Pass Benchmark: 70% (21/30) • Standard: USCG NMC / 46 CFR

USCG Deck General (Set 102)

30:00

|

Question 1 of 30

Question Navigator

Correct Incorrect Pending Starred

Question 1 of 30

The heavy three-, four-, or six-sided length of pipe suspended from the swivel through the rotary table and connected to the topmost joint of drill pipe to turn the drill stem as the rotary table turns is called the __________.

Browse Questions in Set 102

30 MCQs

#1 The heavy three-, four-, or six-sided length of pipe suspended from the swivel through the rotary table and connected to the topmost joint of drill pipe to turn the drill stem as the rotary table turns is called the __________. #2 What is the female section of a tool joint called? #3 The connected joints of pipe, usually made of three joints of pipe approximately 90 feet long, racked in the derrick when making a trip are called a __________. #4 The end of the joint with the exterior threads is called the __________. #5 A heavy, thick-walled tube, usually steel, used between the drill pipe and the bit in the drill stem to weight the bit in order to improve its performance is called a __________. #6 An integral part of a blowout preventer that serves as the closing element on an open hole, and whose ends do not fit around the drill pipe but seal against each other and shut off the space below completely is the __________. #7 The pneumatic containers which store bulk dry mud additives and cement on a MODU are called __________. #8 A series of trays with sieves that vibrate to remove cuttings from the circulating fluid in rotary drilling operations is called the __________. #9 The series of valves used to control the return flow in well control operations is called the __________. #10 The platform that supports the derrickman when tripping pipe is called the __________. #11 A tool consisting of a handle and releasable chain used for turning pipe or fittings of a diameter larger than that which a pipe wrench would fit is called __________. #12 What is a grooved pulley? #13 A set of clamps that are latched onto the drill pipe to allow the driller to raise or lower the drill string out of or into the hole are the __________. #14 The wire ropes of the riser tensioning system are attached to the __________. #15 A device used to enlarge the size of an existing bore hole, having teeth arranged on its outside circumference to cut the formation as it rotates is a(n) __________. #16 You are transferring fuel from a supply vessel to your MODU. If you close off one tank in the line of tanks being filled, what will happen to the rate of flow to other open tanks on the same line? #17 What is a pinion in a jacking system? #18 The operation of hoisting the drill stem out of and returning it to the wellbore is called a __________. #19 When drilling from a MODU, the conductor casing is landed with its top extending to just __________. #20 The space around a pipe in a wellbore, the outer wall of which may be the wall of either the borehole or the casing, is the __________. #21 Most drill ships and barges have a walled opening below the derrick, open to the water's surface and through which various drilling tools can pass down to the sea floor called a __________. #22 In MODU drilling operations, the term tripping means __________. #23 At the instant when a string of casing being run from a MODU is landed in the well head, __________. #24 When drilling from a MODU the weight in air of tubular goods on the racks is reduced when run into the drilled hole because of the effect of __________. #25 A frame with two, or sometimes four, arms through which are threaded the guidelines and which is used to keep the drill stem and bit in line with the center opening in the temporary guide base is the __________. #26 At the instant when a string of casing being run from a MODU is landed in the well head, __________. #27 A large valve, usually installed above the ram preventers, that forms a seal in the annular space between the pipe and wellbore or, if no pipe is present, on the wellbore itself is called the __________. #28 The connected joints of pipe, usually made of three joints of pipe approximately 90 feet long, racked in the derrick when making a trip are called a __________. #29 A heavy, thick-walled tube, usually steel, used between the drill pipe and the bit in the drill stem to weight the bit in order to improve its performance is called a __________. #30 The vertical height and density of the drilling fluid are used to determine the __________.

Question Discussion & Notes

0

Have a doubt, memory trick, or exam update? Share your insights with fellow mariners.

Loading mariner discussions...