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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who insists that Saudi Arabia will continue to be able to meet the demand for oil?
(a) OPEC.
(b) Saudia Arabian government.
(c) The United States.
(d) Economic researchers.

3. Detail in papers for the SPE indicate that Saudi Arabia has had what kind of exploration effort over the past 30 years?
(a) Complicated.
(b) Limited.
(c) Complex.
(d) Extensive.

4. The geologists say that the Arab D Zone has eroded away over what period of time?
(a) Hundereds of thousands of years.
(b) Thousands of years.
(c) Tens of thousands of years.
(d) Millions of years.

5. According to Saudi Arabian officials, how long did it take before they found oil at Yerbin Field?
(a) 9 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 10 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before drilling begins, a field's production rate and ________ ______ are calculated.

2. When does oil exploration begin in Saudi Arabia?

3. When does the Middle East become associated with oil production?

4. When did Sanfaniya begin to experience problems with sand mixing with the oil?

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

(see the answer key)

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