QUESTION 1
1. Select the most appropriate option.
In addition to their potential role as an energy source, gas hydrates can ------1. Present
drilling hazards
2. Threaten
3. Affect
4. Store
5. All
flow assurance
seafloor stability
or release greenhouse gases
of the above
4 points
QUESTION 2
1. Select the most appropriate option.
Unsought Products are consumer products that the consumer either does not know about or
knows about but does not normally think about buying. These products require a lot of
advertising, personal selling, and other marketing efforts.
1. Shopping
Products
2. Specialty Products
3. Unsought
4. Line
Products
Extensions
4 points
QUESTION 3
1. Select the most appropriate option.
The formation evaluation problem is a matter of answering the following: 1. The lower limits
for porosity, permeability and upper limits for water saturation that permits profitable
production from a particular formation or pay zone; in a particular geographic area; in a
particular economic climate. 2. To find out whether any of the formations in the well under
consideration exceed these lower limits. a. for statement 1 only b. for statement 2 only c. for
statement 1 and 2 both d. None of these
1. Only a
2. Only b
3. Only c
4. Only d
4 points
QUESTION 4
1. Select the most appropriate option.
Electric-resistance methods such as induced polarization methods can be useful for
1. Directly detecting
2. Measuring
3. Delineate
4. None
sulfide bodies, coal and resistive rocks such as salt and carbonates
the physical properties of rocks
potential hydrocarbon accumulations
of the above
4 points
QUESTION 5
1. Select the most appropriate option.
Bacterial gas has no direct correlation with -------.
1. Coal
2. Wood
3. Gold
4. Petroleum
1 points
QUESTION 6
1. Select the most appropriate option.
The most established application of ------------ is in the area of natural resources in
exploration of oil, gas, and minerals.
1. Remote
sensing
2. GIS
3. GPS
4. All
of these
1 points
QUESTION 7
1. Select the most appropriate option.
The government has permitted 100 percentage FDI in the ------- sector.
1. Biocarbon
2. Hydrocarbons
3. Electrocarbon
4. All
of these
1 points
QUESTION 8
1. State whether the given statement is true or false
The gas has to be released in situ, at or immediately adjacent to the area where the gas
hydrate deposit occurs.
1. true
2. false
1 points
QUESTION 9
1. Select the most appropriate option.
What are needed for production of oil and gas. a. Porosity b. Permeability c. Both d. None of
these
1. Only a
2. Only b
3. Only c
4. Only d
1 points
QUESTION 10
1. Select the most appropriate option.
The sedimentary basins of India have been classified into ------- categories.
1. Six
2. Five
3. Four
4. Three
1 points
QUESTION 11
1. Select the most appropriate option.
Hydrocarbons are ---------- than rock or water. a. Lighter b. Heavyer c. Equal d. None of
these
1. Only a
2. Only b
3. Only c
4. Only d
1 points
QUESTION 12
1. State whether the given statement is true or false
Petroleum occurs in the earth in combination of any of the three states: gas, liquid and solid.
1. true
2. false
1 points
QUESTION 13
1. Select the most appropriate option.
As regards the geochemical surveys in offshore area, fractures and faults present in the sea
floor can cause the ------- to seep out from the reservoir.
1. Rock
oil
2. Stone
oil
3. crude
oil
4. All
of these
1 points
QUESTION 14
1. Select the most appropriate option.
Migration is the process of the oil and gas moving away from the -------.
1. Earth
2. Cloud
3. Source
4. None
rock
of these
1 points
QUESTION 15
1. Select the most appropriate option.
Limestones are the example of: a. Source rock b. Reservoir rock c. Cap rock d. Top rock
1. Only a
2. Only b
3. Only c
4. Only d
1 points
QUESTION 16
1. Select the most appropriate option.
This impervious stratum is called a -------, it intervenes to collect and hold hydrocarbons
underground.
1. Bottom
2. Top
rock
rock
3. Floor
4. roof
rock
rock
1 points
QUESTION 17
1. Select the most appropriate option.
Porosity of a rock is a measure of its ability to hold a -------.
1. Fluid
2. Liqued
3. Solid
4. Gas
1 points
QUESTION 18
1. Select the most appropriate option.
The Imaging and 3D Terrain Models are used to identify suitable access to proposed----------- a. Well locations b. Gas's location c. Oil's location d. None of these
1. Only a
2. Only b
3. Only c
4. Only d
1 points
QUESTION 19
1. State whether the given statement is true or false
Petroleum comes from the Latin “petra” means rock or stone, and 'oleum' means oil.
1. true
2. false
1 points
QUESTION 20
1. State whether the given statement is true or false
When oil is "struck", it usually produces a spout which reaches 150 feet or more above the
surface of the ground.
1. true
2. false
1 points
QUESTION 21
1. Select the most appropriate option.
Porosity creates the space to hold --------------. a. Oil b. Gas c. Water d. Oil and Gas
1. Only a
2. Only b
3. Only c
4. Only d
1 points
QUESTION 22
1. Select the most appropriate option.
The --------------- Wells are used for accessing hard-to-reach resources. a. Snake b. Smart c.
Deep d. None of these
1. Only a
2. Only b
3. Only c
4. Only d
1 points
QUESTION 23
1. State whether the given statement is true or false
Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by
excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or
cast concrete.
1. true
2. false
1 points
QUESTION 24
1. Select the most appropriate option.
The world's most abundant fossil fuel is ________. a. Biodiesel b. Coal c. Oil d. Natural gas
1. Only a
2. Only b
3. Only c
4. Only d
1 points
QUESTION 25
1. State whether the given statement is true or false
Enormous amounts of gas could potentially be recovered from methane hydrates trapped in
reservoirs beneath the sea floor.
1. true
2. false
1 points
QUESTION 26
1. Select the most appropriate option.
Snake ------- are used for accessing hard-to-reach resources.
1. Pipe
2. Wells
3. Tap
4. None
of these
1 points
QUESTION 27
1. Select the most appropriate option.
The term “reservoir” may be used to describe naturally occurring underground reservoirs
such as those beneath: a. Oil or water b. Gas and Oil c. Gas and Water d. Oil, Gas and Water
1. Only a
2. Only b
3. Only c
4. Only d
1 points
QUESTION 28
1. Select the most appropriate option.
The major task in oil exploration is to ------- where there are geological structures in which
oil might have been trapped. a. Locate Sites b. Locate under sea c. Locate Mountain d. Locate
land
1. a
is correct
2. b
is correct
3. c
is correct
4. d
is correct
1 points
QUESTION 29
1. Select the most appropriate option.
If API value is below 22º implies the hydrocarbons are --- crudes. a. Light b. Medium weight
c. Heavy d. Extra-heavy
1. Only a
2. Only b
3. Only c
4. Only d
1 points
QUESTION 30
1. Select the most appropriate option.
Rocks containing between 0.5 percent and 1.0 percent TOC (total-organic carbon) are ------------ hydrocarbon-source potential. a. Negligible b. Marginal c. Substantial d. None of these
1. Negligible
2. Marginal
3. Substantial
4. None
of these
1 points
QUESTION 31
1. Select the most appropriate option.
Exploiting gas ------- brings with it larger dangers.
1. Hydrates
2. Hydrocarbon
3. Hydrozen
4. All
of these
1 points
QUESTION 32
1. Select the most appropriate option.
Shales' is the example of: a. Source rock b. Reservoir rock c. Cap rock d. Top rock
1. Only a
2. Only b
3. Only c
4. Only d
1 points
QUESTION 33
1. Select the most appropriate option.
Porosity can be a. Original Intergranular Porosity b. Solution Porosity c. Fracture Porosity d.
All of above
1. Only a
2. Only b
3. Only c
4. Only d
1 points
QUESTION 34
1. Select the most appropriate option.
The crude oil forms a compound with the marine water called ------- which are present at the
surface of the water.
1. oil
pound
2. oil
pump
3. oil
plumes
4. None
of these
1 points
QUESTION 35
1. State whether the given statement is true or false
Specific gravity is defined as the ratio between weight of a given volume of material and
weight of an equal volume of water at 40 degree centigrade.
1. true
2. false
1 points
QUESTION 36
1. State whether the given statement is true or false
The gravimeter measures the gravitational field and this reading correlates with the density of
the region.
1. true
2. false
1 points
QUESTION 37
1. Select the most appropriate option.
What is meant for commercial extraction of oil? a. Commercial Production b. Exploratory
Drilling c. Development of Drilling d. Commercial Production
1. Only a
2. Only b
3. Only c
4. Only d
2 points
QUESTION 38
1. Fit the best option
The surface expression of a migration pathway, along which petroleum is currently flowing is
known as
seep
2 points
QUESTION 39
1. Select the most appropriate option.
Paraffinic oils are light in colour, ---------- to brown in transmitted light and ------------ in
reflected light. a. Green, Red b. Yellow, Green c. Yellow, Pink d. White, Green
1. Only a
2. Only b
3. Only c
4. Only d
2 points
QUESTION 40
1. Select the most appropriate option.
In oil exploration the property of rock are: 1. Gravity 2. Magnetism 3. Impedance of acoustic
4. Sound waves within the rock formations a. 1 and 2 b. 2 and 3 c. 1 and 3 d. 1, 2, 3 and 4
1. a
is correct
2. b
is correct
3. c
is correct
4. d
is correct
2 points
QUESTION 41
1. Select the most appropriate option.
Which of the following are prerequisites for the accumulation of hydrocarbons and formation
of oil or gas deposit?
1. Sourve
rock
2. Reservoir
3. Trap
and Seal
4. Timing
5. All
rock
and Migration
of the above
2 points
QUESTION 42
1. Select the most appropriate option.
Read the following statements and tell which of the mentioned option is CORRECT: 1. All
oil wells are drilled by the ------------- method. 2. Drilling operations starts after the drilling
crew sets up the rig. a. Rotary drilling, Before b. Rotary drilling, After c. Rock drilling,
Before d. Rock drilling, After
1. Only a
2. Only b
3. Only c
4. Only d
2 points
QUESTION 43
1. Select the most appropriate option.
In the concept of Formation Evaluation a Drilling means: a. Drill well and Mud logging b.
Drill cuttings examination and Coring Measurements while Drilling c. a and b d. None of
these
1. Only a
2. Only b
3. Only c
4. Only d
2 points
QUESTION 44
1. Select the most appropriate option.
Downhole methods are especially useful for ------------------ determining seismic wave
velocities, since the distance of equipment down the hole is a known value.
1. Accurately
2. Approximetly
3. Feasible
4. None
of these
2 points
QUESTION 45
1. Select the most appropriate option.
In the concept of Formation Evaluation a Abandonment means: a. Economic decisions and
Openhole logs b. Material balance analysis and Production log analysis c. a and b d. None of
these
1. Only a
2. Only b
3. Only c
4. Only d
2 points
QUESTION 46
1. Fit the best option
Petroleum accumulates and is stratified according to its fluid phases and the amounts of
formation
accumulation
2 points
QUESTION 47
1. Select the most appropriate option.
1. ---------- is usually called paraffin in the UK, Ireland, Southeast Asia and South Africa. 2. --------- lamps are widely used for lighting in rural areas of Asia and Africa where electrical
distribution is not available or too costly for widespread use. a. Kerosene, Petrol b. Kerosene,
Kerosene c. Petrol, Kerosene d. Petrol, Petrol
1. Only a
2. Only b
3. Only c
4. Only d
2 points
QUESTION 48
1. Select the most appropriate option.
The Oil Sector has two major activities – exploration and production of crude oil and gas (E
and P) – and is an upstream activity while refining, distribution and marketing are classified
as --------------- activities. a. Downstream b. Up straem c. Side stream d. Diagonal stream
1. a
is correct
2. b
is correct
3. c
is correct
4. d
is correct
2 points
QUESTION 49
1. Fit the best option
Petroleum accumulates in the highest permeable portions of the reservoir because
of
permeability
2 points
QUESTION 50
1. Select the most appropriate option.
Crude oil belonging to the ------- series is also referred to as -------. a. Methane series,
Paraffin b. Naphthalene, Paraffin c. Methane series, Marffin d. Naphthalene, Marffin
1. a
is correct
2. b
is correct
3. c
is correct
4. d
is correct
2 points
QUESTION 51
1. Select the most appropriate option.
Petroleum comes from the Latin words ------- and -------. a. Petro, Leum b. Petra, Leum c.
Petra, Oleum d. Petro, Aleum
1. a
is correct
2. b
is correct
3. c
is correct
4. d
is correct
2 points
QUESTION 52
1. Select the most appropriate option.
Which of the following is practiced chiefly in working out the geology of petroleum
deposits?`
1. Picking
2. Geological
Cross-sections
3. Subsurface
mapping
4. Remote
sensing
2 points
QUESTION 53
1. Select the most appropriate option.
Which of the following best describes source rocks?
1. A
permeable rock that may contain oil or gas in appreciable quantity and through
which petroleum may migrate
2. The impervious rocks or stratum that overlies the reservoir rocks is called source rock
3. It
is defined as one which originally contained adequate organic matter that was high in
hydrocarbons or was readily converted into hydrocarbons and from where
hydrocarbons were able to migrate possibly to get trapped in reservoir rocks.
4. None of the above
5 points
QUESTION 54
1. Select the most appropriate option.
Read the following statements and tell which of the mentioned option is CORRECT: 1.
Assam Oil Company is part of Indian Oil 2. Indian Oil Company is part of Assam Oil
company 3. Digboi is a name after the incidence when "Dig boy, dig', shouted the Canadian
engineer, Mr W L Lake, at his men as they watched elephants emerging out of the dense
forest with oil stains on their feet". a. True, True, True b. False, True, True c. True, True,
False d. False, False, False
1. a
is correct
2. b
is correct
3. c
is correct
4. d
is correct
5 points
QUESTION 55
1. Select the most appropriate option.
Which of the following statement best describes tight gas?
1. Tight
gas exists in underground reservoirs with microdarcy-range permeability and has
a huge future potential for production. Tight gas normally occupies a multitude of
small cavities that do not communicate with one another, and in the past a great many
wells had to be drilled in a field in order to access much of the gas – obviously a costly
procedure.
2. Tight gas generally requires the use of costly rock fracturing techniques and/or
horizontal drilling. Such techniques are still evolving and their effectiveness is
increasing, but they will always be more costly than conventional drilling.
3. Tight gas is formed from the slow decomposition of biomass over the span of millions
of years.
4. None of the above
5 points
QUESTION 56
1. Select the most appropriate option.
Read the following statements and tell which of the mentioned option is CORRECT: 1.
Crude oil is immiscible with water and 2. Crude oil has a density less than that of sea water 3.
Crude oil floats on water a. Statements 1 and 2 are true but statement 3 is false b. Statements
2 and 3 are true but statement 1 is false c. Statements 3 and 1 are true but statement 2 is false
d. All are true statements
1. a
is correct
2. b
is correct
3. c
is correct
4. d
is correct