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PETR 3318 Well Drilling and Completion I Exam 2 (Closed Book) October 26, 2019 (max 75 min) Name: _______________________________________________________________________ (Underline your last name)... I promise that I will not copy or let others copy from me during this test. _____________________ Initials Return these nine pages with your answers. Close book. Nothing allowed on your desk except calculator, pen, markers, pencil, eraser and ruler. IMPORTANT: DO NOT UNSTAPLE THE PAGES IN THIS EXAM. DO NOT USE ANY OTHER PAPER. Notice that some equations and unit conversion factors that you may need are included in page nine of this exam. Review this information to become aware of what has been made available to you for this exam. Fit your answers only to the front pages of this exam. Exceptionally, if you run out of space when writing your answers, continue on the reverse side and, in that case, indicate very clearly with an arrow that you are going to continue writing on the back of that particular page. All the pages in your exam will be scanned and we might not see your work on the reverse side of some pages. Problem 1. (10%) a) (6%) What is the name of the systems used by drillships in deep and ultradeep water to hold the vessel on location over the borehole and compensate for the action of the wind, waves and currents against the vessel? b-e) (1% each) List and briefly describe the four main components of those systems? Problem 1 Solution: a) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ b) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ c) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ d) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ e) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ This study source was downloaded by 100000793680026 from CourseHero.com on 04-29-2021 01:42:29 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/26435969/PETR-3318-S1-Exam-2pdf/ This study resource was shared via CourseHero.comPETR 3318 Exam 2 (Closed Book) - 2 - Problem 2. (10%) a) (6%) What is the name of the pipe to conduct drilling mud from a drillship to the ocean floor in deep and ultradeep water? b) (1%) What is the type and function of the joint in this pipe at the drillship floor? c) (1%) What is the type and function of the joint in this pipe at the ocean floor? d) (1%) What is the name of the system to secure this pipe to the drillship? e) (1%) What kind of sections are sometimes added to reduce tension when this pipe is long and heavy? Problem 2 Solution: a) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ b) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ c) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ d) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ e) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Problem 3. (10%, 2.5% each) List, in order of priority, the competing objectives we have to satisfy when drilling a well. Problem 3 Solution: 1) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ This study source was downloaded by 100000793680026 from CourseHero.com on 04-29-2021 01:42:29 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/26435969/PETR-3318-S1-Exam-2pdf/ This study resource was shared via Cours [Show More]

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