Memorial University of Newfoundland

Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science

Process Engineering Department
ENGI 8690 / 9114 - Reservoir Engineering

Friday, March 8, 2019 Midterm Exam Total Marks: 100 Time: 2:00 hrs

Student No: …………………………………Name: ……………………………………….

Section 1A: Multiple choice question:
1. The solubility of a natural gas in a crude oil is a function of-
a. Pressure c. Temperature
b. API gravity d. Gas gravity
c. All of the above

2. GOR is maximum for-

a. Saturated oil reservoir c. Wet gas reservoir
b. Dry gas reservoir d. Gas condensate reservoir

3. Differential vaporization test determines-

a. Oil formation volume factor above bubble point pressure
b. Oil formation volume factor below bubble point pressure
c. GOR
d. a and c
e. b and c
4. Pore doublet model illustrates-
a. Oil trapping in small pore d. Water trapping in large pore
b. How to overcome capillary force e. Mobility ratio
c. None of the above

5. The difference between imbibition and drainage on capillary pressure versus saturation
curve is termed as-
a. Disconnected mobile oil saturation c. Critical oil saturation
b. Residual oil saturation d. None of the above

6. Capillary forces in the petroleum reservoir is the result of-

a. Interfacial tension d. Surface tension
b. Wettability e. Pore size and shape
c. All of the above
 7. Unit Recovery for Volumetric Gas Reservoirs is-
V × ∅ × ( 1−S wi ) 1 1
a.
Bga
b. V × ∅ × ( 1−S w i ) [ −
B gi Bg a ]
1 1 Bgi

c.
[ −
B g i Bg a ] d. [ 1−
Bga ]
1
Bgi

8. General material balance for an oil reservoir is:

( Bo−B oi ) +( R soi −Rs ) Bg Bg S c +c

N p [ Bo + ( R p −R soi ) B g ]=N B oi
[ Boi
+m
( B gi ) ( ) ]
−1 + ( 1+m ) wc w f ∆ P +(W e−W p Bw )
1−S wc

For undersaturated oil reservoir, and ignorable rock and fluid compressibility the material
balance will be:

( Bo−B oi ) + ( R soi −Rs ) Bg Bg

a) N p B o=N B oi
[ Boi
+m
( B gi )]
−1 +(W e −W p Bw )

( Bo−B oi ) Bg
b) N p B o=N B oi
[ B oi
+m
( B gi )]
−1 +(W e −W p Bw )

c) N p B o=N B oi ¿]+(W e−W p B w )

( Bo−B oi ) + ( R soi −Rs ) Bg

N p [ Bo + ( R p −R soi ) B g ]=N B oi
[ Boi ]
−W p B w

9. Recovery factor for gas reservoirs under active water drive is-

1−S wi S gr ( 1−Swi −S gr )
a.
[
Bgi
−
Bg a ] b.
( 1−Swi )
1−S wi
Bgi
c. Both a and b d. None of the above

10. In ‘p/z vs. Gp’ plot of gas reservoir, deviation from straight line gives
a. presence of water aquifer
b. presence of pressure support in the form of gas compressibility
 c. abnormally pressured reservoir
d. a and c
e. none of the above

11. Which is not a function of Bubble point? (symbols represent their usual meaning)
a. Rs
b. γ g
c. API
d. T
e. S

12. Which is true? Above bubble point-

a. Bt = Bo
b. Bt > Bo
c. Bt < Bo
d. Bt= Bg

13. For an oil reservoir without gas cap, rock and liquid expansion index is 0.17 and
water drive index is 0.33. What is the depletion drive index for this reservoir?
(a) 0.33 (b) 1 (c) 0.17 d) 0.5
14. Most commercial reservoirs occur in:
a. Sandstones
b. Limestone
c. Shale
d. Both (a) and (b)
15. Which one is not true for MBE,
a. DDI +SDI + WDI=1
b. Change in oil volume = NB oi−( N −N ¿¿ p)Bo ¿
N B oi
c. m=
G Bgi
d. For gas reservoir , N =N p=0
e. None of the above
Section 1B: True/False question:
1. With the increase of pressure, gas formation volume factor increases

2. With decrease of pressure, increase of gas oil ratio indicates decrease of gas solubility in

oil

3. An oil reservoir with strong aquifer is an example of closed boundary system

4. Critical oil saturation is larger than the residual oil saturation

5. In water wet drainage process, oil is displaced by water

6. In dry gas reservoir, water production is delayed due to low relative permeability to water

7. For volumetric gas reservoir, gas compressibility is the only pressure support

8. The bubble-point curve is defined as the line separating the gas-phase region from the

two-phase region.

9. If the reservoir temperature is higher than the critical temperature the reservoir is

classified as an oil reservoir.

10. Flash test used to determine reservoir bubble point pressure.

11. Shale are porous rock with very large pore space.

12. The free water level is defined by maximum capillary pressure.

13. During imbibition, relative permeability of nonwetting phase increases as the wetting

phase saturation increases.

14. Application of material balance equation is limited since there is no time dependent

terms.

15. Ultimate recovery from water-drive gas reservoirs is usually much lower than recovery

under any other producing drive mechanism.