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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Between 2004 and 2006, how many oil discoveries were made?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Nine.
(c) Two.
(d) Six.

2. When did Saudi Arabia begin drilling for natural gas not associated with oil?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1996.
(d) 1994.

3. Instead of helping to recover more oil from older fields, technology has done what?
(a) Enabled oil to be recovered from remote places.
(b) Enabled oil to be recovered more quickly.
(c) Enabled oil to be recovered without so much damage.
(d) Enabled oil to be recovered more purely.

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

5. In what year did geologists determine that the Arab D Zone has eroded away and been replaced by younger rock?
(a) 2000.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1998.
(d) 2002.

6. 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.

7. How many new discoveries are on Saudi Arabia's official list of developments?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

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

9. Detail in papers for the SPE indicate that Saudi Arabia has had what kind of exploration effort over the past 30 years?
(a) Complicated.
(b) Limited.
(c) Complex.
(d) Extensive.

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

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

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

13. Many people think there is plenty of oil in Saudi Arabia but that the government limits exploration to control what?
(a) U.S. foriegn policy.
(b) The economy.
(c) The market.
(d) The people of Saudi Arabia.

14. When was Yerbin field discovered?
(a) 2002.
(b) 2000.
(c) 2003.
(d) 2001.

15. In the early days of oil exploration, natural gas was seen as what?
(a) A challenge.
(b) Worthless.
(c) A problem to overcome.
(d) An indicator oil was nearby.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was Hawtah Trend discovered?

3. What is the most accurate way to determine the true potential of a reserve?

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

5. Who printed in 2005 an article about Saudi Arabian oil fields facing challenges?

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