Nivaar worked solution (AI-drafted; not reviewed by a licensed engineer)
National Exams May 2018 — 17-PET-A5 Petroleum Production Operations (3 hrs, open book). Reference texts: Golan & Whitson, Well Performance, 2nd ed.; Ahmed, Reservoir Engineering Handbook, 5th ed.; Brown, The Technology of Artificial Lift Methods, Vol. 2a–4; Beggs, Production Optimization Using Nodal Analysis, 2nd ed.; Bourgoyne et al., Applied Drilling Engineering, 1st ed. (cementing, Ch. 6).
The source NOTES state that the first four questions as answered constitute a complete paper; every question (1–5) is fully solved below.