Well Testing – MCQs

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1. What is the primary purpose of well testing?





2. Which of the following is NOT a well test type?





3. In a Drill Stem Test (DST), the tool is run on:





4. Which parameter is measured directly in a well test?





5. The pressure buildup test is performed after:





6. The Horner plot is commonly used in:





7. Which equation is widely used in well test analysis?





8. Which of the following is determined from a well test?





9. A positive skin factor indicates:





10. Which test is used to estimate average reservoir pressure?





11. Which condition is assumed in most well test analysis?





12. The slope of a semilog straight line in a Horner plot gives:





13. A negative skin factor means:





14. Which test is run for low permeability reservoirs?





15. A drawdown test involves:





16. Interference tests are conducted to measure:





17. The unit of skin factor is:





18. A log-log plot of pressure derivative vs. time is used in:





19. Wellbore storage effect dominates in:





20. What does wellbore storage coefficient represent?





21. Which drive mechanism causes a rapid pressure drop in well tests?





22. In pressure derivative plots, a horizontal line indicates:





23. The productivity index (PI) is defined as:





24. A buildup test is preferred over drawdown test because:





25. Which of the following is a limitation of DST?





26. Pressure derivative analysis helps in identifying:





27. Which of the following tests is suitable for multiwell systems?





28. Which property of reservoir fluid is essential in well test analysis?





29. What does a slope of “½” on a log-log derivative plot indicate?





30. In buildup analysis, the straight line extrapolated to Horner time = 1 gives:





31. Which factor does NOT affect well test results?





32. Which data is plotted in a Horner plot?





33. Which of the following can cause a high positive skin?





34. A negative skin factor generally indicates:





35. The unit of permeability used in well test analysis is:





36. The unit of transmissibility (k·h/μ) is:





37. Early-time data affected by wellbore storage is corrected using:





38. The late-time deviation from straight line in Horner plot indicates:





39. Pressure fall-off test is mainly run in:





40. Which type of flow regime is observed at intermediate times in fractured reservoirs?





41. Well test duration is typically determined by:





42. Which test is useful for estimating connected reservoir volume?





43. Which effect dominates the very early portion of a well test?





44. For an infinite-acting reservoir, the late-time Horner plot is:





45. A buildup test is most useful when:





46. Which test can be performed while drilling?





47. Well testing is important for:





48. Superposition principle in well testing is applied for:





49. Which of the following is a limitation of pulse tests?





50. Well test interpretation requires integration with:





 FOUNDATIONAL SUBJECTS (Year 1 – Year 2)

  1. Engineering Mechanics (Statics & Dynamics) – MCQs

  2. Fluid Mechanics – MCQs

  3. Thermodynamics – MCQs

  4. Computer Programming (e.g., MATLAB, Python) – MCQs

  5. Introduction to Engineering – MCQs

  6. Geology for Engineers – MCQs

  7. Technical Communication – MCQs

 CORE PETROLEUM ENGINEERING SUBJECTS (Year 2 – Year 4)

  1. Introduction to Petroleum Engineering – MCQs

  2. Petroleum Geology – MCQs

  3. Drilling Engineering – MCQs

  4. Reservoir Engineering – MCQs

  5. Production Engineering – MCQs

  6. Petroleum Fluid Properties – MCQs

  7. Well Logging and Formation Evaluation – MCQs

  8. Petroleum Economics – MCQs

  9. Petroleum Refining and Processing – MCQs  

  10. Natural Gas Engineering – MCQs

  11. Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) – MCQs

  12. Well Testing – MCQs

  13. Reservoir Simulation – MCQs

  14. Drilling Fluids and Cementing – MCQs

  15. Offshore Petroleum Engineering – MCQs

  16. Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) – MCQs

  17. Petroleum Project Management – MCQs

  18. Corrosion Engineering – MCQs

  19. Artificial Lift Techniques – MCQs

  20. Petrophysics – MCQs

 LABORATORIES & PRACTICALS (Theory-based MCQs can be made from these)

  1. Drilling Fluids Lab – MCQs

  2. Core Analysis Lab – MCQs

  3. Reservoir Simulation Lab – MCQs

  4. Rock and Fluid Properties Lab – MCQs

  5. Well Logging Lab – MCQs

 ELECTIVES (Optional/Advanced)

  1. Energy Transition and Sustainability – MCQs

  2. Unconventional Resources (Shale, Tight Gas, etc.) – MCQs

  3. Data Analytics in Petroleum Engineering – MCQs

  4. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) – MCQs

  5. Petroleum Law and Policy – MCQs

  6. Pipeline Engineering – MCQs

  7. Renewable Energy Integration – MCQs