Pete 201 - Exam 1 Review Questions And
Answers 2025
87% of the energy mankind uses every second comes from burning one of
the fossil fuels: coal, oil, or natural gas. T or F? - True
A big threat to John D. Rockefeller's control was the discovery of oil in
Texas: T or F? - True
A boolean data type has one of two possible values (usually denoted
true/false, yes/no, on/off). T or F? - True
,Terms in this set (100) Q&A
A company that is owned by a federal government and operates only in
one country is a ___________________. - Host company
A database that has a simple structure and was developed by IBM in the
1960's is a ____________ database. - Hierarchial
A dolomite is formed ... - from replacement of calcium by magnesium in
magnesium-rich waters
A map that shows the elevation of the earth's surface is called a
topographic map. T or F? - True
A play is a combination of trap, reservoir rock, and seal that has been
shown by previously discovered fields to contain commercial petroleum
deposits in an area. T or F? - True
A porosity value in a reservoir of 15% is considered excellent. T or F? -
False
A primary stratigraphic trap is formed by a layer of shale deposited so as to
encase a reservoir rock. T or F? - True
A primary stratigraphic trap is the part of the trap that contains most of the
oil or gas and the secondary stratigraphic trap is the part of the trap that
contains the least amount of the oil or gas. T or F? - False
,Terms in this set (100) Q&A
A prospect is a large area that has the potential of becoming a petroleum
producing region. T or F? - True
A reef is an example of a structural trap. T or F? - False
A sandstone that is formed from a structure that grows when winds blow
across a sand dune and picks up speed to deposit sand grains on the
backside is a ... - Dune sandstone
A saturated pool of oil has no gas dissolved in the oil, whereas an
unsaturated pool of oil has gas dissolved in the oil. T or F? - False
A secondary stratigraphic trap is formed by angular unconformities. T or F?
- True
A source rock is the rock where the hydrocarbons are generated and can
possibly be the reservoir rock. T or F? - True
A structural trap is a broad category of petroleum traps. T or F? - True
A trap concentrates gas and oil in a portion of a reservoir rock. T or F? -
True
A trap concentrates gas and oil in a portion of a: - Reservoir rock
, Terms in this set (100) Q&A
A trend or a fairway is an area along which a play has been proven and is
currently being exploited at maximum capacity. T or F? - False
A Turnkey contract is a drilling contract based on cost per day to drill. T or
F? - False
A value of 1-10 md would be ......... permeability in an oil reservoir - poor
A value of 10-15% porosity is considered ........ porosity - fair
A well sorted rock is composed of particles that are roughly the same size
and generally has better porosity. T or F? - True
A well sorted sandstone from an ancient ocean beach is a ... - Shoreline
sandstone
Absolute age dating puts an exact time on the formation of the rock. T or
F? - True
According to Milton Friedman, the accomplishments of industrial progress
have meant very little to the wealthy, but have made previously exclusive
luxuries available to the masses. T or F? - True
After the breakup of Standard Oil, John D. Rockefeller - became one the
country's great philanthropists
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