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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many fields are there, after Ghawar, that produce significant levels of oil in Saudi Arabia?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Seven.
(d) Nine.

2. When was Hawtah Trend discovered?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1996.
(d) 2001.

3. In what year was a paper published by Saudi experts that said Ghawar's most productive areas are showing common signs of aging?
(a) 2002.
(b) 2001.
(c) 2003.
(d) 2004.

4. The geologists say that the Arab D Zone has eroded away over what period of time?
(a) Millions of years.
(b) Hundereds of thousands of years.
(c) Tens of thousands of years.
(d) Thousands of years.

5. After drilling begins, the estimates are adjusted based on what?
(a) Length of time it takes to drill.
(b) Actual performace data.
(c) Current estimation techniques.
(d) World price fluctuations.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Yerbin field discovered?

2. Detail in papers for the SPE indicate that Saudi Arabia has had what kind of exploration effort over the past 30 years?

3. How has modern technology helped in predicting what oil reserves are present?

4. Since what year has there been very little data available to verify production levels in Saudi Arabia?

5. A Society of Petroleum Engineers paper written in 2004 describes what type of pump project as being successful in reviving several of Abqaiq's dead zones?

(see the answer key)

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