Apr 25, 2024  
Fall 2022 Academic Catalog 
    
Fall 2022 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PTRM 1109 - Drilling Technology

3 hr(s).
This course trains the student in the use of equipment and procedures commonly used in the drilling of oil and gas wells.  It covers the five systems associated with a modern drilling rig.  Topics addressed in the course include job titles and duties of a rig crew and all the associated functions involved in the drilling operations.  The course explains directional drilling using field trips and a class presentation.  Hands-on training includes the proper and safe use of elevators, slips, and tongs on a real drilling simulator.
Restriction(s): Applied Process Technology, Electric Utility Technology, and Petroleum Technology majors only