NGWA GENERAL DRILLING EXAM STUDY
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
◉ What precautions must be used when sand seams are encountered
in air rotary drilling in unconsolidated formation? Answer: 1.Reduced
Air pressure
2. Use of Foam or Polymers
3. Monitor Cuttings
4. Casing Advancement
5. Slow Drilling Rate
◉ How are samples obtained in air rotary drilling in unconsolidated
formations? Answer: 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? Answer: Air Pressure and
Volume
Formation Type
Bit type and Condition
Drilling Fluid/Injection
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
◉ What precautions must be used when sand seams are encountered
in air rotary drilling in unconsolidated formation? Answer: 1.Reduced
Air pressure
2. Use of Foam or Polymers
3. Monitor Cuttings
4. Casing Advancement
5. Slow Drilling Rate
◉ How are samples obtained in air rotary drilling in unconsolidated
formations? Answer: 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? Answer: Air Pressure and
Volume
Formation Type
Bit type and Condition
Drilling Fluid/Injection