Oil & Gas Exploration, Production, Pipelines & Refining
Exploration & Production (E&P):
- Design, use & application of equipment; personnel qualifications.
- Onshore & offshore drilling operations, Arctic operations.
- Well completions, casing, tubing, cementing, packers & gravel pack.
- Well treatment; hydraulic fracturing, enhanced recovery methods.
- Storage & Transportation: tank design, pressure vessels & pipelines.
Well Servicing, Workover & Repair:
- Industry standards & methods of operation; oil, gas & water wells.
- Drilling rigs, well servicing units; rotating, hoisting & circulating systems.
- Blowouts, blow out prevention, well control procedures & principals.
- Failure analysis, mechanical, electrical & hydraulic systems.
Oilfield Equipment & Services:
- Handing tools; elevators, tongs, spiders, slips, clamps, bowls & bushings.
- Downhole tools; bits, collars, pipe, rotary connections, stabilizers & jars.
- Surface equipment; wellhead, pumping units, blowout preventers, mud pumps.
- Directional drilling; mud motors, turbines, steering tools, MWD, top drives.
- Fishing tools; overshots, mills, guides, jars, bumper subs, pipe cutters.