New 1 year Petroleum Production Ops Technician Skill Set Certification

In response to Halliburton’s request for a 1 yr Petro Production Ops Certification that satisfied their entry level production tech needs, Dr. Galiotos, Houston Community College Energy Institute, developed a 1 year hands-on skill set certification program that we are now also asking the rest of the Petroleum Industry to provide commentary on. Is the program below relevant to your needs also? Those within the HR and Recruitment Oil & Gas Industry, we are also asking if HCC students graduate with this entry level hands-on certication would they meet your field operational and production tech requirements as well? Forward your name and contact info to me discuss in greater detail. You can also call me direct at 281-815-3979.

Petroleum Production Operator Certificate
Courses
1. Principles of Oil-Well Production Technology
o Reservoir Production and Well Completion Concepts
o Well Tubulars
o Completion String Components
o Wellheads and Xmas Trees
o Subsurface Safety Valves
o Subsea Completions
o Perforating
o Wire-Line Equipment and Techniques
o Artificial Lifting
o Sand Control and Stimulation
2. Principles of Oil-Well Drilling Technology
o Basic Concepts
o Drilling Systems and equipment
o Routine Drilling Operations
o Drilling Fluids
o Casing and Cementing
o Floating Drilling Installations
o Pressure Control
o Directional Drilling
o Formation evaluation
o Non-Routine drilling Operations
3. Principles of Hydrocarbon and Rig Safety
4. Principles of Drilling Calculations
Section I
o Fractions, areas, volume and capacity, units of capacity, capacity of a hole, pump calculations, bottoms up or bit to surface time, time for complete circulation, annular velocity, spotting pills to free deferentially stuck pipe, cementing calculations, single stage cementing, two stage cementing, liner cementing, balance cement plugs
Section II
o Formation pressure, hydrostatic pressure, pressure gradients, additive pressures, “U” tube concept, the well closed in with a kick, behavior of gas under pressure, maximum allowable annular surface pressure, pressure calculations, density of influx, deviated hole, true vertical depth, reduced rate calculating pressure, surface to bit and bit to shoe and bit to surface pump strokes, reduction in circulating pressure while pumping kill mud, graphical analysis of pressure reduction, reduction in hydrostatic pressure due to failure to fill the hole, summary of kick killing methods
Section III
o Formation testing, packer calculations, stuck pipe stretch calculations, derrick loading, buoyancy, work done by the drilling line, introduction to hydraulics, hydraulics horse power, drilling collars, bit weight and neutral point