1. A well is shut in. What is the casing pressure in this static u- [1 pts.

tube?

1,435 psi

1,462 psi

3,744 psi

5,179 psi

2. A rig crew shut in on a 2.5 ppg kick with a 20 bbl gain. Using the kick tolerance window below, can the crew [1 pts.]
successfully shut in and circulate the kick out of the well without fracturing the well’s weak point?

True

False

3. The drilling program requires a formation integrity test (FIT) to 15.2 ppg Equivalent Mud Weight (EMW) at [1 pts.]
the casing shoe. : : Shoe Depth = 4,000’ (TVD); 5,500’ (MD). : : Mud Weight = 9.5 ppg. : : What surface
pressure is required to test the shoe to the 15.2 ppg EMW?
1,976 psi

1,186 psi

1,630 psi
 2,382 psi

4. At what pressure (at surface) does leak-off begin to take place in the graph below? [1 pts.]

800 psi

1,050 psi

1,200 psi

900 psi

5. What is meant by a kick tolerance of 25 barrels? [1 pts.]

A gas kick of 25 bbls is the maximum that can be shut-in and circulated out without possible lost
circulation.
A salt-water kick of 25 bbls is the maximum that can be shut-in and bullheaded without possible lost
circulation.
A gas kick of 25 bbls is the maximum that can be circulated out without bursting the casing at surface.

A salt-water kick of 25 bbls is the maximum that can be circulated out without bursting the casing at
surface.

6. A well is shut in and a gas kick migrates 1000 feet with no expansion in the annulus.What is the increase in [1 pts.]
bottom hole pressure due to gas migration? Assume no losses to the formation.
 433 psi

952 psi

2,165 psi

2,598 psi

7. A gas kick is being circulated out using the Drillers Method. What will happen to the bottom hole pressure if [1 pts.]
the gas bubble is not allowed to expand as it is circulated up the hole?
It will increase.

Stay the same.

It will decrease.

8. During a trip out it is calculated that 5 bbls has been swabbed into the well. A flow check is negative. It is [1 pts.]
decided to continue with the trip. If the kick is gas what may happen in the well?
Gas may migrate and expand causing reduction in hydrostatic pressure.

Gas will stay in position and be pushed back into the formation when you run back in the hole.

Gas will migrate but not expand so hydrostatic pressure will stay constant.

Gas will migrate and expand causing hydrostatic pressure to increase.

9. The Driller has swabbed 5 bbls into the well. The bit is returned to bottom and bottoms-up is being [1 pts.]
circulated. The pit level is slowly increasing, as bottoms-up is getting closer to surface. What is a safe action
to take?
Shut in the well and continue circulation through the choke using 1st circulation of the Drillers method.

Continue circulating with well open but switch on vacuum degasser.

Shut in well, record SIDPP and use Wait & Weight method to kill the well.

Shut in the well and use the Volumetric method to remove gas from the well.

10. In an open well, what situation could cause the following problems? • Pit gain • Reduced hydrostatics • [1 pts.]
Riser/Casing unloading • Decrease in Bottom Hole Pressure
 Ballooning

Gas Migration

High Equivalent Circulating Density

Partial Lost Circulation

11. What is the danger when a gas kick is circulated through the choke manifold? [1 pts.]

The increased volume can overload the mud gas separator.

The gas will change to a liquid and increase pit level.

The increased volume of gas at the mud gas separator will increase the bottom hole pressure.

The gas will cause a temperature increase at the remote choke and damage rubber seals.

12. How does wellbore temperature affect mud weight down hole? [1 pts.]

Increased temperature will increase Mud weight downhole.

Increased temperature will decrease Mud weight downhole.

Mud weight will not be affected by wellbore temperature.

13. How does increasing pressure affect Oil Based Mud (OBM) density? [1 pts.]

No effect on density

Increases density

Decreases density

14. What are “hydrates”? [1 pts.]

Hydrates are a solid, frozen mixture of oil and water.

Hydrates are a solid, frozen mixture of water and gas.

Hydrates are a solid, frozen mixture of oil and gas.

Hydrates are a solid, frozen mixture of methanol and water.

15. When killing a well with a horizontal section, what will happen if you use a vertical kill sheet to circulate out [1 pts.]
the kick?
The strokes to the bit will be wrong.

You will be applying too little pressure to the well.

 The FCP is more difficult to calculate.

You will be applying too much pressure to the well.

16. A kick is taken in a horizontal well. SIDPP = SICP. Influx is circulated out using the Driller’s Method. Why [1 pts.]
does the Casing pressure increase quite rapidly when the influx is circulated out of the horizontal section
and into the vertical section?
ECD is much greater in the horizontal section.

This is because kill mud was not pumped from the start of the kill.

This is normal for any well when Driller’s Method is used.

There is no loss of hydrostatic head until gas arrives at the inclined or vertical section of the well.

17. Kill mud is being circulated down the drill string in a horizontal well. The pumps are stopped and the well is [1 pts.]
shut in as the kill mud reaches the start of the horizontal section (2000 feet. long). What would you expect
the Shut In Drill Pipe Pressure to be?
Zero.

The same as the original Shut In Drill Pipe Pressure.

The same as the Shut In Casing Pressure.

Original SIDPP less the hydrostatic of 2000 feet of mud hydrostatic.

18. You are circulating kill mud to the bit with the Weight and Wait method. The drillstring is tapered. Drillpipe [1 pts.]
length is 10,000 feet with : : 0 to 5000 feet is 6 5/8 inch drill pipe 5000 to 10,000 feet is 5-inch drillpipe : :
Total Strokes to Bit = 2100 strokes ICP = 800 psi FCP = 425 psi : : If the pressure step-down
graph/schedule is made based on an average 18 psi per 100 strokes pumped what would be the effect on
bottom hole pressure after pumping kill mud down to the top of the 5-inch drillpipe?
Bottom hole pressure will be too high.

Bottom hole pressure will be too low.

Bottom hole pressure will be correct.

19. You have successfully shut-in on a kick. Which of the following would not be the responsibility of the [1 pts.]
Derrickhand to monitor?
Mud Weight in all pits.

Pressures on Choke.

Pit levels and measuring devices.

Any leaks at pumps or lines.

20. You are performing a Negative Test (API: Inflow Test). The drill string has been displaced with a light fluid [1 pts.]
and the pressure has been bled off the drill pipe. The volume that flowed back from the drill pipe during
bleed-off was three times more than calculated. Pressure returns on the standpipe when the drill pipe is
shut in. What is your evaluation of the test?
Not enough information to make an informed decision.

Successful test. Continue with planned operations.

Failed test. Shut the well in and notify Management.

21. While drilling ahead, your Derrick Hand calls and says they are going to transfer 20 bbls to the active pit [1 pts.]
within 5 minutes. After 15 minutes you notice that your pit level has gone up by 25 bbls. What is the safest
action to take?
Keep drilling, Derrickhand added too much mud and didn’t know.

Call Derrickhand and see if he left a valve open or added too much.

Flow check and then call Derrickhand to check added volume.

Shut in well and bullhead 5 bbls of fluid into the formation.

22. You have successfully shut-in on a kick. As a Supervisor, which of the following is an important [1 pts.]
responsibility for you to complete?
Verify Mud Weight in and out.

Check Pit Levels and lineups.

Mixing Kill Weight Mud

Communicate/Plan with crew.

23. You start-up a kill and the initial drill pipe pressure is 150 psi higher than calculated. You adjust the choke [1 pts.]
to get calculated ICP on the drill pipe gauge. What will happen to BHP?
BHP will decrease to the correct value to balance formation pressure.

BHP will decrease below formation pressure and the well will be underbalance.

There will be no change to BHP as the choke adjustment is only removing annular friction loss.

There will be no change to BHP as the choke adjustment is only removing drill string friction loss.

24. A well has been shut in on a floating rig. The choke line is filled with fresh water. Before starting to kill the [1 pts.]
well the choke line is displaced to 12.2 ppg mud. What will be the new SICP?
 1,030 psi

608 psi

570 psi

881 psi

25. A well has been shut in on a floating rig. The choke line is filled with fresh water. Before starting to kill the [1 pts.]
well the choke line is displaced to 12.2 ppg mud. What will be the new SICP?
1,030 psi

608 psi

570 psi

881 psi

26. A loss of Equivalent Circulating Density may be an indication that the well has become under balanced. [1 pts.]
What Downhole tool would be the best choice to measure ECD while drilling?
A rotary steerable tool.

An Adjustable Gauge Stabilizer (AGS) tool.

A Pressure While Drilling (PWD) tool.

Any “Memory” type tool.

27. What is a transition zone? [1 pts.]

A section of formation where fluid pressures are changing.

A change in the formation from high permeability to low permeability.

The position in a reservoir where gas transitions to oil or water.

Depth where the formations are strong enough to be shut-in with the BOP.

28. Which of the following actions should be taken when drilling through a transition zone? [1 pts.]

Monitor Shakers for “cavings.”

 Reduce RPM.

Reduce WOB.

Fingerprint connections for flowback trends.

Increase time between mud weight checks.

29. The well has been losing mud while drilling the last stand. At the connection the well continues to flow after [1 pts.]
the pumps have been switched off. You suspect the formation is ‘Ballooning’. What is the first action to
take?
Shut the well in.

Bleed 5 bbls back to trip tank and check if flowback speed reduces.

Immediately start pumping to restore BHP.

Make connection, return to drilling and add LCM to the mud.

30. The well has been shut in on a swabbed-in kick. The bit is 1800 feet off bottom. What action should be [1 pts.]
taken?
Begin the Wait and Weight method immediately.

Start stripping out of the hole and keeping the hole full.

Begin to Lubricate and bleed to kill the well.

Strip to bottom before starting well kill operations.

31. How can you tell the difference between a kick and a ballooning formation? [1 pts.]

There will be shut in pressures for a kick, no pressures for ballooning.

If you bleed-off some shut-in pressure then shut the well back in, the pressure will build back up with
a kick, but not with ballooning.
You can’t tell the difference between the two until you pump bottoms up.

A ballooning formation will always result in a pit gain but not for a kick.

32. Your crew is pulling a 300 foot (non-shearable) wireline tool from the hole. The Dynamic Positioning [1 pts.]
Operator (DPO) has just informed of a problem with station keeping. This condition should last for about
15-20 minutes. Do you have any instructions for the Driller and Wireline Operator?
No. This is a stability issue not a downhole problem.

No. There is no foreseeable impact on operations.

Yes. Stop pulling the tool immediately and shut-in.

Yes. Stop pulling when the tool is just below the BOP.
33. Delayed flowback has been documented for the last five connections while drilling. The Driller believed that [1 pts.]
the flowback time was too long and closed the well in. There is 150 psi on the Drill Pipe and the Annulus.
The Driller has bled off 50 psi. SIDPP returned to 150 psi. SICP is 175. What is your assessment of the
current situation?
This is ballooning. Bleed off and drill ahead.

This is a kick. Record pressures and prepare for a kill.

This is mud compressibility. Bleed off and drill ahead.

This is the result of gas migration. Start the Volumetric Method.

34. If a self-fill float in casing gets plugged and the casing does not get filled, what are the well control risks? [1 pts.]

If the plug suddenly clears the mud level in the annulus will drop.

Losses may occur due to higher mud level in the annulus.

You will not be able to reverse circulate to kill the well.

You will not be able to pump LCM.

35. What is a ‘negative’ pressure test? [1 pts.]

A test on a barrier where pressure is reduced to a value lower than the other side of the barrier.

A test on a barrier where pressure is increased to a value higher than the other side of the barrier.

A test where the barrier is made to fail.

A test where a barrier is tested until there is leak-off.

36. What is the definition of riser margin? [1 pts.]

The MW increase below the mud line needed to compensate for the removal of the riser.

The MW increase needed to keep the well static while tripping BHA in the riser.

The additional mud weight above seawater weight required to balance the well with the riser
connected.

37. Using the below information, calculate Riser Margin. : : Water Depth = 5,500 foot : : TVD of Well = 12,000 [1 pts.]
foot : : Air Gap = 75 foot : : Mud Weight = 12.4 ppg : : Sea Water Gradient = .445 psi/foot
15.9 ppg

15.6 ppg.

15.7 ppg.

15.5 ppg
38. Which of the following is true regarding kick detection during wireline operations? [1 pts.]

The well should be put on the trip tank to monitor displacement as wireline is run in/out of the hole.

The well should be lined up to active pits due to the large displacement volumes of wireline tools.

There is no need to monitor the well during wireline operations because the well is static.

Wireline operations can only take place using a lubricator assembly when logging open hole sections.

39. Which of the following is a “physical barrier” ? [1 pts.]

Proper BOP shut in procedure

Periodic well control drills

Monitoring the trip tank

A cement plug

40. If a kick is swabbed in, which type of barrier has failed? [1 pts.]

Permanent mechanical barrier

Operational barrier

Temporary mechanical barrier

Tested barrier

41. What situation would affect your flow gauge while drilling ahead? [1 pts.]

Depth of the water.

Cuttings build-up in the flowline.

Faulty pit level indicator.

Hydrostatic Pressure.

42. You are drilling ahead on a deep-water Drill Ship and notice a kick indicator. Which of the following could [1 pts.]
affect the flow check?
Rig Movement.

Current Mud Weight.

Loop current.

Riser Margin.
43. What is the reason for having Well Control Drills? [1 pts.]

To train crew members in their responsibilities during a kick in a safe and efficient manner.

To meet Governmental regulations and policies surrounding operations of well control.

To train crew members to be able to have the fastest documented times to close in a well.

To train crewmembers to remember that something could happen at any time.

44. Which of the following statements is a good operating practice in a top-hole section that has the risk of gas [1 pts.]
bearing formations?
Control drill.

Maintain high ROP to finish the risky section as quickly as possible.

Regularly pump light sweeps.

Never use a drill pipe float.

45. A 9 5/8” pilot hole is being drilled, without a Riser, from a floating rig during the top-hole section of the [1 pts.]
well. At 1500’, a shallow gas formation is encountered. The estimated pore pressure in this formation is 650
psi. Which statement best describes the situation?

The well is overbalanced even if the pumps are shut down.

It is impossible to control the well without marine riser installed.

The gas will enter the well because it is already underbalanced.

The well is overbalanced as long as the pumps are running at drilling speed.

46. What data is very important to know if you have a Shear Ram in your BOP Stack? [1 pts.]

Volume to fully close on an open well

Opening pressure

Size and strength of tubulars the ram can shear

Hang-off weight
47. You are running a slick non-shearable tool in the hole and the well flows when the tool is across the BOP [1 pts.]
stack. What is the quickest action the Driller can take to shut in the well?
Make up safety valve in string and close the Annular.

Pick up a joint or stand of shearable pipe.

Drop the string in the hole.

Start circulating to use ECD to stop the kick.

48. You are running casing with a float assembly. Casing is across the BOP and at the rotary. An influx is [1 pts.]
detected. Which of the following shut-in procedures should you follow?
Close annular, install casing swage, open choke valve on BOP.

Install casing swage, open choke valve on BOP, close annular.

Close blind shears, install casing swage, open choke valve on BOP.

Install casing swage, close Variable bore rams, open choke valve on BOP.

49. Well has been shut-in on a kick. Both pressures start rising due to gas migration. If drill pipe pressure is [1 pts.]
held constant at 400 psi, what will happen to the bottom hole pressure?

Increase

Decrease

Stay the same

50. You have taken a kick but the mud engineer informs you that there is not enough barite to kill the well. The [1 pts.]
shut in pressures have stabilized. While waiting on new stocks of barite the shut in pressures are slowly
increasing by 100 psi every 30 minutes. What course of action would you take?
Bullhead with current mud weight to push gas formation fluids back into the formation.

Use the first circulation of the Drillers method.

Increase mud weight as much as possible and circulate to the Bit to reduce SIDPP.

Bleed of mud by holding Casing pressure constant at SICP.

51. Mud that remains static in the choke and/or kill lines of a deepwater subsea stack may have an effect on [1 pts.]
shut-in pressure readings. What statement best describes what could happen if the mud remains static?
The higher gel strength at depth may cause the surface pressure to be lower than it should be.

The lower gel strength at depth may cause the surface pressures to be lower than it should be.

Gel strength has no effect on shut-in pressure - only mud density has an effect.
52. A well is shut in with the bit 100’ off bottom and the influx is calculated to be on-bottom. SIDPP is 250 psi. [1 pts.]
What would be the expected SICP?
Higher than SIDPP

The same as SIDPP

Lower than SIDPP

53. Which of the following parameters affect the value of Shut In Casing Pressure after a well is shut in during a [1 pts.]
kick?
The formation fluid pressure (pore pressure).

Slow Circulating Rate Pressure.

Choke line length.

Drill string capacity per foot.

54. What is “Shut In Drill Pipe Pressure (SIDPP)”? [1 pts.]

The formation fluid pressure.

The mud hydrostatic pressure in the drill string.

The pressure underbalance in the drill string.

The pressure on the annulus.

55. You shut in a well on a kick with the bit on-bottom. Which pressure gauge reading do you use to calculate [1 pts.]
the formation pressure?
The drill pipe pressure gauge on the choke panel.

The casing pressure gauge on the choke panel.

The drill pipe pressure gauge on the Driller’s panel.

The choke manifold pressure gauge.

56. A well is shut in on a kick and the shut-in pressures on the gauges have stabilized. The SIDPP reads 350 psi [1 pts.]
and the SICP reads 900 psi. What is happening in the u-tube?
Not balanced; bottom hole pressure (BHP) on the annular side is higher than on the drill pipe side of
the U-tube.
Not balanced due to contamination by well fluids.

The U-tube is balanced.

The well is not completely full of mud and there is more bottom hole pressure on the drill pipe side of
the U-tube.
57. A well is shut in after taking a 25 bbl kick with 300 psi SIDPP and 650 psi SICP. If the well had been shut in [1 pts.]
on a 10 bbl kick, how would shut in pressure be affected?
SIDPP would be lower.

SICP would be higher.

SICP would be the same.

SIDPP would be the same.

58. Part of the way through the 1st Circulation of the Driller’s Method, the pump was shut down and the well [1 pts.]
was shut in. What is the overbalance in the well?

795 psi overbalanced

25 psi overbalanced

140 psi overbalanced

445 psi overbalanced

59. During the second circulation of the Drillers method the pump is shut down when kill mud weight has been [1 pts.]
circulated to the bit. What should the casing pressure read?
The difference in hydrostatic pressure between KWM and OMW plus SICP.

Original SICP.

Original SIDPP.

The difference in hydrostatic pressure between KWM and OMW minus SICP.

60. You are on a floating rig. You have just attempted to shut the well in on drill pipe using the upper annular. [1 pts.]
You have lined the Riser up on the trip tank and are showing a slow gain and your shut-in pressures are not
stabilizing.What action should be taken next?
Call the Derrickman to go check the trip tank valves for leaks.

None, it is the mud relaxing from the temperature differential.

Call the mechanic to check the gauges on the choke panel.

Close another BOP element and monitor trip tank and pressures.
61. What is a kill plan? [1 pts.]

Document stating duties, procedures, lines of communication and safety requirements.

Document stating kill method to use and barite stock levels.

A completed Kill Sheet.

Final report to town on the completed kill operation with updated chemical stock levels.

62. What is the danger of adding the safety-margin to the mud weight? [1 pts.]

Cannot be removed easily if pressure gets close to MAASP.

Increases MAASP at the shoe.

Reduces actual ICP below calculated value.

Drill pipe pressure is harder to control with the choke.

63. You have shut-in on a well and are planning a kill operation. The Mud Engineer estimates it will take 3200 [1 pts.]
sacks of barite to weight up the fluid system to kill weight. The rig has 3000 sacks of barite onsite and more
will not arrive for 3 days. Shut in pressures have increased since the well was shut in indicating gas
migration. The shoe strength is a concern if pressures continue to build.Which Kill Method would be the best
to implement?
Drillers Method of Well Control.

Wait-and-Weight Method of Well Control.

Begin to Lubricate and Bleed.

Kill the well with Reverse Circulation.

64. Which of the following is the most important reason for good handover procedures between crews during [1 pts.]
Well Control Operations?
Ensure continuity in operations and pass on trend information to identify potential problems.

To allow blame to be assigned in the event of an incident during well kill operations.

It is a regulatory form that must be completed and turned into the local regulatory agency.

Handover procedures are not considered important during well control operations.

65. You are successfully conducting the first circulation of the Drillers method. Drill pipe pressure has been [1 pts.]
maintained at Initial Circulating Pressure of 560 psi. Choke pressure has been holding around 460psi for the
last 15 minutes. You notice a sudden spike in Drill pipe pressure to 698 psi. Choke pressure stays the same
at 460 psi. What type of problem has most likely occurred?
You have a washout in the drill pipe.
 The choke is plugging up.

A bit nozzle has washed out.

A bit nozzle has plugged.

66. How do you recognize a choke washout? [1 pts.]

The drill pipe and casing pressures both fall even though you are closing the choke.

There is an increase in casing pressure with no change in the drill pipe pressure.

There is a rapid rise in the drill pipe pressure with no change in the casing pressure.

The drill pipe and casing pressures both rise even though you closed the choke.

67. A leaking BOP element is identified as a risk to well integrity during a kill operation. What action would you [1 pts.]
take to minimize this risk?
Monitor mud level above the BOPs on the trip tank.

Increase closing pressure to maximum value.

Monitor active pit levels for mud level increases.

Place BOP 4-way valve in Neutral position.

68. You are circulating out a kick in a deep well and the casing pressure approaches the MAASP while the influx [1 pts.]
is still in the open hole. What is the first thing you must do?
Minimize any extra pressure in the annulus without allowing the bottom hole pressure to fall below the
pore pressure.
Keep the casing pressure at the MAASP by opening the choke.

Start pumping mud down the drill string at 1 ppg higher than you need to kill.

Continue pumping at the same SPM. The MAASP is only a problem when the influx is inside casing.

69. A bit nozzle plugs during the execution of the Wait and Weight method. What is the correct response? [1 pts.]

Note the increase in drill pipe pressure. Recalculate SCR pressure, FCP, and the drill pipe pressure
schedule.
Add the increase in DPP to each value on the drill pipe pressure schedule and continue circulating.

Open the choke to hold drill pipe pressure constant.

Continue to follow the drill pipe pressure schedule with no modification.

70. A gas kick is being circulated out using the Wait and Weight Method. What will happen to the bottom hole [1 pts.]
pressure on this subsea stack if SPM is increased while holding casing pressure constant? (Ignore pressure
losses in the annulus).
Stay the same.

Increase.

Decrease.

71. A kick is being circulated out at 30 SPM and the Final Circulating Pressure is 650 psi. What will happen to [1 pts.]
bottom hole pressure if the pump speed is increased to 35 SPM while holding drill pipe pressure at 650 psi?
It will decrease.

It will stay the same.

It will increase.

72. During a well kill, Kill Mud is pumped to the bit while holding drill pipe pressure constant. What is the effect [1 pts.]
on Bottom Hole Pressure?
Increase.

Decrease.

Stay the same.

73. On the kill sheet why do we calculate the volume of open hole from the bit up to the shoe? [1 pts.]

It is useful for calculating how much gas expansion will occur.

It is part of the exercise to calculate volumes of the stage in the annulus.

This is used to estimate the maximum casing pressure.

To know when the influx has entered the casing.

74. You have shut in on a kick and completed the first circulation of the Drillers Method. Pumps were shut down [1 pts.]
and well closed, while waiting to start up the second circulation. The following was documented: What can
be determined by this?

Nothing, the Kill Weight Mud (KWM) hasn’t been pumped yet, so the well isn’t killed.

There is still a kick in the well, providing less hydrostatics on the annulus side of the well.
 There is trapped pressure that can be kept as a safety margin or bled off upon startup.

Kill Weight Mud is causing a U-tube effect between the Drill String and the Annulus.

75. During the 2nd Circulation of the Driller’s Method on a subsea BOP stack, KWM is approximately half way up [1 pts.]
the choke line. The choke operator is unable to hold DPP constant at the FCP because the choke is 100%
open. What happens to the BHP as you continue to pump KWM?
Increase.

Decrease.

No change.

76. A shut-in well is about to be killed with a floating rig. Choke line friction is high. Using the information [1 pts.]
below, what will be the effect on bottom hole pressure after start-up?

420 psi increase.

450 psi decrease.

200 psi increase.

Bottom hole pressure will stay the same.

77. What is the main principle of circulating out a kick? [1 pts.]

To maintain a bottom hole pressure at least equal to the formation pressure.

To have an overbalance pressure as close to the fracture pressure as possible.

To use the highest pump rate possible.

To reverse circulate to remove the influx faster.

78. The Driller's Method is used to circulate out a salt-water influx. What will happen to the casing pressure as [1 pts.]
the influx moves up the annulus?
Casing pressure will slowly decrease as influx moves up the annulus.

Salt water will behave in the same way as a gas influx.

As influx expands Casing Pressure will increase.

Casing pressure will only change due to changes in annular size.

79. Which of the following statements is true for a subsea BOP operation? [1 pts.]

The surface line volume (pump to Rig Floor) does not need to be considered when starting the kill.

Bring pumps up to speed holding the casing pressure constant.

Maintain the drill pipe pressure constant when bringing the pumps up to kill speed.

Bring pumps up to speed adjusting static casing pressure to dynamic casing pressure.

80. What is the objective of the 1st Circulation of the Driller’s Method? [1 pts.]

Circulate out the influx using original mud weight.

Displace the drill string and annulus with kill weight mud.

Circulate out the influx while displacing the drill string and annulus with kill weight mud.

81. What can be done to reduce the effects of high choke line friction when killing a well? [1 pts.]

Use the Driller’s method.

Use a fast pump rate.

Take returns up both choke and kill lines.

Dump all returns directly overboard.

82. During the Wait and Weight procedure, how do you control bottom hole pressure once Kill Weight Mud [1 pts.]
(KWM) is in the annulus?
Hold casing pressure constant.

Follow a casing pressure schedule.

Hold drill pipe pressure constant at FCP.

Follow a drill pipe pressure schedule.

83. Based on the information below, what will happen to casing shoe pressure if the Wait and Weight method is [1 pts.]
used instead to the Drillers Method?
 Shoe pressure will be higher.

Shoe pressure will be lower.

Shoe pressure will be the same.

Instruction: As per the well data given calculate :-

84. [1 pts.]
Maximum allowable mud weight before kick :-

18.2 ppg

17.9 ppg

15.7 ppg.

13.1 ppg

Instruction: As per the Welldata in question 85 calculate

85. MAASP before kick :- [1 pts.]

2013 psi

2014 psi

2000 psi

1021 psi

Instruction: As per the Welldata in question 85 calculate

86. Strokes from surface to bit :- [1 pts.]

1887 strokes
 3200 strokes

2405 strokes

2100 strokes

Instruction: As per the Welldata in question 85 calculate

87. Kill mud weight :- [1 pts.]

13.9 ppg

13.46 ppg

11.7 ppg

14.05 ppg

Instruction: As per the Welldata in question 85 calculate

88. Initial circulating pressure :- [1 pts.]

750 psi

792 psi

671 psi

870 psi

Instruction: As per the Welldata given in question 85 calculate

89. Final circulating pressure :- [1 pts.]

560 psi

566 psi

472 psi

712 psi

Instruction: As per the Welldata given in question 85 calculate :-

90. MAASP after well has been killed :- [1 pts.]

1830 psi

1850 psi

2364 psi

1200 psi
 Instruction: As per the welldata given in Question 85, calculate :-

91. Pressure drop per one hundred of strokes to Bit :- [1 pts.]

13 psi/100 strokes

11 psi/100 strokes

19 psi/100 strokes

9 psi /100 strokes

92. A well is shut-in with stabilized Shut-in Casing Pressure (SICP) of 500psi and 0psi on the Drillpipe gauge. To [1
obtain the Shut-in Drillpipe Pressure (SIDPP), the Driller pumped at 5 strokes per minute until float was pts.]
bumped and pump shut down. The gauges are now reading the pressures shown..What is the actual Shut-in
Drillpipe Pressure?

360 psi

500 psi

580 psi

280 psi

93. When starting a kill operation on a Jack Up, the choke pressure is kept constant whilst bringing the pump [1 pts.]
up to speed. The drill pipe gauge reads 150 psi higher than the calculated Initial Circulating Pressure (ICP).
What is the correct action to take?
There will now be 150 psi overbalance on the bottom. Nothing needs to be done.

Continue to circulate with the new ICP and adjust the drill pipe pressure graph.
 Open the choke and let the standpipe pressure drop to the calculated value (ICP).

Decrease pump speed to reduce pump pressure by 150 psi.

94. You have just brought pumps up to kill speed on a floating rig. (The choke line friction is 250 psi.) How [1
much overbalance is on the well? pts.]

250 psi

350 psi

None

100 psi

95. During a trip out, the well kicks due to swabbing. The pipe is stripped back to bottom. What mud weight will [1 pts.]
control the well?
The original mud weight.

Kill Mud weight based on SIDPP before stripping.

Kill Mud weight based on SICP before stripping.

Kill Mud weight based on difference between SIDPP and SICP before stripping.

96. What is the objective of the Volumetric Method? [1 pts.]

Reduce surface pressure by removing mud.

Reduce surface casing pressure by increasing hydrostatic pressure in the annulus.

 Allow gas to migrate and expand to surface while allowing an increase in casing pressure to
compensate for gas expansion.

97. When stripping to bottom, which of the following actions should be taken? [1 pts.]

Bleed off a volume of mud equal to 100 psi of hydrostatic head.

Bleed off a volume of mud equal to the closed end displacement of the pipe stripped into the well.

Bleed off a volume of mud equal to the metal displacement of the pipe stripped into the well.

Bleed off a volume of mud equal to the open-end displacement of the pipe stripped into the well.

98. What are the key elements of Bullheading? [1 pts.]

Pumping into a shut-in well to force formation fluids back into the formation.

Forcing pipe into a hole under pressure using hydraulic jacks.

Circulating formation fluids out of a well using a choke and circulating system.

Pumping fluid into the top of a well and bleeding gas in a step by step fashion