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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does water injection become a permanent part of oil production at Abqaiq?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1971.
(c) 2000.
(d) 1988.

2. The Shaybah field is located where?
(a) The Empty Quarter.
(b) The Exhausted Quater.
(c) The Eastern Quarter.
(d) The Shallow Quarter.

3. If the estimates of Saudi Arabian oil reserves made in the 1970's were accurate, what is about to end?
(a) Foreign dependence on Saudi oil.
(b) OPEC.
(c) Oil production in Saudi Arabia.
(d) Saudi Arabia's reign as global oil king.

4. From 1940 to 1968, oil exploration in Saudi Arabia is what?
(a) Moderately successful.
(b) Extremely successful.
(c) Not successful.
(d) A failure.

5. What will Saudi Arabia face if the oil production declines?
(a) International problems.
(b) Religious problems.
(c) Economic problems.
(d) Transportation problems.

Short Answer Questions

1. The geologists say that the Arab D Zone has eroded away over what period of time?

2. Why is the most accurate way to determine the true potential of a reserve rarely done?

3. What is the name of one of the northern sites in the Ghawar oil field?

4. In the late 1970's, the U.S. estimated the total proven amount of reserves in Saudi Arabia to be what?

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

(see the answer key)

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