Oil & Gas Technology

Course Descriptions

Below is a list of the Oil and Gas Production courses we offer. Check the suggested Oil and Gas Production Program that interests you to see which Oil and Gas Production courses are required courses for that program. Courses in other academic areas are also required for a Oil and Gas Production Degree; please check the College Catalog for course descriptions not listed below.  To check course availability, please check the College Class Schedule.

 

 

OGPT 1501
WEL CAP DRILLING
This course is based on the principles and theory of well control, including drilling and workover/ completion. The latest information and technologies available are used to instruct in maintaining control of the well during drilling and workover/completion operations. This course meets industry guidelines and certification is awarded upon successful completion at Introductory, Fundamental and Supervisory levels. Simulators are used to conduct hands-on training for personnel attending this course. Topics may include: Live Well Intervention Well Control, Complications, Blow Out Prevention Equipment, Killing a Producing Well, Pressure Control, Regulations, Surface /
Subsurface Equipment, Kick Warning Signs, Remedial Fluids, Constant Bottomhole Pressure Methods, Stripping, Snubbing, and Coiled Tubing. This course is approved for S/U grading.
Prerequisite: None

OGPT 1502
BASIC SEPARATOR & DEHYDRATION TECHNOLOGY

This course will cover the basics in oil field safety and environmental safety. The course will
also provide good foundations on the fundamentals of production, the operations of the
separator and dehydrator, as well as problem-solving skills for the operation and production in
the oil and gas fields.
Prerequisite: None

OGPT 1510
Oil & Gas Production I
This course will familiarize the student with the duties of an oil and gas production technician. Specifically, students will be able to discuss the history of the oil market, concepts surrounding exploration and geology, fundamentals of drilling and well completion, and most importantly, describe the equipment and systems used by the oil and gas production technician today.
Prerequisite: None

OGPT 1515
Oil & Gas Pump Technology
This course is designed to cover the artificial lift created by positive displacement pumps and centrifugal pumps used in the recovery of oil and gas. The type of pumps covered will include beam, screw, and piston, check ball, and end suction centrifugal pumps.
Prerequisite: None

OGPT 1520
Oil & Gas Production II
This course will familiarize the student with the duties of an oil and gas production technician. Specifically, the course will cover the following topics: the natural gas treatment, dehydration and compression system and equipment; the produced water treatment and handling system and equipment; auxiliary systems and equipment; artificial lift and enhanced recovery techniques; pumping and transportation systems; safety, health and environmental consideration relative to the field of oil and gas production.
Prerequisite: OGPT 1510

OGPT 1530
Oil & Gas Production III
This course will familiarize the student with a well site. The student will be introduced to the equipment used, as well as all the components and processes that take place at a well site, including how to operate a dehydration and production unit.
Prerequisite: OGPT 1520

OGPT 1540
OIL & GAS PRODUCTION IV
This course will familiarize the student with operation and maintenance of a well site. Students will learn procedures to strap tanks, and light burners on the separator, dehydrator, and flare stack. This course will include classroom work, as well as hands-on work in the on-campus well site facility.
Prerequisite: OGPT 1530