2. Development of oil in Shaybah is what?
(a) Inexpensive but labor intensive.
(b) A sure thing.
(c) Technologically dependent and expensive.
(d) Complex and risky.

3. In 2002, a paper was published, by Saudi experts, that detailed the problems with oil recovery at what Ghawar location?
(a) Uthmaniyah.
(b) Aramco.
(c) 'Ain Dar.
(d) Hadrah.

4. A SPE paper says that the best approach to steadily increasing water cuts is to choke back what?
(a) A well's rate of production.
(b) A well's drilling speed.
(c) A well's purification efforts.
(d) A well's drilling depth.

5. Overproduction and what have contributed to an early decline in production in Russian oil fields?
(a) Poor management.
(b) Civil wars.
(c) Damage to the surrounding areas.
(d) Lack of technology.

Short Answer Questions

1. When it became clear that Saudi Arabia wasn't going to find enough natural gas to make processing it economically feasible, who did they reach out to?

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

3. Which U.S. President supported the creation of the State of Israel?

4. "OOIP" refers to what?

5. In 2005, what is the only country in the world with unused oil capacity?

(see the answer key)

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