1. Offshore exploration is banned in the United States except where?
(a) The Pacific Ocean.
(b) The Atlantic Ocean.
(c) The coast of California.
(d) The Gulf of Mexico.

2. In the late 1970's, the U.S. estimated the total proven amount of reserves in Saudi Arabia to be what?
(a) 110 million barrels.
(b) 100 million barrels.
(c) 100 billion barrels.
(d) 110 billion barrels.

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

4. What is Parallel Oil, Water, and Gas Reservoir Stimulator?
(a) Reservoir purification technology.
(b) Reservoir damage-control technology.
(c) Reservoir stimulation technology.
(d) Reservoir preservation technology.

5. What is one technique used in retrieving oil that can impact the amount of oil eventually recovered?
(a) Water injection.
(b) Salt injectino.
(c) Gas injection.
(d) Pressure injection.

Short Answer Questions

1. A Society of Petroleum Engineers paper written in 2004 describes what type of pump project as being successful in reviving several of Abqaiq's dead zones?

2. When was the Spindletop field discovered?

3. Who developed Parallel Oil, Water, and Gas Reservoir Stimulator?

4. Where is Prudhoe Bay?

5. When was Berri discovered?

(see the answer key)

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