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Oil Well Kicks Questions and Answers Part1
Oil Well Kicks Questions and Answers Part1
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Answer: b
2) What is meant by Abnormal High Pressure with regard to fluid pressure in the
formation?
Answer: d
3) Which factors most influence the rate at which shut in pressures stabilize after
the well is shut in?
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a) Gas migration.
b) Friction losses.
c) Permeability.
d) Type of influx.
Answer: c
Gas Cutting
1) When we are drilling through a gas zone, with the proper mud density, the mud
hydrostatic pressure should be able to prevent the gas from coming into the well.
However, if we still get a kick, which of the following reasons is the best
explanation?
a) When a small volume of gas is circulated from the bottom of the hole,its pressure
decreases and volume increases. This may cause a sufficient reduction in hydrostatic to
cause the well to flow.
b) The mud weight decreases due to the large splintered crescent-shaped cuttings that
we get from a high pressured zone.
c) The formation pressure increases suddenly as we drill into this zone since the gas
inside is under high pressure
d) The mud is leaking into the formation thereby reducing the effective hydrostatic head,
causing an under balance.
Answer: a
Lost Circulation
1) While running pipe back into the hole, it is noticed that the normal displacement
of mud into the trip tank is less than calculated. After reaching bottom and
commencing circulation, the return flow meter is observed to reduce from 50% to
42%. A pit loss of 2 bbl. is noted.
What is the most likely cause of these indications?
Answer: a
2) If total losses occurred while drilling with water based mud what would you do?
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a) Continue drilling blind.
b) Stop drilling and fill the annulus up with water, from the top untill stabilized.
c) Stop drilling, shut the well in and see what happens.
Answer: b
Answer: b
4) A kick has been taken and it is known that a potential lost circulation zone exists
in the open hole. Select two correct actions which can be taken to minimize
pressure in the annulus during the kill operation.
Answer: b & c
a) Lost circulation.
b) Gas cut mud.
c) Not keeping hole full.
d) Abnormal Pressures.
Answer: c
Answer: a & b
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Kicks as a Result of Surface Practices
1) Which of the following causes of well kicks is totally avoidable and is due to a
lack of alertness by the driller?
a) Lost circulation.
b) Gas cut mud.
c) Not keeping hole full.
d) Abnormal Pressures.
Answer: c
Answer: a & b
Indications of A Kick
a) Increase in torque.
b) Gas cut mud.
c) Decrease in pump pressure.
d) Increase in flow rate.
Answer: d
2) Why is a 20 barrel kick in a small annulus more significant than a 20 barrel kick
in a large annulus?
Answer: b
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3) Which one of the following is not an indication when a kick may be occurring?
Answer: b
Answer: b
6) Which two practices are used to maintain primary well control as a precaution
when connection gas is noticed?
a) Pumping a low viscosity pill around bit to assist in reduction of balled bit or stabilizers.
b) Control drilling rate so that only one slug of connection gas is in the hole at any one
time.
c) Pulling out of the hole to change the bit.
d) Raising Mud yield point.
e) Minimizing the time during a connection when the pumps are off.
Answer: c & e
7) Of all the following warning signs, which two signs would leave little room for
doubt that the well is kicking?
Answer: a
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a) The ratio of the open spaces to the total volume of rock.
b) The ability of fluid and gas to move within the rock.
c) The presence of sufficient salt water volume to provide gas lift.
d) All of the above.
Answer: a
9) While drilling The active tank contained 200 bbls and the mud return line to the
pits contains 20 bbls. After having a kick the tank contains 240 bbls. What is the
size of the influx?.
a) 260 bbls
b) 20 bbls
c) 40 bbls
d) 240 bbls.
Answer: b
10) If the cutting load in the annulus was high and the well had been shut in on
kick.
(Answer “Yes” or “No” to each question.)
a) Would the drill pipe pressure be higher than in a clean well? {Include a brief
explanation of your answer.}
b) Would the casing pressure be higher than in a clean well?
c) Would the casing pressure be lower than in a clean well?
Answer:
a) No.
b) No.
c) Yes.
11) Two early warning signs of kicks are an increase in flow rate and pit volume.
For drilling on the floating rig these signs are difficult to detect due to the drilling
vessel motion which will cause the fluctuation of the pit level. What is the
equipment that we are using to compensate and minimize these problems and
explain roughly how it works?
Answer: PVT (A pit volume totalizing system). It will report overall pit gain or loss by
using multiple pit monitors and resolving individual losses and gains reported by each
monitor into a single value.
12) Which of the following is a problem when using oil base mud?
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a) The oil base mud will contaminate the influx.
b) In certain circumstances gas can dissolve in OBM.
c) The gas will migrate in oil base mud faster than water base mud.
d) It is difficult to detect the kick due to the gas dispersing in the oil base mud.
Answer: b
References:
1.Transocean Sedco Forex – Jakarta Learning Centre – Pre-school exercises for Well
Control With Answers.
2. Well Control Manual part.1 & 2 – from Well Control School
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