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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Water produced by oil drilling is approximately how much larger than the amount of oil produced?
(a) Five times.
(b) Six times.
(c) Three times.
(d) Four times.

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

3. In 2005, the world's demand for oil exceeds what?
(a) 70 million barrels a day.
(b) 80 million barrels a day.
(c) 75 million barrels a day.
(d) 86 million barrels a day.

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

5. When can the true recoverability figures of an oil reserve be discovered?
(a) When the reserve reaches its peak.
(b) When the reserve starts producing on a regular basis.
(c) When the reserve matures.
(d) When the reserve is shut down.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Abqaiq oil field described by technical experts?

2. How long after the Master Gas System was established, did it take for natural gas to be the primary fuel for creating domestic energy?

3. What is the name of the Saudi Arabian national oil company?

4. In what year was a paper published by Saudi experts that said Ghawar's most productive areas are showing common signs of aging?

5. At the time of writing this book, Saudi Arabia had produced how many barrels of oil in the past 17 years?

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