PETE 4045 - Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Which of the following is not a component of a power system?
A) Generator
B) Substructure
C) Prime Mover
D) Mechanical or Electric Drive -
correct answer ✅B) Substructure
The Hoisting system consists of the substructure, the --- or ---, the
draw works, the ---, and the ---.
A) Derrick or mast; blocks; drilling line
B) Traveling block or crown block; hook; swivel.
C) Kelly or Top Drive; swivel ; hook
D) All of the above -
correct answer ✅A) Derrick or Mast; Blocks; Drilling Line.
What are the four major systems used on all rotary drilling rigs?
A) Power system, hoisting system, rotating system, circulating
system.
B) Communicating system, drilling system, safety system,
transportation.
C) Drilling system, maintenance system, marine system, HSE system
,PETE 4045 - Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
D) None of the above -
correct answer ✅A) Power system, hoisting system, rotating
system, circulating system.
A Top Drive is:
A) A part of the conventional rotating system.
B) A massive system of equipment that drives the rig.
C) Used in place of rotary table to turn the drill string.
D) none of the above -
correct answer ✅C) Used in place of rotary table to turn the drill
string.
A typical land rig crew includes:
A) A rig superintendent or tool pusher, driller, assistant driller,
derrick man, rotary helpers.
B) Company representative, mechanic, electrician.
C) Both of the above
D) None of the above -
correct answer ✅A) A rig superintendent or tool pusher, driller,
assistant driller, derrick man, rotary helpers.
,PETE 4045 - Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
What is the primary purpose of the blocks and drilling line?
A) To provide a means of moving equipment on the rig floor.
B) To support the load of pipe in the derrick or mast as the pipe is
lowered into or withdrawn from the hole.
C) To support the substructure and derrick
D) All of the above -
correct answer ✅B) To support the load of pipe in the derrick or
mast as the pipe is lowered into or withdrawn from the hole.
Range 2 drill pipe, the most commonly used length, is ---
A) 18-22ft
B) 18-45ft
C) 27-30ft
D) 38-45ft -
correct answer ✅C) 27-30ft
These equipments are part of the rotary drilling system of a rig.
A) Mud pumps and top drive
B) Travelling block and drawworks
C) Drilling bits and drill string
, PETE 4045 - Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
D) Tripping tank and rotary table
E) diesel generator and drill string -
correct answer ✅C) Drilling bits and drill string
100,000 Lb (in air) of 5" drill string is in the hole, the travelling block
weights 50,000 lbs and buoyancy factor is 0.85. How much can this
rig pull on a stuck pipe? (use design factor = 2.0).
A) 115klbs
B) 155 klbs
C) 240 klbs
D) 105klbs
E) None -
correct answer ✅C) 240 klbs
If the driller removes 10 stands of triples (7.0 bbl steel displaced
from the well), what is the height of drilling fluid expected to fall,
given the following capacities:Cwell = 0.0702 bbl/ftPipe
Displacement = 0.00545 bbl/ft
A) 200ft
B) 108ft
C) 75ft
Answers (Grade A+)
Which of the following is not a component of a power system?
A) Generator
B) Substructure
C) Prime Mover
D) Mechanical or Electric Drive -
correct answer ✅B) Substructure
The Hoisting system consists of the substructure, the --- or ---, the
draw works, the ---, and the ---.
A) Derrick or mast; blocks; drilling line
B) Traveling block or crown block; hook; swivel.
C) Kelly or Top Drive; swivel ; hook
D) All of the above -
correct answer ✅A) Derrick or Mast; Blocks; Drilling Line.
What are the four major systems used on all rotary drilling rigs?
A) Power system, hoisting system, rotating system, circulating
system.
B) Communicating system, drilling system, safety system,
transportation.
C) Drilling system, maintenance system, marine system, HSE system
,PETE 4045 - Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
D) None of the above -
correct answer ✅A) Power system, hoisting system, rotating
system, circulating system.
A Top Drive is:
A) A part of the conventional rotating system.
B) A massive system of equipment that drives the rig.
C) Used in place of rotary table to turn the drill string.
D) none of the above -
correct answer ✅C) Used in place of rotary table to turn the drill
string.
A typical land rig crew includes:
A) A rig superintendent or tool pusher, driller, assistant driller,
derrick man, rotary helpers.
B) Company representative, mechanic, electrician.
C) Both of the above
D) None of the above -
correct answer ✅A) A rig superintendent or tool pusher, driller,
assistant driller, derrick man, rotary helpers.
,PETE 4045 - Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
What is the primary purpose of the blocks and drilling line?
A) To provide a means of moving equipment on the rig floor.
B) To support the load of pipe in the derrick or mast as the pipe is
lowered into or withdrawn from the hole.
C) To support the substructure and derrick
D) All of the above -
correct answer ✅B) To support the load of pipe in the derrick or
mast as the pipe is lowered into or withdrawn from the hole.
Range 2 drill pipe, the most commonly used length, is ---
A) 18-22ft
B) 18-45ft
C) 27-30ft
D) 38-45ft -
correct answer ✅C) 27-30ft
These equipments are part of the rotary drilling system of a rig.
A) Mud pumps and top drive
B) Travelling block and drawworks
C) Drilling bits and drill string
, PETE 4045 - Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
D) Tripping tank and rotary table
E) diesel generator and drill string -
correct answer ✅C) Drilling bits and drill string
100,000 Lb (in air) of 5" drill string is in the hole, the travelling block
weights 50,000 lbs and buoyancy factor is 0.85. How much can this
rig pull on a stuck pipe? (use design factor = 2.0).
A) 115klbs
B) 155 klbs
C) 240 klbs
D) 105klbs
E) None -
correct answer ✅C) 240 klbs
If the driller removes 10 stands of triples (7.0 bbl steel displaced
from the well), what is the height of drilling fluid expected to fall,
given the following capacities:Cwell = 0.0702 bbl/ftPipe
Displacement = 0.00545 bbl/ft
A) 200ft
B) 108ft
C) 75ft
