Oklahoma History Quality Control & Assurance 3

Question 1

American Petroleum Institute (API) standards adopted by Oklahoma oil companies beginning in the 1920s primarily governed what aspect of operations?

Accepted Answer

Equipment specifications and product quality measurements

Answer

API standards established technical specifications for drilling equipment, pipe dimensions, and petroleum product quality that Oklahoma producers voluntarily adopted to ensure market interoperability.

Question 2

Tinker Air Force Base's aircraft depot maintenance operations use which overarching quality management standard?

Accepted Answer

AS9100 aerospace quality management standard

Answer

AS9100 is the aerospace-sector extension of ISO 9001 and governs quality management at Tinker AFB and the Oklahoma aerospace suppliers that support it.

Question 3

The Oklahoma Corporation Commission's quality oversight of oil and gas wells focuses primarily on what?

Accepted Answer

Well integrity and accurate production measurement

Answer

The OCC regulates well casing integrity, production measurement, and disposal practices to prevent fraud, environmental damage, and unsafe operations.

Question 4

What quality improvement movement transformed Oklahoma's manufacturing and services sector most significantly during the 1980s?

Accepted Answer

Total Quality Management (TQM)

Answer

Total Quality Management, popularized by Deming and Juran and championed by the U.S. government after Japan's success, swept through Oklahoma industry in the 1980s.

Question 5

Oklahoma natural gas pipeline companies must meet quality specifications for which critical property before gas enters transmission lines?

Accepted Answer

British Thermal Unit (BTU) content and purity

Answer

Pipeline tariffs require natural gas to meet minimum BTU content and maximum impurity levels (water, hydrogen sulfide, CO₂) before injection into interstate pipelines.

Oklahoma History Practice Test

Oklahoma History Practice Test

Oklahoma History Quality Control & Assurance 3