Artificial Lift Techniques – MCQs

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1. Artificial lift in petroleum engineering is used to:





2. The most widely used artificial lift method worldwide is:





3. Gas lift systems operate by:





4. Electric submersible pumps (ESP) are best suited for:





5. The main component of a beam pumping system is:





6. Plunger lift is primarily used in wells with:





7. Jet pumps operate on the principle of:





8. The efficiency of gas lift depends on:





9. A key advantage of ESPs is:





10. Beam pumps are limited by:





11. Hydraulic piston pumps require:





12. The gas lift valve is installed in the:





13. The maximum depth of beam pumping is generally limited to around:





14. Which artificial lift method has the highest energy efficiency?





15. A common problem in ESP operations is:





16. Intermittent gas lift is best suited for:





17. Which lift method is most commonly used in offshore deepwater wells?





18. ESP motors are cooled by:





19. Jet pumps are advantageous because they have:





20. The stroke length in a beam pump affects:





21. A plunger lift relies on:





22. Continuous gas lift is preferred over intermittent when:





23. Which artificial lift method is most suitable for deviated and horizontal wells?





24. The run life of an ESP is typically:





25. A major limitation of hydraulic pumps is:





26. Gas lift valves are operated by:





27. The term “nodding donkey” refers to:





28. ESP performance is characterized by:





29. The plunger in plunger lift is typically made of:





30. Which artificial lift system has the lowest initial capital cost?





31. The “pump-off controller” is used in:





32. Gas lift performance curve shows the relation between:





33. Which method is most affected by scale and paraffin deposition?





34. Cavitation in ESPs occurs when:





35. Which is NOT an artificial lift method?





36. The “standing valve” in rod pumps is located at the:





37. Dual gas lift installations are used for:





38. Jet pumps are driven by:





39. A “pump card” is used to analyze performance in:





40. A major disadvantage of plunger lift is:





41. The ESP motor is usually located:





42. Gas lift installations require:





43. Which lift method is most robust against sand production?





44. The polish rod is a part of:





45. ESPs are typically installed in wells deeper than:





46. Foam lift is an artificial lift technique using:





47. Intermittent lift methods are applied when:





48. In beam pumps, the counterweights are used to:





49. A gas lift mandrel is:





50. Artificial lift selection depends on:





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