Students will learn the basic operations of how oil and gas well are drilled. Topics Covered:
• Rig Equipment
• Substructures
• Drawworks
• Derrick,
• Rig Floor (Slips, Tongs, and Power Equipment)
• Mud Pumps
• Blow out preventors
• Drill String and Drill Bits
• Overview of the Rig Personnel and each person’s function and duties on a drilling site.
• Rigging Up – Making a Connection, Drilling Surface, and Setting Casing
• The Functions of Drilling Mud & the Mud System
• Tripping Pipe, what it means and the purpose.
• Measurement While Drilling (MWD), Coring, and Well Logging
• Oil and gas drilling and the down?hole problems
• Drill Rig Accidents & Safety
• Pollution, Frackuring, and Cementing Issues.