PTLO 122 - Drilling and Reclamation

Students will study practices and procedures for drilling operations (vertical, directional, and horizontal drilling). State & federal regulations, well site construction, types of drilling rigs, rig equipment, measurement while drilling (MWD), casing installation and cementing, fishing, and proper procedures to successfully drill a well are discussed. Students will also study fundamental operations in the drilling industry; identify the major systems and equipment of a drilling rig; describe specific down-hole problems; and explain solutions. Instruction in volume calculations, hydrostatic pressures, formation pressures, and problems in down-hole drilling operations. Students will also study all phases of reclamation, from the planning phase (state/federal/landowner, requirements/regulations/relations), through the construction, drilling, completion, production, and finally plugging and abandoning phases.
Date:
2016-08-21
Primary Material Type:
Syllabus
Other Material Types:
Syllabus
Institution:
Williston State College
Funding Source:
TAACCCT Round 4
Subjects:
PTLO, Petroleum Production Technology, Petroleum Lease Operater, Oil and Gas, Drilling, Drilling and Reclamation, Rigs, Equipment, Casing, Cementing, Fishing, Well, Hydrostatic pressures, Formation Pressurs, Downhole, Frac, OIlfield

Industry / Occupation

Industry Partner:
The WSC Advisory Councils provide curriculum guidance and feedback within the context of industry needs.
Industry Sector:
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction -- Oil and Gas Extraction -- Oil and Gas Extraction (2111)
Occupation:
Construction and Extraction Occupations -- Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining (47-5013)

Education / Instructional Information

Instructional Program:
Construction Trades (46)
Credit Type:
  • Credit
Credential Type:
  • Certificate
  • Stacked/Latticed Credential Model
  • Associate Degree
Educational Level of Materials:
  • 2nd Year Community College or equivalent
Time Required:
16
Language:
English (United States)
Interactivity Type:
Mix of Active and Presentation.
Quality Rubric:
Other
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The President | Vice President for Academic Affairs and the Director for Extended Learning performed the evolution using a rubric developed by the TREND consortium. Reviewers possessed the knowledge and experience to effectively evaluate the materials.
Quality of Subject Matter was assured by:
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Course Note:
Petroleum Program Technology

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