Chevron

WellCAP®
IADC Well Control Accreditation Program

Practice Test
Workover and Completion
Supervisor level

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Test Date:

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 1. Annulus pressure can be read correctly on the annulus gauge with the VR plug installed in
the wellhead annulus valve.

a. True.
b. False.

2. What is the formation gradient of a well at 10000’ TVD filled with 2 ppg fluid with a SITP = 1000
psi?

a. .204 psi/ft
b. .433 psi/ ft
c. .104 psi /ft
d. .075 psi/ft

3. Which of the following pressure(s) increases with gas migrating in a shut in well

a. Gas Bubble Pressure

b. Bottom Hole Pressure
c. Surface Pressure
d. Fracture pressure of the formation
e. b and c

4. While working in a zone at 10,000' with 8.9 ppg fluid, a kick is taken and the well shut-in.
SITP pressure = 600 SICP pressure = 800
The kill-weight fluid required (no "safety factor" and no “temperature correction”) is
about:

a. 10.3 ppg
b. 10.1 ppg
c. 10.5 ppg
d. 8.9 ppg

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5. The total number of recommended number of barriers is/are ________?

a. One
b. Two
c. Three
d. Four

6. The purpose of following one of the Constant Bottom Hole Pressure Methods (Driller’s, Volumetric,
Lube and Bleed Methods) is to keep the pressure at the bottom of the well

a. Equal to the circulating pump pressure (ICP)

b. Equal to or slightly greater than casing pressure
c. Equal to the SITP
d. Equal to or slightly greater than formation pressure

7. How much hydrostatic pressure is lost in a well in which gas (assume gas density of 2 ppg) displaces
20 bbls of 12 ppg mud in an annulus with an ACF of 0.087 bbl/ft

a. 120 psi
b. 24 psi
c. 144 psi
d. 100 psi

8. A well is filled with 10.3 ppg fluid in the tubing and the annulus. If we perforate a zone at 10,000’
TVD with a formation pressure of 6120 psi, what would be the SITP?

a. 764 psi
b. 3880 psi
c. 994 psi
d. 6120 psi

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9. In a normal bullheading procedure done on a producing well, the minimum volume of clean kill
fluid that is pumped is:

a. the volume of the tubing plus the volume from the packer to the top of the perforations
b. the volume of the tubing
c. the volume of the annulus
d. the volume of the tubing plus the volume below the tubing to the bottom of the
perforations

10. What would be the correct course of action if you take a kick while tripping out of the hole with a
packer assembly:

a. run back to bottom immediately

b. space out, stab full opening safety valve and close same, shut in well, consider stripping to
bottom
c. space out, close annular, stab full opening safety valve and close same, consider stripping
to bottom
d. continue tripping out if only 2 stands left to pull

11. A production well is shut-in with the following information:

SITP = 3,850
Formation fluid density = 1.6 ppg
Depth to perforations = 9,265 ft. TVD

What density of kill weight fluid would be required?

a. 9.4 ppg
b. 9.5 ppg
c. 9.6 ppg
d. 9.7 ppg

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12. The formation pressure at the perfs at 9500’ TVD is 4742psi. What brine weight would you mix
at surface to balance the formation with no safety factor to workover this well. Average wellbore
temperature is 180oF and surface temperature is 75oF. Please use the following density
temperature relation.

Brine Weight - ppg Weight loss – ppg/°F

8.4 – 9.0 0.0017
9.1 – 11.0 0.0025
11.1 – 14.5 0.0033
14.6 – 17.0 0.0040
17.1 – 19.2 0.0048

a. 9.6
b. 10.2
c. 9.9
d. 9.2

13. When removing the tree on a well that has a recently-tested sub-surface safety valve, a back-
pressure valve should be installed in the tubing hanger.

a. True
b. False

14. The annulus is full of 12 ppg fluid.

The tubing is full of 6 ppg fluid.

To reverse circulate the well with 12 ppg fluid while holding the bottom-hole pressure constant,
which of the following should you do?
(Assume that the pump has already been brought up to a selected, constant speed and you are
maintaining the correct bottom hole pressure.)

a. hold CP constant
b. hold TP constant
c. hold TP constant for one tubing volume, then hold CP constant
d. none of these

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15. You are working with 2 7/8” Tubing inside 7" casing.
You are circulating 10 ppg fluids down the work string.
The equivalent circulating density is about 10.5 ppg.

If you reverse circulate the same fluid at the same rate, the equivalent circulating density will be:

a. higher
b. lower
c. the same

16. While circulating a gas influx using driller’s method, the casing pressure is maximum when

a. bringing pumps up to speed to start driller’s method

b. when bumping the float if there is a float in the tubing string
c. when top of gas bubble gets to surface
d. when all the gas is out of the wellbore

17. Partial losses are measured at 10 bbl/hour. If the hole is not filled, what will be the reduction in
bottom hole pressure after 3 hours? (Casing capacity = 0.0361 bbls/ft, MW = 9.8 ppg).

a. 275 psi
b. 425 psi
c. 850 psi
d. 1000 psi

18. Perforation at 5000’

Packer at 4500’.
The well is full of 10 ppg fluid
Seal assembly is run with the completion tubing
Before stinging into the packer annulus is displaced with 12.5 ppg fluid by reversing.
The fluid in the tubing is still 10 ppg.

How much differential pressure is across the packer?

a. 275 psi
b. 585 psi
c. 650 psi
d. 850 psi

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19. Planned perforation at 5000’
Formation pressure at 5000’ = 2550 psi
3-1/2” tubing with capacity of 0.0087 bbls/ft
Well is full of 10 ppg fluid
It is decided to perforate by pumping 10 bbls of diesel (6 ppg) in the tubing string

How much underbalance was achieved by pumping 10 bbls of diesel?

a. 190 psi
b. 240psi
c. 90 psi
d. 50 psi

20. Pit gains and kick volumes at the surface will be the same in water based muds as in SBM/OBM
for the same volume of influx from the formation.

a. True
b. False

21. With a packer set, an increase in the annulus pressure on a producing well could be an indicator
that

a. bottom hole pressure is increasing

b. temperature in the annulus is increasing
c. the packer is leaking
d. the xmas tree valve is leaking
e. either b or c could be true

22. Assuming pumps become available and gas reaches surface after using the volumetric method,
you should begin to

a. bleed gas and pump mud in calculated steps

b. pump mud and bleed gas in calculated steps
c. bleed off gas and flow check well
d. circulate gas out of the well using driller’s method
e. b or d

23. Which of the following should be used to determine the maximum pressure while bullheading?

a. Tubing condition
b. Differential pressure across packer seals
c. Formation Fracture
d. All the above
e. None of the above

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24. After a round trip you started circulating bottoms up. An increase in flow is noted. The
workstring is pulled off bottom and the well is shut in. The exposed perforation depth is 8362’.
Fluid weight is 12.6 ppg. SITP = 0 psi, SICP = 300 psi. What is the kill weight fluid density
required?

a. 13.2 ppg
b. 12.6 ppg
c. 13.0 ppg
d. None of the above

25. Trapped fluid and pressure can accumulate in which of the following areas of the wellbore?

a. Beneath a closed SCSSV

b. Below a cement retainer
c. In the tail-pipe annulus beneath a packer
d. All of the above
e. None of the above

26. You plan on perforating a zone at 9500’ using TCP guns. The expected reservoir pressure at
9500’ TVD is 5260 psi. There is 11 ppg filtered brine in hole. How many stands (93’/stand) of
tubing will you run dry to achieve an underbalance of 1000 psi after the packer is set?

a. 20 stds
b. 22 stds
c. 25 stds
d. 30 stds

27. Fluid level dropped 480’ inside the 9-5/8”, 47# casing by 3 ½” tubing annulus when lost
circulation was encountered while running in with a packer. The fluid in the well was 10 ppg
brine. What was the reduction in BHP?

a. 300 psi
b. 250 psi
c. 447 psi
d. Not enough information available

28. When a kick occurs it is important that the flowing well be shut-in safely and as quickly as
possible because:

a. A larger pit gain will result in higher tubing pressure

b. A larger pit gain will result in higher wellbore and surface pressures during the kill
operation
c. The longer the well flows, the heavier will be the required kill fluid density
d. A larger pit gain will increase BHP

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29. A subsurface safety valve is used to

a. control production flow rates

b. shut the well in to remove the wireline lubricator
c. Shut the well in if the packer begins leaking
d. Shut the flow in during an emergency

30. The migration rate of gas in a brine solution will generally be slower than the migration rate in
mud, due to the density of the salt.

a. True
b. False

31. A 20 bbl kick in a smaller casing will cause a higher SICP than in a larger casing:

a. True
b. False

32. When displacing 11 ppg mud with fresh water, what will circulating pressures do when the water
starts up the annulus?

a. Start to increase
b. Start to decrease
c. Stay about the same

33. A normal annular preventer will close and seal pressure on a dual string completion.

a. True
b. False

34. Lubricate and Bleed technique is used to remove from the well.

a. Oil
b. Gas
c. Saltwater
d. Completion/Workover fluid

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35. When removing a gas kick from a well with poor casing or wellhead integrity, in most cases
which method minimizes the amount of casing pressure imposed on wellhead and surface
equipment?

a. Driller’s
b. Wait and weight
c. Volumetric
d. Reverse circulation

36. Which factors should be considered when selecting the working pressure of the BOPs?

a. Internal working pressure of the casing

b. Maximum anticipated surface pressure (MASP)
c. Tubing rating
d. All of the above

37. Given the following information, calculate the minimum required pump speed (SPM) to
effectively bullhead a gas kick down the tubing in this well.

Casing: 7” 26# P110 0.0382 bbl/ft

Tubing: 2 3/8” 4.7# N80 0.00387 bbl/ft
Migration rate of gas: 3000’ / hr
Pump output: 0.0250 bbl/stroke

a. 5
b. 3
c. 6
d. 8

38. When circulating a gas kick using driller’s method the pump speed may be changed by:

a. Holding tubing pressure constant by adjusting choke

b. Holding casing pressure constant by adjusting choke
c. Shut the well in and recalculate kill sheet
d. Pump rate cannot be changed while killing a well with driller’s method

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39. If surface pressure remains at the end of bullheading operations, the remaining pressure could be
an indication of:

a. Under-balanced pressure
b. Trapped pressure
c. Parted casing
d. Either A or B

QUESTIONS –40 - 41 REFER TO THE FOLLOWING:

There is no tubing in the well.

The upper portion of the casing is filled with gas.
The casing pressure (CP) is 1500 psi.
You want to reduce the CP while keeping the well under control using a pressure increment of 100
psi and SF of 100 psi.

40. According to our Lube and Bleed procedure, the first step would be to

a. pump fluid into the casing holding CP constant

b. bleed CP to 1400 psi
c. pump a volume of fluid that will equal 100 psi of hydrostatic pressure
d. none of these

41. The second step would be to

a. bleed CP to a pressure 100 psi less than its value after pumping the fluid in the first step
b. bleed a calculated volume of fluid holding CP constant
c. bleed, gas only, until CP equals 1500 psi
d. none of these

42. The designation of “X” on API Ring gaskets represents what?

a. Can’t be used on Chevron operations

b. Pressure energized w/ wellbore assistance.
c. Plastic coated
d. None of the above

43. During a well control operation the choke begins to washout. What is the corrective sequence of
events that should be followed?

a. Shut down pumps/ close in well/ isolate and swap out chokes/ BPUTS holding DP
constant
b. Close choke / shut well in/ isolate and swap out chokes/ BPUTS holding CP constant
c. Open choke/ shut down pumps/ shut well in/ isolate and swap out chokes/ BPUTS
holding CP constant

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 d. Close choke/ shut down pumps/ shut well in/ isolate and swap out chokes/ BPUTS
holding CP constant

44. Calculate the Lube increment for a Lube and Bleed procedure based on the following well info:

MW = 12.2 ppg
Casing ID is 8.681”
DP is 5” 19.5# / ft
Pressure increment is 100 psi

______________ bbls

45. For a Chevron Operation, what is the minimum number of 10 gallon bottles needed.

The BOP stack on your rig consist of the following:

1-Annular (21 gallons to close)

2-Pipe rams (6 gallons to close each)
1-Blind Shear (7 gallons to close)
2- HCR Valves (1 gallon to close each)

Pre-Charge is 1000 psi / Operating pressure is 3000 psi / Rig Air is 125 psi/

_____________# of bottles

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 Answer Key
1) B
2) A
3) E
4) B
5) C
6) D
7) A
8) A
9) D
10) B
11) C
12) C
13) A
14) A
15) A
16) C
17) B
18) B
19) A
20) B
21) E
22) E
23) D
24) B
25) D
26) B
27) B
28) B
29) D
30) B
31) A
32) B
33) B
34) B
35) D
36) B
37) D
38) B
39) D
40) C
41) C
42) B
43) D
44) 7.7 bbls
45) 13 bottles

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