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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At the October 2003 SPE conference, how many papers were presented by Saudi Arabian authors?
(a) 17.
(b) 14.
(c) 12.
(d) 9.

3. What do the odds indicate about future oil discovery in Saudi Arabia?
(a) It is unlikely.
(b) It is very likely.
(c) It is slightly possible, but will take a lot of money.
(d) It is promising, but won't happen soon.

4. Some people suggest that exploration for oil in Saudi Arabia has been less than successful in recent years because of what?
(a) Lack of effort.
(b) Lack of oil.
(c) Lack of skilled engineers.
(d) Lack of data.

5. When it became clear that Saudi Arabia wasn't going to find enough natural gas to make processing it economically feasible, who did they reach out to?
(a) Western oil companies.
(b) Western investors.
(c) Western gas companies.
(d) Western gas buyers.

6. Overproduction and what have contributed to an early decline in production in Russian oil fields?
(a) Civil wars.
(b) Lack of technology.
(c) Poor management.
(d) Damage to the surrounding areas.

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

8. Where does Saudi Arabia invest money in order to maintain its position as the largest oil supplier in the world?
(a) Searching for new fields.
(b) Making current production more effective.
(c) Developing new technology.
(d) Reviving old fields.

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

10. What phenomenon appears to be a part of the life cycle of all large oil fields regardless of their differences?
(a) The water/natural gas improvement phenomenon.
(b) The decay phenomenon.
(c) The peak/decline phenomenon.
(d) The second life phenomenon.

11. How long after the Master Gas System was established, did it take for natural gas to be the primary fuel for creating domestic energy?
(a) A decade.
(b) Half a decade.
(c) A decade and a half.
(d) Two decades.

12. The oil at Hawtah Trend is what?
(a) Low quality.
(b) High quality.
(c) High purity.
(d) Low purity.

13. The Master Gas System used the natural gas to fuel what industry?
(a) Biological industries.
(b) Transportation industry.
(c) Chemical industry.
(d) Pyrotechnical industry.

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

15. Where are some of the other giant oil fields in the world, besides Saudi Arabia?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Japan.
(c) Germany.
(d) Norway.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many oil fields does Hawtah Trend consist of?

3. According to the author, where does the future of Saudi Arabian oil production lay?

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

5. Between 2004 and 2006, how many oil discoveries were made?

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