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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who secured the first prospecting right in Saudi Arabia?
(a) SOCAL.
(b) USCAL.
(c) AMCAL.
(d) NOCAL.

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

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

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

5. The neutral zone oil is shared between Saudi Arabia and what country?
(a) Kuwait.
(b) Iraq.
(c) Dubai.
(d) Iran.

Short Answer Questions

1. By using the history of other fields around the world, the author hopes to make what point?

2. What does the author believe will not solve the problem of moving people and goods around the world when the oil supply decreases?

3. When does water injection become a permanent part of oil production at Abqaiq?

4. Water became a commonly used primary technique in what area first?

5. What is Ghawar known for?

(see the answer key)

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