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well kick
Answer: b
2) What is meant by Abnormal High Pressure with regard to fluid pressure in the
formation?
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a) The excess pressure due to circulating mud at high rates.
b) The excess pressure that needs to be applied to cause ‘leak-off ‘ into a normally pressure
formation.
c) High density mud used to create a large overbalance.
d) Formation fluid pressure that exceeds normal water hydrostatic pressure.
Answer: d
3) Which factors most influence the rate at which shut in pressures stabilize after the
well is shut in?
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
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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?
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
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a) Lost circulation.
b) Gas cut mud.
c) Not keeping hole full.
d) Abnormal Pressures.
Answer: c
Answer: a & b
a) Lost circulation.
b) Gas cut mud.
c) Not keeping hole full.
d) Abnormal Pressures.
Answer: c
Answer: a & b
Indications of A Kick
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Kicks While Drilling
1) Which of the following is the First Reliable indication that you have taken 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
3) Which one of the following is not an indication when a kick may be occurring?
Answer: b
Answer: b
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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
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
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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?
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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