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The Gulf of Mexico’s coastal transition zone is among the most prospective, unexplored oil and gas regions in the country. |
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True |
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False |
| 2. |
Improvements in 3-D seismic and 4-D time-lapse visualization, remote sensing, and other exploration technology allow explorationists to target higher-quality prospects and to improve success rates by as much as 50 percent or more. |
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True |
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False |
| 3. |
Natural gas is not converted to barrels of oil equivalent on the basis of 0.178 barrels of oil per thousand cubic feet of gas. |
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True |
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False |
| 4. |
The volume of reserves added per exploratory well has decreased dramatically since the 1970s and early 1980s. |
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True |
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False |
| 5. |
New deepwater drilling technology enables exploratory drilling in ever deeper offshore waters, making promising new resources accessible for the first time. |
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True |
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False |
| 6. |
At BP Amoco/Shell’s Foenhaven field, estimated recovery rates of oil-in-place are expected to reach 65 to 70 percent with 4-D seismic, compared to 25 to 30 percent with 2-D technology and 40 to 50 percent with 3-D technology. |
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True |
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False |
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Advances in 3-D and 4-D seismic technology and earth-imaging systems have not helped in the understanding of subsurface fluid flow, not just for oil and gas, but for groundwater monitoring and pollutant transport. |
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True |
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False |
| 8. |
Successful drilling often means going faster and deeper through harder rock and in multiple directions from a single wellbore. |
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True |
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False |
| 9. |
With horizontal drilling, today’s oil and gas industry does not have the extraordinary capability: the power to navigate three-dimensionally through the earth, contacting and economically producing resources while minimizing surface disruption. |
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True |
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False |
| 10. |
_________________ is the moment of truth for oil and gas producers. |
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Drilling |
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Plumbing |
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Production |
| 11. |
High technology has migrated to almost all phases of exploration and production, and that includes stepping right up to the drilling rig floor. |
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True |
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False |
| 12. |
Contacting a targeted formation does not involve:
- Using rotary equipment and hardened drill bits, weighted and lubricated by drilling fluids, to penetrate the earth’s surface.
- Inserting casing and tubing into each well to protect the subsurface and control the flow of fluids (oil, gas, and water) from the reservoir.
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True |
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False |
| 13. |
Environmental benefits of horizontal and directional drilling include: Fewer wells, Lower waste volumes and protection of sensitive environments. |
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True |
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False |
| 14. |
__________________________ is a technique i.e. gaining widespread use for tapping into reserves in mature fields and significantly decreases waste volumes. |
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Slimhole drilling |
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Coiled tubing |
| 15. |
Environmental benefits of slimhole drilling and coiled tubing include: Higher waste volumes, larger footprints and increased noise and visual impacts. |
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True |
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False |
| 16. |
Coiled tubing technology is a cost-effective solution for drilling in reentry, underbalanced and highly deviated wells. |
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True |
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False |
| 17. |
Environmental benefits of annular injection of cuttings do not include- lower toxicity of discharges and protection of sensitive environments. |
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True |
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False |
| 18. |
Air percussion or pneumatic drilling used for natural gas wells in regions such as Appalachia can eliminate the need for drilling liquids during drilling operations. |
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True |
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False |
| 19. |
The phase secondary recovery in the Oil and Gas Recovery Process produces oil, gas, and/or water using the natural pressure in the reservoir. |
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True |
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False |
| 20. |
Caliche, the crust of calcium carbonate that forms on the stony soil of arid regions, is not common in drilling pads and pits in many oil fields in Texas. |
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True |
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False |
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