Explore topic-wise MCQs in Petroleum Production Operations.

This section includes 5 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Petroleum Production Operations knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Which of the following is incorrect in the context of cationic surfactant used in the oil and gas industry?

A. Most cationic surfactant oil wet sandstone
B. Surfactants should always swell and shrink
C. Most cationic surfactant stabilizes water in oil emulsions
D. Organic corrosion inhibitors are usually cationic surfactants
Answer» C. Most cationic surfactant stabilizes water in oil emulsions
Discussion
2.

Emulsion blocking and water blocking is usually not a problem in _____ reservoirs except during acidizing.

A. Sandstone
B. Shale
C. Evaporites
D. Limestone and Dolomite
Answer» E.
Discussion
3.

Which of the following is incorrect in the context of surfactant used in the oil and gas industry?

A. Most cationic surfactant oil wet sandstone
B. Most cationic surfactant oil wet sandstone
C. Most cationic surfactant destabilizes water in oil emulsions
D. Organic corrosion inhibitors are usually cationic surfactants
Answer» D. Organic corrosion inhibitors are usually cationic surfactants
Discussion
4.

Corrosion inhibitors and surfactants are generally cationic surfactants.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
Discussion
5.

Oil wetting a normally water-wet formation can reduce the permeability by an average of 40%.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
Discussion