OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORPORATION LTD.

ONGC ACADEMY
KDMIPE CAMPUS: DEHRADUN

QUESTION PAPER
NO.

Duration: 2 Hrs.
DATED: 17.04.2006

GT-2004(II)/1

NAME: _______________________

DESIGNATION: _______________

CPF NO.______________________

HOUSE: _____________________

ATTEMPT ALL QUESTIONS

1.

Which business process of ONGC is most information intensive:

a. Drilling

2.
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)

b. Logistics

c. Exploration

What is EOR?
Extra Ordinary Recovery
Early Oil Removal
Enhanced Oil Recovery
Easy Oil Recovery

5.

ONGC does not produce which of the following value added products?
i)
LPG
ii)
C2-C3
iii)
NGL
iv)
LNG

6.

ONGCs highest oil producing area at present is

i)
Western Region
ii)
Mumbai Offshore
iii)
Eastern Region
iv)
Southern Region

7.

Christmas tree is a
i)
Configuration of control valves set on a well head
ii) A type of big single valve
iii) A fire control, device on well head
iv) None of the above
v)

8. GGS stands for

i)
Group Gas Station
ii) General Gathering Station
iii) Group Gathering Station
iv) Gujarat Gas Station

9. How many assets are there in ONGC

i)
8
ii) 9
iii) 10
iv) 11
10. Offshore oil production in ONGC started in the year
i)
1974-75
ii) 1976-77
iii) 1977-78
iv) 1978-79
11.

What is ONGCs overseas arm (subsidiary company) called?

i)
ONGC International Limited
ii) ONGC Videsh Limited
iii) ONGC Global Limited
iv) ONGC Pardesh Limited

12. The oil reservoir having adverse mobility ratio are the best candidate for
a)
b)
c)
d)

Thermal recovery
CO2 flooding
Polymer flooding
Water flooding

13. In ONGC, the ongoing EOR processes are

a)
b)
c)
d)

Gas flooding in GS-12 of Gandhar

Thermal in Balol and Santhal fields
Polymer flooding in Sanand oil field
All above

14. In ASP process, the recovery of oil increases due to

a)
b)
c)
d)

Reduction in inter-facial tension (IFT)

Increasing in capillary number
Reduction in irreducible oil saturation
All above

15. For reservoirs containing oil in the API gravity ranging between 5 and 15, the following
method of EOR is normally recommended :
a)
b)
c)
d)

Surfactant flooding
Miscible gas flooding
Thermal methods
All Above

16. Mobility is the ratio of

a. Permeability and porosity
b. Porosity and viscosity
c) Permeability and viscosity
d) None of above

17. Oil produced under gas lift is EOR oil

a) True
b) False
18. The recovery under EOR technique increases due to reduction in interfacial
Tension only
a) True
b) False
19. Polymer flood is the modified water flood.
a) True
b) False
20. Polymer flooding does not lower residual oil saturation, but improves oil
recovery by increasing the contracted volume
a) True
b) False
21. ASP is the best EOR process if oil APIo gravity is between 5- 10
a) True
b) False
22.

Logs are generally recorded while going down

(True/ False)

23.

It is possible to record certain logs simultaneously

(True/ False)

24.

Shale is a reservoir rock

(True / False)

25

Gamma Rays Log can be recorded in open hole as well as in cased hole.
(True/ False)

26. Shales have low Gamma Ray count

(True/ False)

27. Neutron log reads less against gas bearing formation

(True/ False)

28

(True/ False)

Resistivity of Hydrocarbon bearing formations is higher

29. Porosity can be calculated from density and sonic logs

(True/ False)

30. Institute of Reservoir Studies is located at Mumbai

(True/ False)

31. Ankleshwar oil field is the first field discovered in India

(True/ False)

32. The production of crude oil from Mumbai High is maximum from all the fields
of India
(True/ False)
33. The price of oil is fixed based on specific gravity of oil

(True/ False)

34.

When ONGC became Public Limited Company and listed in the stock
exchange.
1994

35.

47.

Name Mumbai Offshore Assets.

Asset Managers report to;

a. Director ( Onshore)
.b. Director( Offshore)
c. Director ( Exploration)
d. a and b above

48.

Basin Managers report to;

a.
Director ( Onshore)
b. Director( Offshore)
c. Director ( Exploration)
d. Director(T&FS)

49.

When was IMD re-christened as ONGC Academy? To whom does Head,

ONGC academy report ? 2, November, 2003, Dir (HR)

50.

Drilling Services comprises of which services?

Cementing, Mud.

51.

Which option was chosen for restructuring of ONGC?

a) Continue with Business Group structure with minor modifications
b) Internally disaggregated assets and services
c) Externally disaggregated assets and services
d) Business groups with Transfer pricing

52.

What is BS&W?
i) Bottom Sediments & water
ii) Basic Sump & Waste
iii) Broken Sediments & water
iv) Better salt & water

53.

Composition of LPG is
i) C2-C3 (Ethane Propane).
ii) C3-C4 (Propane Butane)
iii) C1-C4 (Methane Butane)
iv) Naphtha

54.

ONGCs production in Tripura Project at present is

i) Only oil
ii) Both oil and gas
iii) Only gas
iv) Nothing

55.

CTF stands for

i) Crude Tank Field
ii) Central Tank Farm
iii) Common Tank Family
iv) Corrosion Testing Frequency

56.

EPS stands for

i. Enhanced Production Scenario
ii. Early Production Scenario
iii. Early Production System
iv. None of the above

57.

1 barrel of oil is equivalent to

i. 200 liters
ii. 220 liters
iii. 159 liters
iv. None of above

58. Which of the following products are not produced by ONGC i. NGL
ii. C2 C3
iii. LDPE
iv. LPG
59. LNG stands for
i.
Liquified natural gas
ii.
Liquid Natural gas
iii.
Low pressure natural gas
60.

Water injection/gas injection in wells is carried out for

i.
Pressure maintenance
ii.
Temperature maintenance
iii.
Improving density of oil
iv.
Improving viscosity of oil

61.
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.

OEG in oil industry stands for

Oil Equivalent Gas
Oxygen Enriched Gas
Oil Emulsion Gases
None of the above

62. Tatipaka refinery is located at

i.
Karikal
ii.
Mumbai
iii.
Baroda
iv.
Rajahmundry
63. LSHS stands for
i.
Low Sulphur Heavy Stock
ii.
Low Sulphur High Speed
iii.
Light Sulphuric Hydrogen Sulphide
iv.
None of the above

64. The term CRC stands for:

a. Corporate Renovation Course
c. Corporate Rejuvenation Compaign

b. Corporate Restructuring Course

d. None of these

65. SCM is a new concept which stands for :

a. Supply & Cost Management
b. Supply Chain Management
c. Source Cost Management d. None of these
66. As per CRC, who will be looking after the procurement of Type-1 (Class A)
a. MM set up of Assets
b. MM set up of Basin
c. MM set up under each Level-I officer
d. MM set up under Chief- Materials
67. EPC stands for:
a. Environmental Protection & Control
b. External Purchase Committee
c. Executive Purchase Committee d. Executive Planning Committee
70. Economic evaluation is necessary for all technically feasible variants

Yes/ No

71. Well should always be released on seven spot pattern

Yes/ No

72. Wells in tight reservoirs will be produced at high draw-down as

Compared to good reservoirs

Yes/ No

73. Pressure maintenance is must in all reservoirs

Yes/ No

74. Oil production by gas lift is an EOR process.

Yes / No

75. In EOR only production rate from the well increases

Yes/ No

76. For water injection, the compatibility study is required

Yes/ No

77. In water injection, we un-necessary waste time and money in its treatment Yes/No
78. HF stands for:

a. High Freq. Comm.

b. Hands free com. C. How Far com

79. The video conferencing facility is available from Vasudhara to :

a. Heera
b. SHP
c. BHS
d. NQO
80. Aero VHF communication is used for:
a. Boat to Radio room
b. Helicopter to Radio room
81. The No. of Earth stations in ONGC are: a. 11

b. 21

c. 31

d. 41

82. The link from Mehsana to Hazira is a :

a. Microwave
b. Satellite
c. VHF d. HF
83.

Ku Band is used because :

a. Antenna size is small

b. Antenna is very big

84. What are the total Hydrocarbon resources of India (Including Deep Waters)
a. 48 Billion Tonnes
b. 28 Billion Tonnes
c. 65 Billion Tonnes

85. How much is the total area of Sedimentary Basins of India (Including Deep Water) ?
a. 4.5 Million Sq. Km.b. 2.85 Million Sq.Km. c. 3.14 Million Sq. Km.
86. How many Sedimentary Basins are there in India?
a. 38
b. 26
c. 18
87. What is the total Quantum of Geological Reserves of Oil & O.E.G.?
a. 4.5 Billion Tonnes. b. 8 Billion Tonnes
c. 6 Billion Tonnes
88. How much are the total Reserves of Worlds Oil ?
a. 180 Billion Tonnes b. 235 Billion Tonnes c. 135 Billion Tonnes
89. What is the current R/P Ration of Oil (For World) :
a. 80
b. 30
c. 40
90. What is the current R/P ratio of Oil for India?
a.
17
b.
22
c.
38
91. What is the current level of Demand for Oil in India?
a.
110 MMT
b.
135 MMT
c.
157 MMT
92. What is current level of Demand for Gas in India ?
a. 15 BCM
b. 32 BCM
c. 25 BCM
93. What is the current level of daily production of Oil by OPEC countries?
a.
46 Billion Barrels
b. 24 Billion Barrels
c. 16 Billion Barrels.
94. Why strategic alliances are required in the present day context?
a. for ensuring security of oil supply
b. for absorbing new techniques
c. for capital and human resources
95. What are the major strengths of major oil companies?
a. Technical edge and superiority
b. Experience of global E&P ventures
c. Negotiating skills
d. Support from the Govt.
96. What are the target countries/ regions for India for undertaking E&P ventures?
a. Middle east
b. Africa
c. CIS countries
d. USA & Europe
97. Source rocks of the petroleum are:
i)
Highly porous and permeable sediments
ii)
Granitic rocks
iii)
Fine grained sediments
iv)
None of these
98. The approximate range of the thermal maturity of the source rock at the beginning of oil
window is:
i)
~0.4 VRo%
ii)
~0.6 VRo%
iii)
~0.8 VRo%
iv)
~1.3 VRo%
98. Reservoir rocks have following characteristics:
i)
They have no porosity and no permeability
ii)
They have low porosity and negligible permeability
iii)
They have high porosity and high permeability

iv)
They are impermeable but have high porosity
99. Petroleum is originated from:
i)
Sedimentary organic matter
ii)
Sedimentary inorganic matter
iii)
Metamorphic rocks
iv)
Igneous rocks
100. Which one of the following Types of organic matter is considered best for oil generation:
i) Type I
ii) Type II
iii) Type III
iv) Type IV
101. Two main classes of biomarkers present in petroleum are:
i)
Carbonates and sulphates
ii)
Chlorides and nitrates
iii)
Carbon di-oxide and ammonia
iv)
Terpanes and steranes
102. Quality of the organic matter is improved by:
i)
Increased oxygen and decreased hydrogen concentrations
ii)
Increased carbon di-oxide and decreased nitrogen concentrations
iii)
Increased hydrogen and decreased oxygen concentrations
iv)
Increased nitrogen and decreased carbon di-oxide concentrations
103. Complex molecular fossils derived from once living organisms, which are found in source
rocks and oils are known as:
i)
Stable isotopes
ii)
Biomarkers
iii)
Hydrates
iv)
Sulphates
104. Hydrocarbon generation potential depend on:
i)
Abundance of the sedimentary organic matter
ii)
Type and quality of the organic matter
iii)
Thermal maturity of the sedimentary organic matter
iv)
All above
105. The instrument used for the screening of sediments to know the quality and quantity of the
organic matter in it is known as:
i)
Gas Chromatograph
ii)
Mass Spectrometer
iii)
High Pressure Liquid Chromatograph
iv)
Rock-Eval

106.

Permeability is a rock property

(True / False)

107.

The sum of effective permeability is never equal to absolute permeability (True/ False)

108.

It is always preferred to start water injection near bubble point.

(True/ False)

109.

Under saturated reservoirs have gas cap.

(True / False)

110.

Oil viscosity is maximum at bubble point

(True/ False)

111.

Formation volume factor is maximum at bubble point

(True/ False)

112.

Gravity drainage reservoirs normally have high recovery factors

(True/ False)

113.

Water active gas reservoirs give low recoveries

(True/ False)

114.

Reserve estimates are dynamic in nature

(True/ False)

115.

Heavy oil reservoirs are normally good candidates for thermal recovery (True/ False)

116. What factor controls the porosity of the rock?

a. fabric,
b. Packing of grains
c. mineralogy
117. Most common type of porosity in sandstone reservoir is:
a. Primary
118.

b. Secondary

c. Fracture

d. Fossil content

d. All above

Petrographic study of rocks lead to understanding of:

a. Texture

b. Mineralogy c. grain size

d. All above.

119. Study of fossils in rocks help in determining:

a. age of rocks
b. depositional environment c. Bathymetry d. all above
120. To know the presence of clay in rocks, we use the following techniques:
a. X-Ray diffractometry (XRD)
b. X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) c. Petrography
d. Cathodo luminescence (CL) microscopy.
121.

Study of cores / outcrop samples can help in understanding:

a. Rock types b. Grain size variation c. Depositional environment

d. All above
122. Scanning Electron microscopic (SEM) studia can help in understanding
a. Pore sizes
b. Pore thwats c. Pore filling materials
d. all above
123. In India onset of deepwater regime starts from the bathymetry of:
a. 100m
b. 200m
c. 300m
d. 400m
124. Cost of one exploratory deepwater well is approximately
a. 100,000 $
b. 1,000,000 $
c. 25,000,000 $

d. 25,000,000,000 $

125. The recent discoveries in Indian deepwater are from:

a. Krishna-Godavari basin
b. Kutch basin
c. Bombay basin
126. Gas hydrates are identified on the basis of:
a. Bright spot
b. BSRc. Dim spot
d. Anticline
127.

A sinusoid of 200 Hz sampled at 4 msec will be aliased to a lower frequency of

a) 100 Hz
b)125 Hz
c)150 Hz
d)175Hz
e)will not baliased

128.

Auto correlation of a wavelet is characterized by

a) Zero phase b)Min. phase c)Mixed phase d)Max Phase

e)None of above

129.

Convolution in time domain is equivalent to which of following in frequency domain

a) Division
b)Multiplication c)Addition d)Subtraction e)Deconvolution

130.

Deconvolution of seismic data is attempted for achieving which of following objectives

a)Demultiple
b) Filtering c)Spectral Enhancement d)Statics e)All of these

131.

The effect of variable topography is neutralized by the application of

a) Static Correction b) NMO correction c)Tidal correction d)Filtering e)All of these

132.

4D Seismics is primarily used for

a) Reservoir Management b) Structural mapping c) Depth Migration d) AVO analysis e)
c& d

133.

Seismic velocities generally vary with depth in following manner

a) Increase b) Decrease c) Remain constant d) Decrease then increase e)Increase then
decrease

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