Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) – MCQs

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1. What is the main objective of Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)?





2. Which of the following is NOT an EOR method?





3. Thermal EOR techniques are most effective for:





4. The main purpose of steam injection in thermal EOR is to:





5. In-situ combustion is also known as:





6. Which gas is most commonly used in miscible gas injection EOR?





7. CO₂ flooding works best when:





8. Polymer flooding enhances recovery by:





9. Surfactant flooding improves recovery by:





10. Which of the following is a disadvantage of thermal EOR?





11. In miscible flooding, the injected fluid and reservoir oil:





12. The main advantage of CO₂ flooding is:





13. Which EOR method is most effective in carbonate reservoirs?





14. SAGD in thermal EOR stands for:





15. In chemical EOR, alkali flooding works by:





16. Which factor limits CO₂ flooding projects?





17. The effectiveness of miscible gas injection depends on:





18. A hybrid EOR method combining chemical and thermal techniques is called:





19. Which type of oil is the most difficult to recover using EOR?





20. The purpose of foam in EOR is to:





21. The first large-scale EOR project using CO₂ was in:





22. In thermal EOR, cyclic steam stimulation is also called:





23. Gas injection EOR improves recovery mainly by:





24. Which of the following is a limitation of surfactant flooding?





25. SAGD requires:





26. Miscible gas injection efficiency decreases when:





27. Which of the following increases with polymer flooding?





28. Solvent injection in EOR is used to:





29. In-situ combustion requires injection of:





30. Which property of oil is most critical for selecting thermal EOR?





31. CO₂ miscibility in EOR improves with:





32. Which factor can negatively impact chemical EOR success?





33. Steam flooding requires:





34. One of the environmental concerns of EOR projects is:





35. Which combination is widely used for offshore EOR?





36. In ASP flooding, polymer is used to:





37. Which of the following is a thermal EOR disadvantage in offshore fields?





38. Which of the following is an advantage of nitrogen injection in EOR?





39. Which EOR method is most suitable for tar sands?





40. The effectiveness of surfactant flooding depends on:





41. Which EOR method involves injecting alternating slugs of water and gas?





42. Thermal EOR is least effective in:





43. Minimum miscibility pressure is defined as:





44. Which of the following is a challenge in polymer flooding?





45. In cyclic steam stimulation, the cycle includes:





46. Miscible EOR improves recovery efficiency by:





47. The success of SAGD depends on:





48. Which EOR method provides carbon sequestration benefits?





49. One limitation of in-situ combustion is:





50. The overall recovery factor in EOR projects typically increases by:





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