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Derrick Operator Practice Test

Check what you know about the derrick operator job with 15 free questions and instant explanations.

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15 multiple-choice questions on derrick operator knowledge, safety and vocabulary. Submit to see your score and explanations, or open any question’s answer as you go. Nothing is saved or shared.

Question 1 of 15The monkeyboard is:
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Answer: High on the derrick. It’s the derrickhand’s platform.

Question 2 of 15Mud weight controls:
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Answer: Well pressure. Density holds back pressure.

Question 3 of 15A kick is:
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Answer: An influx of formation fluid. It can lead to a blowout.

Question 4 of 15At heights:
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Answer: Stay 100 percent tied off. Always tied off.

Question 5 of 15A shale shaker:
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Answer: Removes cuttings. It screens mud.

Question 6 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Clamps that lift pipe.”
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Answer: Elevators. Elevators: Clamps that lift pipe.

Question 7 of 15What does “Tour” mean?
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Answer: A rig shift, pronounced “tower.”. Tour: A rig shift, pronounced “tower.”

Question 8 of 15Which term matches this definition: “A platform high on the derrick.”
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Answer: Monkeyboard. Monkeyboard: A platform high on the derrick.

Question 9 of 15What does “Racking back” mean?
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Answer: Standing pipe in the derrick.. Racking back: Standing pipe in the derrick.

Question 10 of 15Which term matches this definition: “An influx of formation fluid.”
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Answer: Kick. Kick: An influx of formation fluid.

Question 11 of 15What does “Stand” mean?
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Answer: Joints of pipe connected together.. Stand: Joints of pipe connected together.

Question 12 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Pumps drilling fluid.”
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Answer: Mud pump. Mud pump: Pumps drilling fluid.

Question 13 of 15What does “Fingerboard” mean?
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Answer: Holds pipe stands in the derrick.. Fingerboard: Holds pipe stands in the derrick.

Question 14 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Thickness of the fluid.”
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Answer: Viscosity. Viscosity: Thickness of the fluid.

Question 15 of 15What does “Trip” mean?
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Answer: Pulling pipe out or running it in.. Trip: Pulling pipe out or running it in.

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