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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the October 2003 SPE Annual Technical Conference held?
(a) Texas.
(b) Maine.
(c) Alaska.
(d) Colorado.

2. What was one of the issues addressed by the Saudi Arabian papers at the October 2003 SPE conference?
(a) Reserve levels.
(b) Sandstone oil fields.
(c) Oil purity.
(d) Permeability.

3. What is one of the most important uses of natural gas in Saudi Arabia today?
(a) To power desalination plants.
(b) To power remote medical clinics.
(c) To power the oil drills.
(d) To power the larger urban centers.

4. Who printed in 2005 an article about Saudi Arabian oil fields facing challenges?
(a) Newsweek.
(b) The New Yorker.
(c) The Economist.
(d) The New York Times.

5. When free-flowing oil in Saudi Arabia ends, what is the only alternative to find oil?
(a) Shale and surface drilling.
(b) Secondary recovery efforts.
(c) Cleanup efforts.
(d) Rehabilitation efforts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Overproduction and what have contributed to an early decline in production in Russian oil fields?

2. In the 1930's Oklahoma limited the number of days per month oil companies could operate to protect what?

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

4. Why must Saudi Arabia find and develop huge natural gas reserves, and soon?

5. The oil production in southern Ghawar is what?

(see the answer key)

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