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NGW A - // /

STUDY
/ /

GUIDE -
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AIR
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ROTARY
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DRILLING QUESTIONS & ANSW ERS
/ // // //

What /

precautions
/ /

must
/ /

be
/ /

used
/ /

when
/ /

sand
/ /

seams
/ /

are
/ /

encountered
/ /

in
/ /

air
/ /

rotary
/ /

drilling
/ /

in
/ /

unconsolidated
/ /

formation? -
/ // /

CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✅✅1. Reduce Air Pressure
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,2. Use of Foam or Polymers
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3. Monitor Cuttings
// //

4. Casing Advancement
// //

5. Slow Drilling Rate
// // //

How /

are
/ /

samples
/ /

obtained
/ /

in
/ /

air
/ /

rotary
/ /

drilling
/ /

in
/ /

unconsolidated
/ /

formations? -
/ // /

CORRECT
/ /

ANSWERS(S)✅✅Continuous Sampling of Cuttings:
/ // // // //

Split-Spoon Sampling //

Drilling Fluids/Polymers //

Hole /

cleaning
/ /

and
/ /

penetration
/ /

rates
/ /

will
/ /

,/ vary /

/ with /

/ air /

/ rotary. /

/ What /

/ factors /

/ affect /

/ cleaning /

/ and /

/ penetration? - // /

/ CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✅✅Air Pressure and Volume // // // //

Formation Type //

Bit Type and Condition
// // //

Drilling Fluid/Injection //

Drill Pipe Size and Depth
// // // //

Cutting Size and Volume // // //

Why /

is
/ /

information
/ /

concerning
/ /

the
/ /

geology
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important
/ /

in
/ /

proper grouting of unconsolidated formations? - CORRECT
/ // // // // // //

ANSWERS(S)✅✅Permeability of the Formation
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, Stability of the Formation // // //

Formation Pressure //

Groundwater Flow //

Formation Composition. //

When /

would
/ /

you
/ /

gravel
/ /

pack
/ //

a /

well? -
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CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✅✅When
/ /

the
/ /

formation
/ /

is
/ /

unconsolidated,
/ /

to
/ /

prevent
/ /

sand
/ /

or
/ /

fine
/ /

material
/ /

from
/ /

entering
/ /

the
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