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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the United States's oil production declined, who stepped in to become the world's leading oil producer?
(a) Saudi Arabia.
(b) Iraq.
(c) Iran.
(d) Bahrain.

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

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

4. When was the Spindletop field discovered?
(a) 1901.
(b) 1906.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1908.

5. With OPEC's secrecy regarding oil production levels, what is unclear?
(a) Whether OPEC countries can produce oil.
(b) Whether Saudi Arabia will stay the number one oil producer.
(c) Whether Saudi Arabia can continue production at high levels.
(d) Whether OPEC countries are engaged in price inflation.

Short Answer Questions

1. The new technology that Saudi Arabia has been implementing in their wells is associated with wells that have what?

2. The crude oil coming from Saudi Arabia contains liberal amounts of what, which makes it less pure?

3. How long did it take Saudi Arabia to increase production from three million barrels a day to eight million barrels a day?

4. Arab D Zone 2B produces approximately how much of the oil output in Saudi Arabia?

5. When did prorating end?

(see the answer key)

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