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TUTORIAL I
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1. What are the applications of Geology in the oil and gas industry that depicts its meaning
- Petroleum Geology
- The Study of the Geological Processes Resulting in the Formation and Entrapment of
Petroleum
- The changes resulting from the Interaction between earth physical, chemical, and
biological systems.
2. What are the main processes involved in the formation of petroleum? Describe each and
sketch a block diagram illustrating the formation in a sequential manner.
a. AQUATIC LIFE died and sank to sea bed and got Buried Under Layers of
Accumulating Sediment.
b. Chemically Transformation of Organic Materials into Hydrocarbons due to High
Temperature & Overburden Pressure Combined with Bacteria Taking Off
c. Petroleum Migration
d. Petroleum Segregation
e. Petroleum Accumulation
3. Give a definition of reservoir that is applicable to exploration and production of petroleum
Porous and permeable Portion of Underground Trap Which Contains Oil and/or Gas as a Single
Hydraulically-Connected System
4. Reservoir property responsible for compensation of energy depletion by production process is
referred to as
a. Reservoir processing mechanism
b. Reservoir drive mechanism
c. Reservoir artificial lift mechanism
d. Reservoir depletion process
5. Describe the possible geological processes that can result in the presence of petroleum in
igneous rock.
Geological processes leading to cracks and fractures in igneous rocks that are exposed to a
mature source bed
6. Do pure substances exist beyond their critical point temperatures and pressures? Explain!
Yes BUT in form of dense fluid not visible to physical eyes
7. Define rock effective porosity and describe how it is applied to determined amount of
hydrocarbon subjection to production
8. What is a trap? Describe the three main type of reservoir traps
Geological condition resulting in the retention of hydrocarbon
i. Structural trap
ii. Stratigraphic trap
iii. Combination trap
Fundamentals of Petroleum Engineering
TUTORIAL I
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9. A typical Darcy radial flow equation in a porous medium is represented by
In the table below, fill in column B the parameter that represents the description in column A
No. Description Equation Parameter
1 Distance travelled by the fluid w e r r / ln
2 Force required to move the fluid through the distance Pe - Pw
3 Resistance of the fluid to this force
4 The porous medium contribution to moving the fluid k
5 The cross sectional area through which this fluid is moved h
6 Representation of unit conversion to field unit 0.00708
10. What is API? Determine the API of wet natural gas having specific gravity of 0.81 at 60
0
F
A measure of crude oil quality and gravity
API is NOT applicable to natural gas
11. How is wobbe Index related to API?
It measures the quality of fuel gas just as API measures the quality of crude oil
12. Identify and label the diagram below with respect to content and structural mechanisms
being depicted
( )
w e
wf e
o
r r
P P
B
kh
q
/ ln
00708 . 0
=
o
= 0.816, R
s
= 650 scf/stb, T
R
= 109
0
F P
R
= 2005 psi
Component Molecular Weight(Mi) Mole Fraction(Yi) MiYi
C1 16 0.75 12
C2 30 0.062 1.86
C3 44 0.071 3.124
C4 58 0.058 3.364
C5
+
118.6 0.059 6.997
MiYi = 27.3631
o
= MiYi = 27.3454 = 0.944
Ma 28.96
At the bubble point,
= 0.972 + 1.47 x 2711.5032 = 0.972 + 0.3986 = 1.371 res/stb
10
4
175 . 1
4
25 . 1
10
47 . 1
972 . 0
(
(
+ + =
R
o
g
s o
T R B
175 . 1
4
109 25 . 1
816 . 0
944 . 0
650
10
47 . 1
972 . 0
(
+ + = x
r
P
c
u o cos 2
=
( )
2 1
144
=
h
P
c
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TUTORIAL I
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17. Sketch and Label the drilling circulating system.
18. Which of the three main rotating systems drills faster with drillstring rotation? describe its
operation
19. Differentiate between a wild cat and appraisal well and list their respective functions
20. Name the various processes employed to discover oil and state the one that is known to be
definitive
21. Describe the main functions of the drilling fluid in the drilling process
22. Calculate the dynamic and the static load on the dead line of a rig whose travelling block
pulley system carries 12 lines when it suspends a drill stem made up of 37 lengths of 30 ft
drill collars of 22 lbs/ft, 93 lengths of 29.5 ft drill pipes of 9.23 lbs/ft, 48 ft Kelley of 345 lbs, 4
stabilizers weighing 17.65 lb each and tricone bit weighing 11.626 lbs? The travelling
block/hook weighs 63.2 lbs.
Drill Collars = 37 x 30 x 22 = 24,420 lb
Drill pipes = 93 x 29.5 x 9.23 = 25,322.505 lb
Kelly = = 345 lb
Stabilizers = 4 x 17.65 = 70.6 lb
Bit = = 11.626 lb
Travelling block + hook = 63.2 lb
Total Hook Load W = 50,232.931 lb
Under static condition, Fs = Ff = Ft = W = 50,323.931 = 4,186.08 lb
n 12
Under Dynamic condition F
SD
= Fs x Dynamic deadline factor
From table, with n = 12, Dynamic deadline factor = 0.799
F
SD
= Fs x Dynamic deadline factor = 4,186.08 x 0.799 = 3,344.68 lb
23. Identify the drilling equipment provided below
a.._Swamp Barge Rig __ b.__ Power Tongs _ c._ Drill pipe Slip _ d.__ Je Bit __