FE1 Test A

Instructions

1) For numbers >1,000, add a comma as no comma will mark the answer as wrong.
2) All numbers should be reported with 2 decimal places. Ex: 1.00, not 1.
3) Include units in your answer when appropriate. (psi, gals, bbls, lbs, gpt, RPM)

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Please find the Hydrostatic Pressure at TVD if we are pumping a sand concentration of 1.75ppg.

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If flush is 325 bbls, how many gallons is that?

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Find the density of slurry if the target concentration is 1.25 ppg.

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Find the clean rate when you are pumping at a rate of 100bpm with a sand concentration of 0.75ppg. Assume the SG of the sand is 2.65

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If you have a frac gradient of 0.88 and a TVD of 8,674' what is the bottom hole pressure?

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How much proppant did you pump if you pumped 1,267 bbls of slurry at 1.75 ppg?

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If 9,126 gals of 36% acid is ordered and it needs to be diluted to 15%, how many barrels of water needs to be delivered first?

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At what rate, in gpm, is FR being pumped during the initial pad if rate is 109.6 bpm and FR loading is at 1.0 gpt?

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How many suction hoses do you need, attached to the blender, if the target rate is 110 bpm at 2.5 ppg concentration?

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What is the maximum rate that can go through iron if it has an OD of 4" and ID of 3.8"?

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How much horsepower is our fleet running if average is pressure is 8,250 psi @ 101.1 bpm?

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What is the purpose of hydraulic fracturing?

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Label the parts of this frac location.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
7		Chemical Units (Chemadd, Chemical Trailer, Totes, etc.)
5		Blender
6		Pumpdown unit
1		Fluid Storage (Water Transer, Frac Tanks, Water Silos, etc.)
2		Wireline Crane
9		Proppant Storage (Sand Silos, Sandkings, etc.)
4		Frac Pumps
3		Wellheads/Zipper manifold
8		Manifold (Missile, Monoline, etc.)

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Where is the transducer for pressure A?

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Where is the transducer for the zipper manifold?

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What are the hoses on the discharge side of the blender hooked to?

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What is the size of a standard tote?

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What are the engines on the blender used for?

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What part of operations could cause a drop in the inline such as in the plot below?

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What is a screen-out?

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What does it mean when a pump operator asks for PTO?

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Describe the difference between pressure A and pressure B

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What does it mean the fluid tech is getting a "strap"

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Describe what a blender does in frac operations.

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Describe ISIP and how to find it.

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Match the type of frac fluid component with its purpose

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Gel		Dissolves formation and increases fracture conductivity
Scale inhibitor		Prevents bacteria growth
Corrosion inhibitor		Slowly breaks down FR to help with fluid recovery
Friction reducer		Reduces swelling in clay formations
Acid		Links polymers to make a viscous fluid
Clay Inhibitor		Reduces friction in wellbore
Breaker		Increases viscosity of frac fluid to carry proppant
Crosslink		Prevents mineral deposits from building up in the wellbore
Biocide		Reduces surface tension of frac fluid
Surfactant		Protects the wellbore from corroding

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Select all the types of frac proppant

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What is the difference between 100 mesh sand and 40/70 sand?

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Bleed off valves are located before the check valve.

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Which process is essential before resuming operation every time the line is broken for pumps swap or changing pieces of iron?

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Why is it important for the treater to record the closure pressure of a well?

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What is the area within the high pressure zone called?

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What kind of gloves is required when handling frac iron?

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Classify the following into pump maintenance or pump failure (NPT)

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How much sand is in the silo if it is at 47%? (Assume the Silo percentage doesn't include the cone)

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In preparing to wrap up a Endeavor's job, the sand tracker says the amount of sand needed to complete the job is 355431 of 100M and 246025 of 40/70, how would you place your sand order?

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When setting up DataAcq, what needs to be checked in Job Header Information or else the job data will not be uploaded to the server?

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To have engineer/treater/consultant names auto-populate on the report, where would you input the names?

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When populating the Reference Sheet on the Engineering Report, what cell needs to be manually inputted?

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Select the option that has the following stage order.

1. 111-1
2. 212-1
3. 151-1
4. 252-1
5. 212-2
6. 111-2
7. 151-2
8. 212-3

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You send out an stage update email and it says "Stage 1 of 52" when it should be "Stage 3 of 52". Which Excel file/tab do you need to check & correct?

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What is the maximum amount that should be remaining in an ISO when a full delivery is getting offloaded into it?

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At the end of the job, on what documents should the total used sand be the same?

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How many hours ahead of start time is it best to schedule chem ISO delivery for a new job?

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What part of the inventory must be zeroed out at the end of a job?

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Sand Operator		Controlling chemical setpoints and maintaining chemical pumps
Line Boss		Responsible for all the iron, open and closing the well, looking for leaks
E-Tech		Often the outside supervisor, straps chemicals, moves ISOs, and calibrating chemical pumps.
Sand Coordinatior		Ensures hopper stays full of sand
Fluid Tech		Maintaines pumping rate
Treater		In charge of all electronics on site including: maintaining communications, pressure transducers, pump control boxes, and the datavan.
ChemAdd Operator		Oversees the frac operation on their shift. Ensures operations run smoothly and efficiently.
Pump Operator		Directs sand deliveries and offloading into the correct storage compartment.

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Which of the following eFieldPro dashboards AST field engineer use to check whether frac plots and chems & sand straps are uploaded correctly?

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	Pump maintenance	Pump failure (NPT)
Packing/Plunger
Mechanical issue (overheating, drive shaft, etc.)
Seat & valves
Cracked fluid end
Water in fuel lines
Scheduled PMs
Unscheduled PMs

	Pump maintenance	Pump failure (NPT)
Packing/Plunger
Mechanical issue (overheating, drive shaft, etc.)
Seat & valves
Cracked fluid end
Water in fuel lines
Scheduled PMs
Unscheduled PMs

FE1 Test A

Please find the Hydrostatic Pressure at TVD if we are pumping a sand concentration of 1.75ppg.

If flush is 325 bbls, how many gallons is that?

Find the density of slurry if the target concentration is 1.25 ppg.

Find the clean rate when you are pumping at a rate of 100bpm with a sand concentration of 0.75ppg. Assume the SG of the sand is 2.65

If you have a frac gradient of 0.88 and a TVD of 8,674' what is the bottom hole pressure?

How much proppant did you pump if you pumped 1,267 bbls of slurry at 1.75 ppg?

If 9,126 gals of 36% acid is ordered and it needs to be diluted to 15%, how many barrels of water needs to be delivered first?

At what rate, in gpm, is FR being pumped during the initial pad if rate is 109.6 bpm and FR loading is at 1.0 gpt?

How many suction hoses do you need, attached to the blender, if the target rate is 110 bpm at 2.5 ppg concentration?

What is the maximum rate that can go through iron if it has an OD of 4" and ID of 3.8"?

How much horsepower is our fleet running if average is pressure is 8,250 psi @ 101.1 bpm?

What is the purpose of hydraulic fracturing?

Label the parts of this frac location.

Where is the transducer for pressure A?

Where is the transducer for the zipper manifold?

What are the hoses on the discharge side of the blender hooked to?

What is the size of a standard tote?

What are the engines on the blender used for?

What part of operations could cause a drop in the inline such as in the plot below?

What is a screen-out?

What does it mean when a pump operator asks for PTO?

Describe the difference between pressure A and pressure B

What does it mean the fluid tech is getting a "strap"

Describe what a blender does in frac operations.

Describe ISIP and how to find it.

Match the type of frac fluid component with its purpose

Select all the types of frac proppant

What is the difference between 100 mesh sand and 40/70 sand?

Bleed off valves are located before the check valve.

Which process is essential before resuming operation every time the line is broken for pumps swap or changing pieces of iron?

Why is it important for the treater to record the closure pressure of a well?

What is the area within the high pressure zone called?

What kind of gloves is required when handling frac iron?

Classify the following into pump maintenance or pump failure (NPT)

How much sand is in the silo if it is at 47%? (Assume the Silo percentage doesn't include the cone)

In preparing to wrap up a Endeavor's job, the sand tracker says the amount of sand needed to complete the job is 355431 of 100M and 246025 of 40/70, how would you place your sand order?

When setting up DataAcq, what needs to be checked in Job Header Information or else the job data will not be uploaded to the server?

To have engineer/treater/consultant names auto-populate on the report, where would you input the names?

When populating the Reference Sheet on the Engineering Report, what cell needs to be manually inputted?

Select the option that has the following stage order.1. 111-12. 212-13. 151-14. 252-15. 212-26. 111-27. 151-28. 212-3

You send out an stage update email and it says "Stage 1 of 52" when it should be "Stage 3 of 52". Which Excel file/tab do you need to check & correct?

What is the maximum amount that should be remaining in an ISO when a full delivery is getting offloaded into it?

At the end of the job, on what documents should the total used sand be the same?

How many hours ahead of start time is it best to schedule chem ISO delivery for a new job?

What part of the inventory must be zeroed out at the end of a job?

Which of the following eFieldPro dashboards AST field engineer use to check whether frac plots and chems & sand straps are uploaded correctly?

When should ISO pickups be scheduled?

Please find the Hydrostatic Pressure at TVD if we are pumping a sand concentration of 1.75ppg.

If flush is 325 bbls, how many gallons is that?

Find the density of slurry if the target concentration is 1.25 ppg.

Find the clean rate when you are pumping at a rate of 100bpm with a sand concentration of 0.75ppg. Assume the SG of the sand is 2.65

If you have a frac gradient of 0.88 and a TVD of 8,674' what is the bottom hole pressure?

How much proppant did you pump if you pumped 1,267 bbls of slurry at 1.75 ppg?

If 9,126 gals of 36% acid is ordered and it needs to be diluted to 15%, how many barrels of water needs to be delivered first?

At what rate, in gpm, is FR being pumped during the initial pad if rate is 109.6 bpm and FR loading is at 1.0 gpt?

How many suction hoses do you need, attached to the blender, if the target rate is 110 bpm at 2.5 ppg concentration?

What is the maximum rate that can go through iron if it has an OD of 4" and ID of 3.8"?

How much horsepower is our fleet running if average is pressure is 8,250 psi @ 101.1 bpm?

What is the purpose of hydraulic fracturing?

Label the parts of this frac location.

Where is the transducer for pressure A?

Where is the transducer for the zipper manifold?

What are the hoses on the discharge side of the blender hooked to?

What is the size of a standard tote?

What are the engines on the blender used for?

What part of operations could cause a drop in the inline such as in the plot below?

What is a screen-out?

What does it mean when a pump operator asks for PTO?

Describe the difference between pressure A and pressure B

What does it mean the fluid tech is getting a "strap"

Describe what a blender does in frac operations.

Describe ISIP and how to find it.

Match the type of frac fluid component with its purpose

Select all the types of frac proppant

What is the difference between 100 mesh sand and 40/70 sand?

Bleed off valves are located before the check valve.

Which process is essential before resuming operation every time the line is broken for pumps swap or changing pieces of iron?

Why is it important for the treater to record the closure pressure of a well?

Select the option that has the following stage order.

1. 111-1
2. 212-1
3. 151-1
4. 252-1
5. 212-2
6. 111-2
7. 151-2
8. 212-3

Select the option that has the following stage order.

1. 111-1
2. 212-1
3. 151-1
4. 252-1
5. 212-2
6. 111-2
7. 151-2
8. 212-3