STANDARD COMPETECNIES

 

 1. List the duties and responsibilities of the oil and gas production technician.

 2. Explain the oil and gas market place.

 3. Identify the equipment used in the production of oil and gas.

 4. Summarize the environmental, health and safety requirements for oil and gas production.

 5. Identify the basic geology of petroleum and gas reservoirs.

 6. List the drilling systems and methods used in oil and gas production.

 7. Identify the equipment used at a drilling site.

 8. Summarize the oil and gas process flow through production systems and equipment.

 9. Explain well completion and control processes.

 10. Explain well maintenance and overhaul requirements.

 11. Summarize the operation of a completed oil or gas well.

 12. Describe the use and application of reservoir fluids.

 

 

 TOPICAL OUTLINE

 

 I. Oil and Gas Production Technician

      a. Roles

      b. Responsibilities

      c. Safety, Health and Environment

 II. Petroleum and Petroleum Products

      a. Market economics

      b. Petroleum in the energy market

 III. Petroleum Geology

      a. Petroleum Exploration

      b. Mineral rights and land management.

 IV. Drilling Operations

      a. On-shore

      b. Off shore

      c. Well types

 V. Well Operations

      a. Well Completion,

      b. Well Work-over and Servicing

 VI. Production

      a. Wellhead Equipment

      b. Wellhead System Operation and Maintenance

      c. Well Shut-In

 VII. Hydrocarbon Chemistry

      a. Alkanes and alkenes

      b. Cyclic compounds

      c. Contaminants

 VIII. Well Fluids Processing

      a. Emulsion Separation and Treatment Overview

      b. Emulsion Separation Systems

      c. Emulsion Chemical Treatment Systems

      d. Emulsion Heat Treatment Systems