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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Water produced by oil drilling is approximately how much larger than the amount of oil produced?
(a) Four times.
(b) Five times.
(c) Six times.
(d) Three times.

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

3. After drilling begins, the estimates are adjusted based on what?
(a) Actual performace data.
(b) Current estimation techniques.
(c) World price fluctuations.
(d) Length of time it takes to drill.

4. Who secured the first prospecting right in Saudi Arabia?
(a) SOCAL.
(b) NOCAL.
(c) USCAL.
(d) AMCAL.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does water injection become a permanent part of oil production at Abqaiq?

2. When was Berri discovered?

3. In 1990, what percentage of Berri's wells were shut down?

4. Saudia Arabia became the third largest oil producer in the world behind who?

5. Some people suggest that exploration for oil in Saudi Arabia has been less than successful in recent years because of what?

(see the answer key)

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