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by Steve Hawtin
15 Jun 2013

Test Yourself

I've attempted to pose a dozen multiple choice questions that any experienced E&P data manager could easily answer but would be difficult for others to guess. Do these questions meet that goal? How could they be improved? Do you have more?

1) What topic does the ITIL standard cover: a Service Delivery b Data Management Functions c Project Management d Change Management	2) What topic does the PMI standard cover: a Service Delivery b Data Management Functions c Project Management d Change Management
3) What topic does the PRINCE2 standard cover: a Service Delivery b Data Management Functions c Project Management d Change Management	4) Which of these units would a CALI curve be most likely to be measured in: a IN b "" (i.e. unitless) c GAPI d V
5) Which data handling mistake would have the biggest impact in a typical North Sea well: a Misplacing the well 10 metres to the East b Confusing feet and metres when measuring the KB c Confusing US surveyor feet and international feet for the markers d Using magnetic North rather than grid North	6) Which data handling mistake would have the biggest impact in a typical Wyoming well: a Misplacing the well 10 metres to the East b Confusing feet and metres when measuring the KB c Confusing US surveyor feet and international feet for the markers d Using magnetic North rather than grid North
7) Data in which of these file formats would typically have the largest volume: a SEG-Y b SEG-D c UKOOA d ZMAP	8) Which of these formats is based on RP66: a WITSML b LAS 2 c DLIS d SEG-Y
9) Which of these is not a unit of measure in EPSG: a Clarke's foot b Everest foot c Gold Coast foot d Indian foot	10) Which of these applications would be used most in the Drilling Department: a Compass b Petrel c Charisma d OpenWorks
11) Which of these applications would be least likely to be used by a petrophysicist: a IP b Eclipse c Geolog d Recall	12) Which of these does an API number identify: a A stratigraphic formation b A seismic survey c An active field d A well