Omdurman Islamic University

Open Test
Question 1: Definitions

a. What is a Petroleum System?

b. What is a hydrocarbon play?

c. What is a prospect in petroleum geology?

d. What is a spill point?

e. What is a Structure closure?

f. define iso-chore, iso-pach and iso-cron maps?

g. what are the normal fault types?

h- what the Advantages for Seismic Attribute?

I- How can we calculated the reflection coefficient in the wells?

J- if we need to change well from depth to time what is demanded data?

Question 2: structure mapping

a. Describe the prospect(s) on the map above, and colour the total area of the
trap(s):

b. Draw one or two schematic cross-section(s) to illustrate the prospect, indicating

the spill point(s), and the potential leak point(s). Also indicate the positions of the
spill- and leak point(s) on the map.

c. Assuming that all faults are completely sealing (irrespective of juxtaposition), at

what depth would you expect the hydrocarbon-water contact(s) to be as a most
likely case, and why?

d- Assuming that the reservoir is 100 m thick, and faults are leaking only when
there is direct reservoir-reservoir juxtaposition: at what depth would you then
expect the hydrocarbon-water contact(s) as a most likely case, and why?
Question 3: Rift basins
a. Describe the typical basin development and characteristics of a rift basin (use
sketches).

b. Which source rocks types do you expect in a syn-rift sequence ?

c. What reservoir types do you expect in syn-rift sequence?

d. Which trap types do you expect in a rift basin (use sketches)

e. What are the main differences between conventional gas and unconventional
gas?
Question 4: formation evaluation

1-what are names of well logs from left to right?

2- add column in the right side to describe the lithology.

3- add additional column in the right side as describe the porosity (using high, low, mid and
tight porosity phrases)

4- describe the depositional environments sequences in addition column in the right side.

5- describe the permeable zones in the column in the right side.

6- determine the oil bearing zones and water zones.

7- determine the oil water contact. .

Question 5: prospects delineation

 1- What is the name of this map? What data was built from?
2- Determine the direction of the fault slope 2,3,4 on the map?
3- Are these 2, 3, 4 normal or reverse faults, and what is your evidence?
4- What is the name of fault No. (1)
5- Where is the Kitchen area located on this map?
6- What the reason for appearing line that connecting between the DF-2 and
DF-2R wells?
7- If the depth of oil water contact (OWT) is 2625 meters in DF-03 well,
specify the following:
i. Draw in a clear OWT on the map?
ii. Highlight Oil Prospect on the map (with pencil)
iii. If the Porosity of the DF-03 well is equal to 23, the recovery factor is
30, and SW is 30, calculate the oil stock that can be produced
iv. If you asked to drill three Appraisal Wells, locate them on the map?
v. Draw a section showing what the trap looks like?

Question 6: General theory

Writing in summary about the following:

1- The hydrocarbon exploration stages.

2- Gravity corrections.

3- Seismic processing steps.

4- Oil field life cycle.

5- Types of sedimentary basin in the world wide.

6- Structure seismic interpretation workflow.

7- Classification of wire-line logging

8- Types of well correlation.

9- Core sample analysis.

10- kind of source rocks would you expect in the rifting basin (type I, II, III) and
basin cycles?