Answers to Review Questions

Petroleum
Chapter 1
1. plate tectonics
2. the physical history of the earth
and its life, especially as recorded
in the rocks of the crust
3. C
4. B
5. A
6. D
7. C
8. D
9. A
10. C
11. igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic
12. T
13. continental, oceanic
14. mantle
15. D
Chapter 2
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depositional environment
C
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B
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D
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A
T
D
sabkha
D
C
F

Chapter 3
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C
A
T
A

Lesson 2:
Geology and
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base
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T
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A

Chapter 4
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C
T

Chapter 5
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correlation
C
A
caliper
B
C
F
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B
D
geophone

Reservoirs
14. T
15. C
Chapter 6
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D
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C
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optimization
B
F
2,325
T
A
hard
B
A
C

Chapter 7
1. A. The formation must be porous and permeable enough for
fluids to flow to the wellbore.
B. The proportion of oil or gas
among formation fluids must be
high enough to ensure profit.
C. The natural drive must be sufficient to force oil or gas into the
wellbore.
2. C
3. C
4. A
5. 10%
6. A
7. D
8. T
9. darcy
10. B
11. A
12. C
13. F
14. 900 psi
15. D