1.

Calculate the volume of mud to pump a pill and displace it in an 8,000' MD well and cover 500 feet in
the annulus. Annulus capacity factor is .0293 bbl/foot and the capacity of the drill pipe is .0177
bbl/foot.
a) 156 bbls
0293.*500 + 0.0177*8000
b) 153 bbls
c) 160 bbls
d) 142 bbls
2. Which is the best available option to the Driller if the well flows while a non-shearable tubular is across
the BOP stack?
a) Make up a safety valve in string and close the annular
b) Circulate to create an ECD effect on the bottom of the hole
c) Continue running in hole and use surging effect to stop the kick
d) Close the Diverter and pump kill mud
3. What is the main reason for a pit drill?
a) To test the pit and flow alarms
b) To ensure the crew is able to effectively recognize and react to a kick
c) To ensure the crew is trained to kill the well
d) To see how fast the Driller can line up on the trip tank
4. Severe losses occurred while drilling and the annulus fluid level dropped. The well was then filled to
the top with water and remained static. Mud weight: 12 ppg Brine water weight: 8.6 ppg Height of
water column in the annulus: 150 feet What is the reduction in bottom hole pressure with the 150
feet of water compared to the pressure before the losses?
a) 33 psi
b) 67 psi
c) 94 psi
d) 27 psi
5. The well is shut in a kick with unknown slow circulating rate pressure. What procedure should be used
to obtain the correct initial circulating pressure (ICP)?
a) After a correct start-up procedure and lag time, the drillpipe pressure gauge will read ICP.
b) Use the SIDPP as the initial circulating pressure.
c) Contact the Mud Logger and request the best possible calculation of the Initial Circulating Pressure to
use during the well kill.
d) Choose the kill rate circulating pressure that was taken with the last BHA in the hole nearest to the
depth where the kick took place.
6. A kick was swabbed in during a trip out of the hole. Why is it important to strip the pipe back to
bottom?
a) To determine if the kick is gas or water
b) To get below the influx and circulate it out
c) To bullhead the influx back into the formation
 d) To allow the Lube and Bleed method to be used
7. The results of a flow check are inconclusive due to the small volume of returns from the well. Which
of the following is the most accurate way to determine if the well is flowing?
a) Shut the Diverter and monitor for flow from the vent line
b) Line up to the trip tank and monitor for gains or losses
c) Close in the well and line up through the mud-gas separator and monitor for flow at the Shakers
d) Pull 5 stands and watch the well to see if it fills up
8. What will happen to the bottom hole pressure if the gas influx is not allowed to expand as it migrates
up the hole?
a) Decrease
b) Increase
c) Stay the Same
9. A liner has been set and the rig is circulating the well to clean mud before drilling out the Liner Shoe.
What is a potential leak path to allow formation fluid to enter the well?
a) Drill string
b) Wellhead casing hanger
c) Wellhead casing valve
d) Liner Hanger
10. While circulating out a kick, the mud pump fails. What is the immediate action to take?
a) Fix pump as soon as possible
b) Change over to a different pump
c) Divert the well
d) Close the choke to secure the well
11. If the flow sensor suddenly showed a complete loss of returns, what would be the best action to take?
a) Fill the annulus from the top with base fluid and monitor
b) Close the well in and check for pressure
c) Pump at an increased rate while mixing lost circulation material
d) Stop all pumping and wait for orders
12. Why is the Driller given authority to shut in a well without waiting for permission?
a) The Driller is the most equipped to shut-in the well
b) The Driller has the 'password' to activate the BOP controls
c) The Driller is the only person trained to kill the well
d) The Driller can monitor well flow to allow a minimum 10 bbl gain
13. What would happen if a self-fill failed to convert to a check valve in a vertical well? (Assume cement is
heavier than the displacement mud)
a) Cement would have to be reverse circulated
b) Pressure would have to be held on the cement head to prevent u-tubing
c) Pressure would have to be held on the annulus to prevent u-tubing
d) Cement cannot be pumped down inside the casing
14. The kill weight fluid has just been pumped to the bit during the Wait and Weight method. The pumps
are shut down and after verifying there is no trapped pressure, the following pressures are observed.
Current drill pipe pressure (DPP) 150 psi
Current casing pressure (CP) 630 psi
Which of the following should be done?
a) Check to see if correct mud weight and surface to bit strokes were pumped
b) Recalculate kill weight mud based on 150 psi SIDPP and circulate surface to bit
c) Resume circulation by holding drill pipe pressure constant at 150 psi
d) Bleed casing pressure to zero psi and confirm well is dead
15. A change in which of the following indicators may warn of an increase in formation pressure?
a) Rotary torque
b) RPM
c) ROP
d) Any of the above
16. The rig team has just calculated Kick Tolerance for a range of kick intensities, and the Kick Tolerance
Window is provided below.

The rig team predicts a maximum 1 ppg kick in this hole section. From the graph above, determine how
many bbls they could successfully circulate out without breaking down the shoe?
 a) 52 bbls
b) 56 bbls
c) 67 bbls
d) 36 bbls
17. Which of the following affect the Shut In Drill Pipe Pressure?
a) Annular volume from Bit to Shoe
b) Volume of influx in the annulus
c) Influx gradient
d) Mud weight in drillstring
18. Which statement about ring gaskets is correct?
a) Lot of grease should be applied while fitting the ring gaskets
b) Ring gaskets are designed to be used many times
c) RX & BX ring gaskets provide pressure energized seal
d) R & RX ring gaskets are the same shape
19. How does the expansion rate of gas in the horizontal section compare to the vertical section as it is
circulated out of the well?
a) Less.
b) Equal.
c) Greater.
20. Why is it important to follow a pressure ramp schedule when stopping rig pumps for an MPD
connection on a well with a narrow window between Pore Pressure and Fracture gradient?
a) As the pumps slow down, the well bore friction is reduced. The surface pressure needs to be
increased to replace friction so as to maintain the desired pressure at the desired depth.
b) It's not important. Just kill pumps and shut in.
c) As the pumps slow down, the well bore friction is increased. The surface pressure needs to be
decreased to prevent fracturing the well while reducing pump speed.
d) A and C are correct.
21. Which of the following is a “physical barrier”?
a) Monitoring the trip tank
b) Bit nozzle
c) A cement plug
d) Proper BOP shut in procedure
22. Well MD/TVD = 10,500 ft. 12 1/4" casing set at 8,000 ft MD/TVD. While POOH at 9,000 ft, the driller
notices the hole is not taking the correct amount of mud. He does a flow check, and the well is
flowing. He immediately shuts in the well. What will be the best way to kill the well?
a) Use the Lube and Bleed method to bring the influx to the surface.
b) Start circulating the current mud weight until the kick is out of the well.
c) Strip back to bottom using correct stripping procedures, then circulate the kick out.
d) Bullhead the influx, then continue tripping.
23. A gas kick is being circulated along a horizontal hole section. What should happen to mud pit volume
if the correct kill procedure is being followed?
a) Remain approximately constant
b) Decrease as the kill mud fills the horizontal section
c) Increase at first as the gas begins to move then gradually decrease
d) Increase as the gas expands
24. While operating the annular preventer, the annular pressure gauge and accumulator gauges both drop
but do not return back to normal pressure. The charge pumps are running continuously. What has
probably happened?
a) Master valve was not operated
b) 3-position/4-way valve did not operate
c) Leak in the Annular closing line
d) Annular regulator has failed
25. What is abnormal formation pressure?
a) Formation pressure higher than normal formation pressure
b) Formation pressure lower than normal formation pressure
c) Formation pressures above or below normal formation pressure
d) Formation pressure equal to normal formation pressure
26. A weighted pill is pumped into the well. As the pipe is pulled out of the pill, what will happen to
bottom hole pressure?
a) Increase.
b) Stay the same.
c) Decrease.
27. On a surface stack rig what pressure is maintained constant as the pump rate is increased to kill rate?
a) Final Circulating Pressure
b) Fracture Pressure
c) Drill Pipe Pressure
d) Casing Pressure
28. Which pressure detection tool or technique measures pressure downhole?
a) Measurement While Drilling (MWD) tool
b) Shale Density test
c) Pressure While Drilling (PWD) tool
d) Leak-off Test
29. What is a "transition zone"?
a) The position in a reservoir where gas transitions to oil or water
b) A change in the formation from high permeability to low permeability
c) A section of formation where formation pore pressure is changing
d) Depth where the formations are strong enough to be shut-in with the BOP
30. When drilling a horizontal section of a well a gas kick is taken and the well shut in. If the influx is in
the horizontal section what would the SIDPP and SICP read? (No float valve in the drill string)
 a) SIDPP is much greater than the SICP
b) SICP is much greater than the SIDPP
c) Both are approximately the same
d) SIDPP will be zero
31. When drilling in the transition zone to an abnormally pressured formation, what changes may you
expect to see in drilling data?
a) Reduction in drill string torque by more than 50%
b) Gradual increase in ROP
c) Increase in WOB to maintain same ROP
d) Reduced drag on connections
32. What is a ‘safety-margin’ in a kill operation?
a) A 1 ppg increase in calculated kill mud weight to maintain hydrostatic if mud weight increase is not
maintained during circulation
b) A margin that reduces the risk of losses during the kill
c) A margin that compensates for the choke operator closing the choke too quickly
d) Extra pressure applied in the well to reduce risk of going underbalanced
33. Why is it important to reduce the regulated hydraulic closing pressure for the annular BOP before
running large sized casing?
a) To prepare for a soft shut-in
b) To reduce closing time
c) To avoid collapsing the casing during closure
34. Which of the following situations could result in a swabbed-in kick during a casing operation?
a) Use of lightweight cement after casing has been run
b) Pulling the casing back out after getting it stuck
c) Use of a self-filling float that fails to convert
d) Failure to fill the casing while running in the hole
35. Which of the following statements is a good operating practice in a top-hole section that has the risk
of gas-bearing formations?
a) Never use a drill pipe float
b) Control the rate of penetration
c) Maintain high ROP
d) Regularly pump light sweeps
36. How does increasing wellbore temperature affect well control when using non-aqueous (OBM/SBM)
mud?
a) Increases hydrostatic pressure in wellbore
b) No significant effect on hydrostatic pressure in wellbore
c) Decreases hydrostatic pressure in wellbore
37. How does an increase in mud weight affect the slow circulating rate pressures?
a) The friction pressure increases with higher mud weight
b) There is no change because the friction losses are all in the drill pipe
 c) The friction pressure decreases with higher mud weight
38. The drill string is being displaced with Kill Weight Mud (KWM) while holding the casing pressure
constant during the 2nd Circulation of the Driller’s Method, why is it important that the annulus be
clear of gas?
a) Gas in the annulus will expand, therefore a constant casing pressure will cause well to go
underbalance
b) Degasser equipment on surface is shut down during 2nd circulation to prevent plugging due to kill
weight mud
c) Gas in the annulus will increase the bottom hole pressure during 2nd circulation
39. When testing a surface BOP stack with a test plug, why must the side outlet valves below the plug be
kept in the open position?
a) To prevent a vapor lock
b) To monitor the well while testing
c) Because the test will create extreme hook loads
d) Because reverse circulation will be needed to release test plug
40. Given the same drillstring, hole size, flow rate, and fluid, which configuration below has the greater
APL?
a) 16,000' MD/10,000' TVD
b) 11,000' MD/11,000' TVD
c) 12,000' MD/11,000' TVD
d) Depends if it’s a mud or a brine fluid.
41. Which of the following best describes fracture pressure?
a) The downhole pressure that will cause the formation to fail
b) The maximum pressure allowed on the drillpipe gauge during a kill operation
c) The surface pressure that is likely to cause losses at the casing shoe
d) The maximum bottom hole pressure allowed during a kill operation
42. When tripping back into a horizontal section where barite sag occurred, what will happen to the
hydrostatic pressure during the first bottoms-up circulation?
a) Decreases
b) Increase
c) Stays the same
43. What measures can be taken to prevent "blow-through" in a mud gas separator?
a) Allow the hydrostatic head to be reduced in the separator before the influx arrives to the separator.
b) Limit the flow rate into the separator when the influx is entering the separator.
c) Restrict the vent line ID.
d) Use the minimum TVD on the mud seal.
44. Why is it important, as a minimum, to circulate a full bottoms-up before starting a cement job?
a) To ensure it will not induce losses during the cement job
b) The time taken to circulate bottoms-up will replace the requirement to flow check the well
c) To ensure a good clean column of mud in the annulus
 d) To eliminate the possibility of hydrate formation
45. While drilling a well, with MPD, using a 15.1 ppg mud density, the formation pressure in the lateral is
8,575 psi, at 12,560' MD/10,250' TVD. What is the minimum surface pressure needed on a connection
to prevent influx?
a) 640 psi
b) 420 psi
c) 750 psi
d) 530 psi
46. Where is the best place to put a heavy pill to maintain overbalanced during tripping operations?
a) Inside the pipe of the horizontal section.
b) In the horizontal section of the well annulus.
c) Inside the pipe of the vertical section.
d) In the vertical section of the well annulus.
47. What is the new approximate pump pressure at 50 strokes per minute (SPM) if the pressure was 425
psi at 42 SPM?
a) 602 psi
b) 506 psi
c) 300 psi
d) 357 psi
48. What increases the risk of surging when running casing in the hole?
a) Conditioning the mud before running the casing
b) Reducing the casing running speed
c) Excessive casing running speed
d) Cleaning the hole of cuttings before running the casing
49. What do the following readings on the BOP accumulator system indicate?

a) Everything is O.K.
b) A leak in the annular preventer hydraulic system
c) Possible leak in the system and the pressure switch controlling the pump has not operated
d) A malfunction in the manifold regulator
50. What is a function of a Rotating Control Device (RCD)?
 a) To provide a seal around the drillpipe while rotating.
b) To replace the need for a BOP.
c) To permit higher circulation rates.
d) To separate the free gas from the mud returns.
51. The well kicks and is shut in. Drill pipe pressure and casing pressure both start to build up, but before
stabilizing both start to drop quite rapidly. Which of the following might have occurred?
a) The drill string has washed out
b) Gas is migrating up the well
c) A weak formation has broken down
d) Both gauges have malfunctioned
52. What is the only function of a diverter?
a) To create a back pressure sufficient to stop formation fluids entering the wellbore.
b) To direct formation fluids away from the rig floor
c) To act as a backup system if the annular preventer fails.
d) To shut in a shallow kick.
53. While circulating, ballooning may occur when the bottom-hole pressure approaches the formation
fracture pressure. What causes this increased bottom-hole pressure?
a) Failure to fill up when tripping out
b) Low formation permeability and porosity
c) Abnormal formation pressure
d) Annular friction while circulating
54. What best describes a kick tolerance of 25 barrels?
a) Based on a chosen kick intensity, a gas kick of 25 bbls is the maximum that can be shut-in and
circulated out without fracture at the weak point of the well
b) Based on a chosen kick intensity, a gas kick of 25 bbls is the maximum that can be circulated out
without bursting the casing at surface
c) Based on a chosen kick intensity, a salt-water kick of 25 bbls is the maximum that can be circulated
out without bursting the casing at surface
d) Based on a chosen kick intensity, a salt-water kick of 25 bbls is the maximum that can be shut-in and
bullheaded
55. While drilling through a 13.0 ppg formation and holding 450 psi surface back pressure (SBP) with 13.5
ppg ECD in the well, the well is beginning to take losses. What could be done to minimize or prevent
the losses?
a) Keep drilling ahead as the loss is simply the fluid the well is taking.
b) Increase pump speed to account for losses.
c) Increase surface back pressure to 500 psi.
d) Lower your surface back pressure to help reduce ECD.
56. Why must spare capacity be left in the active pit system when circulating out a kick?
a) If the kick is oil, it will expand and pit level will increase
b) If the kick is salt water, it will expand and pit level will increase
 c) To store the kick fluid as it is circulated from the well
d) If the kick is gas, it will expand and pit level will increase
57. How can a pill be spotted in the correct place?
a) Stop pumps as soon as you see Casing Pressure increase.
b) Stop pumps when shut-in casing pressure has dropped by 150 psi.
c) Allow pill to drop; hydrostatic will balance itself.
d) Calculate displacement of drillpipe and each annular section the pill must go through. Then convert
to strokes.
58. Your current Mud Weight is 11.5 ppg. You were instructed to pump a 35 bbl slug weighing 13.5 ppg.
Your Drill Pipe capacity is 0.0178 bbls/foot. What is the total volume returned to surface?
a) 41 ((13.5/11.5)-1 )*35)
b) 62 bbl
c) 70 bbl
d) 30 bbl
59. Indications of ballooning have occurred, and the decision is made to bleed 10 bbls of mud back into
the trip tank. What potential negative consequences of this decision could result?
a) No negative consequence to this action would result because the bleed volume is small.
b) If the problem was a kick and not ballooning, the kick would become larger.
c) The intensity of the ballooning is increased.
d) Formation fracture gradient would decrease.
60. Which constant bottom hole pressure method removes the influx from the hole while pumping the
kill mud?
a) Bullheading Method
b) Volumetric Method
c) Wait and Weight Method
d) Driller's Method
61. Which should be used to calculate Annular Pressure Loss (APL)?
a) Use TVD if the oil/water ratio of the mud exceeds 85%.
b) Use MD because the friction depends on the length, not the vertical depth of the well.
c) Use either MD or TVD as they are interchangeable for this calculation.
d) Use TVD because APL depends on hydrostatic pressure in the well.
62. When would you most likely carry out a flow check?
a) Before the drill pipe is run-in past the BOP
b) Before starting to pull out of the hole
c) After the BHA has been run-in past the BOP
d) After the Driller has increased the Weight on Bit
63. What is the function of Shear-Blind Rams?
a) To hang-off the drillstring during a kill
b) To cut the drillstring and seal off the hole
c) As a back-up to the Rotating Control Device (RCD)
 d) To close in the well if the diverter fails
64. Why is it important to monitor the pit volume during a well control operation?
a) To know when to adjust the pump speed
b) To know when to adjust the drill pipe pressure
c) To check for mud losses and monitor gas expansion
d) To keep the bottom hole pressure constant
65. In the figure below, which dimension is used to calculate the maximum pressure inside the separator
before the potential for formation gas to 'blow through' into the shaker area?

a) H4 and D2
b) D3
c) H1 and D1
d) H2
66. A well has been shut in on a kick. The drill pipe pressure is zero because there is a float (non-return)
valve in the string. How should the operator obtain the Shut In Drill Pipe Pressure?
a) Shear the pipe and read the drill pipe pressure directly off the casing gauge
b) Pump at 2 barrels per minute into the annulus with the well shut in. When the pressure equalizes, the
float will open. This pump pressure is the Shut In Drill Pipe pressure
c) Pump very slowly into the drill string with the well shut in and as shut-in casing pressure starts to rise,
stop the pump, read the pressure, and subtract any overbalance.
 d) Bring the pump up to kill rate holding the casing pressure constant by opening the choke. The
pressure shown when the pump is at kill rate is the Shut In Drill Pipe pressure
67. What is the function of vent/ bleed / straight through line in the choke manifold?
a) To avoid exceeding equipment pressure limitations
b) To by-pass the choke(s)
c) To apply back pressure while controlling a kick
d) Both A and B
68. In general, what effect does increasing temperature have on drilling fluid density?
a) It will reduce the fluid density
b) It will increase the fluid density
c) There is no effect on fluid density
69. While MPD drilling at 11,850' MD/8,500' TVD, the well is full of 10.0 ppg mud, formation pressure is
4,800 psi, surface back pressure is 250 psi, and APL is 400 psi. The well is:
a) Underbalanced
b) Overbalanced
c) Hydrostatically Underbalanced
d) Both B and C
70. The driller is tripping in the hole and monitoring the well on the trip tank. Over the last 5 stands the
trip tank has gained 3 barrels more than the calculated volume. What should the driller do?
a) Trip 5 more stands and see if the numbers even out
b) Continue tripping to bottom so the well can be killed
c) Alert the crew and perform a flow check
d) Keep tripping but check for leaking Trip tank valves
71. During MPD, what is the well status when drilling an 11.8 ppg formation with an 11 ppg mud with an
ECD of 12 ppg?
a) Dynamically Overbalanced, Hydrostatically Underbalanced
b) Dynamically Overbalanced, Hydrostatically Overbalanced
c) Dynamically Underbalanced, Hydrostatically Underbalanced
d) Dynamically Underbalanced, Hydrostatically Overbalanced
72. Why should the annular preventer not be used during normal MPD operations?
a) For drilling overbalanced only.
b) Not an API barrier.
c) It should be reserved for well control.
d) Not pressure rated for MPD.
73. The casing pressure was held constant while the pump was brought up to kill rate for a Wait and
Weight kill. The drill pipe gauge reading is 150 psi above calculated Initial Circulating Pressure (ICP).
What action should be taken?
a) Recalculate circulating pressure schedule based on actual drill pipe gauge reading
b) Use a new ICP of 150 psi less than the original calculated ICP
c) Open the choke to reduce drill pipe pressure back to the original calculated ICP
 d) Shut down and clean out choke manifold or change to another choke
74. After cementing casing, the plan is to remove the BOP stack. When is it considered safe to start this
operation?
a) The number of minutes that is equal to the cement yield per sack multiplied by the cement density
b) The cement has reached a minimum of a 100psi compressive strength
c) The well has not flowed for a 45-minute period since the cement was displaced into position
d) The planned waiting-on-cement time is complete and well is static
75. A well has been shut-in on a kick and the drill pipe is clear of influx.
Shut-in drill pipe pressure is : 400 psi
Shut-in casing pressure is : 600 psi
Both pressures start rising due to gas migration.
If drill pipe pressure is held constant at 400 psi, what will happen to the bottom hole pressure?
a) Increase
b) Decrease
c) Stay the same
76. The Driller's Method is used to circulate out a salt-water influx. What will happen to the casing
pressure as the influx moves up the annulus?
a) Casing pressure will only change due to changes in annulus size
b) Salt water will behave in the same way as a gas influx
c) As influx expands Casing Pressure will increase
d) Casing pressure will slowly decrease as influx moves up the annulus
77. After the first circulation of the Driller’s method, the well is shut in. Casing pressure is 150 psi higher
than drill pipe pressure. What does this indicate?
a) Kill mud was not heavy enough to kill the well
b) There is still some influx in the well
c) Increase mud hydrostatic by 150 psi
d) All is OK to start the second circulation
78. What is needed to calculate an accurate formation strength at the shoe?
a) A constant mud weight above the casing shoe
b) An accurate hole capacity
c) To install a retrievable packer approximately 1,000 feet below the rig floor
d) An accurate stroke counter
79. While drilling ahead and recording high connection gas levels, there is a power failure that eliminates
the ability to circulate and rotate. What is the safest action to take?
a) Flow check, monitor the well, and shut-in if the well is flowing
b) Pull out to the casing shoe and work the pipe up and down
c) Work pipe up and down to prevent stuck pipe
d) Start up the degasser
80. While holding Final Circulating Pressure constant as kill mud is circulated up the annulus, what will
happen to Bottom Hole Pressure?
 a) Increase
b) Decrease
c) Stay the same
81. A well is shut in after taking a 25 bbl kick with 300 psi SIDPP and 650 psi SICP. If the well had been
shut in on a 10 bbl kick, how would shut in pressure be affected?
a) SICP would be higher
b) SIDPP would be higher
c) SIDPP would be lower
d) SICP would be lower
82. What are potential problems with mud gas separators?
a) Restricted mud outlet causes raised mud levels and risks liquid exiting the vent line.
b) Eroded baffle plates reducing retention time and the separator’s ability to allow gas to come out of
solution.
c) Vent line restrictions (small diameter/excessive curves) causes too much back pressure on the mud
seal and risks blow-through.
d) All of the above.
83. While shut-in, the drill pipe pressure gauge on the remote choke panel reads 350 psi. The drill pipe
pressure gauge on the standpipe manifold reads 650 psi. What action should be taken?
a) Start the kill using 650 psi because overbalance is needed for the well kill operation
b) Use the average pressure of 500 psi to start the kill
c) Investigate the reason for the difference
d) Start the kill using 350 psi because the remote choke will be used during kill operation
84. After completing a successful pump start up, the casing gauge is stable. What gauge should now read
Initial Circulating Pressure (ICP)?
a) The Kill Line Pressure Gauge
b) The Accumulator Pressure Gauge
c) The Casing Pressure Gauge
d) The Drill Pipe Pressure Gauge
85. After pulling 33 stands, the well starts flowing and is shut-in. Assume that the influx is at the bottom
of the hole and there is no gas migration. What will happen to casing pressure as the drill string is
stripped into the influx?
a) Increase
b) Decrease
c) Stay the same
86. Why is it important to detect a kick as early as possible?
a) Minimizing the size of the influx will result in a lower SICP
b) Minimizing the size of the influx will result in a higher SIDPP
c) Minimizing the size of the influx will result in a higher SICP
d) Minimizing the size of the influx will result in a lower SIDPP
87. A 500-foot long cement plug is set inside the casing shoe. The mud above the cement plug is to be
displaced with brine. Mud density below the cement plug = 12.8 ppg
Brine density = 8.7 ppg
If communication occurs, allowing pressure to pass between the top and the bottom of the plug,
what would happen to the bottom hole pressure?
a) BHP would increase
b) BHP would decrease
c) BHP would stay the same
88. How are weighted pills used in drilling operations?
a) To compensate for hydrostatic underbalance when tripping out of the hole.
b) To make the mud level drop inside the pipe when tripping out of the hole.
c) To help increase the chance of swabbing when tripping out of the hole.
d) All of the above.
89. Why is bottom hole pressure maintained constant during a well kill?
a) To prevent a further influx or formation breakdown during the kill process
b) To prevent the influx from expanding as it is circulated up-hole
c) To allow a high overbalance on the kicking formation
d) To keep pump pressure constant as kill mud is pumped to the bit
90. On a surface stack rig, the Driller brings the pump slowly on-line at the start of the kill operation.
What pressure must the choke operator hold constant during this operation?
a) Slow circulating rate pressure
b) Maximum allowable annular surface pressure
c) Casing Pressure
d) Shut in Drill Pipe Pressure
91. At which location should the initial surface pressures be read after shutting in on a kick?
a) The accumulator
b) The Driller’s console
c) The standpipe manifold
d) The choke control panel
92. An influx has been circulated out of the well with the well control choke using the driller method’s
first circulation. The well is balanced with a surface back pressure of 600 psi @ 200 GPM. To continue
drilling ahead with the same MW through an MPD manifold, what surface back pressure will be
needed with the pump rate 450 GPM?
a) Less than 600 psi.
b) More than 600 psi.
c) 600 psi.
93. An attempt is made to close a pipe ram from the Driller's remote panel. What has happened if the
open light stays on, the close light does not illuminate and the manifold pressures remains static?
a) The light bulb has blown
b) There is a leak in the hydraulic open line to the BOP
 c) The 3-position/4-way valve on the hydraulic BOP control unit failed to operate
d) There is a leak in the hydraulic close line to the BOP
94. What data should be known if a Shear Ram is in the BOP Stack?
a) Opening pressure
b) Size and strength of tubulars the ram can shear
c) Useable accumulator reservoir volume
d) All the above
95. Calculate ECD using the given data:
Mud density: 9 ppg
Depth: 19,000' MD/11,500' TVD
Annular Friction: 200 psi
a) 9.1 ppg
b) 9.3 ppg
c) 9.0 ppg
d) 9.2 ppg
96. Kill mud is returning at the end of a kill operation. The well is shut down but drill pipe and casing
show 100 psi on the gauges. How would it be determined if the extra pressure is ‘trapped’ pressure?
a) Bleed off 100 psi, open up the well and check for flow
b) Bleed off pressure in stages at the choke then monitor pressure to see if it is static or builds back up
to 100 psi
c) Start circulating surface to bit strokes then shut down and re-check the pressures
d) Increase mud weight by equivalent of 100 psi and circulate around the well
97. While shut-in the drill pipe pressure gauge on the remote choke panel reads 450 psi. The drill pipe
pressure gauge on the standpipe manifold reads 650 psi. What gauge should be used to calculate kill
mud weight?
a) Use the average pressure of 500 psi to calculate
b) Calculate using 650 psi
c) Neither gauge until the difference is investigated
d) Calculate using 450 psi
98. What is the purpose of stripping?
a) Adding or removing pipe through a sealing element while pipe heavy
b) Running pipe into an open well to return to bottom quickly before flow becomes excessive
c) Forcing tubulars into a well when pipe light conditions are present
d) Reduce casing pressure by exchanging hydrostatic pressure for surface pressure
99. What is the best description of the term “Fingerprinting the Well”?
a) Recording azimuth and elevation of the wellbore from logging
b) Recording block name and field number for the location of the well
c) Recording baseline drilling data that can be compared to current data to help recognize downhole
problems
d) Sampling the formation fluid for grade, quality, and contaminants
100. A well is shut-in. What is the procedure for determining Initial Circulating Pressure (ICP) when the
Slow Circulating Rate Pressure (SCRP) has not been recently recorded?
a) After a correct start-up procedure and lag time, the drillpipe pressure gauge will read ICP.
b) Use the most recent pre-recorded SCRP on the rig. Then, calculate the ICP with the standard formula:
ICP = SIDPP + SCRP
c) Bring the pump up to kill speed, holding the drillpipe pressure constant with the choke. Read the
pressure on the drillpipe gauge.
d) Briefly open the well and record the SCRP. Then, calculate the ICP with the standard formula: ICP =
SIDPP + SCRP
101. A Pressure While Drilling (PWD) Tool can provide information that indicates an influx while drilling.
What information from a PWD Tool would indicate an influx in the well?
a) A decrease in Annular Velocity
b) A record of Weight on Bit (WOB), Shock and Torque
c) A reduction in Equivalent Circulating Density (ECD)
d) An indication of wellbore azimuth and elevation
102. A well has been shut-in on a kick and the kill operation has not been started.

Shut-in drill pipe pressure 400 psi

Shut-in casing pressure 600 psi

After stabilization, both pressures start rising due to gas migration. If the casing pressure is held constant
at 600 psi, what will happen to the bottom hole pressure?

a) Decrease
b) Increase
c) Stay the same
103. A well is shut-in on a swabbed kick while pulling out of the hole. SICP and SIDPP are both reading 100
psi with 25 stands off bottom. Which of the following would be the best course of action to bring the
well back under primary control?
a) Strip back to bottom and then circulate the influx out using Driller's Method
b) Circulate the kick out at slow pump rate using the Driller's Method while keeping drill pipe pressure
constant
c) Raise the mud density to overcome 100 psi SICP & circulate using Wait and Weight Method
d) Set cement plug and sidetrack the well using increased mud weight
104. What is the definition of initial “Shut In Casing Pressure (SICP)”?
a) The difference between total hydrostatic pressure in the drill string and the formation pressure
b) The total pressure in the drillstring minus the bottom hole pressure
c) The difference between total hydrostatic pressure in the annulus and the formation pressure
105. Before drilling out the float shoe, after a casing and cement job the instructions are to circulate the
hole clean. Why should the pit and flow levels be monitored during this operation?
a) To monitor for losses as any extra cement is cleaned out of the well
 b) To monitor for thermal expansion of the cement
c) To determine when bottoms-up circulation is complete
d) To verify the float shoe is not leaking
106. What happens to the gas volume as a gas kick is circulated up the wellbore?
a) Gas volume will decrease
b) Gas volume will stay the same
c) Gas volume will increase
107. What action should a Driller take after a drilling break followed by a change in pump pressure?
a) Circulate bottoms up
b) Check for flow
c) Reduce pump speed
d) Reduce weight on bit
108. After the 2nd Circulation of the Driller’s Method the well is shut in correctly. What should the
pressure gauges read assuming no trapped pressure in the well?
a) SICP will be higher than the SIDPP
b) SICP and SIDPP gauges will both read 0 psi
c) SICP and SIDPP will be equal to the well’s original SIDPP
d) SICP will be lower than the SIDPP
109. Given the following information, calculate the shut-in casing pressure. Well Information: Drill Pipe
pressure reads 0 psi (no float in the string) Well Depth = 7,000 feet TVD/ 7,225 feet MD Drill String
full of 10.4 ppg mud Annulus full of 10.0 ppg mud
a) 3,640 psi
b) 150 psi
c) 145 psi
d) 3,785 psi
110. The flow sensor shows a total loss of returns and the mud level cannot be seen in the annulus. What
immediate action should be taken?
a) Shut the well in and pump lost circulation material
b) Pump at reduced rate adding lost circulation material
c) Continue drilling ahead cautiously
d) Prepare to top-fill the annulus with water (or lightest mud available), and record volume.
111. Which of the following actions should be taken when drilling through a transition zone?
a) Fingerprint connections for flowback trends
b) Reduce Revolutions per Minute (RPM)
c) Increase Weight on Bit
d) Increase time between mud weight checks
112. If the Rotary hose split during a kill operation and the pump has been stopped, what would be the
following action(s) to take?
a) Close the full opening safety valve (FOSV) and close the choke
b) Prepare to reverse circulate
 c) Close the Shear Rams and the full opening safety valve (FOSV)
d) Close the HCR valve
113. Which of the following may be a lagging indicator of an increase in formation pressure?
a) Change in ROP
b) Change in rotary torque
c) Change in RPM
d) Change in background gas
114. While drilling a horizontal well, if the pump rate is decreased, what happens to APL?
a) Depends if it’s a mud or a brine fluid.
b) Decrease.
c) Will stay the same.
d) Increase.
115. Which of the following statements is true when starting to pump kill mud?
a) Open choke fully then increase pump speed to kill rate, then adjust choke to get initial circulating
pressure.
b) The surface line volume (pump to standpipe) does not need to be included in the kill plan.
c) The surface line volume (pump to standpipe) needs to be accounted for in the kill plan.
d) Maintain the drill pipe pressure constant when bringing the pumps up to kill speed.
116. A gas kick is being circulated out. What will happen to the bottom hole pressure if drill pipe pressure
is held constant when kill mud is being pumped to the bit?
a) Stay the Same
b) Increase
c) Decrease
117. What equipment is specific to a shut-in operation with casing?
a) Inside Blow Out Preventer (IBOP)
b) Check Valve
c) A suitable crossover (Swage)
d) All the above
118. During the Wait & Weight method, how can bottom hole pressure be controlled when kill weight
mud is being pumped down the drill string?
a) Follow a casing pressure schedule
b) Hold drill pipe pressure constant
c) Utilize a drill pipe pressure schedule
d) Hold casing pressure constant
119. What statement is true if a non-return valve is stabbed into the string?
a) Easier to stab if strong flow is encountered up the drill string
b) Must not be run in the hole in the closed position
c) Has potential to leak through the open/close key
d) Will not allow wireline to be run inside the drill string
120. Cement is being displaced with drilling mud into position with proper lift pressure. What should
happen to active pit level during this stage of the operation?
a) Pit level will decrease
b) Pit level will increase
c) Pit level will stay constant
121. What is the meaning of "blow-through"?
a) When liquid is exiting the vent line.
b) When unseparated gas is flowing through the vent line.
c) When unseparated gas is moving through the mud outlet.
d) When the MGS is being flushed.
122. Based on the information below, what will happen to casing shoe pressure if the Wait and Weight
method is used instead of the Driller’s Method?
Well Information
Hole Depth – 10000 feet.
Shoe Depth – 8830 feet
Surface to Bit Strokes – 1630 strokes
Bit to Shoe Strokes – 1300 strokes
Bit to Surface Strokes – 6480 strokes
SIDPP – 500 psi
SICP – 800 psi
Current fluid weight – 10.3 ppg
Kill Fluid Density – 11.3 ppg
MAASP – 1300 psi
Pit Gain – 28 bbl
a) Shoe pressure will be lower
b) Shoe pressure will be higher
c) Shoe pressure will be the same
123. What is the correct definition of Permeability?
a) The pressure of the fluid in the pore space
b) The density of the formation fluids
c) The ability of formation fluids to move through the rock
d) The amount of solid rock in the formation
124. A well is shut in on a kick and the shut-in pressures on the gauges have stabilized. The SIDPP reads
350 psi and the SICP reads 900 psi. Which of the following is true?
a) The well is underbalanced
b) The well is balanced
c) The well is not balanced; bottom hole pressure (BHP) on the annulus side is lower due to
contamination by formation fluids
d) The well is not balanced; bottom hole pressure (BHP) on the annular side is higher than on the drill
pipe side of the U-tube
125. What can cause a kick when running casing in the hole?
a) Surging induced losses causing a drop in mud level
b) Conditioning mud before running casing
c) Swabbing the formation
d) Keeping the casing full of mud
126. Which of the following information is least important for planning a circulating kill operation?
a) Formation fluid compressibility
b) Shut in Casing Pressure (SICP)
c) Current drilling fluid density
d) Shut in drill pipe pressure (SIDPP)
127. When would dissolved gas in an oil-based mud be expected to break out of solution?
a) As it passes through the casing shoe
b) As it gets close to the surface
c) As it is enters the wellbore at very high pressures
d) As it moves around the bottom hole assembly (BHA)
128. You have drilled from 9,700 ft to 9,825 ft MD in the last hour. MW = 10.6 ppg, bit size = 8 1/2", open
hole capacity = 0.0702 bbl/ft. 5" OD drillpipe, capacity = 0.01776 bbl/ft, metal displacement = 0.0065
bbl/ft. 9 5/8" casing is set at 8,000 ft MD. What changes should be made to the pre-recorded data
sheet?
a) Change surface-to-bit strokes
b) Change kill mud weight
c) Change SCR
d) Change MAASP
129. What is a reason for a Choke drill?
a) To ensure the crew is trained to line up correctly for a reverse circulation well kill
b) To see how fast the Driller can close the choke in an emergency
c) To allow the crew the opportunity to practice Choke skills
130. You are displacing the well with kill weight mud. The well includes a tapered drill string. Which of the
following parameters should NOT vary as different sections of pipe are displaced with kill mud?
a) Displacement time/1000 feet of pipe length
b) Pressure drop per 100 strokes pumped
c) Bottom Hole Pressure
d) Displacement stroke count/ 1000 feet of pipe length
131. How may gas kicks in horizontal wells differ from gas kicks in vertical wells?
a) SICP and SIDPP are initially the same.
b) Magnitude of influx in horizontal well will cause higher SICP than in a vertical well.
c) No gas migration prior to influx moving into the vertical section.
132. What is the most common use of a Vacuum Degasser?
a) It is only used while circulating out a kick
b) It is used as a standby in the event of the “Mud/Gas Separator (Poor Boy)” failing
 c) It is mainly used to separate gas from liquids while testing
d) It is used to prevent pumping gas cut mud downhole
133. What is the definition of abnormal formation pressure?
a) Formation pressure that differs from the hydrostatic pressure caused by a full column of formation oil
b) Formation pressure that equals the hydrostatic pressure caused by a full column of fresh water
c) Formation pressure that differs from the hydrostatic pressure caused by a full column of formation
gas
d) Formation pressure that is greater than the hydrostatic pressure caused by a full column of formation
water
134. What do the following readings on the BOP accumulator system indicate?

a) Annular pressure regulator is set too high

b) The pressure switch controlling the pump has not shut the pump down
c) Everything is O.K.
d) A malfunction in the annular regulator
135. At what surface pressure does leak-off begin to take place in the graph below?

a. 1,150 - 1,250 psi

 b. 1,000 - 1,100 psi
c. 650 - 800 psi
d. 1,300 - 1,400 psi
136. The well is full of 12.2ppg mud. A 500-foot cement plug is set 2000 feet above TVD and tested. The
mud above the plug is replaced with 10.2 ppg Brine. If the cement plug failed, what would happen to
the bottom hole pressure?
a) BHP would increase
b) BHP would decrease
c) BHP would stay the same
137. When drilling a horizontal well a fault is crossed and a kick is taken. The well is shut in. Calculate the
mud weight required to kill the well using the data below:
WELL DATA MD TVD
Depth at start of horizontal 7,690 feet 6,100 feet
Depth at time of kick 11,000 feet 6,140 feet
Length of horizontal section 3,310 feet
Mud weight 11 ppg
KICK DATA
Shut In Drillpipe Pressure 150 psi
Shut In Casing Pressure 170 psi
a) 11.5 ppg
b) 12 ppg
c) 11.4 ppg
d) 11.6 ppg
138. In MPD operations, what is the purpose for diverting flow through the Mud Gas separator?
a) To be able to dump the excess mud into the separator.
b) To remove free gas from mud returns during MPD operations.
c) To avoid closing the BOP when gas hits the surface.
d) All of the above.
139. What gauge is used to record the Slow Circulating Rate (SCR) pressure?
a) The pump pressure gauge at the mud pump
b) The pump pressure gauge at the Standpipe Manifold
c) The same drill pipe gauge that is used to kill the well
d) The casing pressure gauge at the Standpipe Manifold
140. While preparing to trip in the hole, what action can be taken to mitigate potential losses?
a) Maintain trip speed but pay close attention to the displacement volumes and trip sheet
b) Reduce the trip speed, closely watch displacement volumes and consider breaking circulation at
selected depths
c) No special instructions are required
d) Get the bit on bottom right away and start making hole
141. Which of the following can be used to calculate equivalent circulating density (ECD)?
 a) The pressure loss in the drill string
b) The pressure loss across the nozzles
c) The pressure loss in the open hole section only
d) The pressure loss in the annulus
142. What is the first action to take if a pump fails while killing a well?
a) Switch immediately to a cement pump
b) Open the choke to decrease casing pressure
c) Shut the well in
d) Close the choke to increase casing pressure
143. Which kick indicator normally occurs first?
a) Flow Rate increase
b) Trip Tank increase
c) Pit Gain increase
144. Which of the following statements about fixed bore ram type BOPs is correct?
a) Fixed bore ram type BOPs can close and seal on various pipe sizes
b) Fixed bore ram type BOPs cannot be used to hang off the drill string
c) Fixed bore ram type BOPs are designed to contain and seal Rated Working Pressure from above the
closed ram as well as from below
d) Fixed bore ram type BOPs are designed to contain Rated Working Pressure only from below the
closed ram
145. While conducting the Wait and Weight Method, the Derrickman states that the barite supply is
plugged and kill weight mud cannot be maintained while pumping. What action should be taken?
a) Inform crew to fix blockage, then inform supervisor once kill mud is at the Bit
b) Inform supervisor of problem and recommend to shut-in well while blockage is fixed
c) Instruct crew to add Bentonite to increase the mud weight
d) Inform supervisor that crew is fixing the blockage but continue circulating
146. What is the function of Blind Rams?
a) As a back-up to the Annular
b) To seal off the open hole
c) To cut the drillstring and seal off the hole
d) To hang-off the drillstring during a kill
147. Increasing flowback time has been documented for the last five connections. The Driller believed
that the flowback time was too long and closed the well in. There is 150 psi on the Drill Pipe and the
Casing gauges. The Driller has bled off 50 psi. Drill Pipe Pressure returned to 150 psi. Casing Pressure
is 175 psi. The bleed-off was repeated and Drill Pipe Pressure returned to 150 psi and Casing pressure
is 200 psi. What is likely happening in the current situation?
a) This is a kick. Prepare to carry out a kill operation
b) This is ballooning. Bleed off and drill ahead
c) This is mud compressibility. Bleed off and drill ahead
d) This is the result of gas migration. Start the Volumetric Method
148. During an MPD connection, the well is full of a 15.6 ppg mud at 16,000’ MD/14,000’ TVD and has 350
psi surface back pressure. Formation pressure is 11,652 psi. The well is:
a) Overbalanced
b) Underbalanced
c) Hydrostatically Underbalanced
d) Both A and C
149. What would indicate that a self-fill float is plugged?
a) Returns will decrease
b) Running time increases
c) Returns will increase
d) No returns back to trip tank
150. The formation pressure at 12,000 TVD/12,500 MD is 7,500 psi. The mud weight in the hole is 11 ppg.
How much back pressure is enough to bring the BHP up to balance formation pressure?
a) 636 psi
b) 686 psi
c) 350 psi
d) Zero
151. What is the risk of drilling with hydrostatically underbalanced fluid?
a) Reduction in surface back pressure could cause the well to go underbalanced.
b) Incorrectly calculated APL could cause the well to go underbalanced.
c) Likelihood of a kick may be increased.
d) All the above.
152. You have pumped Kill Weight Mud (KWM) to the bit during the beginning of the wait and weight
method. It is decided to shut the pumps down and check pressures. You notice there is still pressure
on the Drill Pipe gauge. What could you do?
a) Nothing, due to KWM there is a U-tube effect causing increased Drill Pipe Pressure
b) Check for trapped pressure
c) KWM has caused an overbalance in the well, trapping excess pressure
d) Continue pumping, the KWM has not reached surface, therefore the SIDPP will not read zero
153. Which of the following practices could result in the influx of a shallow hazard?
a) Pumping a cement slurry with short transition time
b) Not filling the hole properly while tripping out
c) Keeping the hole full with a continuous trip tank
d) Pumping out of the hole
154. What is the main reason for measuring the mud weight and viscosity as it exits the well?
a) It provides information about the well conditions
b) It informs the Mud Engineer when to do mud tests
c) It makes sure the well plan’s mud program is followed
d) It ensures compliance with company policy
155. To avoid undesired increases in bottomhole pressure, what is a good practice when tripping back into
the well containing a weighted pill in the annulus?
a) Circulate the pill out in stages.
b) Bullhead the pill into the formation.
c) Leave the pill where it is. We may need it if the well starts taking fluid.
d) Weight up the entire system to the pill weight before tripping in.
156. When drilling in the transition zone to an abnormally pressured formation, what changes could be
expected in the mud when circulated to the surface?
a) Decreasing mud weight
b) Increasing mud weight
c) Decrease in gas content
d) Decrease in cuttings volume
157. Which of the following statements best describes the Volumetric Method?
a) Maintains Shut-In Casing Pressure at its initial value as the influx migrates to surface
b) Maintains bottom hole pressure as the influx migrates to surface
c) Maintains constant casing shoe pressure as the influx migrates to surface
d) Maintains constant pressure inside the influx as it is allowed to migrate to surface
158. After the well is shut-in, what key data points should be recorded?
a) Weight on Bit, Flow Rate, Initial Shut-In Casing Pressure
b) Shut-In Drill Pipe Pressure, SCR Pressure, Pit Gain
c) Shut-In Drill Pipe Pressure, Pit Gain, Initial Shut-In Casing Pressure
d) Shut-In Drill Pipe Pressure, Pit Gain, Stabilized Shut-In Casing Pressure
159. On the kill sheet, why is open hole volume from the bit up to the shoe calculated?
a) This is used to estimate the maximum casing pressure
b) It is useful for calculating how much gas expansion will occur
c) It is part of the exercise to calculate volumes of the stage in the annulus
d) To estimate when the influx has entered the casing
160. Pump pressure is 355 psi at 42 Strokes per Minute (SPM). What is the approximate new pump
pressure at 35 SPM?
a) 296 psi
b) 243 psi
c) 511 psi
d) 247 psi
161. 5" Drillpipe in the hole. Metal displacement = 0.0065 bbl/ft. Capacity = 0.01776 bbl/ft. How much
mud should it take to fill the hole after pulling 5 stands dry? Stand length = 93 ft.
a) 8.3 bbls
b) 0.6 bbls
c) 3.0 bbls
d) 1.6 bbls
162. What action should be taken when spotting a pill in the wellbore?
 a) Include enough LCM in the pill to plug the MWD tool when it reaches that depth.
b) Reset the stroke counter when the pill starts down the drillpipe and keep track of the strokes
pumped.
c) (SICP - SIDP) x .052 /2757 will give the depth from the rotary table.
d) Reset the stroke counter every hundred strokes while pumping the pill. MW/number of stroke
counter resets = pill location.
163. What is the purpose of a correct pump start-up procedure during a well kill?
a) To get the calculated final circulating pressure on the pump pressure gauge

b) To hold correct pump pressure as kill mud is pumped to the rig floor

c) To maintain a constant bottom hole pressure as pump speed is increased to kill rate

d) To allow shut in casing pressure to be increased by the slow circulating rate pressure

164. What would happen if a self-fill float failed to convert to a check valve in a vertical well? (Assume
cement is heavier than the displacement mud)
a) Pressure would have to be held on the annulus to prevent u-tubing
b) Cement would u-tube back up inside the casing when pumps were stopped
c) Cement cannot be pumped down inside the casing
d) Cement would have to be reverse circulated
165. When killing a well with a horizontal section using the Wait and Weight method, what will happen if
you use a vertical kill sheet to circulate out the kick?
a) The FCP is more difficult to calculate
b) You will be applying too little pressure to the well
c) You will be applying too much pressure to the well
d) The strokes to the bit will be wrong
166. What is the safest and most reliable method for monitoring leaks through the BOP?
a) Visually check by looking through the rotary table
b) Monitor for changes in the flow rate indicator
c) Line up the trip tank to monitor for flow above the closed BOP
d) Close the diverter and monitor the vent line
167. What should the casing pressure gauge read, after a successful 1st circulation of the Driller’s
Method? (Assume no trapped pressure or safety factor in the well)
a) Greater than the original Shut-in Drillpipe Pressure (SIDPP)
b) Greater than the original Shut-in Casing Pressure
c) Equal to the original SIDPP
d) Less than the original SIDPP
168. What changes in pump pressure will be seen after one complete circulation if the mud weight is
increased?
a) The pump pressure will decrease
b) The pump pressure will stay the same
 c) The pump pressure will increase
169. Which of the following would increase the risk of surging the well while running casing?
a) Lower Casing grade
b) Low gel strength mud
c) Slower running speed
d) Tighter casing to wellbore clearance
170. Which method removes the influx from the hole before pumping the kill mud?
a) Bullheading Method
b) Driller's Method
c) Volumetric Method
d) Wait and Weight Method
171. A 500-foot long cement plug is set inside the casing shoe. All mud above the plug is to be displaced
with brine. Mud density below the cement plug = 11.8 ppg.
Brine = 8.6 ppg
Top of cement plug = 8200 feet
What is the pressure differential across the cement plug?
a) 1407 psi
b) 1447 psi
c) 1671 psi
d) 1364 psi
172. When running a slick non-shearable tool in the hole on a surface stack rig. The well flows when the
tool is across the BOP stack. What is the safest/most conservative action the Driller can take?
a) Pick up a joint or stand of shearable pipe and run into position
b) Start circulating to use ECD to stop the kick
c) Make up and close safety valve in string and close the annular
d) Drop the string in the hole
173. During the second circulation of the Driller’s method, the bit plugs as kill weight mud reaches the bit.
The pumps are stopped and the well is shut-in. What should the casing pressure read at a minimum?
a) Original SIDPP
b) Original SICP
c) The difference in hydrostatic pressure between KWM and OMW minus SICP
d) The difference in hydrostatic pressure between KWM and OMW plus SICP
174. What is a written record of strokes pumped, surface pressures, choke position, and other information
useful for effective handover to a relief crew during a well kill operation?
a) Kill Log
b) Trip Sheet
c) Drill pipe pressure schedule
d) Pipe Tally
175. The well was shut in before the pumps were fully shut off trapping pressure in the well. What effect
will this have on the wellbore?
 a) Bottom hole pressure will be higher, but Shoe pressure will be normal
b) There will be no effect on downhole pressures
c) All pressures in the well bore will be increased
176. Which of the following is a best practice when obtaining Slow Circulating Rate (SCR) pressures?
a) Record pressure at the mud pump gauge
b) Circulate with the bit inside the Casing Shoe
c) Circulate at drilling rate through the Choke Manifold with a fully open choke
d) Obtain SCRs for a minimum of two mud pumps
177. While pulling wireline tools out of the hole a gain in the trip tank has been observed. What has most
likely occurred?
a) The wireline operator has pumped a slug so the wireline can be pulled dry and save some clean up
time
b) The gain is from mud expansion due to the well being static for a long period of time while wirelining
c) A swabbed-in influx may have occurred
d) Nothing has occurred, it is normal to see a gain due to displacement when pulling wireline tools
178. Which of the following is NOT a method of wellbore barrier verification?
a) Positive pressure test
b) Inflow test (Negative test)
c) Leak off test
d) Monitoring fluid level
179. After shutting in on a kick, the pressures stabilize. The kill operation is delayed because of equipment
problems and the Shut In Drill Pipe and Shut In Casing Pressures start increasing. Why is this
happening?
a) The mud in the hole is heating up and it is causing the volume to decrease
b) The formation that kicked has a high permeability
c) There is a non-return valve in the BHA
d) The influx is gas and is migrating
180. In a vertical hole, while drilling deeper, what happens to the maximum allowable volume of gas kick
that can be taken on-bottom and circulated out without breaking down the formation? (Assume all
other drilling and formation parameters stay the same)
a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) Stays the same
181. In an exploratory (wildcat) well, how is the formation strength below the casing shoe normally
measured?
a) Sheen Test
b) Leak Off Test
c) BOP Test
d) Formation Integrity Test
182. During a kill operation, which of the following problems may require the pump to be shut down
quickly to prevent over-pressuring the formation?
a) A washout in the choke
b) A plugged choke
c) A plugged standpipe
d) A washout in the drill pipe
183. What do the following readings on the BOP accumulator system indicate?

a) A leak in the accumulator bottle circuit

b) Everything is OK
c) The pressure switch controlling the charge pump is faulty
d) A leak in the annular preventer hydraulic circuit
184. While drilling a vertical well, the well kicks and is shut-in. SIDPP is 350 psi SICP is 450 psi. Why is
there a difference in the two readings?
a) Because the influx is inside the drill string and has a lower density than the mud
b) Because the influx has a higher density than the mud
c) Because the influx is in the annulus and has a lower density than the mud
d) Because the BOP was closed too fast causing trapped pressure
185. What is the purpose of the recommended ‘start-up’ procedure on a surface stack rig?
a) To compensate for Annular friction pressure during start-up
b) To ensure correct bottom hole pressure is maintained
c) To allow constant drill pipe pressure to be maintained
d) To maintain a constant casing shoe pressure
186. What are the basic steps of the Weight and Wait Method?
a) Circulate kill weight fluid to bit holding Drillpipe Pressure constant, then circulate the kill weight fluid
to surface following a Drillpipe Pressure schedule
b) Circulate kill weight fluid to bit holding Casing Pressure constant, then circulate the kill weight fluid to
surface holding Drillpipe Pressure constant
c) Circulate kill weight fluid to bit following a drillpipe pressure schedule, then circulate the kill weight
fluid to surface holding Drillpipe Pressure constant
d) Circulate kill weight fluid from surface to surface following a drillpipe pressure schedule
187. While drilling ahead at a constant rate of penetration (ROP), the size and shape of the cuttings
observed at the shakers significantly increases. What is the safest thing to do?
 a) Check for flow – if there is none, continue at the same ROP. Allow half of the mud returns to bypass
the shakers
b) Slow down the mud pump until the shakers can handle the amount of cuttings in the returns and
continue drilling
c) Check for flow – if there is none, continue drilling at the same ROP
d) Check for flow – if there is none, circulate bottoms up to clean the hole
188. Why is it critical to monitor the pit volume during a well control operation?
a) To know when to adjust the drill pipe pressure
b) To monitor the gas expansion and monitor for losses
c) To keep the bottom hole pressure constant
d) To know when to adjust the pump speed
189. A reduction of Equivalent Circulating Density may be an indication that the well has become
underbalanced. What Downhole tool would be the best choice to measure ECD while drilling?
a) A rotary steerable tool
b) An Adjustable Gauge Stabilizer (AGS) Tool
c) A Pressure While Drilling (PWD) Tool
d) Any “Memory” type tool
190. What is one of the dangers when a gas kick is circulated through the choke manifold?
a) The gas will cause a temperature increase at the remote choke and damage rubber seals
b) The increased volume of gas at the mud gas separator will increase the bottom hole pressure
c) The increased gas volume can overload the mud gas separator
d) The gas will change to a liquid and increase pit level
191. When preparing for a tour change during a well kill operation, what would be the best practice when
conducting the handover?
a) Once current crew have left location, call crew to rig floor for a meeting to discuss duties
b) Immediately take over from current crew and work with supervisor to help kill the well
c) All parties involved should stay on duty for a sufficient time to allow for thorough communication of
current activities
d) Mud Engineer discusses duties with each of the crew members
192. The Mud Engineer starts the degasser and the desilter. What will happen to flow rate from the well?
a) Flow rate will decrease after two to three minutes
b) Flow Rate will stay the same
c) Flow rate will increase after two to three minutes
193. If the well is flowing during a connection and ballooning is suspected, what is the safest and most
conservative action the Driller should take?
a) Stop further drilling and circulate bottoms-up at the slow circulating rate
b) Measure the time it takes for 5 bbls of mud to flow into the trip tank, and then shut in the well
c) Follow shut-in procedures, record pressures, pit gain, and then notify supervisor
d) Complete the connection and resume drilling operations to stop the flow
194. What is the main function of a “weep hole” on a ram bonnet?
 a) Indicate a leak on the piston rod mud seal
b) Show that the gasket on the bonnet is leaking
c) Prevent contamination of the closing chamber
d) Release trapped pressure during BOP testing
195. While tripping out of the hole, improper hole fill is noted. After pulling five stands, the hole has taken
no fluid from the trip tank. It should have taken three barrels. What action should be taken?
a) Perform a flow check immediately and shut in if required
b) Close the diverter and line up to the degasser
c) Pull five more stands and re-evaluate the situation
d) Connect Kelly or Top Drive and circulate bottoms-up
196. When running in the hole with casing, what is a benefit of routine fill-ups?
a) To minimize surge pressure when running in
b) To reduce Hook Load and wear on the drilling line
c) To prevent casing burst due to high internal pressure
d) To provide hydrostatic support to the casing and related components
197. As a gas kick is being circulated up the casing, what will normally happen to the surface pit volume?
a) Decrease
b) Stay the same
c) Increase
198. There is one inside BOP with an NC38 pin/box connection. The drill string consists of:
3-1/2 inch drill pipe (NC38).
4-3/4 inch drill collars (NC35).
Which of the following crossovers must be on the rig floor while tripping?
a) NC38 box x NC50 pin
b) NC46 box x NC35 pin
c) NC46 box x NC38 pin
d) NC38 box x NC35 pin
199. Why should the well be shut in quickly after a kick has been detected?
a) To minimize the size of the influx.
b) To minimize kill mud weight required.
c) To minimize the Shut In Drill Pipe Pressure (SIDPP).
d) To reduce the migration speed of the influx.
200. When a BOP ram on a surface stack is closed, what happens to the operating fluid displaced from the
opening chamber?
a) The fluid is discharged to the cellar
b) The fluid is returned to the unit reservoir
c) The fluid is used to boost closing pressure
d) The fluid drains into the well bore
201. Why can a pressure build-up in the Mud Gas Separator be dangerous?
a) Will affect Drill Pipe pressure
 b) Will increase risk of lost circulation
c) May force gas to enter shale shaker area
d) Will allow gas to be blown along the Vent Line
202. If total losses occurred while drilling with water-based mud, what should be done?
a) Stop drilling, fill the annulus from the top with water, and monitor
b) Pump lost circulation material immediately
c) Stop drilling, shut the well in, and monitor
d) Drill blind
203. While circulating out an influx, no increase in casing pressure or pit volume is observed. What could
potentially be occurring?
a) Pumps are failing
b) A liquid influx is in the well
c) This is a normal occurrence with a gas influx
d) Choke is washing out
204. What best describes the effect of gas migration on shut-in drill pipe pressure (no float valve in the
drill string)?
a) Stay the same
b) Decrease
c) Increase
205. When should the Volumetric Method be utilized?
a) When gas is at surface, the SICP is stabilized, and circulation cannot be established below the influx
b) When gas is migrating, and circulation cannot be established below the influx
c) When casing pressure is close to MAASP and there is a risk of losing circulation
d) When circulation can be established below the influx
206. While controlling a well by circulating out an influx, what pressure is kept constant?
a) Accumulator pressure
b) Casing pressure
c) Bottom hole pressure
d) Casing shoe pressure
207. The well has been losing mud while drilling the last stand. At the connection, the well continues to
flow after the pumps have been switched off. Ballooning is suspected. What is the first action the
Driller should take?
a) Immediately start pumping to restore BHP
b) Bleed 5 bbls back to trip tank and check if flowback rate reduces
c) Make connection, return to drilling and add LCM to the mud
d) Shut the well in
208. When bringing the pumps up to kill speed the casing pressure is allowed to increase above Shut In
Casing Pressure, what will happen to bottom hole pressure?
a) No change to downhole pressure
b) Bottom hole pressure would decrease and possibly cause more influx to enter the wellbore
 c) Bottom hole pressure would increase and may exceed formation fracture
209. During the casing run, hole trouble is encountered and the string cannot be lowered. The decision
has been made to pull the casing. It has been advised to go slow and watch the fill-up volumes as the
casing string is pulled out. What is the reason for this?
a) Potential swabbing due to tight wellbore-to-casing geometry
b) Potential damage to the casing string and cost to the Operator
c) Potential down time for not being ready to trip back in the hole
d) Both B and C
210. Which of the following might reduce an increasing connection gas trend?
a) Pull out of hole and change the Bit
b) Increase the mud viscosity
c) Increase mud weight by a small amount
d) Reduce mud weight by a small amount
211. Which one of the following is NOT classified as a barrier?
a) Drill String Float Valve
b) Full Opening Safety Valve
c) Mud hydrostatic pressure
d) Pipe Ram
212. Hydrostatic Pressure is:
a) The measured depth of a stationary column of fluid
b) The viscosity of a stationary column of fluid
c) The pressure applied from Annular Pressure Loss
d) The pressure exerted by a column of fluid at rest
213. While making a connection, the Driller closed the well in due to an abnormally long flowback time.
The stabilized surface pressures were equal at 150 psi on the Drill Pipe and Casing gauges. Ballooning
is suspected. Attempts to bleed off are inconclusive. What action should be taken?
a) Open the BOP and observe the flow line for a decrease in flow
b) Circulate bottoms-up at a reduced rate through the remote choke
c) Open the BOP and drill ahead, but watch the pit volume closely
d) Continue drilling and monitor for decreasing trend in flow back times
214. When should the well be monitored with pit level and flow rate instrumentation?
a) When drilling open hole
b) During connections
c) When running into the hole
d) All the above
215. The Driller has successfully shut-in on a kick. Which one of the following could be delegated to a
crewmember?
a) Instructions to crew if Gas Migration is encountered
b) Communicating kill plan to crewmembers
c) Checking kill-sheet for accuracy
 d) Checking for leaks at the pumps, pipework and pit areas
216. How can it be confirmed that a well is kicking and not just ballooning?
a) Losses occur while drilling
b) SICP is greater than APL
c) SICP equal to or less than APL
d) Decreasing mud flow-back rate at connections
217. How can constant bottom hole pressure be maintained while stripping in the hole? (Assume there is
no influx migration.)
a) Bleed off the drill pipe closed-end displacement while stripping each stand
b) Pump a volume of mud into the well equal to the drill pipe closed end displacement while stripping
each stand
c) Bleed off the drill pipe steel displacement while stripping each stand
d) Pump a volume of mud into the well equal to the drill pipe steel displacement while stripping each
stand
218. A kick is being circulated out at 30 SPM and the Final Circulating Pressure is 650 psi. What will
happen to bottom hole pressure if the pump speed is increased to 35 SPM while holding drill pipe
pressure at 650 psi?
a) It will increase
b) It will stay the same
c) It will decrease
219. What can happen if you exceed Maximum Allowable Annular Surface Pressure (MAASP)?
a) Annular Preventer will be damaged
b) May lose fluid to formation
c) Damage to mud pump liner
d) Casing collapse
220. How can wellbore pressure affect non-aqueous (OBM/SBM) mud density downhole?
a) Well depth will not affect the mud density downhole
b) Increasing hydrostatic pressure downhole can decrease effective mud density in the well
c) Well depth will increase viscosity downhole and reduce ECD
d) Increasing hydrostatic pressure downhole can increase effective mud density in the well
221. While circulating a gas kick out of the well using the Driller’s method, what would normally happen
to the active pit level?
a) Pit level would increase due to gas expansion then stay constant as gas exits the choke
b) Pit level would decrease due to gas expansion then increase as gas exits the choke
c) Pit level would decrease due to gas expansion then stay constant as gas exits the choke
d) Pit level would increase due to gas expansion then decrease as gas exits the choke
222. A well is shut in on a kick and the first circulation of the Driller’s Method has been completed. Pumps
were shut down and the well is shut-in. The following was documented:

Shut In Drill Pipe (SIDPP) Shut in Casing (SICP)

 Original Shut in Pressure 250 psi 500 psi

After First Circulation 350 psi 350 psi

What is the current status of the well?

a) The Kill Weight Mud (KWM) has been pumped and was not sufficient to kill the well
b) Influx has been removed and there is trapped pressure
c) There is still a kick in the well, providing less hydrostatic on the annulus side of the well
d) Kill Weight Mud is causing a U-tube effect between the Drill String and the Annulus
223. While killing a well with the Wait and Weight method and kill mud is displacing the drill string, a bit
nozzle plugs. What is the correct response to maintain correct bottom hole pressure?
a) Add the Drill Pipe pressure increase to each value on the drill pipe pressure schedule and continue
circulating
b) Continue to follow the drill pipe pressure schedule with no modification
c) Open the choke to hold drill pipe pressure constant
d) Subtract the Drill Pipe pressure increase from each value on the drill pipe pressure schedule and
continue circulating
224. After closing a ram preventer using the remote BOP panel, the ram open light goes out and the close
light illuminates. The accumulator and manifold pressures have remained static. What does this
indicate?
a) Possible blockage in the line between the accumulator unit and BOP stack
b) Master valve not held down for 5 seconds
c) The 3-position/4-way Ram valve on the accumulator has not moved
d) No air on the panel
225. What is the main reason for a Diverter drill?
a) To test the pit, flow and trip tank alarms
b) To ensure the crew are able to close in the well and prepare the kill mud
c) To ensure the crew is able to effectively recognize and react to a surface kick by redirecting fluids
away from the rig
d) To see how fast the Driller can line up from the vent line to the mud gas separator
226. What is the primary objective when circulating out a kick?
a) To have an overbalance pressure as close to the fracture pressure as possible
b) To maintain constant bottom hole pressure at least equal to the formation pressure
c) To use the highest pump rate possible
d) To reverse circulate to remove the influx faster
227. Why kill the well at a reduced pump rate?
a) To minimize the potential of overloading the mud/gas separator
b) To stop downhole mud motor rotating during a well kill operation
c) To kill the well in a short time
d) To prevent bursting the casing
228. Which gauges on a remote BOP control panel will show a reduction in pressure when you close the
pipe rams?
a) The manifold pressure gauge and annular pressure gage
b) The annular pressure gauge
c) The accumulator pressure gauge and manifold pressure gauge
d) The air pressure gauge and annular pressure gauge
229. Why is it important for crew members to immediately inform their Driller if they see any potential
well control problems?
a) To inform the Driller to increase tripping speed
b) To help Driller identify and act to minimize the size of a kick
c) To inform the Driller to reduce rate of penetration
d) To help Driller recognize formation change
230. The operator calculates a kick tolerance of 50 bbls at a given depth, based on 0.5 ppg kick intensity. If
you re-calculate for a kick intensity of 1 ppg, what will happen to maximum kick size?
a) Maximum kick size will stay at 50 bbls
b) Maximum kick size will increase
c) Maximum kick size will decrease
231. A kick has been taken but the mud engineer states that there is not enough barite to kill the well.
The shut in pressures have stabilized. While waiting on new stocks of barite the shut in pressures are
slowly increasing by 100 psi every 30 minutes. What course of action should be taken?
a) Use the Lube and Bleed Method
b) Use the first circulation of the Driller’s Method
c) Reduce mud weight as much as possible and circulate to the Bit to reduce SIDPP
d) Bleed off mud by holding Casing pressure constant at SICP
232. An influx occurs while drilling through a fault and the well is shut in. Calculate the mud weight
needed to kill the well using the following information:
Well data: MD TVD
Depth at start of horizontal 7,690 feet 6,200 feet
Depth at time of kick 11,000 feet 5,500 feet
Length of horizontal section 3,310 feet
Mud weight 11 ppg
Kick data:
SIDPP 150 psi
SICP 170 psi
a) 12 ppg
b) 11.5 ppg
c) 11.4 ppg
d) 11.6 ppg
233. The well has been shut-in and the pressures are stabilizing. What is the first step that the Driller
should take?
 a) Check the well is secure (no leaks)
b) Check the drillpipe pressure to determine formation pressure
c) Calculate Kill Weight Fluid
d) Record the pit gain
234. Casing shoe depth = 11,000 feet TVD, MD = 12,250 feet.,
Test Mud Weight = 14.0 ppg,
Leak - Off Test Pressure = 1950 psi.
Calculate the Maximum Allowable Mud Weight.
a) 17.4 ppg
b) 17.5 ppg
c) 17.2 ppg
d) 17.3 ppg
235. If a kick occurs while drilling a horizontal well, why is there little or no difference between SIDPP and
SICP?
a) Because the mud density and formation fluid density are the same when drilling horizontal wells
b) Because the volume inside the string is the same as volume in the Annulus
c) Because in horizontal wells, the influx is not able to migrate
d) Because the kick in the horizontal section does not have the vertical height to affect the hydrostatic
pressure in the Annulus
236. A well is shut in and casing pressure has stabilized. The float valve was bumped and Shut In Drillpipe
Pressure (SIDPP) was recorded.
Well Information:
Initial SIDPP = 550 psi
Initial SICP = 750 psi
MAASP = 1,600 psi
While waiting on orders the casing pressure increased to 850psi.
If the float valve were bumped again, at what pressure will the float open?
a) 650 psi
b) 850 psi
c) 550 psi
d) 950 psi
237. In MPD operations, as circulation is reduced or stopped, what will happen to the ECD?
a) Decreases.
b) Increases.
c) Stays the same.
238. If mud weight in the well is maintained constant, how does an increase in formation fluid pressure
affect overbalance?
a) Overbalance stays the same
b) Overbalance decreases
c) Overbalance increases
239. What would be the effect of fitting a 7-1/16 inch x 5,000psi flange to a working 10,000psi rated BOP
stack?
a) The MAWP of the BOP would become 2,500 psi
b) The MAWP of the BOP would remain at 10,000 psi
c) The MAWP of the BOP would become 5,000 psi
d) The MAWP of the BOP would become 7,500 psi
240. Why is it important to control flow rate when circulating out a kick through the Mud Gas Separator?
a) Flow rate is dependent on the ability of the dump valve to function properly.
b) The only dimension to consider when circulating out an influx is the height of the separator.
c) To prevent "blow-through," a separator's flow rate should be limited based on vent line and mud seal
restrictions.
d) All separators can handle any amount of flow rate; therefore, it is not important.
241. You run back to the shoe and carry out a slip-and-cut on the drilling line. The operation normally
takes 60 minutes. What is the best way to monitor the well?
a) Line up to trip tank and set Trip Tank alarm
b) Line up to mud pits and inform Mud Logger to monitor for gains
c) Install a safety valve in the drill string, line up to the Trip Tank and set the alarm
d) Shut in well and record pressure every 15 minutes
242. When using the Wait & Weight method to kill a vertical well with a gas kick, when will kill mud start
to affect surface casing pressure?
a) When kill mud reaches the casing shoe
b) When kill mud enters the annulus
c) When kill mud enters the drill pipe
d) When the gas influx exits the choke at the surface
243. While tripping into the hole at 6,000 ft. a flow check is positive. The rig procedure is to shut the well
in using the hard shut in procedure. What is the correct procedure to shut in?
a) Stab a full opening safety valve, Close the safety valve ,Close BOP, Open HCR valve, Record
pressure.
b) Open HCR valve and choke, Close BOP, Stab full opening safety valve, Close choke Record pressure.
c) Close the BOP, Stab full opening safety valve, Close the safety valve, Open choke, Record pressure.
d) Stab full opening safety valve, Open HCR valve and choke, Close BOP, Close safety valve, Record
pressure.
244. What is defined by “the force acting on an area”?
a) Formation Integrity Test
b) Mud Weight
c) Density
d) Pressure
245. While using the Driller’s Method, what adjustment to casing pressure must occur when a gas influx is
being circulated from the horizontal section into the vertical section?
a) Casing pressure must stay the same
 b) Casing pressure must increase
c) Casing pressure must decrease
246. What is the main reason to examine the returns flowing across the shakers?
a) The type and amount of cuttings and cavings can indicate wellbore conditions
b) The more cuttings and cavings at the Shaker is an indication of good drilling practices
c) The type of cuttings determine whether to run the degasser or the centrifuge
d) The type of cuttings determine what mud weight is needed
247. What is a possible differentiator between a kick and a ballooning event?
a) A ballooning formation will always result in a pit gain but not for a kick
b) Ballooning is preceded by fluid losses
c) There will be shut in pressures for a kick, no pressures for ballooning
d) You can’t tell the difference between the two until you pump bottoms up
248. When circulating an influx out, what will happen to casing pressure when gas breaks out of a non-
aqueous (OBM/SBM) mud?
a) Increase rapidly
b) Decrease rapidly
c) Stay the same
249. During a well kill, the pump rate is increased while holding drill pipe pressure constant. If you ignore
any ECD effects, how will the pump rate increase affect Bottomhole Pressure (BHP)?
a) There is no way to know what will happen to BHP
b) BHP will decrease, risking further influx
c) BHP will increase risking formation damage
d) BHP will stay constant
250. A kick was taken with the bit off bottom while tripping out of the hole. What is the best course of
action?
a) Bullhead the influx away
b) Strip in with volumetric control
c) Strip in using the barrel in / barrel out method
d) Execute the first circulation of the Driller’s Method off bottom
251. You are drilling a section of well with a low kick tolerance. What action could be implemented?
a) Pull out at increased trip speed and carry out 15 minute flow checks at all drilling breaks
b) Increase the mud viscosity to reduce the chance of a kick
c) Increase vigilance of kick indicators
d) Take slow circulating rate pressures at faster strokes per minute (SPM) than normal
252. A vertical well is being killed using the Wait & Weight method. At what point during the operation
should the final circulating pressure be held on the drill pipe pressure gauge?
a) After waiting for the kill mud to be mixed and ready
b) Once kill mud has reached the casing shoe
c) When kill mud returns to surface
d) Once kill mud has been circulated to the bit
253. What recommended action could a Driller take if a sudden increase in mud gas level is recorded?
a) Stop drilling, circulate bottoms-up, record gas levels and inform the supervisor
b) Request Mud Engineer to increase mud weight by 0.3 ppg
c) Check for flow and call Supervisor
d) Increase rate of penetration to minimize the warning signs
254. What would normally happen to pit volumes if a gas influx is being circulated up the vertical section
of the hole?
a) Decrease
b) Increase
c) Stay the same
255. The 1st Circulation of the Driller’s Method has been completed correctly and the pumps shut down.
What should the Shut-in Drill Pipe Pressure (SIDPP) and Shut-in Casing Pressure (SICP) read? No
safety factor was held.
a) The SIDPP will be higher than the SICP
b) SICP and SIDPP will both be equal to the original SIDPP
c) SICP and SIDPP will be equal to one another and equal to the well’s original SICP
d) The SIDPP will be lower than the SICP
256. The Derrickman states that there has been a 10 bbl increase in the pits over the last 15 minutes.
What is the safest action for the Driller to take?
a) Call the Toolpusher for advice
b) Inform the Mud Engineer
c) Perform a flow check
d) Ask the Derrickman to check for any mud transfers
257. Why are Bit to Shoe strokes calculated on the kill sheet?
a) Indicates when casing shoe pressure should stop increasing while holding constant BHP
b) Confirms that kill mud is now in the annulus
c) Tells you that casing shoe pressure will start increasing till gas is at the choke
d) Confirms when you can add a safety margin to the casing pressure
258. After successfully conducting the first circulation of the Driller’s method. Drill pipe pressure has been
maintained at Initial Circulating Pressure of 560 psi. Choke pressure has been holding around 460 psi
for the last 15 minutes. There is an increase in Drill pipe pressure. Choke pressure stays the same at
460 psi. What type of complication has most likely occurred?
a) A bit nozzle has washed out
b) There is a washout above BOP
c) A bit nozzle has plugged
d) The choke is plugging up
259. After closing an annular preventer, the accumulator pressure dropped but did not return to the
normal operating pressure. The BOP has closed and there are no leaks. What could cause this?
a) The 3-position annular valve has not moved
 b) The annular regulator needs to be adjusted to bring accumulator pressure back up to normal
operating pressure
c) The annular regulator is leaking back to the reservoir tank
d) The accumulator charge pump has not started up to return accumulator pressure to normal operating
pressure
260. What will happen to a heavy pill, in the vertical annulus, as pipe is tripped out of the well?
a) The pill will move up in the well and will get longer.
b) The pill will move up in the well and will get shorter as the pipe is pulled through it.
c) The pill will move down in the well and will get shorter as the bit is pulled above it.
d) The pill will always stay in the same place in the well as we trip out or in the hole.
261. While continuously drilling ahead with a 12¼-inch Bit with an average ROP of 95 feet/hour, there has
been no change to the pit level for the last 60 minutes. What action should be taken?
a) Increase WOB now that ROP is stable
b) Perform a flow check
c) Continue drilling
d) Prepare to mix LCM as losses to the formation may be occurring
262. A kick was swabbed in while tripping out of the hole. A full-opening safety valve (FOSV) was installed
on the drill pipe and closed. The well was shut in on the Annular BOP. What is the next action to take
before stripping back to bottom?
a) Open the FOSV and install the inside blowout preventer
b) Keep the FOSV in the closed position
c) Install the inside blowout preventer and open the FOSV
d) Replace the FOSV with an inside blowout preventer
263. Measuring flow back volumes and times at connections, pit level changes at connections, and loss
rates while drilling help to fingerprint wellbore behavior. How can this information assist the Driller?
a) It can help determine when to increase pump rate
b) It can help identify when to run another mud check
c) It can help identify if the well is ‘kicking’ or ‘ballooning’
d) It can help identify stuck pipe problems
264. Which of the following parameters will affect the Shut-In Casing Pressure?
a) Choke line length
b) Slow Circulating Rate Pressure
c) Formation Pressure
d) Drill string capacity per foot
265. A 500-foot long cement plug is set inside the casing across the shoe. The mud above the plug is to be
displaced with brine. Formation pressure below the plug is balanced by 10.7 ppg mud.
Brine density = 9.5 ppg
Top of cement plug = 8200 feet
If the plug failed and the well is open, what would happen to the well?
a) Well will remain static
 b) Casing will collapse
c) Well will flow
d) Formation will fracture
266. During the second circulation of the Driller’s Method with kill fluid circulating up the annulus, the
drillpipe pressure starts to rise and does not respond to choke adjustment. Casing pressure begins
falling. What is the most likely cause of this?
a) A bit nozzle has plugged
b) The pump speed has increased
c) The annulus is packing off
d) Annular friction has increased with the kill mud
267. While circulating out a kick, you were instructed to decrease the pump rate from 25 SPM to 20 SPM.
The Final Circulating Pressure (FCP) is 320 psi at 25 SPM. What will be the new approximate Final
Circulating Pressure (FCP) at 20 SPM?
a) 205 psi
b) 500 psi
c) 256 psi
d) 485 psi
268. While managing a gas kick, when would the highest pressure at the casing shoe be expected?
a) When the top of the gas reaches the surface
b) When the top of the influx reaches the shoe
c) Only at initial shut in
269. What is the minimum number of barriers normally required to be in place for any phase of
operations?
a) One
b) Four
c) Three
d) Two
270. What is a positive test?
a) A test on a barrier where the pressure applied to the formation side of the barrier is greater than the
pressure on the surface side of the barrier
b) A test on a barrier where the pressure on the surface side of the barrier is greater than the pressure
on the formation side of the barrier
c) A test on a barrier where the pressure on the formation side of the barrier is equal to the pressure on
the surface side of the barrier
271. The Mud Engineer starts the vacuum degasser and the desilter. What will normally happen to pit
level?
a) Pit level will increase
b) Pit level will decrease
c) Pit level will stay the same
272. Casing is run in the hole with a non-return float assembly. The casing is not being filled. With the
shoe at 3000 feet, the float assembly fails and mud u-tubes up inside the casing. What will happen to
the bottom hole pressure (BHP)?
a) Bottom hole pressure will decrease
b) Bottom hole pressure will increase
c) Bottom hole pressure will stay the same due to the u-tube effect
d) Bottom hole pressure will remain the same since the mud volume in the hole has not changed
273. What will happen to Maximum Allowable Annular Surface Pressure (MAASP) if Mud Weight is
increased?
a) MAASP will increase
b) MAASP will stay the same
c) MAASP will decrease
274. Casing is run in the hole with a non-return float assembly. What can happen if the casing is not kept
full?
a) Casing joint just above the float assembly will burst
b) Float may fail and allow mud to u-tube up inside the casing
c) Casing close to surface will burst
d) Hook load will suddenly decrease
275. Part of the way through the first circulation of the Driller’s Method, the rig lost power and the well
was shut in. What is the overbalance in the well?
Well Information:
Current drill pipe pressure = 625 psi
Current casing pressure = 975 psi
Initial Circulating Pressure = 1,420 psi
Initial SIDPP = 600 psi
Initial SICP = 835 psi
a) 25 psi overbalanced
b) 445 psi overbalanced
c) 140 psi overbalanced
d) 795 psi overbalanced
276. Why is there little or no difference between the SIDPP and the SICP if a kick happens when drilling a
horizontal well? (Assume no float valve in drillstring and that the influx is still in the horizontal
section)
a) The volume inside the drill string is the same as the volume in the annulus
b) Mud density and formation fluid density are the same when you are drilling horizontal wells
c) In horizontal wells, the influx is not able to migrate
d) The vertical height of the influx when in the horizontal section has little effect on the hydrostatic
pressure
277. The driller is tripping 5-inch drill pipe out of the hole and monitoring the well on the trip tank. Over
the last 5 stands, the trip tank has increased by 3 barrels. What should the Driller do?
 a) Flow check. This could be a kick that has been swabbed in
b) Flow check. It has possibly surged the well causing losses
c) Keep pulling pipe. 3 barrels is the correct displacement for 5 inch
d) Keep pulling pipe. The Derrickhand probably transferred some mud
278. Select the correct definition of the “closing ratio” of a ram preventer.
a) Operating pressure required to close the ram against the formation pressure
b) Operating pressure required to close divided by the ram area
c) Area of the operator piston, divided by the cross-sectional area of the piston shaft
d) Operating pressure required to open the ram at BOP Rated Working Pressure
279. During the first circulation of the Driller’s method, the casing pressure starts to decrease and after
the lag time the drill pipe pressure starts to decrease. What could be the problem?
a) Plugged bit nozzle
b) Choke plugged
c) Choke is washing-out
d) Drill string washout
280. What are the benefits of using MPD while drilling a well?
a) It enables a well to be drilled with more consistent BHP.
b) It enables a well to be drilled within a tight window between pore pressure and fracture pressure.
c) It aids in mitigating pressure-related drilling challenges.
d) All of the above.
281. There is only one inside BOP with an NC50 pin connection on the rig. The drill string consists of:
5-inch Heavy Weight drill pipe (NC50)
8-inch (6-5/8 Reg.) drill collars.
Which of the following crossovers must be on the rig floor while tripping?
a) NC50 Box x 7-5/8 inch Reg. pin
b) 6-5/8 inch Reg. Box x 7-5/8 inch Reg. Pin
c) NC50 Box x 6-5/8 inch Reg. box
d) NC50 Box x 6-5/8 inch Reg. pin
282. If the mud pump pop-off valve opened during a well kill, what steps are required to secure the well?
a) Close the shear rams, close the choke
b) Drop the drill string, close blind/shear rams, close the choke
c) Stop the pump and close the choke
d) Stop the pump, close the IBOP or Kelly Cock, and close the choke
283. What is the safest and most reliable method for monitoring leaks through the BOP
a) Line up the trip tank to monitor for flow above the closed BOP
b) Monitor for changes in the flow rate indicator
c) Visually check by looking through rotary table
d) Close the diverter and monitor the vent line
284. Which of the following is the definition of kick tolerance?
 a) The minimum kick intensity, for a given gas kick volume that can be successfully shut in and circulated
out without exceeding the well’s weak point fracture pressure
b) The maximum gas kick volume, for a given kick intensity at a particular depth that can be successfully
shut in and circulated out without exceeding the well’s weak point fracture pressure
c) The maximum gas kick volume, at a particular depth that can be successfully shut in and circulated
out without exceeding the well’s weak point fracture pressure
285. What is the function of the choke in the choke manifold during the first circulation of the Driller's
Method?
a) To regulate cutting size to compensate for a lack of hydrostatic pressure
b) To prevent mud from flowing back into the annulus
c) To regulate pressure to compensate for an increase in hydrostatic pressure
d) To regulate pressure to compensate for a lack of hydrostatic pressure
286. The drill string is slowly washing out below the BOP, and the choke is being adjusted to maintain
correct drill pipe pressure. What is happening to the bottom hole pressure?
a) It will increase
b) It will remain constant
c) It will decrease
287. What do the following readings on the BOP accumulator system indicate?

a) Everything is O.K.
b) A leak in the Annular Preventer hydraulic system
c) A malfunction in the manifold regulator
d) The pressure switch controlling the pump is faulty
288. While using the Volumetric Method to control a gas influx in a vertical wellbore, when could the
maximum casing shoe pressure occur?
a) At any time
b) When the top of the gas is at the casing shoe
c) It stays the same throughout the operation
d) When the top of the gas reaches the surface
289. You close a ram preventer using the remote BOP panel. The ram open light goes out and the close
light illuminates but you notice that the accumulator pressure has remained static. What has
happened?
 a) Master valve not held down for 5 seconds
b) Possible blockage in the line between the accumulator unit and BOP stack
c) The 3-position/4-way Ram valve on the accumulator has not moved
d) No air pressure at the panel
290. After drilling into the transition zone to an abnormally pressured formation, what changes may you
expect to see with the formation returning at the shakers?
a) Reduction in size of each cutting
b) Decrease in the amount of cavings
c) Increase in the measured bulk density of Shale cuttings
d) Decrease in the measured bulk density of Shale cuttings
291. A well is shut in with the bit 1,000 feet off-bottom while stripping out of the hole and all the influx is
assumed to be below the bit. SIDPP is 250 psi. What would be the expected SICP?
a) The same as SIDPP
b) Higher than SIDPP
c) Lower than SIDPP
292. When unable to circulate with gas migrating in the well, what well control method is used to manage
pressures?
a) Wait and Weight Method
b) Driller’s Method
c) The Volumetric Method
d) Reverse Circulation Method
293. Losses occur while circulating, but mud is gained while the pumps are off. The well is shut in and
ballooning is suspected. It is decided to bleed-off 20 barrels of mud back to the pits. What is the
potential danger of this bleed-off?
a) Formation fluid may flow into the wellbore
b) Bleeding back too much will decrease chance of losses
c) Formation will widen the wellbore and restrict circulation
d) Wellbore will become washed-out
294. The Driller has not taken the slow circulating rate pressures. How should the Initial Circulating
Pressure (ICP) be determined?
a) After a correct start-up procedure and lag time, the drillpipe pressure gauge will read ICP.
b) Estimate ICP based on last pump pressure and SPM
c) Divide drilling pump rate by planned kill rate and multiply by the drilling pump pressure
d) Hold the casing pressure constant until kill mud reaches the bit then read DP pressure
295. While drilling, the well is losing mud at 15 bbls per hour. At the connection, the well is flowing. When
the pumps are restarted, mud losses occur again. What could be happening downhole?
a) Swabbing is occurring when making the connection
b) The mud is u-tubing due to different weights in the string and annulus
c) The well is potentially ballooning, shut-in and verify
d) The formation is definitely not ballooning
296. What is the fluid pressure within the pore spaces of the rock known as?
a) Hydrostatic Pressure
b) Formation Pressure
c) Total Wellbore Pressure
d) Fracture Pressure
297. What precautions should be taken with the drilling fluid before starting wireline operations?
a) Drilling fluid should be circulated and conditioned because the well will be static for an extended
period
b) Increase mud weight before starting the wirelining operation to compensate for the loss of ECD
c) Due to small diameter of tools there are no special precautions to take
d) A Lost Circulation Material (LCM) pill should be spotted at the depth of interest before starting
wireline operations
298. What should a Driller do if there is a significant increase in connection gas?
a) Continue drilling with reduced rate of penetration
b) Notify the mud engineer to add viscosifiers to increase gel strength
c) Notify the derrick hand to increase mud weight
d) Inform the Supervisor
299. What minimum bottom hole pressure should be maintained during a well kill operation?
a) Maintain a pressure at least equal to formation pressure
b) Maintain a pressure that is equal to the Annulus Friction Pressure
c) Maintain a pressure at least equal to slow circulating rate pressure
d) Maintain a pressure that is at least equal to Shut-in Drillpipe Pressure
300. What is meant by abnormal formation pressure?
a) The excess pressure that needs to be applied to cause leak-off
b) The excess pressure due to circulating mud at high rates
c) Heavy weight mud used to maintain an overbalance
d) The formation pressure is greater than formation water hydrostatic pressure
301. While drilling with MPD, what surface applied back pressure is required to balance a 10.5 ppg
formation at 14,000' MD/10,000' TVD, given:
Mud density: 9.6 ppg
APL: 175 psi
a) 480 psi
b) 655 psi
c) 468 psi
d) 293 psi
302. After tripping out 2,000 feet wet, the well kicked and was shut in.
SICP is 100 psi
Swabbed volume in hole is 10 bbls
Casing capacity 0.147 bbls/foot
Assuming the swabbed influx is below the bit, what will be the SIDPP?
 a) Lower than SICP
b) Same as SICP
c) Higher than SICP
303. While holding Casing Pressure constant as kill mud is circulated up the annulus, what will happen to
Bottom Hole Pressure?
a) Increase
b) Decrease
c) Stay the same
304. A well is shut-in with stabilized SICP of 500psi and 0psi on the drill pipe gauge. To obtain the SIDPP,
the Driller pumped at 5 SPM until the float was bumped and pump shut down. The gauges are now
reading the following pressures. What is the actual SIDPP?

a) 500 psi
b) 360 psi
c) 580 psi
d) 280 psi
305. When a flow check proves inconclusive after a drilling break, what action should be taken?

Start circulating bottoms up

a) Monitor the well for 15 minutes to check if well is still flowing

b) Shut the well in
c) Return to drilling as the gain is due to temperature changes downhole
306. How does increasing pressure affect non-aqueous (OBM/SBM) mud density?
a) Increases density
b) Decreases density
c) No effect on density
307. After tripping in the hole, what can be done to ensure an accurate Slow Circulation Rate (SCR)
reading?
a) To circulate enough to break static gel strength
b) Variable mud weight around the well
c) Recording the pressure at the Driller's panel
d) Break circulation
308. Which type of fluid makes it more difficult to determine the size of the influx downhole?
a) Brines
b) Salt based muds
c) Oil based muds
d) Water based muds
309. What affects the MAASP?
a) The formation strength
b) The maximum pump pressure rating
c) The viscosity and water loss of the mud
d) The gel strength of the mud
310. What could happen if an auto-fill float failed to convert to a check valve?
a) Pressure would have to be held on the annulus to prevent u-tubing
b) Cement would have to be reverse circulated
c) Fluids from the annulus or the formation can enter the casing
d) Cement cannot be pumped down inside the casing
311. Which are not main components of an RCD?
a) Bowl/body.
b) Pipe sealing elements.
c) Flow line and the orbit valve in the flow line.
d) Bearing assembly.
312. What is the main function of the choke in the overall well control system?
a) To regulate flow to the shale shaker
b) To hold back pressure while circulating out a kick
c) To direct hydrocarbons to the flare
d) To direct wellbore fluids to the mud/gas separator
313. While drilling ahead in a zone that has experienced ballooning in offset wells, the well flows on
connection.

• The well is shut in with a 6 barrel gain.

• Pressures have stabilized Drill Pipe Pressure=160psi and Casing Pressure=180psi.

• 2 barrels of fluid are bled off through the choke and the well is shut back in.

• Drill Pipe Pressure=160psi and Casing Pressure=220psi.

What is most likely happening downhole?
 a) Ballooning well
b) Lost Circulation
c) Formation fluid influx
d) Hydrates in the choke
314. For most operations it is recommended that two independent barriers are in place. From the list
below, which pair of barriers are NOT independent of each other?
a) An Annular and a Ram on a BOP stack
b) A tubing plug set downhole and a backpressure valve in the hanger
c) A cemented shoe track over a non-hydrocarbon bearing zone and a casing bridge plug
d) Kill weight mud in the well and the blow out preventer
315. If the 1st Circulation of the Driller’s Method has been successful, what should the pressure gauges
read after shut-in? No safety factor was held.
a) SICP and SIDPP will be equal to the original SICP
b) The SIDPP will be higher than the SICP
c) SICP and SIDPP will be equal to the original SIDPP
d) The SIDPP will be lower than the SICP
316. How would an annular preventer leak be identified on a shut-in well?
a) Volume increase at the trip tank
b) Place BOP 4-way valve in the open position
c) Volume decrease at the trip tank
d) Place BOP 4-way valve in the neutral position
317. An open well is full of clean fluid and you are not circulating. What is the Bottom Hole Pressure
(BHP)?
a) BHP equals hydrostatic pressure minus circulating Annular Pressure Loss
b) BHP equals hydrostatic pressure plus circulating Annular Pressure Loss
c) BHP equals hydrostatic pressure
318. On the surface stack remote panel, the High Pressure Bypass button or handle allows for full
accumulator pressure to which of the following?
a) Rams only
b) Rams and HCVs only
c) All functions
d) Annular only
319. You are circulating kill mud to the bit in a vertical well with the Wait and Weight method. The
drillstring is tapered. Drillpipe length is 10,000 feet with:
- 0 to 5,000 feet of 6 5/8 inch drillpipe, 1730 strokes
- 5,000 to 10,000 feet of 5-inch drillpipe, 890 strokes
Total Strokes to Bit = 2620 strokes
ICP = 800 psi
FCP = 425 psi
If the pressure step-down graph/schedule is used, based on an average 14 psi per 100 strokes
 pumped what would be the effect on bottom hole pressure after pumping kill mud down to the top
of the 5-inch drillpipe?
a) Bottom hole pressure will be correct
b) Bottom hole pressure will be too low
c) Bottom hole pressure will be too high
320. What are indications that suggest blow through MGS may be about to occur?
a) No change in hydrostatic seal pressure.
b) Decrease in vent line pressure.
c) Increasing trend in vent line pressure.
d) Increasing trend in MGS temperature.
321. Slow circulating rate pressure = 300 psi at 30 SPM
The well has been shut in after a kick:
Shut In Drill Pipe Pressure 600 psi
Shut In Casing Pressure 750 psi
Before starting to kill the well, there is a complete power failure at the pumps.
Assuming no float valve in the drill string, which pressure should be kept constant in order to
maintain the correct bottom hole pressure if the influx migrates?
a) Casing pressure
b) Slow circulating rate pressure
c) Drill pipe pressure
322. While tripping into the hole at 6,000 feet, a flow check is positive. The rig procedure is to shut the
well in using the soft shut in procedure. What is the correct procedure to shut in?
a) Close the BOP, Stab full opening safety valve, Close the safety valve, Open choke, Close choke, Record
pressure
b) Open HCR valve and choke, Close BOP, Stab full opening safety valve, Close safety valve, Close choke
c) Stab full opening safety valve, Open HCR valve and choke, Close BOP, Close choke, Close safety valve,
Record pressure
d) Stab a full opening safety valve, Close the safety valve, Open HCR valve, Close BOP, Close choke
323. While continuously drilling ahead at 80 feet/hour: Bit diameter = 12¼ inches Open Hole capacity =
0.1458 bbls/foot Casing capacity = 0.152 bbls/foot Drill pipe capacity = 0.0178 bbls/foot Drill pipe
displacement = 0.008 bbls/foot Pit level has decreased 4 bbls in the last hour. What action should be
taken?
a) Decrease ROP
b) Continue drilling ahead
c) Stop drilling and flow check, an influx may be occurring
d) Inform supervisor there may be partial losses
324. You are out of the hole changing the Bit when the well starts flowing. What action must you take to
secure the well?
a) Close the Blind or Blind/Shear rams
b) Close the diverter and bullhead kill mud through the kill line
 c) Run one stand of collars into the well and close the Annular
d) Run one stand of drill pipe or heavy weight drill pipe and close the pipe rams
325. How does unexpected abnormal pressure affect primary well control?
a) Allows Driller to increase tripping speed per stand
b) Increase surge pressure when tripping
c) Decreases the overbalance
d) Increases the ‘trip-margin’
326. What is the definition of “Shut In Drill Pipe Pressure (SIDPP)”?
a) The total pressure in the annulus minus the bottom hole pressure
b) The difference between hydrostatic pressure in the annulus and the formation pressure
c) The difference between hydrostatic pressure in the drill string and the formation pressure
327. Which gas is commonly used to pre-charge the accumulator bottles on a BOP hydraulic control unit?
a) Oxygen
b) Air
c) Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
d) Nitrogen
328. The first circulation of the Driller’s method has been completed and the pumps have been shut
down. The Shut-in Casing Pressure (SICP) reads 300 psi higher than the Shut-in Drill Pipe Pressure
(SIDPP). What action should be taken?
a) Continue circulating and increase pump pressure by 300 psi with the choke
b) Resume circulation and continue until all the influx is out of hole
c) Bleed the SICP back until it equals the SIDPP
d) Pump kill mud to the bit holding Casing pressure constant
329. A gas kick enters the well and goes into solution in oil-based mud. At that time, what would you
probably see on surface?
a) A pit gain either equal to or smaller than the volume of the kick
b) A decreasing flow rate and decreasing pit level
c) An increasing flow rate and decreasing pit level
d) A pit gain greater than the volume of the kick
330. What is an inflow/negative pressure test?
a) A test on a barrier where pressure on top of a barrier is increased to a value higher than the pressure
below the barrier
b) A test where the barrier is made to fail
c) A test where a barrier is tested until there is leak-off
d) A test on a barrier where pressure on top of a barrier is reduced to a value lower than the pressure
below the barrier
331. Why take and record Slow Circulation Rates (SCRs)?
a) To stop downhole mud motor rotating during a well kill operation
b) To calculate Initial and Final Circulating Pressures (ICP/FCP)
c) To determine pump rate to displace a cement plug
 d) To calculate Maximum Allowable Annular Surface Pressure (MAASP)
332. When would a flow check most likely be carried out?
a) Before increasing the pump rate
b) Before the BHA is pulled through the stack
c) After the Driller has increased the weight on bit
d) After taking a slow circulation rate
333. Which of the following apply when running centralizers on casing?
a) Keeps the casing fixed in the axial center of the well bore
b) Increases chances of surging the well while running the casing
c) Improves flow during cementing between casing strings
d) All the above
334. What is a disadvantage of adding the safety-margin to the mud weight?
a) Cannot be removed easily
b) Reduces actual ICP below calculated value
c) Increases MAASP at the shoe
d) Drill pipe pressure is harder to control with the choke
335. A drilling break is observed while drilling ahead. A flow check was performed, and the well is flowing.
Which barrier has failed?
a) Mud Filter Cake
b) Cement around the casing
c) Mud hydrostatic
d) Wellhead or Casing Head seals
336. A 500-foot long cement plug is set inside the casing shoe. The mud in the hole is to be displaced with
brine. What will be the reduction in hydrostatic pressure on top of the cement plug?
Old mud density = 12.2 ppg
Brine = 8.6 ppg
Top of cement plug = 8,200 feet TVD/8,600 feet MD
a) 5,202 psi
b) 1,441 psi
c) 1,609 psi
d) 1,535 psi
337. When pumping, how does Annular Pressure Loss affect Bottom Hole Pressure (BHP)?
a) It will cause BHP to be less than hydrostatic pressure.
b) It will have no effect on BHP.
c) It will cause BHP to be greater than hydrostatic pressure.
338. Which of the following is considered a “procedural / operational barrier”?
a) A set packer assembly
b) The drilling fluid
c) Running casing
d) Proper BOP shut in procedure
339. Which of the following statements about killing a well is correct?
a) Keep BHP equal to or greater than formation pressure
b) Keep BHP constant by holding shut in drill pipe constant at start-up
c) Keep BHP constant by controlling pump rate
d) Keep BHP at least equal to initial circulating pressure
340. During a trip out, the well kicks due to swabbing. The pipe is stripped back to bottom. What
minimum mud weight will control the well?
a) Kill Mud weight based on SICP before stripping
b) The original mud weight
c) Kill Mud weight based on SIDPP before stripping
d) Kill Mud weight based on difference between SIDPP and SICP before stripping
341. A well kill operation is in progress. The Driller is coming to the end of the ‘Tour’. What would the
Driller do to give the most effective handover?
a) Instruct the relief to work with the derrickhand in the pit room
b) Write down the key points of the handover and discuss each point
c) Think about what will be told to the relief at the end of the shift
d) Write down the key points of the handover and file properly
342. A salt-water kick is circulated out using the Driller's Method. When will the surface casing pressure
be at its maximum value? (Assume Mud weight in hole is greater than influx weight.)
a) When the kick reaches the casing shoe
b) When the kill mud is pumped into the drill pipe
c) When the annular geometry causes the influx to have the maximum height
d) When the kick has been circulated to the surface
343. When should you recalculate the Maximum Allowable Annular Surface Pressure (MAASP)?
a) After a mud weight change
b) After a bit change
c) Every tour
d) After every 300 to 500 feet drilled
344. If a self-fill float in the casing gets plugged and the casing is not filling, what is a potential well control
risk?
a) Unable to pump LCM
b) Losses may occur due to higher mud level in the annulus
c) No change in risk
d) If the plug suddenly clears, then the mud level in the annulus will drop
345. What would happen to the surface pressures if the pop-off valve on the pump activates while
circulating out a kick?
a) Slow drop in drill pipe pressure and an increase in casing pressure
b) Rapid drop in drill pipe pressure with no change to casing pressure
c) Rapid drop in drill pipe pressure and a drop in casing pressure
d) Rapid drop in casing pressure with no change to drill pipe pressure
346. What equipment needs to be on the top of the drill string before stripping in the hole to get below an
influx?
a) An inside BOP
b) A full opening safety valve (open) with an inside BOP installed on top
c) An inside BOP with a full opening safety valve (closed) on top
d) A full opening safety valve (closed)
347. At what stage during a kill operation can the choke pressure reading exceed MAASP without breaking
down the formation at the shoe?
a) When the influx is in the open hole section
b) When the kill mud is at the bit
c) When the influx is on bottom
d) When the influx is above the casing shoe
348. What should be considered when selecting an annular packing element?
a) Desired hydraulic closing pressure
b) Type of ‘hard-banding’ used
c) Minimum pipe outside diameter
d) Compatibility with drilling fluid
349. Which is a fundamental objective when circulating out a kick?
a) Hold surface pressure as close to MAASP as possible
b) Bullhead to remove influx faster
c) Maintain constant bottom hole pressure equal to or greater than formation pressure
d) Pump at a kill rate equal to or greater than drilling rate
350. What happens when functioning the High Pressure By-Pass button or handle on the Driller's remote
BOP control panel on a surface BOP installation?
a) Increases the hydraulic annular pressure to the existing accumulator pressure
b) Increases the hydraulic manifold pressure to the existing accumulator pressure
c) Increases the manifold pressure to 2000 psi
d) Increases the accumulator pressure to 3000 psi
351. Before cutting the drilling line, with the bit at the casing shoe, which item of equipment must be
installed to improve well control capability?
a) Inside blowout preventer
b) Drop in check valve
c) Circulating head
d) Full Opening Safety Valve
352. On the Driller’s air operated panel for a surface BOP, the ram is closed and the following was
observed:
1. Open light went out.
2. Close light came on.
3. Annular pressure did not change.
4. Manifold pressure decreased and later returned to the original operator pressure.
 5. Accumulator pressure decreased to 2,500 psi and remained steady.
What is the most probable cause of the problem?
a) There is a blockage in the hydraulic line connecting the BOP to the BOP control unit
b) The pressure switch or the pumps on the BOP control unit did not work
c) The selector valve (3-position/4-way valve) is stuck in the open position
d) Electric position switches are malfunctioning
353. What pressure must be kept in the annular BOP closing chamber during stripping operation?
a) 300 psi less than the pipe ram closing pressure
b) Minimum 500 psi
c) The minimum pressure to maintain a seal
d) The maximum pressure that allows the tool joint to go through the packing with a loss of 30,000 lbs
of hook load
354. What effect does gas migration have on pressures in a shut-in wellbore?
a) All the pressures decrease
b) All the pressures increase
c) All the pressures stay the same
355. Which of the following parameters will affect the Shut In Casing Pressure?
a) Slow circulating rate pressure
b) Drill string capacity per foot
c) Annulus capacity per foot
d) Choke line length
356. Which of the following would increase the risk of surging the well while running casing?
a) Low gel strength mud
b) Tighter casing to wellbore clearance
c) Lower Casing grade
d) Slower running speed
357. You have pumped the calculated amount of Kill Weight Mud (KWM) during the beginning of the wait
and weight method. It is decided to shut the pumps down and check pressures. You notice there is
still pressure on the Drill Pipe gauge. You tested for trapped pressure but the drill pipe pressure
returned back to the same value. What could you do?
a) Continue circulating then shut in and check again
b) Continue pumping, the KWM has not reached surface, therefore the well is not killed
c) KWM has caused an overbalance in the well, trapping excess pressure
d) Nothing, due to KWM there is a U-tube effect causing increased Drill Pipe Pressure
358. Which of the following is true regarding kick detection during wireline operations?
a) The well should be lined up to active pits due to the large displacement volumes of wireline tools.
b) The well should be put on the trip tank to monitor displacement as wireline is run in/out of the hole.
c) Wireline operators assume primary responsibility for kick detection during the wireline operation.
d) There is no need to monitor the well during wireline operations because the well is static.
359. During the first circulation of the Driller’s Method, a gas bubble is being circulated up the annulus
above the casing shoe. The drillpipe pressure is being held constant at the correct pressure. What
happens to the casing shoe pressure?
a) Casing shoe pressure decreases
b) Casing shoe pressure increases
c) Casing shoe pressure stays constant
360. While conducting the first circulation of the Driller’s Method, the Derrickman states that the barite
supply is plugged. What action should be taken?
a) Continue circulating even if current mud weight cannot be maintained
b) Inform supervisor to shut in well, as the problem will reduce bottom hole pressure during the first
circulation
c) Continue circulating as long as current mud weight can be maintained
d) Instruct crew to add Bentonite to increase the mud weight
361. During the first circulation of the Driller’s method, the drill pipe pressure suddenly increased and the
casing pressure stayed relatively constant. What could be the problem?
a) Choke plugged
b) Pump failure
c) Choke washout
d) Plugged bit nozzle
362. What is a well kill plan?
a) Final report to town on the completed kill operation with updated chemical stock levels
b) A completed Kill Sheet
c) Document stating kill method to use and barite stock levels
d) Document stating duties, procedures, lines of communication and safety requirements for the kill
operation
363. How does gas migration affect the choice of pump rate to be used during bullheading?
a) Gas migration has no effect on the choice of pump rate
b) Choose a pump rate that creates a fluid velocity greater than the rate of gas migration
c) Choose an annular velocity less than the rate of gas migration
d) Choose a pump rate of 2 bbls/min regardless of gas migration
364. The pump was shut down part way through the first circulation of the Driller’s Method. The drill pipe
pressure (DPP) now reads 525 psi and the casing pressure (CP) now reads 700 psi.
Well Information
Shut in drill pipe pressure = 450 psi
Shut in casing pressure = 600 psi
Initial Circulating Pressure = 800 psi
Mud Weight = 11.2 ppg
How much overbalance is currently on the well?
a) 100 psi
b) 75 psi
 c) 175 psi
d) 150 psi
365. While tripping out of the hole in a vertical well, improper hole fill is noted. The bit is 1,900 feet off
bottom. Positive flow was noted and the BOP was closed. Pressures have stabilized. What action
should be taken?
a) Strip five more stands out and re-evaluate the situation
b) Line up on the choke prepare for the Wait and Weight Method
c) Prepare to strip back to bottom to perform a kill operation
d) Line up on the choke prepare for the Driller’s Method
366. While killing a well using the Driller’s method, the pressure in the mud gas separator starts to
increase. The drill pipe pressure is 680 psi @ 40 SPM. The pump rate is decreased while maintaining
680 psi on the standpipe. What effect will this have on bottom hole pressure?
a) Bottom home pressure will increase at first and then decrease
b) Bottom hole pressure will stay the same
c) Bottom hole pressure will decrease
d) Bottom hole pressure will increase
367. What effect does increasing pressure have on fluid density?
a) It decreases the fluid density
b) It increases the fluid density
c) It does not affect the fluid density
368. While circulating the gas influx inside the casing, the casing pressure approaches the MAASP, what
should you do?
a) Stop the kill procedures, and bleed off to MAASP thereby reducing the risk of formation breakdown
b) Continue with the correct kill procedure, the increasing casing pressure will not cause formation
breakdown
c) Continue with the kill procedures, but use the automatic MAASP control to prevent formation
breakdown
d) Continue with the kill procedure, but open the choke as needed to maintain casing pressure equal to
MAASP thereby risking additional influx
369. What type of drilling conditions can make it more difficult to see/detect an influx?
a) Drilling low permeability formations with water-based mud
b) Drilling high permeability formations with water-based muds
c) Drilling low permeability formations with oil-based muds
d) Drilling high permeability formations with oil-based muds
370. Which of the following is the most important reason for good handover procedures between crews
during well control operations?
a) To allow blame to be assigned in the event of an incident during well kill operations
b) It is a regulatory form that must be completed and turned into the local regulatory agency
c) Ensure continuity in operations and pass on trend information to identify potential problems
d) Handover procedures are not considered important during well control operations
371. Why is it important to inform the Driller when starting or stopping the degasser or desilter?
a) Mud viscosity will be reduced
b) Shakers will need to be by-passed
c) Pit volume will change
d) Flow Rate will increase from the well
372. Which statement about slow circulating rates (SCRs) is correct?
a) SCRs are needed to calculate formation pressure
b) SCRs should be taken with the bit at the Shoe
c) SCRs should be taken when mud properties have changed
d) SCRs should be taken through the choke manifold
373. What is Bottom Hole Pressure (BHP)?
a) The total pressure exerted by the pumps.
b) The formation pressure at the bottom of the hole.
c) Hydrostatic pressure minus annular pressure loss.
d) The total pressure exerted on the bottom of the hole.
374. A well is shut-in on a kick with the bit on-bottom. Which pressure gauge reading should be used to
calculate the formation pressure?
a) The choke manifold pressure gauge
b) The drill pipe pressure gauge on the Driller’s panel
c) The casing pressure gauge on the choke panel
d) The drill pipe pressure gauge on the choke panel
375. Surface Leak off Pressure = 1,000 psi
Casing Shoe Depth = 7,500 feet TVD/MD = 8,000 feet
Test Mud Weight =11 ppg
What is the fracture pressure at the casing shoe?
a) 5,290 psi
b) 5,425 psi
c) 6,100 psi
d) 4,200 psi
376. What is the percentage of void space in a formation?
a) Shale Density
b) Porosity
c) Permeability
d) Low Pressure Formation
377. Current Mud Weight (MW) is 11.5 ppg. After pumping a 35 bbl slug weighing 13.5 ppg with a Drill
Pipe capacity of 0.0178 bbls/ft, how many feet of dry pipe will there be after the slug equalizes?
a) 321 feet
b) 84 feet
c) 34 feet
d) 342 feet
378. A Pressure While Drilling (PWD) Tool can provide information that indicates a reduction in ECD during
drilling operations. What might cause the reduction in ECD while drilling?
a) A reduction of hydrostatic pressure with formation fluids contaminating the mud in the annulus
b) An increase in overbalance due to a formation pressure decrease
c) A change in wellbore azimuth and elevation
d) A change in Rate of Penetration (ROP)
379. A kill operation is ready to start. Kill mud is ready to be pumped, but it takes 10 bbls to fill the surface
lines. What is a recommended practice?
a) Subtract the 10 bbls (converted to pump strokes) from the total strokes to be pumped
b) Open choke fully and pump the 10 bbls, then adjust drill pipe pressure to initial circulating pressure
c) Ignore it. Start the kill operation. It will not affect the drill pipe pressure schedule
d) Re-zero stroke counter when kill mud reaches the drill pipe
380. What can increase the risk of exceeding MAASP during a kill operation?
a) Large difference between formation breakdown pressure and mud hydrostatic pressure
b) Small influx
c) Long open hole section
d) Short open hole section
381. What data that could indicate abnormal pressure does the Mud Logger normally measure?
a) Gas level in the mud
b) Strokes per minute
c) Weight on Bit
d) Hook Load
382. Why is it important to monitor the pit volume during a well control circulation?
a) To indicate when to adjust drill pipe pressure while circulating
b) To indicate when to adjust pump speed while circulating
c) To compare actual volumes to expected volumes while circulating
d) To maintain bottom hole pressure constant while circulating
383. When on a surface stack, when is the Volumetric Method complete?
a) When all gas has been bleed from the well
b) When casing pressures equals SIDPP
c) When gas reaches surface
d) Casing pressure stops increasing and gas reaches surface
384. During the first circulation of the Driller’s Method, the rig experienced total pump failure. The well is
shut down and pressures are: SIDPP = 500 psi and SICP = 750 psi. While shut down, the drill pipe and
casing pressures start to increase due to gas migration. If the choke is used to keep casing pressure
constant while a kick is migrating, what would happen to BHP?
a) Increase
b) Decrease
c) Stay the same
385. Why might the High Pressure By-Pass valve on the surface BOP control unit be functioned?
 a) To enable full accumulator pressure to be placed on the Annular Preventer
b) To bleed the accumulator pressure
c) To bleed pressure from the wellhead
d) To increase the likelihood of a shear and seal
386. A ram preventer was operated from the remote panel. Both accumulator and manifold pressures
dropped and later returned to normal pressure. The open light went out and the close light did not
illuminate. What is the probable cause of the problem?
a) Air pressure too low
b) Leak in the system
c) Fault in the close light electrical circuit
d) Close line is blocked
387. While circulating out a kick, the casing pressure approaches the MAASP while the influx is still in the
open hole. What is the first thing that should be done?
a) Continue pumping at the same SPM. The MAASP is only a problem when the influx is inside casing
b) Keep the casing pressure at the MAASP by opening the choke
c) Minimize any extra pressure in the annulus without allowing the bottom hole pressure to fall below
the pore pressure
d) Start pumping mud down the drill string at 1 ppg higher than needed to kill
388. What is a procedure to follow when using the Driller’s method?
a) Anytime starting, stopping, or changing pump speed, maintain drill pipe pressure constant
b) With pumps running at kill rate, hold the surface pressure constant on the side of the U-tube that has
the constant fluid density
c) Always pump kill mud on the first circulation
d) With pumps running at kill rate, hold the surface pressure constant on the side of the U-tube that has
varying fluid density
389. The well kicks when tripping. What statement is true if a non-return valve is stabbed into the string?
a) Has to be pumped open to read Shut In Drill Pipe Pressure
b) Easier to stab if strong flow is encountered up the drill string
c) Has potential to leak through the open/close key
d) Must not be run in the hole in the closed position
390. While conducting the first circulation of the Driller’s method, drill pipe pressure has been maintained
at Initial Circulating Pressure of 560 psi. Choke pressure has been holding around 460 psi for the last
15 minutes. A sudden spike in drill pipe pressure to 700 psi is observed. Choke pressure stays the
same at 460 psi. What type of problem has most likely occurred?
a) A washout has occurred in the drill pipe
b) A bit nozzle has partially plugged
c) The choke is plugging up
d) A bit nozzle has washed out
391. While tripping out wet, the well was shut in. SICP and SIDPP are both 100 psi and rising equally.
Which of the following is most likely?
 a) A heavy cuttings load is in the annulus
b) Ballooning
c) Gas is in the drillpipe
d) Gas influx below the bit
392. Which density measuring device should be used when a fluid has entrained air and/or gas?
a) A triple beam mud balance
b) Hydrometer
c) Pressurized Balance
d) Atmospheric Balance
393. When the well kicks, what operating practice would lead to a bigger influx when shutting-in the well?
a) Regular pit drills for the drill crew.
b) Testing stab in valves during BOP tests.
c) Calling the Toolpusher to the floor before shutting in the well.
d) Regular training for the Derrickman on the duties for monitoring pit level.
394. During a MPD connection, what surface applied back pressure is required to balance a 10.5 ppg
formation at 14,000' MD/10,000' TVD, given:
Mud density: 9.6 ppg
APL: 175 psi
a) 480 psi
b) 293 psi
c) 655 psi
d) 468 psi
395. Why is it important to maintain the correct Bottom Hole Pressure (BHP)?
a) If BHP increases, the risk of a kick increases.
b) If BHP is not allowed to increase when drilling a transition zone, the risk of losses increase.
c) If BHP decreases, the risk of a kick increases.
d) If BHP decreases, the risk of losses increases.
396. The Driller’s Method is used to kill a salt-water kick. What will happen to the casing pressure when
the influx moves up the annulus? (Assume Mud weight in the hole is greater than the influx weight.)
a) Salt water will behave in the same way as a gas influx
b) Casing pressure will slowly decrease as influx is circulated up the annulus
c) Casing pressure will only change due to changes in annulus size
d) As influx expands Casing Pressure will increase
397. You are displacing the drill string with kill weight mud. Which section of drill pipe, listed below, will
have the quickest displacement time per foot?
a) 5 inch with and ID of 4.276 inch
b) 6 5/8 inch with an ID of 5.761 inch
c) 6 5/8 inch with an ID of 5.965 inch
d) 4 inch with an ID of 3.240 inch
398. A kick is:
 a) An unplanned flow of formation fluids from the reservoir into the wellbore
b) The increase in shut in pressure due to gas migration
c) The increase in pressure on bottom when the pumps are started
d) An uncontrolled flow of formation fluids at the surface
399. Which statement about the annular preventer is true?
a) It is designed for hanging off drill pipe
b) Will prevent tool joints from being stripped into the well
c) It is designed to seal around any shape of tubular or tool in the well bore
d) Will allow reciprocating the drill string while maintaining a seal against well bore pressure
400. What is a hydrostatic barrier?
a) A column of fluid that is continuously monitored and exerts a pressure equal to or greater than the
formation pressure
b) A mechanical seal inside the casing or wellbore to isolate potential flow
c) Cement located in the open-hole or casing to isolate different zones
d) Pressure of fluid in a Pipe Ram closing chamber that maintains a seal on a shut-in well
401. How can a pill be spotted in the correct place?
a) Stop pumps as soon as you see Casing Pressure increase.
b) Calculate displacement of drillpipe and each annular section the pill must go through. Then convert
to strokes.
c) Stop pumps when shut-in casing pressure has dropped by 150 psi.
d) Allow pill to drop; hydrostatic will balance itself.
402. After successfully shutting in on a kick, which of the following is a key task that the Supervisor must
complete before starting to circulate out the influx?
a) Check Pit Levels and lineups
b) Mix Kill Weight Mud
c) Measure Mud Weight in and out
d) Discuss the well control plan and reinforce individual crew duties
Well Data:

Hole Dimensions

Depth (MD/TVD) 9800 feet

9 5/8" Casing shoe 7950 feet

Hole size 8½ inch

Current mud weight 11.3 ppg

Internal Capacities

6 1/2" Drill collars (length 600 feet) 0.00768 bbl/foot

5" Drill pipe - capacity 0.01776 bbl/foot

5" Drill pipe - metal displacement 0.00650 bbl/foot

5" Drill pipe- closed end displacement 0.02426 bbl/foot

5” HWDP (length 500feet) - capacity 0.0088 bbl/foot

Annular Capacities

Open hole / Drill collar 0.0292 bbl/foot

Open hole / Drill pipe 0.0459 bbl/foot

Casing / Drill pipe 0.0505 bbl/foot

LOT

Shoe test mud weight 10.5 ppg

Leak off pressure 1950 psi

Pump Details
 Pump Output 0.119 bbl/stk

SCR at 40 SPM 450 psi

Shut in data

SIDPP 500 psi

SICP 700 psi

Pit gain 13 bbls

Calculate:

Maximum allowable mud weight before kick 15.2 ppg

MAASP before kick 1612 psi

Strokes from surface to bit 1374 SKS

Kill mud weight 12.3 ppg

Initial circulating pressure 950 psi

Final circulating pressure 490 psi

MAASP after well has been killed 1198 psi-

Pressure drop per step (one-tenth of strokes to Bit) 46 psi

Well Data:

Hole Dimensions

Depth MD 7,850 feet : TVD 7,000 feet

13 3/8" Casing shoe 5,505 feet

Hole size 12 ¼ inch

Current mud weight 12 ppg

Internal Capacities

8" Drill collars (length 620 feet) 0.0087 bbl/foot

5" Drill pipe - capacity 0.01776 bbl/foot

 5" Drill pipe - metal displacement 0.00650 bbl/foot

5" Drill pipe- closed end displacement 0.02426 bbl/foot

5” HWDP (length 580feet) - capacity 0.0088 bbl/foot

Annular Capacities

Open hole / Drill collar 0.0836 bbl/foot

Open hole / Drill pipe 0.1215 bbl/foot

Casing / Drill pipe 0.1279 bbl/foot

Fracture Data

Fracture gradient at shoe 0. 79 psi/foot

Pump Details

Pump Output 0.119 bbl/stk

SCR at 30 SPM 350 psi

Shut in data

SIDPP 350 psi

SICP 475 psi

Pit gain 20 bbls

Calculate:

Maximum allowable mud weight before kick 15.1 ppg

MAASP before kick 887 psi

Strokes from surface to bit 1081

Kill mud weight 13 ppg

Initial circulating pressure 700 psi

Final circulating pressure 380 psi

MAASP after well has been killed 601

Pressure drop one tenth = 32 psi

Well Data:

Hole Dimensions

Depth MD 12,400 feet : TVD 11,960 feet

9 5/8" Casing shoe 8850 feet

Hole size 8½ inch

Current mud weight 10 ppg

Internal Capacities

6 1/2" Drill collars (length 600 feet) 0.0077 bbl/foot

5" Drill pipe - capacity 0.01776 bbl/foot

5" Drill pipe - metal displacement 0.0065 bbl/foot

5" Drill pipe- closed end displacement 0.0246 bbl/foot

5” HWDP (length 650feet) - capacity 0.0086 bbl/foot

Annular Capacities

Open hole / Drill collar 0.0292 bbl/foot

Open hole / Drill pipe 0.0459 bbl/foot

Casing / Drill pipe 0.0489 bbl/foot

LOT

Shoe test mud weight 10 ppg

Leak off pressure 1175 psi

Pump Details

Pump Output 0.119 bbl/stk

SCR at 40 SPM 695 psi

 Shut in data

SIDPP 580 psi

SICP 840 psi

Pit gain 20 bbls

Calculate:

Maximum allowable mud weight before kick 12.5 ppg

MAASP before kick 1150

Strokes from surface to bit 1750

Kill mud weight 11

Initial circulating pressure 1275

Final circulating pressure 765

MAASP after well has been killed 690

Pressure drop one tenth = 51

Well Data:

Hole Dimensions

Depth (MD/TVD) 12,090 feet

9 5/8" Casing shoe 8,800 feet

Hole size 8½ inch

Current mud weight 13.5 ppg

Internal Capacities

6 1/2" Drill collars (length 900 feet) 0.00768 bbl/foot

5" Drill pipe - capacity 0.01776 bbl/foot

5" Drill pipe - metal displacement 0.00650 bbl/foot

5" Drill pipe- closed end displacement 0.02426 bbl/foot

 Annular Capacities

Open hole / Drill collar 0.0292 bbl/foot

Open hole / Drill pipe 0.0459 bbl/foot

Casing / Drill pipe 0.0505 bbl/foot

LOT

Shoe test mud weight 12 ppg

Leak off pressure 2725 psi

Pump Details

Pump Output 0.109 bbl/stk

SCR at 40 SPM 550 psi

Shut in data

SIDPP 200 psi

SICP 600 psi

Pit gain 15 bbls

Calculate:

Maximum allowable mud weight before kick 17.9

MAASP before kick 2013

Strokes from surface to bit 1887

Kill mud weight 13.9

Initial circulating pressure 750

Final circulating pressure 567

MAASP after well has been killed 1830

Pressure drop one tenth = 18