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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Simmons uses technical papers written for whom?
(a) The Society of Oil Engineers.
(b) The Society of Petroleum Engineers.
(c) The Society of Gasoline Engineers.
(d) The Society of Energy Engineers.

2. Since when has Ghawar been yielding the bulk of Saudi Arabia's oil supplies?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1981.

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

4. When was the first significant oil find in the Middle East?
(a) 1908.
(b) 1938.
(c) 1918.
(d) 1928.

5. When Saudi Arabia entered the world of oil production, it was __________ to generate.
(a) Expensive.
(b) Easy.
(c) Inexpensive.
(d) Difficult.

Short Answer Questions

1. Arab D Zone 2B is what type of formation?

2. How many technical papers does Simmons use to build his case?

3. What did Saudi Arabian engineers present at the S.P.E. conferences?

4. What is one technique used in retrieving oil that can impact the amount of oil eventually recovered?

5. When can the true recoverability figures of an oil reserve be discovered?

(see the answer key)

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