1- At 17-1/2 inch surface hole is being drilled at 3750 feet the formation fluid

pressure is 2000 psi at this depth.

Is the formation fluid pressure?

o Above normal.
o Below normal.
o Normal.

2- What is meant by abnormal pressure?

o The excess pressure due to circulating mud at high rates.

o The excess pressure that needs to be applied to cause ‘leak-off’.
o Heavy weight mud used to give an overbalance.
o The formation fluid pressure that exceeds formation water hydrostatic pressure.

3- A gas bearing formation is over pressured by an artesian affect. Which of the

following conditions has created the overpressure?

o The formation water source located at a higher level than the rig floor.
o The difference in density between gas and formation fluid.
o Compaction of the formation from the above laying formation.
o

4- match the following definitions to the well control terms.

a. Hydrostatic pressure d. Formation fluid pressure

b. Pore space e. Max. allowable mud wt.
c. Porosity f. permeability

------ Pressure of formation fluids within the pore spaces.

------ Space that exists between the grains of rock.
------ The mud weight that would cause losses.
------ Pressure exerted by a column of fluid at rest.
------ Amount of space between the grains of rock, expressed in %.
------ Ability of rock to allow formation fluids to flow
5- Calculate the pressure that a barrel of 12ppg mud wt exerts

one. Around the drill collars if and annular capacity is 0.03 bls/ft
Answer:-----------psi.

Two. Around the drill pipe if the annular capacity is 0.05 bbls/ft
Answer:-----------psi

6- After setting casing, which of the following actions are normally taken prior to
making a leak-off test?

(Two answers)

o Run bit close to bottom.

o Circulate the mud to get a uniform column of mud in the hole.
o Drill out the casing shoe approximately 15 feet in to new formation.
o Line up the mud pump to do the leak-off test at the slow circulating rate.

7- Well data
13-3/8 inch casing is set at 5,210 feet TVD. Formation strength at the shoe is
3,800 psi. Current mud weight = 10.6 ppg.

What is the maximum allowable annulus surface pressure (MAASP)

o 2,050 psi
o 555 psi
o 928 psi
o 1,800 psi

8- What will happen to MAASP if mud weight is increased?

o MAASP will stay the same.

o MAASP will increase.
o MAASP will decrease.
9- The casing shoe has been drilled out and 15 ft of new hole made. A leak-off test is
to be carried out, but the mud in the wellbore is not the same density all round.
Which of the following actions would give the most accurate leak-off test results?

(Choose one answer).

o Stop the pump after 10 barrels has been pumped then read the drill pipe pressure.
o Condition the mud until mud density in the well is constant. Then carry out the
leak-of test.
o Pump at slow circulation rate until fracture pressure is reached.
o Pump down drill string at slow circulating rate and read drillpipe pressure.

10 - Of all the system pressure losses in a circulating system, which one is

the exerted just on the formation?

a) Pressure loss in the surface equipment

b) Pressure loss in the annulus
c) Pressure loss through the drill string
d) All of the above

11- using the following data calculate the mud required to fill the hole during a
trip.

5” DP: - capacity = .0178 bbls/ft stand length 93’

Steel disp.=.008 bbls/ft

5” HWDP:- capacity= .0087 bbls/ft stand length 93’

Steel disp.=.018 bbls/ft

8”DC:- capacity= .0077 bbls/ft stand length 90’

Steel disp= .059 bbls/ft

Calculate volume to fill the hole per stand when pulling ‘dry’ for:-

Drill pipe ---------------- bbls/ stand

HWDP ---------------- bbls/ stand

DC ---------------- bbls/ stand

Calculate volume to fill the hole per stand when pulling ‘wet’ (no returns to
trip tank) for:-

Drill pipe ---------------- bbls/ stand

HWDP ---------------- bbls/ stand

DC ---------------- bbls/ stand