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1.3 Well Test Operator Interview Questions

This document provides an overview of well test and formation testing supervisor/operator interview questions. It discusses topics like measuring sample quality, ensuring sample bottles are properly evacuated, the benefits of piston bottles, labeling sample information correctly, sampling procedures, and identifying appropriate sampling points. The document emphasizes taking care to avoid contamination and obtain representative samples. It also notes some dos and don'ts for attaching manifolds or gauges during sampling.

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1.3 Well Test Operator Interview Questions

This document provides an overview of well test and formation testing supervisor/operator interview questions. It discusses topics like measuring sample quality, ensuring sample bottles are properly evacuated, the benefits of piston bottles, labeling sample information correctly, sampling procedures, and identifying appropriate sampling points. The document emphasizes taking care to avoid contamination and obtain representative samples. It also notes some dos and don'ts for attaching manifolds or gauges during sampling.

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Well Test/Formation Testing

Supervisor/Operator-
Interview Questions.
Series 1.3
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Overview
• This is not an exhaustive list of interview questions and answers but still
helpful.
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How do you measure the quality of sample?

Bubble Point Determination - A bubble point


test is a test designed to determine the pressure at which a
continuous stream of bubbles is initially seen downstream
of a wetted filter under gas pressure

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What to take care about sample bottles before
separator sampling?

Sample bottles should have an absolute vacuum and plugs available for each
port.

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What will happen if fluid below the piston in oil
sample bottle has air?

• Error / Irrelevant readings will be recorded that will give wrong Pressure in
the PVT laboratory.

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What are the benefits of Piston Bottles?

- Clean
- Easy to Use
- Volume is known
- Mercury Free

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What information should be labelled on
samples?
• Well number.
• DST number.
• Choke size.
• Perforation interval.
• Time of sampling and duration.
• Oil/condensate and gas rate at time of sampling.
• Stock tank oil/condensate, temperature, gravity and shrinkage, pressure.
• Gas temp, gravity, static and differential pressures, orifice size and meter
run size.
• BS&W.

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What to take care when taking separator
samples?
• At least two sets of separator samples (2 x oil and 2 x gas) should be taken so that there is
comparability between sets of samples.
• The ratio of gas samples to oil samples is dependent upon the GOR - hence being one of the
reasons stable separator conditions is required.

GOR equal or less than 1,500scf/stb = 1:1


GOR greater than 1,500scf/stb, but less than 3,000scf/stb = 3:2
GOR greater than 3,000scf/stb = 2:1

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What to take care while taking samples?
The gas sample point should be:

• Upstream of the Daniels box in the gas line.


• As close to the separator vessel, as possible.
• Not immediately downstream of thermal wells or ports in the flowline.
• Not immediately after a bend in the flowline.
• Ideally the sampling point should protrude into the center of the gas flowline and face upstream.
However, a pipe into the stream is acceptable.
• The sampling point should not be on the lower half of the flowline cross section, due to any
possibility of free liquid/liquid carryover being present. If the sampling point has to be fitted flush
to the inside surface of the flowline then it is preferable that it is on the top of the line and not on
the side.

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Where should the oil sampling point be
located?

• As close as possible to the exit of the oil flowline from the main vessel and upstream of
meters.
• Not immediately downstream of thermal well or bends in the flowline.
• Ideally the sampling point should protrude into the centre of the flowline with the mouth facing
upstream. However a pipe into the centre of the flowline is acceptable.
• It should be upstream of any increase in flowline diameter.
• It is preferable that samples are not taken from the bottom of the oil sight glass, as the level
in the sight glass does sometimes falls, especially if there is much rig movement which can
allow free gas to enter the sampling line.

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Why should the sampling point not be on the
upper half of the flowline cross section?

• Because there could be a free gas there.


• It should be on the side rather than top or bottom

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Which direction should the flushing be done?

• Directly into a hose facing downward or to the sea level.

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The manifold or gauge should never be
attached to:

• V1
• V2
• V3
• V4

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Why should manifold or gauge not be attached
to V2?

• To prevent the loss of any of the heavier components of the gas which might have
condensed in the bottle when exposed to a vacuum.

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Thank you

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