DRILLING

1. Mention four major systems of the rotary rig.... (power, hoisting, rotating, and
circulating systems)
2. Diesel engines that supply power to the rig and are usually located on the ground in
back of the rig.... (prime movers)
3. Mention 5 instuments of hoisting system... (crown block, traveling block, hook,
hoisting line, drawworks)
4. Drilling rig powered by only diesel engines with the power transmitted by a
compounder is called... (mechanical rig)
5. Derricks and masts are commonly to 187 ft (24.4 to 57 m) tall to accommodate two,
three, or four joints of vertical drillpipe in a stand. Mention 3 parts of derrick... (legs,
girts, braces)
6. Small spools that are attached and runs horizontally through the drawworks in the
hoisting line, used to pull lines such as the jerk or spinning line are called... (catheads)
7. The large clamp and wrench devices that are suspended from cables above the drill
floor that used to screw (make up) and unscrew (break out) pipe are called .... (tongs
and spinning wrench)
8. The joint of drillpipe used to make a connection is kept in a hole in the drill floor is
called ..... (mouse hole)
9. The section of the drillstring below the drillpipe that composed primarily of thicker-
walled, heavier, stronger pipes called drill collars is.... (bottomhole assembly)
10. A bit that made of solid steel with no moving parts and used for drilling very hard rocks
is called.... (diamond bit)
11. The drillstring can become stuck in a well due to either differential wall pipe sticking
or mechanical problems is called..... (stuck pipe)
12. Any deviation in the well greater than 3˚ per 100 ft. (30 m) that caused by drilling
through dipping hard rock layers or a change in the weight on the bit during drilling is
called ... (Dogleg)
13. If a very porous, cavernous, or highly fractured zone is encountered while drilling, an
excessive amount of drilling mud is lost to that zone during lost circulation is called....
(thief or lost-circulation zone)
14. The top end of the kelly that allows the rotation of the drill string without twisting the
block is called.... (swivel)
15. In the rotary system, the instrument that has sides to enable it to be gripped and turned
by the rotary table and turns all the pipe below it to drill the hole is.... (kelly)
16. A mass of additives put into drilling mud to remedy a situation is called... (a pill)
17. Chemicals mixed with the mud for various effects are called additives. Mention 5 kinds
of mud additives.... (alkalinity or pH control agents, bactericides, defoamers,
emulsifiers, flocculants, filtrate reducers, foaming agents, shale control agents,
surface active agents, thinners, lost-circulation material)
18. In the circulating system, an instrument that is used to determine mud viscosity (the
resistance to flow) is... (Marsh funnel)
19. The ability of the mud to suspend solids is called... (Gel strength)
20. Mention 4 series of rams that arranged vertically in the BOP stack.... (blind rams, pipe
rams, variable-bore rams, shear rams)
21. In the BOP stack, the instrument that is compressed by pistons to fit around any size
and shaped equipment in the well is called ... (annular preventer)
22. A series of pipes, automatic valves, gauges, and chokes on the ground next to the
drilling rig is called ... (choke manifold )
23. The part of the drill that is held and driven, may be straight or tapered is ... (shank)
24. A flattened portion at the end of the shank that fits into a driving slot of the drill holder
on the spindle of the machine is called ... (tang)
25. Grooves that are cut or formed in the body of the drill to allow fluids to reach the point
and chips to reach the workpiece surface are called ... (flutes)
26. The edge ground on the tool point along the web and connects the cutting lips is called
... (chisel edge)
27. A production tool used when a hole, or several holes, must be drilled in a large number
of identical parts is called ... (drill jig)
28. A device that separates air and/or gas from the drilling fluid that is typically mounted
on top of the mud tanks is called ... (Degasser)
29. Component of drilling rig that separates drill cuttings from the drilling fluid before it is
pumped back down the wellbore is ... (shale shaker)
30. A flexible, high pressure hose (similar to the kelly hose) that connects the mud pump to
the stand pipe is called .... (vibrating hose)
31. A part of the drill floor where the stands of drill pipe are stood upright is called...
(setback)
32. A thick metal tubing, situated vertically along the derrick, that facilitates the flow of
drilling fluid and has attached to it and supports one end of the kelly hose is called ...
(standpipe)
33. Devices installed at the wellhead to prevent fluids and gases from unintentionally
escaping from the wellbore are called ... (Blowout preventers (BOPs))
34. Mention 3 circulating well control techniques ..... (Driller’s Method, Wait and Weight,
Concurrent, Reverse circulation)
35. Mention 4 factors that combine bottom hole and surface pressures ....(Formation
pressure, Hydrostatic pressure(s), Circulating Friction pressure, Choke pressure)
36. A device that decrease the rate of cement hydration, acting in a manner opposite to that
of accelerators is called... (retarder)
37. The two principal functions of the cementing process are... (to restrict fluid movement
between the formations and to bond and support the casing)
38. Remedial cementing operations consist of two broad categories, there are... (Squeeze
cementing and Plug cementing)
39. It is critical to consider the wellbore and its properties when designing a cement job.
Mention 3 well parameters... (depth, wellbore geometry, temperature, formation
pressures, formation characteristics)
40. Mention six basic types of casing strings... (Conductor Casing, Surface Casing,
Intermediate Casing, Production Casing, Liner, Liner tieback casing)
41. The American Petroleum Inst. (API) has formed standards for oil/gas casing that are
accepted in most countries by oil and service companies. Mention 5 properties to
classifing casing .... (The manner of manufacture, Steel grade, Type of joints, Length
range, The wall thickness (unit weight))

42. Mention the major types of directional wells... (Horizontal wells, Multilateral wells,
Extended reach wells)
43. Balances or overcomes formation pressures in the wellbore to minimize the risk of well-
control issues is the function of... (drilling fluids)
44. Type of fluid selected for a specific well is usually determined by 3 key factors. There
are ....(Cost, Technical performance, Environmental impact)
45. Drilling problems can be very costly. Mention 3 most prevalent drilling problems....
(pipe sticking, lost circulation, hole deviation, pipe failures, borehole instability, mud
 contamination, formation damage, hole cleaning, H2S-bearing formation and
shallow gas, and equipment and personnel-related problems)
46. The drilling engineer is required to plan a variety of well types. Mention well type
classification... (Wildcats, Exploratory holes, Step-outs, Infills, Re-entries)
47. Safe, minimum cost, and usable are the characteristics of ... (well planning)
48. A well control problem in which the pressure found within the drilled rock is higher
than the mud hydrostatic pressure acting on the borehole or rock face is called... (a kick)
49. Mention 3 key causes of kicks... (Insufficient mud weight, Improper hole fill-up
during trips, Swabbing, Cut mud, Lost circulation)
50. High-angle wells (with an inclination of generally greater than 85°) drilled to enhance
reservoir performance by placing a long wellbore section within the reservoir are called
... (horizontal wells)