COMPLETION

PRE-COURSE EXERCISE

PRE-COURSE EXERCISE
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Course Subjects: COMPLETION

Total points available: 59

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1. Which of the following is NOT true about a production retrievable packer?

(Select 2) 2 pt
a) Can only be retrieved by milling
b) Can be set either mechanically or by application of hydraulic pressure
c) Is permanently fixed to the completion string
d) Can only be retrieved when the completion string is pulled out of the
hole.

2. Which of the following is considered a temporary means of communication 1 pt

a) Unseat the packer
b) Connect the annulus and tubing at surface
c) Punching a hole in the tubing
d) Pull the DHSV from its nipple.

3. What is the primary purpose of a top packer? 1 pt

a) To support the tubing
b) To anchor the tubing
c) To isolate the completion annulus
d) To hold the completion fluid in the annulus.

4. What causes a sub-surface controlled DHSV to close? 1 pt

a) Temperature
b) Pressure
c) Fluid density
d) Coiled tubing
e) Wireline
f) Flow.

5. No-Go shoulders in landing nipples enable the correct lock mandrel to be

located in it (True or false)? 1 pt
a) True
b) False.

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6. Which of the following are not closing mechanisms used in Tubing Retrievable
Surface Controlled DHSV (Select 4) 4 pts
a) Poppet
b) Flapper
c) Plug
d) Ball
e) Sleeve
f) Gate.

7. Is the primary purpose of a sliding side door to provide a temporary means of

communication? 1 pt
a) No
b) Yes.

8. When a Tubing retrievable DHSV is run into the well we need to lock it open
(true or false) 1 pt
a) False
b) True.

9. Which of the following DHSV’s are not sub-surface controlled? (Select 4) 4 pt

a) Differential pressure
b) Ambient pressure
c) Wireline retrievable
d) Tubing retrievable
e) Ball
f) Flapper.

10. How is the hydraulic communication achieved to operate a surface controlled

wireline retrievable DHSV? 1 pt
a) Through the hydraulic stab
b) Through the open sliding sleeve
c) In between the two packing stacks.

11. What is the primary reason that determines the setting depth of the DHSV? 1 pt
a) To prevent deliberate sabotage
b) Is set as high as possible to reduce the inventory of well bore fluids
that might escape
c) Is set below the depth where it can be damaged by surface impact
explosion or cratering
d) Is set below the cratering depth from a blow out around the casing
e) Is set as close to the packer as possible
f) To prevent penetration of drilling tools from an adjacent well.

12. Can a dummy SPM positively isolate the annulus from the tubing? 1 pt
a) Yes
b) No.

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13. How does a packer create the annulus/tubing seal? 1 pt

a) By sealing off the tubing in the packer bore
b) By isolating the annulus above the packer from the casing below the
packer and the tubing
c) By being located in a tie-back receptacle.

14. Would it be an acceptable practice to lock open and set an insert valve to re-
instate production in a well with a failed tubing retrievable DHSV? 1 pt
a) No
b) Yes

15. What is the function of DHSV? 1 pt

a) To close in the well to allow maintenance on the Xmas tree
b) To close in the well to shut-in production
c) To control production rates
d) To prevent production in case the surface valves are opened too far
e) To shut off well flow in an emergency
f) To be used as a barrier.

16. How do lock mandrels seal within the nipple bore? 1 pt

a) With slips
b) On No-Go shoulders
c) With locking dogs in matching profiles
d) With expanding rubber elements in the bore
e) With elastomeric packing’s in the bore
f) By metal to metal seals.

17. Does a DHSV hold pressure from above? 1 pt

a) Yes
b) No.

18. Do DHSVs prevent flow in both directions? 1 pt

a) Yes
b) No.

19. Which of the following are not DHSVs? (Select three) 3 pts
a) Coiled tubing retrievable
b) Wireline retrievable
c) Tubing retrievable
d) Permanent
e) Temporary.

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20. How is temporary communication normally made between the tubing and
annulus? (Select Two) 1 pt
a) Open the SSD
b) Punch a hole in the tubing
c) Connect the tubing and annulus on surface
d) Installing a dummy gas lift valve in the SPM.

21. Is a permanent packer only retrieved by milling? 1 pt

a) No
b) Yes.

22. Which of the following statements are not true? (Select Three) 3 pts
a) Check that the pressure rating of the SSD is correct
b) Check that the SSD is fully open before starting circulation
c) Check that the tailpipe is plugged before opening the SSD
d) Check that the pressures across the SSD are equalised before opening
e) Check that the catcher is in place below the SSD before opening.

23. Name the two basic packer types used in completions. (Select Two) 2 pts
a) Bridge plug
b) Permanent
c) Pump through
d) Retrievable
e) Check valve.

24. How is a surface controlled wireline retrievable DHSV run in the open
position? 1 pt
a) With locked in hydraulic pressure
b) With a lock open sleeve
c) With a prong on the wireline running tool
d) With an automatic ‘J’ device.

25. Which DHSV has the largest ID for the same tubing size? 1 pt
a) Wireline retrievable
b) Tubing retrievable
c) Ambient pressure
d) Differential pressure.

26. Which of the following statements are not true regarding side pocket
mandrels? (Select Three) 3 pts
a) The SPM plugs the tubing
b) The SPM is the receptacle for the DHSV
c) The SPM is the receptacle for the gas lift valves
d) The SPM is the receptacle for the downhole plugs
e) The SPM can provide a means of communication between annulus
and tubing.

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27. What is the main reason for using tubing nipples? 1 pt

a) To receive flow control devices
b) To reduce well flow
c) For wireline depth control.

28. Which of the following DHSVs are not surface controlled? (Select Two) 2 pts
a) Differential pressure
b) Ambient pressure
c) Wireline retrievable
d) Tubing retrievable.

29. How is a sub-surface controlled DHSV re-opened? 1 pt

a) By allowing ambient temperature to return to normal
b) By running the opening tool
c) By opening up the well
d) By pressuring up above the valve and overcoming any differential
pressure
e) By pulling and re-dressing the valve.

30. Where is a sliding sleeve normally positioned? (Select Two) 1 pt

a) Immediately above the top production packer
b) Immediately below the packer
c) Between 2 packers.

31. Why is an annulus safety valve installed? 1 pt

a) In place of the tubing safety valve
b) To prevent flow from the annulus in gas lift wells
c) To close off flow into the annulus in gas lift wells.

32. Which of the following are not closure mechanisms fitted to surface controlled
wireline retrievable DHSVs? (Select Three) 2 pts
a) Flapper
b) Plug
c) Ball
d) Sleeve
e) Gate.

33. What is the main advantage of using wireline retrievable DHSVs? 1 pt

a) Simple construction
b) Can be installed after running the completion
c) Can be removed to allow intervention work
d) Can be easily retrieved and replaced.

34. Does the check valve in a gas lift valve, fitted in an SPM, prevent well bore
fluids entering the annulus? 1 pt
a) No
b) Yes.

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35. Do slips on lock mandrel/plugs lock them into the nipples? 1 pt

a) False
b) True.

36. Where is a production packer, normally positioned in the well? 1 pt

a) Close to the tubing hanger
b) Half-way between the tubing hanger and the perforations
c) Above the top perforations.

37. Which of the following statements about tubing hangers are not true? (Select
Four) 4 pts
a) A plug can usually be set inside the hanger body
b) It supports the weight of the bottom of the completion
c) It supports the weight of the top of the completion
d) It allows communication from inside the completion to the completion
annulus through the control line port(s)
e) It allows communication into the completion annulus through the
control line port(s)
f) It isolates the completion from the completion annulus
g) It can be closed by applying pressure to the control line.

38. Which of the following statements about Xmas tree valves are not true? Select
three 1 pt
a) Any swab valve can be used to cut slickline
b) Some master valves can be used to cut slickline
c) Any flow wing valve can be used to cut slickline
d) Any kill wing valve can be used to cut slickline.

39. Which of the following statements about Xmas tree valves are true? (Select
Two) 2 pts
a) After closing, a manual valve handle should be backed out by part of
a turn
b) The valve must be closed as tightly as possible
c) All valves take 30 turns to open or close
d) The indicator shows how many turns have to be made
e) Counting the turns as the valve is opened or closed can show any
obstructions in front of the valve.

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Completion Answers

Question Answer Question Answer

1 A&C 2 C
3 C 4 B
5 A 6 A, C, E, F
7 B 8 A
9 C, D, E, F 10 C
11 C 12 A
13 B 14 B
15 E 16 E
17 B 18 B
19 A, D, E 20 A, B
21 B 22 A, C, E
23 B, D 24 C
25 B 26 A, B, D
27 A 28 A, B
29 D 30 A, C
31 B 32 B, D, E
33 D 34 B
35 A 36 C
37 B, D, E, G 38 A, C, D
39 A, E

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