CEMENTING

1. Which of the following are correct for the primary functions of Cementing:
I. To provide zone isolation
II. Support axial load of casing string
III. Protection against corrosive fluids
IV. Sealing off lost circulation or thief zones
A. I,II and III
B. II,III and IV
C. I,III and IV
D. All of these.

2. In the cement manufacturing process, feed is heated to a temperature around 2600-2800
o
F
resulting in a material called clinker. Which of the following does NOT consist of clinker:
A. C
2
S
B. C
3
S
C. C
4
S
D. C
4
AF

3. Which of the following is added to the Portland cement to control the setting and hardening
properties of cement and to prevent the flash setting of the cement:
A. Barite
B. Gypsum
C. Bentonite
D. Lignosulphonates

4. Which of the following is NOT a cement additive:
A. Accelerators
B. Extenders
C. Clinkers
D. Dispersants

5. What is the correct order of the cement additives to be matched from the given examples:
I. Accelerators
II. Retarders
III. Extenders
IV. Weighting agents
V. Fluid loss additives
A. B,D,A,C and E
B. B,D,E,A and C
C. D,C,E,A, and B
D. D,C,B, A and E



A. Haematite
B. Cationic polymer
C. Lignosulphonates
D. Sodium chloride
E. Bentonite


6. In the slurry testing, Thickening time tests are designed to determine:
I. Time required by the slurry to set at the desired depth
II. Time upto which cement slurry remains in a pumpable state
III. Time to reach 70 Bc (Bearden Consistency)
IV. Time to reach 65 Bc (Bearden Consistency)
A. I and III
B. II and III
C. I and IV
D. II and IV

7. WOC stands for:
A. Weight on cement
B. Waiting on cement
C. Water on cement
D. Wasting of cement

8. Arrange the following in the correct order of cementing process:
a. Release wiper plug( Bottom plug)
b. Pump spacer
c. Pressure test the casing
d. Pump cement
e. Circulate the casing and annulus clean with mud
f. Release shut-off plug
g. Displace with displacing fluid (generally mud) until the shut-off plug lands on
the float collar

A. e,f,b,d,a,g, and c
B. e,a,b,d,f,g, and c
C. c,a,d,b,f,g, and e
D. c,f,d,b,a,g, and e

9. Stringer cement job is a technique performed:
A. To isolate a zone prior to perforation for production
B. To repair casing leaks
C. To abandon a non-productive or depleted zone
D. To cement the casing through a tubing or drillpipe string rather than through the
casing.

10. Which of the following are NOT casing and cementing hardware?
A. Guide shoes and float collars
B. Washes and spacers
C. Baskets and centralizers
D. Top and bottom plug


11. During cementing, when the top plug lands on the bottom plug, it is called Bumping of plug.
How is it detected?
A. By increase in pumping rate
B. By decrease in pumping rate
C. By increase in pressure at the surface
D. By decrease in pressure at the surface

12. Determine the slurry density and slurry yield for the given class G cement 45% fresh water?
Component Weight(lb) Volume(gals)
Cement 94 3.59
Water 42.3 5.08

A. 15.72 lb/gal and 1.16 ft
3
/sack
B. 15.72 lb/gal and 2.32 ft
3
/sack
C. 31.44 lb/gal and 1.16 ft
3
/sack
D. 31.44 lb/gal and 2.32 ft
3
/sack

13. Which of the following is NOT used to evaluate the quality of the cement and the bond
between the cement and the casing:
A. Cement bond log
B. Variable density log
C. Ultrasonic borehole imaging
D. Induction logging

14. Which of the following have unlimited setting time :
A. Gypsum cement
B. Diesel oil cement
C. Portland cement
D. Class H cement

15. Which of the following is incorrect?
A. Multi stage cementing is used to reduce total hydrostatic pressure of cement on
weak formations.
B. Cement plug is used to provide a seal for open hole testing.
C. Squeeze cementing is a secondary cementing method in which cement is pumped at
low pressures to provide a seal across an undesired gap.
D. CBL-VDL tools are used to evaluate the quality of the cement and the bond between
the cement and the casing.



16. Which of the following is not a Retarder (chemicals which increase the setting time of a
slurry)?
A. Hydrocarboxylic acids
B. Calcium chloride
C. Lignosulphonates
D. Sugar

17. The normal unit volume for cement is 1 sack which corresponds to _______ lbs of weight
occupying a packed volume of 1 cubic foot.
A. 90
B. 92
C. 94
D. 96

18. Which of the following is incorrect for the Latex cement?

A. Composed of latex, cement and water.
B. Used for plug back jobs for water exclusion.
C. Especially resistant to oil and mud contamination.
D. Gives low strength bond with casing and rocks.

19. Which of the following is the Correct statement for slurry density?
A. Density is measured using Consistometer.
B. One sack cement equals 92 lbs and measure 1 cu. Ft.
C. Density should be the same as mud to minimize the risk or blowouts or
lost circulation.
D. Density increases by adding bentonite, pozzolan and gilsonite.


20. Shoe track is defined as the distance between the
A. Shoe and Top plug
B. Shoe and centraliser
C. Shoe and Bottom plug
D. Shoe and float collar