Reservoir Simulation Lab – MCQs 50 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/50 Subscribe 1. The main purpose of reservoir simulation is to: (A) Measure seismic waves (B) Predict reservoir performance under various production strategies (C) Determine drilling bit wear (D) Analyze refinery processes 2. Reservoir simulation is based on solving: (A) Maxwell’s equations (B) Darcy’s law and material balance equations (C) Hooke’s law (D) Archimedes’ principle 3. Which type of simulation uses laboratory core flood experiments? (A) Analytical simulation (B) Numerical simulation (C) Experimental simulation (D) Hybrid simulation 4. Numerical reservoir simulation primarily relies on: (A) Differential equations (B) Statistical equations only (C) Chemical equations (D) Seismic reflection equations 5. A black-oil model assumes: (A) Only single-phase gas exists (B) Oil, water, and gas phases are present with simplified properties (C) Only water production occurs (D) No phase changes happen 6. A compositional model is preferred when: (A) Heavy oil reservoirs are simulated (B) Gas injection and phase behavior are important (C) Only water drive is considered (D) Wellbore damage is studied 7. Which equation governs multiphase fluid flow in porous media? (A) Hooke’s law (B) Darcy’s law (C) Fourier’s law (D) Boyle’s law 8. In reservoir simulation, grid blocks are used to: (A) Discretize the reservoir volume (B) Measure seismic data (C) Calculate drilling bit wear (D) Store core plugs 9. The finer the grid size in a simulation model: (A) The faster the simulation (B) The more accurate but computationally expensive the model (C) Less memory required (D) The less accurate the results 10. The finite difference method in simulation is used to: (A) Approximate differential equations (B) Measure porosity directly (C) Calculate resistivity (D) Estimate seismic velocity 11. Which boundary condition assumes infinite reservoir extension? (A) No-flow boundary (B) Constant pressure boundary (C) Infinite-acting boundary (D) Sealed boundary 12. In simulation, primary recovery refers to: (A) Oil recovery by natural reservoir energy (B) Oil recovery by water injection (C) Oil recovery by gas flooding (D) Oil recovery by chemical injection 13. History matching in reservoir simulation is: (A) Matching model results with laboratory experiments (B) Matching model predictions with past production data (C) Comparing seismic data to logs (D) Aligning drilling records with core data 14. Which of the following is a common simulator software? (A) Eclipse (B) AutoCAD (C) MATLAB only (D) SolidWorks 15. Reservoir simulation models are calibrated using: (A) Rock and fluid properties (B) Well test data (C) Production history (D) All of the above 16. What is relative permeability? (A) Ratio of effective permeability to absolute permeability (B) Porosity divided by permeability (C) Grain density divided by porosity (D) Total pore volume 17. Which drive mechanism is simulated as strong water influx? (A) Solution gas drive (B) Gas cap drive (C) Water drive (D) Gravity drainage 18. Grid refinement is important in areas: (A) Far from wells (B) Near wellbores and high-gradient zones (C) Where seismic data is absent (D) At reservoir boundaries only 19. What is the main advantage of 3D reservoir simulation over 2D? (A) Faster computation (B) More accurate representation of heterogeneities (C) Less data required (D) Simpler to use 20. In compositional modeling, the equation of state is used to: (A) Predict phase behavior of fluids (B) Measure porosity (C) Estimate permeability (D) Identify mineralogy 21. Simulation run time depends heavily on: (A) Number of grid blocks and time steps (B) Rock color (C) Well depth only (D) Drill bit size 22. Which of these is NOT an input parameter for reservoir simulation? (A) Porosity (B) Permeability (C) Rock compressibility (D) Well cement composition 23. The Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy (CFL) condition is important for: (A) Stability of numerical simulation (B) Rock compressibility (C) Grain sorting (D) Logging accuracy 24. Oil recovery factor is defined as: (A) Oil produced / Total oil initially in place (B) Water produced / Total pore volume (C) Gas produced / Gas cap size (D) Pressure decline / Reservoir pressure 25. A dual-porosity model is used for: (A) Fractured reservoirs (B) Sandstone reservoirs only (C) Offshore reservoirs (D) Gas reservoirs only 26. Pseudo-pressure function is used in: (A) Gas reservoir simulation (B) Oil reservoir only (C) Water drive analysis only (D) Drilling simulations 27. Reservoir simulation is mainly validated through: (A) History matching (B) Seismic surveys (C) Gravity data (D) Resistivity logs only 28. The initial condition in a reservoir simulation includes: (A) Initial pressure and saturation distribution (B) Only porosity (C) Only permeability (D) Only production rate 29. Reservoir heterogeneity affects: (A) Fluid flow patterns (B) Seismic velocity (C) Core cleaning (D) Rock color 30. A fully implicit simulation scheme is: (A) Stable but computationally expensive (B) Fast but unstable (C) Ignoring time steps (D) Inaccurate always 31. In reservoir simulation, transmissibility refers to: (A) Rock ability to transmit fluid between grid blocks (B) Grain density (C) Rock mineralogy (D) Oil API gravity 32. Gas–oil ratio (GOR) can be predicted using: (A) Black-oil models (B) Seismic surveys (C) Drilling logs (D) Well cementing data 33. The purpose of sensitivity analysis in reservoir simulation is: (A) To study effect of uncertain parameters on results (B) To measure porosity directly (C) To calculate drilling mud weight (D) To record seismic waves 34. Which process is considered secondary recovery? (A) Gas injection (B) Water flooding (C) Steam injection (D) In-situ combustion 35. Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) methods are studied in simulation to: (A) Evaluate incremental oil recovery (B) Estimate drilling costs (C) Improve seismic accuracy (D) Design well casing 36. Which is NOT an EOR technique? (A) CO₂ injection (B) Polymer flooding (C) Steam flooding (D) Core cutting 37. Simulation grid blocks are usually shaped as: (A) Cubes or rectangular prisms (B) Spheres (C) Cylinders (D) Triangles 38. Relative permeability curves are inputs for: (A) Multiphase flow simulations (B) Well depth calculation (C) Seismic velocity models (D) Drilling mud programs 39. The iterative solver commonly used in reservoir simulation is: (A) Newton–Raphson method (B) Gaussian elimination only (C) Lagrangian method (D) Fourier transform 40. A typical output of reservoir simulation is: (A) Production forecast (B) Core porosity (C) Seismic reflection data (D) Wellbore diameter 41. Material balance equation is used in simulation to: (A) Ensure conservation of mass (B) Predict seismic activity (C) Measure drilling torque (D) Check porosity directly 42. Reservoir simulation helps in: (A) Designing optimum production strategies (B) Predicting ultimate recovery (C) Planning EOR projects (D) All of the above 43. What is grid orientation effect? (A) Error introduced due to alignment of flow with grid blocks (B) Misalignment in drilling wells (C) Seismic wave distortion (D) Logging error 44. Reservoir simulation assists in locating: (A) Optimal well placement (B) Earthquake faults (C) Drilling rig stability (D) Offshore platforms 45. The upscaling process in simulation means: (A) Converting fine-scale geological data to coarser simulation grids (B) Increasing seismic resolution (C) Enlarging core samples (D) Increasing drilling depth 46. Pressure–volume–temperature (PVT) data is required in simulation to: (A) Characterize fluid behavior (B) Measure porosity (C) Estimate permeability (D) Record seismic velocity 47. Simulation of unconventional reservoirs requires: (A) Dual-porosity/dual-permeability models (B) Only black-oil models (C) Only constant porosity (D) Ignoring fractures 48. History matching is followed by: (A) Forecasting future reservoir performance (B) Refinery operations (C) Core analysis only (D) Drilling mud testing 49. Reservoir simulators solve equations using: (A) Mass balance, momentum balance, and energy balance (B) Chemical kinetics (C) Seismic reflection (D) Optical diffraction 50. The ultimate aim of reservoir simulation is: (A) Maximize hydrocarbon recovery and optimize production strategy (B) Replace drilling operations (C) Eliminate core analysis (D) Avoid seismic surveys FOUNDATIONAL SUBJECTS (Year 1 – Year 2)Engineering Mechanics (Statics & Dynamics) – MCQsFluid Mechanics – MCQsThermodynamics – MCQsComputer Programming (e.g., MATLAB, Python) – MCQsIntroduction to Engineering – MCQsGeology for Engineers – MCQsTechnical Communication – MCQs CORE PETROLEUM ENGINEERING SUBJECTS (Year 2 – Year 4)Introduction to Petroleum Engineering – MCQsPetroleum Geology – MCQsDrilling Engineering – MCQsReservoir Engineering – MCQsProduction Engineering – MCQsPetroleum Fluid Properties – MCQsWell Logging and Formation Evaluation – MCQsPetroleum Economics – MCQsPetroleum Refining and Processing – MCQs Natural Gas Engineering – MCQsEnhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) – MCQsWell Testing – MCQsReservoir Simulation – MCQsDrilling Fluids and Cementing – MCQsOffshore Petroleum Engineering – MCQsHealth, Safety and Environment (HSE) – MCQsPetroleum Project Management – MCQsCorrosion Engineering – MCQsArtificial Lift Techniques – MCQsPetrophysics – MCQs LABORATORIES & PRACTICALS (Theory-based MCQs can be made from these)Drilling Fluids Lab – MCQsCore Analysis Lab – MCQsReservoir Simulation Lab – MCQsRock and Fluid Properties Lab – MCQsWell Logging Lab – MCQs ELECTIVES (Optional/Advanced)Energy Transition and Sustainability – MCQsUnconventional Resources (Shale, Tight Gas, etc.) – MCQsData Analytics in Petroleum Engineering – MCQsGeographic Information Systems (GIS) – MCQsPetroleum Law and Policy – MCQsPipeline Engineering – MCQsRenewable Energy Integration – MCQs