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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 gas buyers.
(b) Western investors.
(c) Western oil companies.
(d) Western gas companies.

2. What evidence is there to indicate that Saudi Arabian oil fields will be different from the oil fields in the rest of the world?
(a) Oil purity levels.
(b) Geological evidence.
(c) None.
(d) Gravitation and magnetism study data.

3. What is the most accurate way to determine the true potential of a reserve?
(a) Drill the first wells.
(b) Drill appraisal wells.
(c) Drill and change the estimates based on production.
(d) Drill and see what happens.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Shaybah field is located where?

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

3. Where are some of the other giant oil fields in the world, besides Saudi Arabia?

4. What was one of the issues addressed by the Saudi Arabian papers at the October 2003 SPE conference?

5. From 1940 to 1968, oil exploration in Saudi Arabia is what?

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