety valve, Close choke
b. Stab a full opening safety valve, Close the safety valve, Open HCR valve,
Close BOP, Close choke
c. Close the BOP, Stab full opening safety valve, Close the safety valve, Open
choke, Close choke, Record pressure
d. Stab full opening safety valve, Open HCR valve and choke, Close BOP, Close
choke, Close safety valve, Record pressure

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74. Which of the following parameters will affect the value of the Shut In Casing
Pressure?
a. Annulus capacity per foot
b. Drill string capacity per foot
c. Choke line length
d. Slow circulating rate pressure

75. What affects the MAASP?

a. The maximum pump pressure
b. The viscosity and water loss of the mud
c. The mud weight in the hole
d. The gel strength of the mud

76. Why kill the well at a reduced pump rate?

a. To stop downhole mud motor rotating during a well kill operation
b. To prevent bursting the casing
c. To minimize annular friction during a well kill
d. To kill the well in a short time

77. If the mud pump pop-off valve opened during a well kill, what action below is best to
secure the well?
a. Close the shear rams, close the choke
b. Drop the drill string, close blind/shear rams, close the choke
c. Stop the pump and close the choke
d. Stop the pump, close the IBOP or Kelly Cock, and close the choke

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Score: / 56 = %

1. Which of the following is true regarding kick detection during wireline operations?

a. The well should be lined up to active pits due to the large displacement volumes
of wire line tools.
b. There is no need to monitor the well during wireline operations because the well
is static.
c. The well should be put on the trip tank to monitor displacement as wireline is run
in/out of the hole.
d. Wireline operators assume primary responsibility for kick detection during the
wireline operation.

2. An open well is full of clean fluid and you are not circulating. What is the Bottom Hole
Pressure (BHP)?

a. BHP equals hydrostatic pressure plus Annular Pressure Loss

b. BHP equals hydrostatic pressure minus Annular Pressure Loss
c. BHP equals hydrostatic pressure

3. While preparing to circulate Kill Weight Mud, the gas bubble begins to migrate. If no
action is taken, what will happen to bottom-hole pressure?

a. Decrease
b. Remain approximately the same
c. Increase

4. You have taken a gas kick with the bit 15 stands off-bottom. While preparing to strip to
bottom the shut-in pressures have been slowly increasing. If you strip the pipe into the
well holding the Casing Pressure constant, what is the volume recovered in the trip tank
due to?

a. Gas expansion only

b. The trip tank pump left running
c. Gas expansion if influx is migrating plus closed end pipe displacement
d. Closed end pipe displacement only

5. A 500-foot long cement plug is set inside the casing shoe. The mud in the hole is to be
displaced to a new mud density.

Mud density below the cement plug = 11.8 ppg

New mud density = 12.8 ppg
Top of cement plug = 8200 feet

If the plug failed and allowed pressure to pass between the top and the bottom of the
plug, what would happen to the bottom hole pressure?

a. BHP would decrease

b. BHP would increase
c. BHP would stay the same
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6. When drilling the horizontal section of a well, an 11 bbl gas kick is taken. TVD is 8200'
and MD is 9700'.

If all the influx is in the horizontal section of the well, what would the expected SIDPP
and SICP be?

a. SIDPP nearly equal to SICP

b. SICP greater than SIDPP
c. SIDPP greater than SICP
d. Zero SICP

7. A kick has been taken at TD and will be circulated out using the Driller's Method. You
have one active pit {10 feet deep) with 180 bbls capacity.

Kick size = 10 bbls

TD/TVD = 4800feet
Mud weight in well = 9.9 ppg
SIDPP = 250 psi
SICP = 350 psi
Formation Pressure = 2721 psi
Maximum predicted surface casing pressure during kill = 500 psi
After the initial 10 barrel increase, what additional pit gain is anticipated? Disregard
temperature effects and mud compressibility factor

a. 109 barrels
b. 44 barrels
c. 1851 barrels
d. 78 barrels

8. The kill weight fluid has just been pumped to the bit during the Wait and Weight
method. The pumps are shut down and the following pressures are observed.

Current drill pipe pressure (OPP) = 150 psi

Current casing pressure (CP) = 630 psi

Which of the following should not be done to assess the situation?

a. Check the circulating system to see if a lighter mud was pumped

b. Check for trapped pressure
c. Bleed casing pressure to zero psi and confirm well is dead
d. Re-check the calculations of surface to bit strokes and kill weight fluid

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9. How do you know that a self-fill float is plugged?

a. The normal increase in hook load with depth will slow down due to the buoyancy
effect
b. Trip monitoring returns will decrease
c. Running time increases
d. No returns back to trip tank

10. The drill string is being displaced with Kill Weight Mud (KWM) while holding the casing
pressure constant during the 2nd Circulation of the Driller's Method, why is it important
that the annulus be clear of gas?

a. Gas in the annulus will expand, therefore a constant casing pressure will cause
well to go underbalance
b. Degasser equipment on surface is shut down during 2nd circulation to prevent
plugging due to kill weight mud
c. Gas in the annulus will increase the bottom hole pressure during 2nd circulation

11. You are drilling a section of well with a low kick tolerance. What action could be
implemented?

a. Pull out at increased trip speed and carry out 15-minute flow checks at all
drilling breaks
b. Increase vigilance of kick indicators
c. Take slow circulating rate pressures at faster strokes per minute (SPM) than
normal
d. Increase the mud viscosity to reduce the chance of a kick

12. During a kill operation the choke is adjusted to increase drill pipe pressure by 100 psi.
SPM is held constant. What will happen to the casing shoe pressure?

a. It will increase
b. It will decrease
c. It will remain constant

13. The pop-off valve on the pump blows while circulating out a kick, what will you see:

a. Slow drop in drill pipe pressure and an increase in casing pressure

b. Rapid drop in drill pipe pressure and a drop in casing pressure
c. Rapid drop in casing pressure with no change to drill pipe pressure
d. Rapid drop in drill pipe pressure with no change to casing pressure

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14. You have shut in on a kick and completed the first circulation of the Driller's Method.
Pumps were shut down and well closed, while waiting to start up the second circulation.
The following pressures were recorded:

Shut-in Drillpipe Presure (SIDPP) Shut-in Casing Pressure (SICP)

Original Shut In Pressure 250 psi 320 psi
After First Circulation 250 psi 300 psi

What is the current status of the well?

a. The Kill Weight Mud (KWM) has been pumped but was not sufficient to kill the
well.
b. There is still a kick in the well, providing less hydrostatic on the annulus side of
the well
c. Kill Weight Mud is causing a U-tube effect between the Drill String and the
Annulus
d. There is trapped pressure on the annulus side that can be bled off once pumps
are started

15. Increasing flowback time has been documented for the last five connections. The Driller
believed that the flowback time was too long and closed the well in. There is 150 psi on
the Drill Pipe and the Annulus. The Driller has bled off 50 psi. SIDPP returned to 150 psi.
SICP is 175 psi. The bleed-off was repeated and SIDPP returned to 150 psi and SICP is 200
psi.

What is your assessment of the current situation?

a. This is a kick. Prepare to carry out a kill operation

b. This is the result of gas migration. Start the Volumetric Method
c. This is ballooning. Bleed off and drill ahead
d. This is mud compressibility. Bleed off and drill ahead

16. What is the function of vent/bleed/straight through line in the choke manifold?

a. To bleed high volume of formation fluid by-passing the choke

b. To apply back pressure while controlling a kick
c. To facilitate easy handling of choke

17. What is one of the dangers when a gas kick is circulated through the choke manifold?

a. The gas will change to a liquid and increase pit level

b. The increased gas volume can overload the mud gas separator
c. The increased volume of gas at the mud gas separator will increase the bottom
hole pressure
d. The gas will cause a temperature increase at the remote choke and damage
rubber seals

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18. What is good practice when increasing connection gas is observed?

a. Control ROP to keep a minimum number of connection gas events in the hole at a
time
b. Increase WOB and RPM to reduce gas level in the mud
c. Increase the mud viscosity
d. Reduce the mud viscosity to minimize swabbing

19. You are using the Wait & Weight method to kill a well with a gas kick, when will kill mud
start to affect surface casing pressure?

a. When the gas influx exits the choke at the surface

b. When kill mud enters the drill pipe
c. When kill mud reaches the casing shoe
d. When kill mud enters the annulus

20. A well is being killed using the Driller's method. Drill Pipe pressure is 870 psi at 30 SPM.
Pressure inside the Mud Gas Separator is rising and a decision is made to reduce the
pump rate to 20 SPM. What will happen to Bottom Hole Pressure (BHP) if 870 psi is
maintained on the DP gauge while the pump is slowed down to the new rate?

a. BHP will decrease

b. BHP will increase
c. BHP will not change

21. During a well kill, the pump rate is reduced while holding drill pipe pressure constant.
How will this affect bottom hole pressure {BHP)?

a. BHP will increase

b. You cannot calculate the effect on BHP
c. BHP will drop
d. BHP will stay constant

22. During the second circulation of the Driller's Method with kill fluid circulating up the
annulus, the drillpipe pressure starts to rise rapidly and does not respond to choke
adjustment. Casing pressure falls rapidly. What is the most likely cause of this?

a. The annulus has packed off

b. A bit nozzle has plugged
c. The pump speed has increased
d. Annular friction has increased with the kill mud

23. What can cause an inaccurate Slow Circulation Rate {SCR) reading?

a. Circulating mud for a period of time to break down the gels

b. Constant mud weight around the well
c. Gelled mud in the well following a bit trip
d. Recording the pressure at the choke control panel

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24. What are the key elements of Bullheading?

a. Circulating formation fluids out of a well using a choke and circulating system
b. Pumping into a shut-in well to force formation fluids back into the formation
c. Pumping fluid into the top of a well and bleeding gas in a step by step fashion
d. Forcing pipe into a hole under pressure using hydraulic jacks

25. The well is being killed using the Wait and Weight method and kill weight mud is being
pumped down the drill string. The drill pipe pressure suddenly increases by 600psi.
There is no change in the casing pressure. You suspect one of the nozzles in the bit has
plugged.

You decide to shut in. What is the best course of action to take? {Assume that kill weight
mud has not yet reached the bit)

a. Recalculate ICP, FCP and a new drill pipe pressure schedule before re-starting
the kill
b. Re-start the kill and hold casing pressure constant until kill mud reaches the bit
c. After start up, open the choke and bleed off 600psi of drill pipe pressure
d. Re-start the kill using the current drill pipe pressure schedule

26. When development drilling in an established field, what type of pressure test is
commonly used to determine the formation strength?

a. Sheen Test
b. Drill Stem Test
c. BOP Function Test
d. Formation Integrity Test

27. A well is shut in with the bit 300 feet off-bottom and all the influx is assumed to be
below the bit. SIDPP is 250 psi. What would be the expected SICP?

a. Lower than SIDPP

b. Higher than SIDPP
c. The same as SIDPP

28. If you hold Final Circulating Pressure constant as kill mud is circulated up the annulus
what will happen to Bottom Hole Pressure?

a. Decrease
b. Increase
c. Stay the same

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29. A 500-foot long cement plug is set inside the casing across the shoe. The mud above the
plug is to be displaced with brine. Formation pressure below the plug is balanced by 10.7
ppg mud.

Brine density = 9.5 ppg

Top of cement plug = 8200 feet

If the plug failed and the well is open, what would happen to the well?

a. Casing will collapse

b. Well will remain static
c. Well will flow
d. Formation will fracture

30. During a routine test on a surface stack, it is noticed that the weep hole (drain
hole/vent hole) on one of the blowout preventer bonnets is leaking fluid. What action
should be taken?

a. Energize emergency packing. If leak stops, leave it till the next maintenance
schedule
b. Ram packing elements on the ram body are worn out, replace immediately
c. The weep hole only checks the closing chamber seals, leave it till the next
maintenance schedule
d. Primary ram shaft seal is leaking, secure the well and replace immediately

31. During the 2nd Circulation of the Driller's Method, kill weight mud is returning at the
shakers. The well is shut in correctly. What should the pressure gauges read assuming no
trapped pressure in the well?

a. SICP and SIDPP will be equal to the well's original SIDPP

b. SICP and SIDPP gauges will both read 0 psi
c. SICP will be higher than the SIDPP
d. SICP will be lower than the SIDPP

32. Why are Bit to Shoe strokes calculated on the kill sheet?

a. Indicates when casing shoe pressure should stop increasing while holding constant
BHP
b. Confirms that kill mud is now in the annulus
c. Confirms when you can add a safety margin to the casing pressure
d. Tells you that casing shoe pressure will start increasing till gas is at the choke

33. After pulling 33 stands, the well starts flowing and is shut-in. Assume that the influx is at
the bottom of the hole and there is no gas migration. What will happen to bottom hole
pressure if too much mud is bled off while stripping back to bottom?

a. Decrease
b. Stay the same
c. Increase

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34. A Pressure While Drilling (PWD) Tool in the Bottom Hole Assembly can provide
information that indicates a reduction in ECD during drilling operations. What might
cause the reduction in ECD while drilling?

a. A loss of overbalance with formation fluids contaminating the mud in the annulus
b. A change in wellbore azimuth and elevation
c. A change in Rate of Penetration (ROP)
d. An increase in overbalance due to a formation pressure increase stop downhole
mud motor rotating during a well kill operation

35. What gauge is used to record the Slow Circulating Rate (SCR) pressure?

a. The same drill pipe gauge that is used to kill the well
b. The casing pressure gauge at the Standpipe Manifold
c. The pump pressure gauge at the Standpipe Manifold
d. The pump pressure gauge at the mud pump

36. While running casing, the string became hung up. The Operator has made the decision to
pull the casing. You have advised the Driller to go slow and watch his fill-up volumes as
he pulls the casing string. What is the reason for this?

a. Potential damage to the casing string and cost to the Operator

b. Potential swabbing due to tight wellbore-to-casing geometry
c. Potential down time for not being ready to trip back in the hole
d. Potential surging due to tight well bore to casing geometry

37. When circulating out a kick in a deep well, the casing pressure approaches the MAASP
while the influx is still in the open hole. Which is the MOST IMPORTANT action to take?

a. Keep the casing pressure at MAASP by opening the choke

b. Start pumping mud down the drillstring at 1 ppg higher than needed to kill
c. Minimize any extra pressure in the annulus without allowing bottom hole pressure
to fall below pore pressure

38. The well was shut in before the pumps were fully shut off. You suspect that some
pressure may be trapped in the well. What effect will this have on the wellbore?

a. Bottom hole pressure will be higher but Shoe pressure will be normal
b. There will be no effect on downhole pressures
c. Gas influx would be bullheaded back into the formation so pressures will be
lower than normal
d. All pressures in the well bore will have additional overbalance

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39. Which of the following practices should be observed when running a leak-off test
(L.O.T.)?

a. Displace the drillstring to base oil or water, shut in the well and pump slowly
until the formation starts to take fluid
b. Always use water, pump fast, and shut down when pressure-volume trend
changes
c. Establish an injection rate first, use known mud weight, and pump at a fast rate
d. Pump slowly, use known mud weight, and shut down when pressure-volume trend
changes

40. The first circulation of the Driller’s Method has been completed correctly and the pumps
shut down. What should the Shut-In Drill Pipe Pressure (SIDPP) and Shut-in Casing
Pressure (SICP) read?

a. The SIDPP will be lower than the SICP

b. SICP and SIDPP will both be equal to the original SIDPP
c. The SIDPP will be higher than the SICP
d. SICP and SIDPP will be equal to one another and equal to the well’s original SICP

41. What is the correct procedure to check for trapped pressure after the completion of a
well kill operation?

a. Fully open choke manifold and bleed off all pressure. Watch for flow at the pit. If
the well is static, the bled pressure was trapped
b. Bleed a small amount of pressure from the choke and shut the well back in. Then
watch the pressure gauge. If the well is underbalanced, pressure will climb; if
the pressure was trapped it will remain steady
c. Open the well on the choke manifold, bleed all pressure to 0 psi, shut the well
back in, and watch pressure response. If the well is underbalanced, pressure will
climb; if the pressure that was bled off was trapped, pressure will remain steady
d. Open the BOP preventer, look down through the rotary table, and see if the well
is flowing

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Use the following information to answer questions 42 through 49.

Calculate:

42. Maximum allowable mud weight before kick

ppg
43. MAASP before kick
psi
44. Strokes from surface to bit
strokes
45. Kill mud weight
ppg
46. Initial circulating pressure
psi
47. Final circulating pressure
psi
48. MAASP after well has been killed
psi
49. Pressure drop per step (one-tenth of strokes to Bit)
psi/Step

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50. If the drill string washes out during a kill operation which of the following pressures
would remain constant?

a. Drill pipe pressure

b. Slow circulating rate pressure
c. Initial Circulating Pressure
d. Casing Pressure

51. Which of the following statements is true for a well kill start-up?

a. Open choke fully, increase pump speed to kill rate, and then adjust choke to get
initial circulating pressure.
b. After pumping the surface line volume to the kelly or top drive, zero the stroke
counter and follow the kill plan.
c. Maintain the drill pipe pressure constant when bringing the pumps up to kill
speed.
d. The surface line volume (pump to rig floor) does not need to be included in the
kill plan.

52. As you drill the open hole deeper, what happens to the maximum allowable volume of
gas kick that can be taken on-bottom and circulated out without breaking down the
formation?
(Assume all other drilling and formation parameters stay the same)

a. Decreases
b. Increases
c. Stays the same

53. The 1st Circulation of the Driller's Method has been completed correctly and the pumps
shut down.
What should the Shut-in Drill Pipe Pressure (SIDPP) and Shut-in Casing Pressure (SICP)
read?

a. SICP and SIDPP will be equal to one another and equal to the well's original SICP
b. The SIDPP will be lower than the SICP
c. SICP and SIDPP will both be equal to the original SIDPP
d. The SIDPP will be higher than the SICP

54. A bit nozzle plugs when you are displacing the drillstring with Kill Weight mud using the
Wait and Weight method. What is the correct response?

a. Continue to follow the drill pipe pressure schedule with no modification

b. Record the pressure increase and recalculate Slow Circulating Rate Pressure
(SCRP), Final Circulating Pressure (FCP), and the drill pipe pressure schedule
c. Open the choke to hold drill pipe pressure constant
d. Add the increase in drillpipe pressure to each value on the drill pipe pressure
schedule and continue circulating

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55. During a well kill operation, the choke operator notices that both drill pipe and casing
pressures are slowly decreasing. He reacts by adjusting the choke to maintain the
original pump pressure. There are no leaks in the circulating system. What effect does
this choke adjustment have on the bottom hole pressure?

a. Bottom hole pressure is returned to correct value

b. Bottom hole pressure is not affected by choke adjustment
c. Bottom hole pressure decreases

56. What affects the MAASP?

a. The maximum pump pressure

b. The fracture pressure of the formation
c. The gel strength of the mud
d. The viscosity and water loss of the mud

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Answers to Exercises
Standard WC Exercises

1. A 40. C 72.
2. B 41. A a. 17.9 ppg
3. B 42. A b. 2013 psi
4. B 43. C c. 1886 stks
5. A 44. B d. 13.9 ppg
6. A 45. B e. 750 psi
7. A 46. A f. 567 psi
8. A 47. C g. 1830 psi
9. A 48. A h. 18.3 psi/10 increment
10. B 49. C 73. A
11. A 50. D 74. A
12. B 51. B 75. C
13. B 52. C 76. B
14. B 53. A 77. A
15. D 54. A
16. D 55. A
17. A 56. A
18. B 57. D
19. B 58. A
20. C 59. A
21. C 60. A
22. C 61. A
23. D 62. A
24. B 63. A
25. C 64. D
26. A 65. A
27. A 66. C
28. A 67. D
29. D 68. A
30. B 69. C
31. B 70. C
32. A 71. D
33. A
34. A
35. D
36. B
37. B
38. A
39. A

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Causes of Kicks
1. A 40. D
2. C 41. B
3. C 42. A
4. B 43. D
5. D 44. D
6. B 45. C
7. C 46. C
8. B 47. C
9. B 48. B
10. B 49. B
11. D 50. B
12. C 51. D
13. C 52. A
14. C 53. B
15. C 54. C
16. B 55. C
17. C 56. A
18. C 57. C
19. A 58. B
20. B 59. C
21. B 60. B
22. B 61. B
23. A 62. D
24. A 63. B
25. C 64. C
26. B
27. A
28. B
29. B
30. B
31. A
32. C
33. A
34. B
35. D
36. A
37. D
38. B
39. D

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Fracture Pressure and MAASP

1. A 11. A
2. A 12. D
3. C 13. C
4. D 14. A
5. C 15. D
6. A 16. B
7. A 17. B
8. B 18. A
9. C 19. D
10. C 20. C

Warning Signs and Kick Indicators

1. D 19. C
2. B 20. A
3. D 21. B
4. A 22. C
5. A 23. B
6. B 24. C
7. A 25. D
8. C 26. B
9. D 27. D
10. D 28. A
11. A 29. B
12. B 30. C
13. B 31. B
14. D 32. D
15. D 33. C
16. D 34. D
17. D 35. A
18. B 36. A

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Shut-in Methods
1. C 14. B
2. C 15. A
3. C 16. B
4. D 17. D
5. D 18. B
6. B 19. D
7. A 20. A
8. C 21. A
9. A 22. D
10. C 23. A
11. C 24. D
12. D 25. D
13. B 26. C

Pre-Recorded Data
1. C 19. C
2. A 20. D
3. C 21. B
4. C 22. B
5. A 23. A
6. D 24. D
7. A 25. C
8. C 26. B
9. C 27. C
10. A 28. C
11. D 29. A
12. C 30. A
13. A 31. A
14. D 32. C
15. B 33. C
16. D 34. B
17. D 35. B
18. C 36. C

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Gas Behaviors
1. B 13. D
2. C 14. A
3. C 15. A
4. A 16. A
5. B 17. A
6. C 18. D
7. B 19. A
8. C 20. C
9. C 21. A
10. A 22. C
11. C 23. B
12. A

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Kill Methods
1. B 40. A
2. A 41. A
3. B 42. A
4. C 43. B
5. C 44. A
6. D 45. C
7. B 46. C
8. B 47. A
9. B 48. B
10. D 49. D
11. C 50. C
12. D 51. B
13. C 52. A
14. C 53. B
15. A 54. C
16. A 55. C
17. C 56. B
18. C 57. B
19. D
20. B
21. D
22. B
23. B
24. A
25. A
26. B
27. C
28. C
29. B
30. C
31. A
32. B
33. C
34. C
35. A
36. D
37. B
38. A
39. B

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Complications and Improper Practices

1. A 14. D
2. A 15. B
3. C 16. B
4. C 17. A
5. B 18. C
6. C 19. C
7. B 20. A
8. A 21. D
9. B 22. A
10. A 23. D
11. B 24. B
12. D 25. A
13. B

Equipment
1. A 19. B
2. C 20. B
3. A 21. D
4. D 22. C
5. A 23. D
6. B 24. D
7. D 25. D
8. B 26. C
9. D 27. D
10. C 28. C
11. B 29. D
12. A 30. C
13. A 31. D
14. A 32. B
15. C 33. D
16. D 34. B
17. D 35. D
18. A

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Kill Sheets

Kill Sheet 1 Kill Sheet 2

1. 17.9 ppg 1. 15.2 ppg
2. 2013 psi 2. 1612 psi
3. 1869 to 1905 stk 3. 1362 to 1388 stk
4. 1236 to 1260 stk 4. 625 to 635 stk
5. 5272 to 5378 stk 5. 3964 to 4044 stk
6. 13.9 ppg 6. 12.3 ppg

Kill Sheet 3 Kill Sheet 4

1. 15.1 ppg 1. 17.9 ppg
2. 887 psi 2. 2013 psi
3. 1055 to 1106 stk 3. 1869 to 1905 stk
4. 2173 to 2213 stk 4. 1236 to 1260 stk
5. 8080 to 8213 stk 5. 5272 to 5378 stk
6. 13.0 ppg 6. 13.9 ppg

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Managed Pressure Drilling & Weighted Pills

1. C 38. C
2. D 39. B
3. D 40. A
4. A 41. B
5. A 42. D
6. B 43. A
7. C 44. B
8. C 45. D
9. B 46. D
10. C 47. B
11. B 48. B
12. B 49. A
13. C 50. B
14. A 51. B
15. A 52. C
16. D 53. B
17. C 54. C
18. A 55. D
19. A 56. B
20. D 57. D
21. B 58. C
22. D 59. B
23. D 60. D
24. C 61. B
25. A
26. C
27. B
28. D
29. D
30. C
31. A
32. B
33. C
34. A
35. B
36. A
37. A

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Supervisor Practice Test #1

1. D 45. A
2. B 46. C
3. D 47 D
4. D 48. B
5. A 49. B
6. A 50. D
7. B 51. A
8. C 52. 12.5 PPG
9. D 53. 1150 PSI
10. C 54. 1733 TO 1767 STKS
11. D 55. 11.0 PPG
12. B 56. 1275 PSI
13. B 57. 765 PSI
14. D 58. 690 PSI
15. B 59. 29.1 PSI/100 STKS
16. D 60. C
17. A 61. C
18. A 62. B
19. B 63. B
20. B 64. D
21. C 65. D
22. D 66. A
23. A 67. A
24. C 68. C
25. A 69. B
26. B 70. A
27. B 71. B
28. B 72. C
29. C 73. A
30. B 74. A
31. B 75. B
32. B 76. C
33. A 77. D
34. A
35. D
36. D
37. A
38. D
39. D
40. A
41. D
42. B
43. B
44. A

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Supervisor Practice Test #2

1. D 45. D
2. B 46. A
3. 17.9 ppg 47. A
4. 2013 psi 48. B
5. 1869 to 1905 strokes 49. C
6. 13.9 ppg 50. C
7. 750 psi 51. C
8. 566 psi 52. A
9. 1830 psi 53. B
10. 18.3 psi/step 54. B
11. D 55. C
12. B 56. C
13. B 57. C
14. A 58. D
15. A 59. C
16. C 60. A
17. D 61. D
18. A 62. D
19. C 63. B
20. B 64. C
21. B 65. A
22. B 66. A
23. A 67. A
24. C 68. C
25. B 69. D
26. C 70. A
27. C 71. D
28. D 72. B
29. B 73. B
30. B 74. D
31. D 75. B
32. D 76. D
33. B 77. A
34. C
35. B
36. C
37. C
38. A
39. B
40. C
41. D
42. C
43. C
44. A

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Supervisor Practice Test #3

1. D 40. A
2. B 41. C
3. A 42. B
4. C 43. A
5. C 44. B
6. C 45. D
7. C 46. A
8. C 47. D
9. D 48. C
10. B 49. 15.1
11. A 50. 887
12. B 51. 1079
13. C 52. 13
14. A 53. 700
15. B 54. 380
16. D 55. 601
17. B 56. 32.1
18. A 57. C
19. A 58. A
20. B 59. D
21. A 60. C
22. A 61. A
23. C 62. B
24. D 63. B
25. B 64. D
26. C 65. A
27. B 66. A
28. A 67. C
29. A 68. C
30. B 69. B
31. C 70. B
32. D 71. D
33. D 72. D
34. C 73. B
35. C 74. A
36. D 75. C
37. C 76. C
38. B 77. D
39. C

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Supervisor Practice Test #4

1. C 45. 12.3 PPG
2. C 46. 950 PSI
3. C 47. 490 PSI
4. C 48. 1198 PSI
5. B 49. 46 PSI/STEP
6. A 50. D
7. B 51. B
8. C 52. A
9. A 53. C
10. A 54. B
11. B 56. A
12. A 57. B
13. B
14. B
15. A
16. A
17. B
18. A
19. D
20. B
21. A
22. A
23. C
24. B
25. A
26. D
27. C
28. C
29. C
30. D
31. B
32. A
33. A
34. A
35. A
36. B
37. C
38. D
39. D
40. B
41. B
42. 15.2 PPG
43. 1612 PSI
44. 1361 to 1388 STKS

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