sample test

Sample Test Questions

1. What is the "oil window"?
a.The depth interval where a reservoir will produce oil.
b.A unique type of structural trap formed by faulting.
c.The sedimentary basin where organic matter accumulates.
d.The temperature and depth range where a source rock produces oil.

2.What was the US energy consumption during 1991?
a. 200 btu
b. 46 thousand btu
c. 98 million btu
d. 81 quadrillion btu

3.What type of coal has the highest carbon content and yields the most btu/lb.?
a. lignite
b. anthracite
c. bituminous
d. subbituminous

4.The ease with which fluids can move through a rock is called _________.
a. porosity
b. permeability
c. migration potential
d. transferosity
e. reservoir capacity

5. U.S. energy consumption exceeds energy production.
a. True
b. False.

6. A sandstone is an example of an excellent source rock.
a. True
b. False

Answers: 1 d; 2 d; 3 b; 4 b; 5 a; 6 b