Stimulation question sheet

Choose the correct answer

1- Technique to simulate wells for improving well inflow performance by
injecting acid solutions into formation to dissolve some of minerals:
a. Matrix acidizing
b. Matrix treatment
c. Hydraulic fracturing
d. A&B
2- Minerals that are present in sandstone pores include:
a- Bentonite
b- Kaolinity
c- Calcite
d- All of the above
3- The most common used acids for dissolving sandstone minerals are:
a- Hydrochloric acid and hydrofluoric acid
b- Hydrochloric acid and sulphuric acid
c- Hydrofluoric acid and sulphuric acid
d- All of the above
4- The simple reaction between HCl and CaCO3 requires that:
a- 1 mol of HCl is needed to dissolve 1 mol of CaCO3
b- 2 mol of HCl is needed to dissolve 1 mol of CaCO3
c- 1 mol of HCl is needed to dissolve 2 mol of CaCO3
d- 2 mol of HCl is needed to dissolve 2 mol of CaCO3
5- The purpose of sandstone acidizing is to:
a- Create wormholes through which oil or gas will flow
b- Remove the damage near the wellbore during drilling and well
completion
c- Reduce the density of formation fluids.
d- Reduce the viscosity of formation fluids.
6- The purpose of sandstone acidizing is to:
a- Create wormholes through which oil or gas will flow
b- Remove the damage near the wellbore during drilling and well
completion
c- Reduce the density of formation fluids.
d- Reduce the viscosity of formation fluids.
7- The acid-mineral reaction rate is affected by:
a- Characteristics of the minerals and acid properties
b- Rates of acid transport to minerals surface and removal of product from
the surface
c- Reservoir temperature
d- All of the above
8- For sand stones, the typical matrix treatments usually consists of:
a- Mixture of 3 wt% HCl and 12 wt% HF
b- Mixture of 3 wt% HF and 12 wt% HCl
c- Mixture of 3 vol% HCl and 12 wt% HF
d- Mixture of 3 wt% HF and 12 wt% HCl
9- The acid volume requirements for the main stage in a mud acid
treatmentdepends on:
a- Mineralogy
b- Acid type
c- Acid strength
d- All of the above
10- ………. Is the most widely used acid for carbonate matrix acidizing:
a- Hydrofluoric acid
b- Hydrochloric acid
c- Formic acid
d- Acetic acid
11- The structure of wormholes due to carbonates acidizing depends on:
a- Flow geometry
b- Injection rate
c- Reaction kinetics
d- All of the above
12- The surface tubing pressure( surface acid injection pressure) is related to
the bottom hole flowing pressure by:
a- Psi=Pwf+ΔPh+ΔPfr
b- Psi=Pwf-ΔPh-ΔPfr
c- Psi=Pwf-ΔPh+ΔPfr
d- Psi=Pwf+ΔPh-ΔPfr
13- Large tubing size in gas wells may be unfavorable due to:
a- Friction increase
b- Liquid loading
c- Low kinetic energy required
d- Production rate increase
14- The optimal tubing size yields
a- Maximum production rate
b- Minimum friction pressure
c- Maximum friction pressure
d- A&B
15- The actual load cycles of sucker rod pump in normal condition are very
different from the theoretical cycles because of :
a- Error in the load cell
b- Elongation of sucker rods
c- The effect of acceleration and friction
 d- Gas presents in the wellbore
16- Field experience proves that lowering the operating temperature of a
separator results in
a- increasing liquid recovery
b- decreasing liquid recovery
c- having limit effect on recovery
d- difficulties in handling condensate
17- Optimization of separation pressure is performed with:
a- Differential calculation
b- Empirical Calculation
c- Flash calculation
d- A&C
18- Well Stimulation techniques include:
a- Sucker rod pump
b- Gas lift
c- Hydraulic Fracturing
d- none of the above
19- Well stimulation affects
a- Inflow performance
b- Outflow performance
c- Well head pressure
d- Losses in the tubing
20- The dynamometer card is used to obtain
a- Peak polished rod load
b- Polished rod horsepower
c- Stroke length
d- All of the above
21- To reduce the injection rate requirement, a ……….leaf-off fracturing fluid is
essential
a- Low
b- High
c- Medium
d- Normal
22- A hydraulic fracturing job is divided into ………… stages
a- One
b- Two
c- Three
d- Four
23- Hydraulic fracturing is a well-stimulation technique that ismost suitable to wells in
………….permeability reservoirs that
a- Low
b- Moderate
c- High
d- A&B
24- To prop the fracture, the sand/ proppant should have a…………..strength that is
high enough to resist the stress from
 a- Tension
b- Compressive
c- Axial
d- Relative
25- Simple radial fracture occurs when there are no barriers constraining height
growth or when a ………..fracture is created.
a- Vertical
b- Horizontal
c- Rotational
d- All of the above
26- Pressure matching with a computer software is the …….step toevaluate the
fracturing job
a- First
b- Second
c- Third
d- Last
27- Treatment size is primarily defined by the fracture ………
a- Width
b- Diameter
c- Height
d- Length
28- The ………….treatment pressure is expected to occur when theformation is broken
down.
a- Operation
b- Minimum
c- Maximum
d- None of the above
29- The relation between pressure gradient and flow rate is verysensitive to fracture
……………, resulting in a tightly coupled
a- Width
b- Diameter
c- Length
d- Volume
30- The efficiency of the receiving fluids from formation dependson ………………….
a- Speed of fluid
b- Fracture dimension
c- Fluid density
d- All of the above
31- The efficiency of transporting the received fluid to the wellbore depends on………
a- Fracture permeability
b- Fracture porosity
c- Fracture width
d- Fluid density
32- The compressive strength of the proppant should be………… the effective
horizontal stress.
a- Equal
b- Lower than
c- Greater than
 33- The formation linear flow toward the fracture occurs………the bilinear flow.
a- After
b- During
c- Before
d- A&B
34- The fracture width near the wellbore can be significantly………that in the region
away from the wellbore.
a- Lower than
b- Greater than
c- Equal
35- Running production logging tools to determine the:
a- Production profile
b- Efficiency
c- Pressure
d- permeability

True and false

1- Hydraulic-fracturing treatment is effective for high-permeability reservoirs

with significant well skins false

2- Over-injection of gas-lift gas is costly and results in lower oil production rate
true
3- The peak polished rod load can be significantly higher than the theoretical
maximum polished rod load true

4- When the pressure is reduced by the use of a choke, the fluid temperature
increases because of the Joule–Thomson or the throttling effect
true
5- The economical injection rate in gas lift is lower than the optimum injection
rate

6- The amount of acid required to dissolve a given amount of mineral is

determined by the stoichiometry of the chemical reaction. true
7- The dissolving power of acids on a volume basis is called volumetric
𝜌
dissolving power and can be calculated by: = 𝛽 𝜌 𝑎 . true
𝑚
8- The acid type and acid concentration in acid solution used in acidizing is
selected on the basis is selected on the basis of minerals in the formation
and field experience. true
9- For sandstones, the typical treatments consist of a mixture of 3 wt% HF and
12 wt% HClpreceded by a 15 wt% HF preflush. false
10- The acid volume should be high enough to remove near wellbore formation
damage and low enough to reduce cost of treatment. true
11- Selecting optimum acid injection rate is a simple process because the
damaged zone is seldom known with any accuracy. false
12- Carbonate acidizing is more difficult process to predict than sandstone
because the physics is much more complex. true
13- All theoretical models of wormhole propagation predict deeper penetration
for higher acid strengths, so a low concentration of acid is always preferred.
false
14- Weak acids are suggested for perforating fluids and perforations clean. true
15- The purpose of sandstone acidizing is to create wormholes through which
oil or gas will flow after stimulation. false
16- Hydraulic fracturing is a well-stimulationtechnique that is most suitable to
wells in highpermeability reservoirs. false
17- Formation fracturing pressure is also calledbreakdown pressure true
18- Simple radial fracture occurs when there are nobarriers constraining height
growth or when ahorizontal fracture is created true
19- Hydraulically created fractures gather fluids fromreservoir matrix and
provide channels for the fluid toflow into wellbores. true
20- Hydraulic fracturing designs are performed on thebasis of parametric
studies to minimize net presentvalues (NPVs) of the fractured wells. false
21- Excessive fluid loss prevents fracture propagationbecause of insufficient
fluid volume accumulation inthe fracture. true
22- The minimum treatment pressure is expected tooccur when the formation
is broken down. false
23- An appropriate fracture propagation model isselected for the formation
characteristics andpressure behavior on the basis of in-situstresses
andlaboratory tests. true
24- Treatment size is primarily defined by the fracture length. true
25- Pressure matching with computer software is the first step to evaluate the
fracturing job. true