POC Onboarding Fundamentals Review

What are the 3 indications of a leak?

Leak Rate is _________.

During an emergency evacuation of the POC, which pipelines are SD first?

What is the purpose of tagging a point?

What does this graph represent?

After editing a batch ticket in SCADA, what else needs to be edited?

Which of the following causes the control valve to control/throttle?

Where can a complete list of the roles and responsibilities of Controllers be found?

In a Diesel fuel to Blendgrade gas cut, it is more important to protect the Blendgrade gas.

When selecting the Batch Bar in the Batch Tracking Overview, the popup will display only the batch you clicked on.

Which color EFS Events are generated by a flowing system?

During check-in, the Controller will need to check the Batch Legend's accuracy utilizing which of the following?

Location of Business Continuity Plan/POC Emergency Evacuation Plan.

Which of the following is considered an AOC?

Anytime a status alarm or analog alarm is received, an AOC event is occurring.

A ___________ pressure loss trend on a Slack Line could indicate a possible integrity issue.

Jet Fuel should never contain any DRA.

________ alarms display the current state of all non-numerical points (state of device or text alarm)

When DOT Transmitter Testing is performed, we can leave the CPM transmitters in the model (no impact to VDIFF/FDIFF).

If a Controller needs to call in sick, who should they call first?

_______: A specific amount of bbls of same product/crude type traveling through a pipeline together.

When processing a schedule, the Active Ticket in the meters will update after Replacing or Appending the new schedule.

______: Any point that is assigned a numerical value such as PSI, API or BPH

When a batch is not verified properly which of the following could occur?

FDIFF is _________.

Receipt Flow=1500 BPH and Delivery Flow=1450 BPH. Which of the following is true?

There are four analog limit alarms: High-High, High, Low and Low-Low.

Increased lighting at night helps to prevent the desynchronizing of your circadian rhythm by simulating daylight.

If a field tech is needed for an operation and is not onsite within 30 minutes of the event, what must you do?

________ is a colorless, flammable, extremely hazardous gas with a rotten egg smell.

Which alarm uses a mathematical algorithm over a specific time period to detect a change in an analog value.

VDIFF is _________.

When a line becomes slack, Warning and Leak thresholds ______ in the model to account for uncertainty.

Which of the following could cause a tank deviation on an idle tank?

As part of the Resource Team, you (the Controller) must be in agreement before restarting a pipeline system.

Which agency establishes requirements for construction, testing, maintenance and accident reporting.

Why are pigs run through a pipeline system?

Which of the following is information that must be verified when verifying a batch?

A device or remote is not communicating to the POC from the field; indicated by a orange background with "S"

Which agency is responsible for governing pipelines through incident response training and control room management.

Field Personnel are authorized to open/close any valve they need for field work without communicating with the POC first

A device is not showing a normal status; indicated by a purple color.

The data displayed in SCADA would be considered what on the Data Quality Ladder?

According to the CRM Plan, who has the authority to direct or supersede a Controller?

What document details how the POC mitigates and manages fatigue of personnel?

The higher the API the ____ a product is.

Console Updates should always be looked at as part of your check in.

Which of the following ways can product/crude enter a sump?

When a unit starts, the pressure upstream decreases.

______ is the lowest temp at which liquid will form enough flammable vapor to ignite if there is an ignition source.

__________: A device used to calibrate meters used in measuring oil and products.

When making a Receipt tank switch from a less full tank to a fuller tank, the pressure/flow rate should decrease.

If the balance to go on the meter is more than the known upstream linefill amount, the incoming cut is early.

What is the purpose of the Shift Report/Daily Event Log?

A station DRA skid will disable _______ before a Jet/Kerosene batch arrives.

The primary mustering location during an evacuation of the MPLX building is the Donnell building.

When changing a Suction or Discharge Setpoint in SCADA, which of the following is the default setpoint mode?

During an evacuation, it is important to remember to shutdown your lines before leaving the POC.

This is the main location that houses information such as Shift Change Event Sheet and the Daily Event Log.

The Backup Pipeline Operations Center in located in ________.

When a unit starts, the pressure downstream increases.

What is the purpose of Control Checks?

A positive FDIFF within the CPM model would be caused directly by which of the following?

What does this graph represent?

When the field is filling a pig trap, a CPM Alarm may be received because filling a pig trap simulates a leak.

_________: The ratio of the weight of a volume of any liquid to the weight of an equal volume of water.

Safety Related Alarms only need documented if they are real alarms; false alarms from field work do not need written up.

DRA Injection Enable/Disable commands are automatically generated by SCADA based on Batch Tracking.

DRA decreases system flowrates by increasing PSI along the line.

__________: SCADA

Logging into the SCADA System using the Viewer Account allows you to operate valves and start/stop as necessary.

_________: 42 US gallons at 60 degrees Fahrenheit and 0 PSI gauge

Inhibit All Tags prevents commands from executing on the tagged point. The Inhibit All tag must be removed to operate.

______: DOT

Your old MF was 1.0020 and your new MF is 1.0015, how will the new factor impact your flow rate and bbl counts?

All POC phone calls through the desktop phone are recorded.

Which of the following are situations where you would need to call your Scheduler?

_____: DRA

With a Meter Head Switch, the Pending Ticket is always moved to the Active Ticket.

Which statements are true when it comes to Meter Head Switches?

Which Proving concept represents the standard deviation based on the last 50 factors for a meter.

The longer the time averaging period, the more time it takes the dynamic threshold to adjust back to steady state.

For the most current prover run, what value must be considered to ensure consistency amongst runs?

________: Located on the discharge side of the pump; used to regulate PSI and BPH on the pipeline by closing/opening

If both VDIFF and FDIFF are positive, it is possible a leak is occurring on the system.

SCADA automatically prevents known alarms from being audible for a short amount of time during a transient condition

_______: A rate sheet of charges made by pipeline companies for moving oil.

If comms are lost with only a Secondary PLC, manually connecting the site's Master PLC will regain comms via dial backup

On the Hydraulic Gradient, what does the cyan line indicate on the graphical display?

If there is a SHS on a system, who tells the Controller that the SHS is cleared, and the system can be restarted?

________: The mixture which occurs in normal pipeline operations between batches having different specifications.

Tank Available Stock includes all product in the tank, including tank bottoms.

When you are getting less barrels out of the pipeline than you are putting in, you are running a "Shortage."

If contacted by a reporter for a comment on an unintended release, how should you respond to them?

A device or alarm point that has been set to a certain state by the Controller; indicated by pink background with "M"

Field personnel will be aware of any haze or flash issues because all notes about them will appear on the schedule.

EMT-BCF-5863-YM is completed and we are now pumping EMT-BCF-5864-YM. Would you use a Print Ticket or Meter Head Switch?

Which statements are true when it comes to Print Tickets?

If an upstream API reveals that the arrival of a cut will differ from the original ETA, the field must be notified.

Who is responsible for updating the SHS Documentation?