Pete 201 - Exam 1 Review Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Which of these processes is NOT part of completing a well? -
correct answer ✅Drilling the wellbore through the trap
What is the source of oil and gas? -
correct answer ✅organic matter
This common impurity in crude oil must be removed during the
refining process because, after combustion, it can form acid rain. -
correct answer ✅sulfur
What geological conditions must be met for there to be a
conventional commercial deposit of oil or gas? -
correct answer ✅the deposit must have a source rock, a reservoir
rock and a trap
John D. Rockefeller's power was concentrated in Texas: T or F? -
correct answer ✅False
What are the English and Metric units for gas production? -
correct answer ✅cubic foot and cubic meter
,Pete 201 - Exam 1 Review Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
What is a conventional trap? -
correct answer ✅a high point in a reservoir where petroleum is
stopped and concentrated
What was the first major commercial use for refined petroleum? -
correct answer ✅kerosene for lamps
This gas is in contact with crude oil in the subsurface -
correct answer ✅associated natural gas
Ida Tarbell wrote magazine articles proving that Rockefeller used
illegal means to control oil transportation, encouraging President
Teddy Roosevelt to break up the Standard Oil Trust: T or F? -
correct answer ✅True
This standard is used to compare other crude oils against to set
prices -
correct answer ✅benchmark crude
What is meant by the phrase, "a commercial deposit of oil or gas"?
-
,Pete 201 - Exam 1 Review Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
correct answer ✅an accumulation of oil or gas of sufficient size to
profitably explore, drill, complete and produce
A big threat to John D. Rockefeller's control was the discovery of oil
in Texas: T or F? -
correct answer ✅True
What is a Christmas Tree? -
correct answer ✅a vertical structure of pipes, fittings, gauges and
valves used to control the flow of produced fluids
What can be done to increase production from wells by increasing
the flow capacity of the reservoir near the wells? -
correct answer ✅carry out acid or hydraulic fracturing operations
Which of these is a NON-hydrocarbon gas found in natural gas? -
correct answer ✅inert gas
Rockefeller got control of oil production, transportation and refining
by making illegal deals with railroads to control transportation of
crude oil: T or F? -
correct answer ✅True
, Pete 201 - Exam 1 Review Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
What is the average recovery from an oil reservoir? -
correct answer ✅35%
Which of these is NOT a reservoir hydrocarbon class that chemists
and petroleum engineers classify? -
correct answer ✅Methane
What was the original purpose of the drilling equipment used to
drill some of the first oil wells in the US? -
correct answer ✅drilling water wells
Which of the following best describes what API gravity is? -
correct answer ✅the most commonly used density scale used to
compare crude oils
John D. Rockefeller combined oil production, transportation,
refining and marketing to form the first integrated oil company: T or
F? -
correct answer ✅True
Answers (Grade A+)
Which of these processes is NOT part of completing a well? -
correct answer ✅Drilling the wellbore through the trap
What is the source of oil and gas? -
correct answer ✅organic matter
This common impurity in crude oil must be removed during the
refining process because, after combustion, it can form acid rain. -
correct answer ✅sulfur
What geological conditions must be met for there to be a
conventional commercial deposit of oil or gas? -
correct answer ✅the deposit must have a source rock, a reservoir
rock and a trap
John D. Rockefeller's power was concentrated in Texas: T or F? -
correct answer ✅False
What are the English and Metric units for gas production? -
correct answer ✅cubic foot and cubic meter
,Pete 201 - Exam 1 Review Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
What is a conventional trap? -
correct answer ✅a high point in a reservoir where petroleum is
stopped and concentrated
What was the first major commercial use for refined petroleum? -
correct answer ✅kerosene for lamps
This gas is in contact with crude oil in the subsurface -
correct answer ✅associated natural gas
Ida Tarbell wrote magazine articles proving that Rockefeller used
illegal means to control oil transportation, encouraging President
Teddy Roosevelt to break up the Standard Oil Trust: T or F? -
correct answer ✅True
This standard is used to compare other crude oils against to set
prices -
correct answer ✅benchmark crude
What is meant by the phrase, "a commercial deposit of oil or gas"?
-
,Pete 201 - Exam 1 Review Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
correct answer ✅an accumulation of oil or gas of sufficient size to
profitably explore, drill, complete and produce
A big threat to John D. Rockefeller's control was the discovery of oil
in Texas: T or F? -
correct answer ✅True
What is a Christmas Tree? -
correct answer ✅a vertical structure of pipes, fittings, gauges and
valves used to control the flow of produced fluids
What can be done to increase production from wells by increasing
the flow capacity of the reservoir near the wells? -
correct answer ✅carry out acid or hydraulic fracturing operations
Which of these is a NON-hydrocarbon gas found in natural gas? -
correct answer ✅inert gas
Rockefeller got control of oil production, transportation and refining
by making illegal deals with railroads to control transportation of
crude oil: T or F? -
correct answer ✅True
, Pete 201 - Exam 1 Review Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
What is the average recovery from an oil reservoir? -
correct answer ✅35%
Which of these is NOT a reservoir hydrocarbon class that chemists
and petroleum engineers classify? -
correct answer ✅Methane
What was the original purpose of the drilling equipment used to
drill some of the first oil wells in the US? -
correct answer ✅drilling water wells
Which of the following best describes what API gravity is? -
correct answer ✅the most commonly used density scale used to
compare crude oils
John D. Rockefeller combined oil production, transportation,
refining and marketing to form the first integrated oil company: T or
F? -
correct answer ✅True
