Technical Employment-Test for Production Engineers Name: ‘Age: ... Graduation Year/Universit ) Choose the correct answerts}- ” Tow much mre rota gas can bestored as LNGthanin ts gaseous ate? 3. Twice ae much b._ surtytimes as much Six hundredtimes as much 4. Onethouzandtimes ae much ‘A production engineer can enhance production of a well by: Increasing reservoir pressure Decreasing surface flowing pressure Increasing bottom-hote flowing pressure 4. Allofthe above IF the actual production rate of a well i lower than that predicted based on IPR equation, and the bottom-hole pressure measurement shows lower pressure than expected, then the cause i: a. Formation damage b. Increase in reserior pressure Water coning arcund the wellbore 6. None of theabove Which artificial itt syste would be considered first fora 1000 vertical well that produces 27 API cil, 1000 bpd total liquid at 91% water cut and essentially no gas. 2. Gasift b. Electric Submersiole Pump © Sucker rod pump 6. Progressing cavity pump \Which statement(s) below is correct about gas lift at optimum GLA? Iwill reduce reservoir pressure forthe same production rate Iwill reduce bottom hole flowing pressure forthe same production rate rewil reduce pressure drop in tubing below injection point of gas Ie will increase surface flowing pressure for the same production rate {as to il Ratio (GOR) increases when the reservoir drive mechanism is 2. Gas Cap Drive b. Water rive © Gravity Drive . Solution Gas Drivewnvesusi6a transient process to lift well bore fluids and remove the iquid from the annuus. Kick off Gat lift unloading buildup None of the above For improving well performance, the oil production rate can be increased if... Tubing ciameter increases ‘Wellhead prescureincreases Water cut decreases: Separator pressure increases in. --vsesny the Ol Is moved due to the rotation of a solid screw-shaped rotor insidea hollow screw shaped stator. Hydraulic piston pumps. Jet Pumps ESPs Progressive Cavity Pumps Giycol regeneration process requires low, high b. low, low high, iow high, high Differential pressure flowmeters $U¢h 28 o.oo. 9d eevee Or used Widely in gas metering. Orfice meter b. Turbine flowmeter Magnetic fowmeter d. Venturi flowmeter 12, The weter~vapor content of naturel gas is. pressure. higher, lower lower, lower b lower, higher the same, higher cvcceecesceene ff AMUStO AOI cavitation in centrifugal pumps. NPSHA> NPSHR Lowering liquid level in the suction vessel NPSHA < NPSHR 4. Heating the pumping fluid 14. The oilphase......... a5 the light components leave at lower pressure, and viscosity. 3 expands increases . shrinks, decreases expands, decreases di shrinks, increases15. Mostseparators are fitted with a... atthe feed inlet anda outlet. foam breaker, weir spreader, downcorer deflector, demister chimney, mist extractor Contract terms for gas export include raximum water content allowable concentration of COz and HS rrinimum heating value none ofthe above Hydrate: removal can 2e done by... injecting chemical inhibitors b. increasing tempereture increasing pressure reducing pressure _-sw-cnsw states that ina mixture of non-reacting gases, the total pressure exerted is ‘equal tothe sum ofthe partial pressures of the individual gases. Van der Waals equation Dalton’slaw ascal'slaw ‘Archimedes’ principle 19. The eon OF liquid is the equilbrium pressure of a vapor above its liquid 2. partial pressure b. dewpoint pressure © catia pressure 4. vapor pressure ‘Amine regeneration process requires high, low . high, high low, high d. low, lowb) Complete the following semences. 1. One barrel of cil equals .... US. gallons. 2. euscunsnusnnnels the most well-known chemical used in natural gas dehydration process. 3. Di-ethanol amineis used in gas processngto remove 4. The _---~--~ Is defined as the maximum temperature at which two phases can coexist. 5. A temperature change in gas a: a resultof a sudden pressure drop over a valve i known a¢ cence Off 6 refers to natural ga that containc significant amounts of acidic gases such a5 hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide (C0) 7 {is 4 measure ofthe amourt of damage or improvement to the formation near the wellbore Bo ne Is the rate at wich the well would produce against zero sand face pressure The {is definedas the flow rate per unt pressure drop and servesas an Incication ofthe production potential ofa well 10. Gas iftinjection the hydrostatic head in the well by. the fluid density, resulting in cee OAOWN, LL There are different multphase flow patterns such as. eee nd ene im which the gas phase is continuous and the liquid is entrained as droplets. 12. Oil well tested at Pyg= 900 psi, Q= 150 bod and shut-in bottom hole pressure= 1750 ps, the: calculated J= ___.._.... bad/psi, and the flow rate =... bpd at Pyg= 500 ps 12. ESP consists of numerous stages; each singe consists of an. es ‘the pump motor i basically made UP Of eee BP nnn 14. Gas compression ratio per stage isnot increased above... because of heating and rod loading problems. 15. The water vapor concentration uf one OF the most common chemicals used in hydrate inhibition. _—- when gas temperature rises at constant pressure. 16... 7 cescnnssneshaped separators are preferred when large liquid slugs are expected. 18. Vibration 15 In reciprocating compressors than that in centrifugal comoressors. 10. The separatoreare fitted With cccocnsncuu atthe oil and water outlets to prevent any eae ‘tobe sucked away with liquid 20 ig a term used to express acidity or alkalinity, andic based on 3 0-18 scale¢] Mark each of the following staternents True or False: ING és natural gas (methane) chilled to 16°C zo thatit becameliquid. ( ‘To handle gas problems in ESP, the pump set depth is increased to be as close as possible to perforationtop.( ‘Sweet gas is natural gas that comes from reservoirs that are not connected with any known source ofliquid petroleum ( “The cischarge pressure does not affect flow rate in reciprocating pumps. ( Centrifugal pumps are heavier compared to reciprocating pumps.( [Absorption isthe reverse process of adsorption whereby adsorbed matter is removed from the adsorbent.| |] ESPs can beused ishorizontal wells.) “The cifference between reservoir pressure and surface pressure is known as “dramdown Gas lift method is highlyaffected by well bore deviation.) Volatile oils one ofthe reservoir fluids that is characterized by viscosity > 45 ¢P.( il reservoir depletion is reflectes on outflow curve by shifting it up.(—) Stimulation process has an effect on |PRcuve ( ‘Associated gasis natural gas found in crude ollreservotts ether dissolved or in conjunction with crude oil () 114. The critical point isthe maximum pressure at which two phases can coexist. ( 115. Sucker rod pumpscan handle high GOR.(—) 116. Gas it, ESP and sucker-rod lifting are the common artificial It systesns for ofishore wells. 117. COp is removed from NG due to its corresive effect, although it has high calorific value.() 118, The bubble point isthe point at which the frst droplet of aliquid mixture begins to vaporize, while ‘the dew point is at which the frst bubble ofa gaseous mixture begins to condense.( 19. Hydrate forms easty at lower pressure andtemperature. (_) 20, Horizontal separators are better than vertical separators in handling high GORstreams. ( Good Luck