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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. It has become far more _________ _________ to maintain the high rate of oil production in Saudi Arabia.
(a) Labor intensive.
(b) Capital intensive.
(c) Technologically intensive.
(d) Equipment intensive.

2. When was Berri discovered?
(a) 1934.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1924.

3. Arab D Zone 2B produces approximately how much of the oil output in Saudi Arabia?
(a) 40%.
(b) 28%.
(c) 70%.
(d) 55%.

4. How many barrels of oil has Ghawar produced?
(a) Over 88 billion.
(b) Over 55 billion.
(c) Over 66 billion.
(d) Over 77 billion.

5. Socony-Vaccum became which company?
(a) Standard Oil.
(b) Shell.
(c) Exxon.
(d) Mobil.

6. What did Saudi Arabian engineers present at the S.P.E. conferences?
(a) Advances in technology.
(b) Production data.
(c) Articles.
(d) Technical papers.

7. The new technology that Saudi Arabia has been implementing in their wells is associated with wells that have what?
(a) Declined in production.
(b) Had problems with their production.
(c) Held steady in production.
(d) Increased in production.

8. How long is Ghawar?
(a) 174 miles.
(b) 182 miles.
(c) 121 miles.
(d) 156 miles.

9. In the late 1970's, the U.S. estimated the total proven amount of reserves in Saudi Arabia to be what?
(a) 100 million barrels.
(b) 100 billion barrels.
(c) 110 billion barrels.
(d) 110 million barrels.

10. Since when has Ghawar been yielding the bulk of Saudi Arabia's oil supplies?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1951.

11. After the amount of oil in a place is estimated, what is estimated next?
(a) The cost of recovering the oil.
(b) The selling price of the oil.
(c) The purity of the oil.
(d) The amount of recoverable oil.

12. In the 1930's Oklahoma limited the number of days per month oil companies could operate to protect what?
(a) The environment.
(b) The oil workers.
(c) The state.
(d) Oil prices.

13. How many "huge reserves" are there in Saudi Arabia?
(a) Nine.
(b) Seven.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

14. When does water injection become a permanent part of oil production at Abqaiq?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1963.
(c) 2000.
(d) 1988.

15. In 2005, what is the only country in the world with unused oil capacity?
(a) Bahrain.
(b) Saudi Arabia.
(c) Kuwait.
(d) United States.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Matthew Simmons from?

2. What kind of data surveys are used to help determine where to drill?

3. From 1950-1982, OPEC published information on production levels for each field how often?

4. What is Parallel Oil, Water, and Gas Reservoir Stimulator?

5. Berri is located where?

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