This set of Petroleum Production Operations Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Wellhead Equipments”.
1. The system of spools, adapters, and valves to control the pressure of a well in drilling and production operation is known as Wellhead Equipment.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: The statement is true. The system of spools, adapters, and valves to control the pressure of a well in drilling and production operation is known as Wellhead Equipment. It is the surface termination of a wellbore using which the casing hangers can be installed. It also incorporates the installation of the Christmas tree, tubing hanger also incorporates the hanging of the production tubing.
2. Which of the following is not wellhead equipment?
a) Casing head
b) Tubing hanger
c) Packer
d) Tubing head
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Explanation: Packer is not wellhead equipment. Packer is a mean of isolating the annulus from being produced. There are mainly two types of packers; Retrievable packers and Non- Retrievable packers. Casing head is an adapter between the first casing string and BOP( during drilling) or the Wellhead assembly (during production or after completion). The tubing hanger suspends the tubing. Tubing head supports the tubing string and enables attachment of the Christmas tree to the wellhead.
3. What is a tubing head?
a) It is the tubing hanger
b) Means of attaching the Christmas tree to the wellhead
c) It is found inside the separator
d) It is attached to the packer
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Explanation: The Tubing head is a device that heads support the tubing string incorporates the attachment of the Christmas tree to the wellhead. The tubing head also supports the tubing string.
4. The function of the tubing head is to hang the tubing string inside the well.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: The statement is true. The function of the tubing head is to hang the tubing string inside the well. It also incorporates the attachment of the Christmas tree to the wellhead.
5. What is a Back Pressure Valve?
a) It is a type of Check Valve
b) It is not used in the Oil and Gas Industry
c) Used inside the gate valve
d) Not used in multilateral wells
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Explanation: Back Pressure Valve is a type of Check Valve used in Oil and Gas Industry. It is installed in the tubing hanger. The main purpose is to isolate the production tubing. It is designed in such a way that it restricts the pressure from below but yet enables the fluid to be pumped from above.
6. When the Shut-in pressure exceeds 5000 psi then how many master valves are attached to the Christmas tree of the well?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
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Explanation: When the Shut-in pressure exceeds 5000 psi then 2 master valves are attached to the Christmas tree of the well. A master valve is attached to the Christmas tree. It controls the flow from the wellbore.
7. What is a Choke or Bean?
a) Used to move tools on the surface
b) Used inside the packer
c) Used for lifting the pipe
d) Controls flow
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Explanation: A choke is a flow control device provided after the wing valve to restrict, control and regulate the flow. Chokes can be a positive type or adjustable type. Positive chokes have an internal provision for receiving removable orifices of various sizes manually. Adjustable chokes adjustable choke has a stem with visible graduations indicating the effective orifice size for the fluid control.
8. What is Kill Manifold?
a) Controls the fluid rate
b) Controls the rising of strings
c) Controls Kick and Blowout
d) Used in Perforating gun
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Explanation: Kill Manifold is the main equipment to control the blowout. Kill Manifold is made up of Manual or Hydraulic Valves. It is used to pump down heavy drilling fluid into the well.
9. What is a Side Pocket Mandrel?
a) Used to house the gas-lift valve type devices
b) Used inside the packer
c) Controls the well blowout
d) Controls the lowering of strings
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Explanation: Side Pocket Mandrel is a device used downhole to house or to store the gas-lift valve and similar type of device. Side Pocket Mandrel helps to make a communication with the annulus. It is useful for installing downhole valves.
10. What is an Adjustable choke?
a) Used to build up pressure above the bottom hole flowing pressure
b) This Choke can’t be adjusted
c) Used to control the pressure drop
d) It is used inside the packer
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Explanation: The Adjustable Choke is a type of device used in well control operations. It is mainly used to reduce the high well pressure to atmospheric pressure in the surface facilities in the oil and gas industry. It is widely used to control the pressure drop.
11. What is ASV in the oil and gas industry?
a) Armature Safety Valve
b) Anchor Safety Valve
c) Annular Surface Valve
d) Annulus Safety Valve
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Explanation: The full form of ASV used in Oil and Gas industry is Annulus Safety Valve. The ASV is generally located at a shallow depth. The main purpose is to reduce the volume of gas stored inside the annulus and between the ASV and Wellhead.
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