POLITEKNIK ENERGI DAN MINERAL “AKAMIGAS” CEPU

LABORATORIUM HULU MIGAS

Jl. Gajah Mada No. 38 Cepu, Blora, Jawa Tengah

SOAL UJIAN AKHIR PRAKTIKUM DRILLING MUD

Mata Kuliah : Praktikum Drilling Mud

Dosen Pengampu : Pradini Rahalintar, S.Si., M.T.

Hari, Tanggal : Rabu, 9 Oktober 2019

Waktu : 13.30 – 15.10 (100 menit)

Pilihlah salah satu jawaban yang benar!

1. Hole cleaning is enhanced by three factor except:

a. Annular Velosity c. Yield Point

b. Plastic Viscosity d. Solid Content

2. To clean beneath the bit and enhance drilling rate, required the mud to have as low
as……………… as possible.
a. Plastic Viscosity c. Mud Density

b. Sand Content d. Gel Strength

3. What drilling problem is most directly associated with filtration characteristic of Mud:
a. Shale sloughing c. Drilling rate

b. Differential sticking

4. What does the methylene Blue set measure?

a. Caution exchange capacity of mud solids c. Oil content of the mud

b. Alkalinity of the mud

5. The primary source of control of rheologycal and filtration properties is:

a. Chemical treatment c. Dilution

b. Solids control
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6. …………….. is added to increase the density of mud.

a. Barite c. LCM

b. Sand

7. If the mud contaminated with cement, the mud should be treated w/ additive ………...

a. Bentonite c. Calcium Carbonate

b. Soda ash

8. Lignosulfanate should be added to reduce the plastic viscosity of a mud:

a. True b. False

9. Increased temperature accelerates the dispersion of bentonite in water.

a. True b. False

10. Calcium causes flocculation of a mud:

a. True b. False

11. High temperature causes flocculation of a mud.

a. True b. False

12. Flocculation cause the viscosity at the bit increased.

a. True b. False

13. Drilled solids are normally detrimental to a drilling fluid.

a. True b. False

14. Solids content of an unweight mud can be decreased without decreasing the weight the
mud:
a. True b. False
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15. Which is the following system is not can be used to reduce the solids content of a mud:
a. Dilution c. Settling

b. Screening d. Gravitation Separation

16. Which one the following device be used to remove colloidal size particle from a mud?

a. Centrifuge c. Shale Shaker

b. Desilter d. Desander

17. In general, Hydrocyclone are used on unweighted muds.

a. True b. False

18. What is used to precipitate calcium?

a. Caustic Soda c. Carbonate

b. Soda Ash

19. If torque, drag, bridges and fill evident, what mud property should be changed

a. Increased YP c. Decreased Viscosity

b. Increased Mud Weight d. No Change

20. What is the first step in writing a mud program (a properties of mud) after all available well

information has been collected and studied

a. Mud Weight c. Lithology

b. Additive
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Answer this question correctly and clearly!

1. What parameters are measured in a sheet of Drilling Mud Report? Include parameters or

unit!

2. What are the components of Drilling Fluid?

3. Classify the Drilling Fluid!

4. What are the functions of Drilling Fluid!

5. Mention the equipment of Mud Laboratory and give the function!

6. How to get the value of:

- Funnel Viscosity

- Apparent Viscosity

- Yield Point

- Gel Strength

7. Calculate the density of:

- Barite (BaSO4, s.g. = 4,2), dalam lb/bbl

- Hematite (Fe2SO3, s.g. = 5,0), dalam ppg

- Light oil API Gravity 41o (s.g. = 0.82), dalam ppg

8. Barite packed in a sack, weight of one sack is 100 lb. To make drilling mud 100 bbl with

density 9.5 ppg, needed …. sack barite.