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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the oil production in southern Ghawar shut down?
(a) 1950s.
(b) 1960s.
(c) 1980s.
(d) 1970s.

2. How long did it take Saudi Arabia to increase production from three million barrels a day to eight million barrels a day?
(a) One year.
(b) Four years.
(c) Six months.
(d) Two and a half years.

3. What evidence is there to indicate that Saudi Arabian oil fields will be different from the oil fields in the rest of the world?
(a) Gravitation and magnetism study data.
(b) Oil purity levels.
(c) None.
(d) Geological evidence.

4. When was Yerbin field discovered?
(a) 2002.
(b) 2003.
(c) 2001.
(d) 2000.

5. The oil production in southern Ghawar is what?
(a) Expensive and limited.
(b) Inexpensive and extensive.
(c) Expensive and extensive.
(d) Inexpensive and limited.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of one of the northern sites in the Ghawar oil field?

2. If Saudi Arabian production levels decline sharply, what will they affect?

3. What type of zones are found in all three of the super-giant reservoirs in Saudi Arabia?

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

5. The oil at Hawtah Trend is what?

(see the answer key)

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