ROUND 01 TEAMS:

COMBAT 01: Andromeda Team VS Black Gold Challengers

1. What is mud logging?

- A. The measurement of formation properties using well logs

- B. The measurement of formation properties using cuttings, mud, and gases

- C. The process of drilling a borehole

- D. The process of completing a well

- Answer: B

2. What is acidizing?

- A. The process of injecting acid into a wellbore or geologic formation to improve its
productivity or injectivity.

- B. The process of injecting water into a wellbore or geologic formation to improve its
productivity or injectivity.

- C. The process of injecting sand into a wellbore or geologic formation to improve its
productivity or injectivity.

- Answer: A

3. What is the main advantage of multiple completions?

- A. Two or more reservoirs can be simultaneously produced from a single wellbore.

- B. The well can be drilled and logged to total depth prior to running and cementing
production casing.

- C. The well can be drilled and logged to total depth after running and cementing
production casing.

- Answer: A

4. What is the difference between hydraulic fracturing and acid fracturing?

- A. Hydraulic fracturing uses water-based fluids, while acid fracturing uses acid-based
fluids.

- B. Hydraulic fracturing creates fractures in the rock by applying pressure, while acid
fracturing creates fractures in the rock by dissolving the rock with acid.
 - C. Hydraulic fracturing is used to increase the permeability of oil reservoirs, while acid
fracturing is used to remove near wellbore damage caused by drilling mud, incompatible
well fluids, bacterial sludge, or mineral deposits within the perforations.

- Answer: B

5. What is a PVT Cell?

- A. A high-pressure vessel that allows for the control and measurement of pressure,
volume, and temperature.

- B. A low-pressure vessel that allows for the control and measurement of pressure,
volume, and temperature.

- C. A device that measures the viscosity of reservoir fluids.

- D. A device that measures the density of reservoir fluids.

- Answer: A

6. What is the minimum distance that should be maintained between a drilling rig and a
high-pressure gas pipeline?

A. 50 feet

B. 100 feet

C. 200 feet

D. 500 feet

Answer: C

7. What is the primary purpose of a safety audit in a workplace?

A. To identify potential hazards and recommend safety improvements

B. To provide safety training to employees

C. To conduct regular fire drills

D. To evaluate employee performance

Answer: A
8. What is the primary raw material for the production of petrochemicals?
a. Natural gas
b. Biomass
c. Coal
d. Petroleum
9. Which of the following is a major category of petrochemicals used in the production of plastics?
a. Olefins
b. Aromatics
c. Alcohols
d. Glycols

10. Which drilling fluid property is critical for effective cuttings transport to the surface?
a. Viscosity
b. Density
c. Filtration control
d. pH
Answer: a. Viscosity

11. What is the main advantage of using managed pressure drilling techniques?
a. Improved hole cleaning
b. Enhanced well control
c. Increased rate of penetration
d. Reduced drilling cost
Answer: b. Enhanced well control

12. Which formation evaluation tool provides real-time measurements of formation properties while
drilling?
a. Wireline logging tool
b. MWD tool
c. LWD tool
d. Mud logger
Answer: c. LWD tool

13. What is the primary function of a subsea BOP stack in offshore drilling?
a. Prevent blowouts
b. Enhance wellbore stability
c. Transmit torque to the bit
d. Isolate different formations
Answer: a. Prevent blowouts
14. What is kerogen made of?

A) Only lipids

B) Only carbohydrates

C) Polymerized organic matter

D) Only proteins

Answer: C

15. What is the main factor that converts kerogen into oil?

A) Sediment grain size

B) Organic matter type

C) Temperature and pressure

D) Mineral composition

Answer: C

COMBAT 02: Perfect Drillers VS YPH Challenge

1. What is the most commonly used fluid for hydraulic fracturing?

- A. Water.

- B. Oil.

- C. Gas.

- Answer: A
2. What is the purpose of fracture acidizing?

- A. To treat the formation.

- B. To clean out scale, rust, and other debris restricting flow in the well.

- C. To fracture the rock, allowing for the flow of oil and gas.

- Answer: C

3. What is the main advantage of perforated casing completions?

- A. The well can be drilled and logged to total depth prior to running and cementing
production casing.

- B. The well can be drilled and logged to total depth after running and cementing
production casing.

- C. The well can be drilled and logged to total depth without running and cementing
production casing.

- Answer: A

4. What are Equations-of-State (EOS)?

- A. Theoretically derived equations that relate pressure, volume, and temperature.

- B. Empirically derived equations that relate pressure, volume, and temperature.

- C. Theoretically derived equations that relate pressure, density, and temperature.

- D. Empirically derived equations that relate pressure, density, and temperature.

- Answer: A

5. What is the purpose of gravity magnetic data in formation evaluation?

- A. To analyze specific gravity data

- B. To see the prospect of the formation where oil can be found

- C. To measure the resistivity of the formation

- D. To measure the porosity of the formation

- Answer: B

6. What is the most common type of injury in the oil and gas industry?

A. Burns
B. Cuts and lacerations

C. Sprains and strains

D. Fractures

Answer: A

7. What is positive isolation?

A. The isolation of all energy sources

B. The isolation of all electrical sources

C. The isolation of all mechanical sources

D. The isolation of all chemical sources Answer: A

8. What is the process used to convert naphtha or natural gas liquids into olefins?
a. Cracking
b. Reforming
c. Polymerization
d. Alkylation

9. Which petrochemical is a building block for the production of synthetic rubber?

a. Ethylene
b. Propylene
c. Styrene
d. Butadiene
10. In the context of drilling engineering, what does the acronym MWD stand for?
a. Mud Weight Determination
b. Measurement While Drilling
c. Mud Well Drilling
d. Mud Water Displacement
Answer: b. Measurement While Drilling

11. What is the purpose of a cementing operation in well construction?

a. Enhance drilling fluid properties
b. Isolate different formations
c. Transmit torque to the bit
d. Prevent wellbore collapse
Answer: b. Isolate different formations

12. Which type of drilling rig is commonly used for onshore drilling in remote locations with limited
infrastructure?
a. Jack-up rig
b. Drillship
c. Land rig
d. Semi-submersible rig
Answer: c. Land rig

13. What is the primary purpose of a wellbore survey in directional drilling?

a. Measure wellbore diameter
b. Determine formation resistivity
c. Monitor downhole pressure
d. Calculate wellbore trajectory
Answer: d. Calculate wellbore trajectory

14. What is the primary source of organic matter for oil?

A) Terrestrial plants

B) Plankton

C) Bacteria

D) Fungi

Answer: B

15. What is the main motive force for primary hydrocarbon migration?

A) Gravity

B) Solubility

C) Pressure differential

D) Temperature

Answer: C
COMBAT 03: Petro Pros VS Team SFR

1. What is the purpose of proppants in hydraulic fracturing?

- A. To clean out scale, rust, and other debris restricting flow in the well.

- B. To fracture the rock, allowing for the flow of oil and gas.

- C. To hold open the fractures created by the hydraulic fracturing process, allowing for the
flow of oil and gas.

- Answer: C

2. What is the most common reason to acidize a well?

- A. To remove near wellbore damage caused by drilling mud, incompatible well fluids,
bacterial sludge, or mineral deposits within the perforations.

- B. To increase the permeability of oil reservoirs by eliminating formation damage or

creating new pathways.

- C. To maximize the initial productivity of new wells and restore productivity of aging
wells.

- Answer: A

3. What is the difference between open hole completions and cemented completions?
 - A. Open hole completions involve preparing the bottom of the hole to the required
specifications, while cemented completions involve running casing and a liner down through
the production zone and cementing it in place.

- B. Open hole completions involve running casing and a liner down through the production
zone and cementing it in place, while cemented completions involve preparing the bottom of
the hole to the required specifications.

- C. Open hole completions and cemented completions are the same thing.

- Answer: A

4. What are completion systems?

- A. The components necessary to complete the well after it is drilled and prepare it for
production.

- B. The components necessary to drill a well.

- C. The components necessary to refine petroleum into usable products.

- Answer: A

5. What are inflow control devices and intelligent completions?

- A. Devices installed as open hole completions to improve clean-up and control fluid flow.

- B. Devices installed as cemented completions to improve clean-up and control fluid flow.

- C. Devices installed as perforated casing completions to improve clean-up and control

fluid flow.

- Answer: A

6. What is the purpose of a permit-to-work system?

A. To ensure that all work is authorized and controlled

B. To increase efficiency

C. To reduce costs

D. To improve customer satisfaction

Answer: A

7. What is the primary purpose of a "Safety Management System" (SMS) in the oil industry?

A. To increase production efficiency

B. To reduce environmental impact

C. To manage and mitigate safety risks

D. To improve marketing strategies

Answer: C
8. What is the function of a catalyst in petrochemical processes?
a. To increase temperature
b. To slow down reactions
c. To lower activation energy
d. To reduce pressure

9. Which of the following is a common use of ethylene in the petrochemical industry?

a. Fertilizer production
b. Solvent manufacturing
c. Polymer production
d. Fuel blending

10. What is the purpose of a wellbore stability analysis in drilling engineering?

a. Maximize drilling rate
b. Minimize formation damage
c. Optimize drilling fluid properties
d. Select suitable drilling bits
Answer: b. Minimize formation damage

11. Which drilling fluid system is typically used for drilling in sensitive shale formations?
a. Water-based mud
b. Oil-based mud
c. Synthetic-based mud
d. Air drilling
Answer: a. Water-based mud

12. What is the primary advantage of using a top drive system in drilling operations?
a. Improved weight on bit control
b. Enhanced directional drilling capabilities
 c. Increased rate of penetration
d. Reduced drilling fluid viscosity
Answer: b. Enhanced directional drilling capabilities

13. Which drilling parameter is crucial for maintaining wellbore stability and preventing differential
sticking?
a. Pump pressure
b. Mud weight
c. Rotary speed
d. Weight on bit
Answer: b. Mud weight

14.What are the main methods to characterize source rocks?

A) X-ray diffraction and SEM

B) Pyrolysis and microscopy

C) Radioactive dating and paleomagnetism

D) Mass spectrometry and NMR

Answer: B

15. What are the main hydrocarbon types in crude oil?

A) Esters and ethers

B) Paraffins, naphthenes and aromatics

C) Ketones and aldehydes

D) Organic acids and alcohols

Answer: B
COMBAT 04: Scientific Corner VS Photons

1. What is the purpose of perforating in hydraulic fracturing?

- A. To clean out scale, rust, and other debris restricting flow in the well.

- B. To fracture the rock, allowing for the flow of oil and gas.

- C. To create channels in the casing and cement to allow the fracturing fluid to enter the
formation.

- Answer: C

2. What are the common options for open hole completions?

- A. Pre-holed liner, expandable screens, and swellable packers.

- B. Perforated casing, expandable screens, and swellable packers.

- C. Pre-holed liner, perforated casing, and swellable packers.

- Answer: A

3. What is the difference between hydraulic fracturing and matrix acidizing stimulation
treatments?

- A. The downhole pressures involved in hydraulic fracturing are sufficient to crack the
formation rock, while acidizing stimulations typically require that the injection pressures and
rates are kept low enough that the acid is forced into the pores of the rock without cracking
the formation rock.

- B. Hydraulic fracturing is used to remove near wellbore damage caused by drilling mud,
incompatible well fluids, bacterial sludge, or mineral deposits within the perforations, while
matrix acidizing is used to increase the permeability of oil reservoirs by eliminating
formation damage or creating new pathways.

- C. Hydraulic fracturing is used to increase the permeability of oil reservoirs by eliminating

formation damage or creating new pathways, while matrix acidizing is used to remove near
wellbore damage caused by drilling mud, incompatible well fluids, bacterial sludge, or
mineral deposits within the perforations.
 - Answer: A

4. What are completion systems?

- A. The components necessary to complete the well after it is drilled and prepare it for
production.

- B. The components necessary to drill a well.

- C. The components necessary to refine petroleum into usable products.

- Answer: A

5. What is the purpose of gravity magnetic data in formation evaluation?

- A. To analyze specific gravity data

- B. To see the prospect of the formation where oil can be found

- C. To measure the resistivity of the formation

- D. To measure the porosity of the formation

- Answer: B

6. What is the purpose of a safety induction?

A. To provide information on the hazards of a workplace

B. To increase productivity

C. To reduce costs

D. To improve customer satisfaction

Answer: A

7. What is the minimum number of fire alarms required on a drilling rig?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

Answer: C
8. What is the primary feedstock for the production of aromatic petrochemicals?
a. Methane
b. Ethane
c. Naphtha
d. Butane

9. Which of the following is a downstream product of petrochemicals used in the production of

detergents and cleaning agents?
a. Polyethylene
b. Propylene oxide
c. Ethylene glycol
d. Benzene

10. What is the primary function of a downhole motor in drilling operations?

a. Generate rotary motion
b. Measure downhole pressure
c. Sample formation fluids
d. Monitor wellbore temperature
Answer: a. Generate rotary motion
11. What is the purpose of a drill collar in the drill string?
a. Transmit torque to the bit
b. Enhance drilling fluid properties
c. Measure formation resistivity
d. Isolate different formations
Answer: a. Transmit torque to the bit

12. Which type of drilling bit is most suitable for drilling through soft formations?
a. Diamond bit
b. PDC (Polycrystalline Diamond Compact) bit
c. Roller cone bit
d. Tricone bit
Answer: c. Roller cone bit

13. What is the primary advantage of using air drilling over mud drilling in certain formations?
a. Better hole stability
b. Reduced formation damage
 c. Improved rate of penetration
d. Enhanced cuttings transport
Answer: c. Improved rate of penetration

14. What is the main factor controlling oil formation from source rocks?

A) Organic matter type

B) Sedimentation rate

C) Mineral composition

D) Time and temperature

Answer: D

15. What is the main trapping mechanism for most giant oil fields?

A) Unconformity

B) Structural trap

C) Stratigraphic pinch out

D) Hydrodynamic trap

Answer: B

COMBAT 05: The Petro Pioneers VS Smart Go

1. What is petroleum exploration?

 - A. The process of drilling wells to extract petroleum.

- B. The process of searching for areas where petroleum may be found.

- C. The process of refining petroleum into usable products.

- Answer: B

2. What is the difference between conventional and unconventional petroleum resources?

- A. Conventional resources are easier to extract than unconventional resources.

- B. Unconventional resources are easier to extract than conventional resources.

- C. Conventional resources are found in geological formations that are easy to access
‘Reservoir Rock, while unconventional resources are found in geological formations that are
difficult to access ’Source Rock’.

- Answer: C

3. What are the three general categories of acid treatments?

- A. Acid washing, matrix acidizing, and fracture acidizing.

- B. Acid washing, matrix acidizing, and hydraulic fracturing.

- C. Acid washing, hydraulic fracturing, and sand control.

- Answer: A

4. What is the difference between hydraulic fracturing and acid fracturing?

- A. Hydraulic fracturing uses water-based fluids, while acid fracturing uses acid-based
fluids.

- B. Hydraulic fracturing creates fractures in the rock by applying pressure, while acid
fracturing creates fractures in the rock by dissolving the rock with acid.

- C. Hydraulic fracturing is used to increase the permeability of oil reservoirs, while acid
fracturing is used to remove near wellbore damage caused by drilling mud, incompatible
well fluids, bacterial sludge, or mineral deposits within the perforations.

- Answer: B

5. What is the purpose of proppants in hydraulic fracturing?

- A. To clean out scale, rust, and other debris restricting flow in the well.

- B. To fracture the rock, allowing for the flow of oil and gas.
 - C. To hold open the fractures created by the hydraulic fracturing process, allowing for the
flow of oil and gas.

- Answer: C

6. What is the purpose of a safety committee?

A. To promote safety and health in the workplace

B. To increase productivity

C. To reduce costs

D. To improve customer satisfaction

Answer: A

7. What is the primary purpose of emergency planning according to the definition?

A. To control accidents and safeguard people

B. To provide information to media outlets

C. To maximize profits for the organization

D. To promote environmental conservation

Answer: A

8. What environmental concern is associated with the production and use of certain petrochemicals?
a. Soil erosion
b. Air pollution
c. Noise pollution
d. Thermal pollution

9. Which petrochemical is a precursor to the production of polyethylene?

a. Ethylene
b. Propylene
c. Butene
d. Benzene

10. What is the purpose of casing in a wellbore?

a. Support the drill string
b. Isolate different formations
 c. Enhance drilling fluid properties
d. Increase wellbore diameter
Answer: b. Isolate different formations

11. Which drilling fluid property is critical for preventing formation damage?
a. Viscosity
b. Density
c. Filtration control
d. pH
Answer: c. Filtration control

12. What is the primary role of a drilling engineer in well planning?

a. Selecting drilling equipment
b. Designing drilling fluids
c. Ensuring wellbore stability
d. All of the above
Answer: d. All of the above

13. Which drilling parameter is monitored to detect a potential well kick during drilling operations?
a. Pump pressure
b. Weight on bit
c. Rotary speed
d. Mud temperature
Answer: a. Pump pressure

14. What is the lightest hydrocarbon component of natural gas?

A) Butane

B) Propane

C) Ethane

D) Methane

Answer: D

15. What is the main cause of secondary hydrocarbon migration?

A) Water flow
B) Microbial degradation

C) Oil density difference from water

D) Sediment compaction

Answer: C

COMBAT 06: Unique Team VS Kaliha 3la Allah

1. What are fluid PVT correlations?

- A. Graphical or mathematical plots, curve fits, or regressions of many laboratory

measurements covering a wide range of fluid properties.

- B. Theoretical models that relate pressure, volume, and temperature to each other.

- C. Empirical models that relate pressure, volume, and temperature to each other.

- D. Theoretical models that relate pressure, density, and temperature to each other.

- Answer: A

2. What is the main purpose of desander and desilter in oil well drilling?

- A. To connect the well to the reservoir.

- B. To remove sand from drilling fluid.

- C. To remove very fine particles from drilling fluid.

- Answer: C
3. What are the Pressure-Volume-Temperature (PVT) properties?

- A. Properties that relate pressure, volume, and temperature to each other at equilibrium
conditions.

- B. Properties that relate pressure, volume, and temperature to each other at non-
equilibrium conditions.

- C. Properties that relate pressure, volume, and temperature to each other at dynamic
conditions.

- D. Properties that relate pressure, volume, and temperature to each other at static
conditions.

- Answer: A

4. What is the ultimate goal of completion systems?

- A. To be both efficient and cost-effective to achieve production and financial goals.

- B. To be environmentally friendly and sustainable.

- C. To be technologically advanced and innovative.

- Answer: A

5. What are the common methods for classifying oil and gas resources?

- A. Pressure, volume, and temperature.

- B. Gravity, capillary, and molecular diffusion.

- C. Dry gas, wet gas, and gas condensate.

- D. Isothermal compressibility, real gas law, and Van der Waal’s Cubic EOS.

- Answer: C

6. What is the purpose of a safety data sheet?

A. To provide information on the hazards of a chemical

B. To increase productivity

C. To reduce costs

D. To improve customer satisfaction

Answer: A

7. What is the minimum number of safety helmets required on a drilling rig?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

Answer: C
8. What is the main purpose of catalytic reforming in the petrochemical industry?
a. Cracking heavy hydrocarbons
b. Producing high-octane gasoline
c. Polymerizing olefins
d. Producing synthetic rubber

9. In the petrochemical industry, what is cracking?

a. Combining smaller hydrocarbons into larger ones
b. Breaking down larger hydrocarbons into smaller ones
c. Converting alkanes to alkenes
d. Polymerizing monomers into polymers

10. What is the primary purpose of drilling mud in the drilling process?
a. Cooling the drill bit
b. Lubricating the drill string
c. Providing weight to the drill bit
d. All of the above
Answer: d. All of the above

11. Which drilling method is commonly used for offshore drilling in deepwater?
a. Cable tool drilling
b. Rotary drilling
c. Directional drilling
d. Coiled tubing drilling
Answer: b. Rotary drilling

12. What is the function of a Blowout Preventer (BOP) in drilling operations?

a. Maintain wellbore stability
 b. Control formation pressure
c. Prevent well control incidents
d. Enhance drilling fluid properties
Answer: c. Prevent well control incidents

13. In directional drilling, what tool is used to measure the inclination and azimuth of the wellbore?
a. MWD (Measurement While Drilling)
b. Mud logger
c. LWD (Logging While Drilling)
d. Whipstock
Answer: a. MWD (Measurement While Drilling)

14.What is the most common structural trap type?

A) Fault trap

B) Stratigraphic trap

C) Antiform trap

D) Salt dome trap

Answer: C

15. What is the main factor controlling primary migration efficiency?

A) Organic matter type

B) Timing of oil generation

C) Reservoir rock properties

D) Depth and temperature

Answer: B