Oil & Gas Production Operator Basics

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This ten-day program, offered through our partnership with Enform, is a combination of classroom instruction and hands-on experience in an actual oil battery and gas plant. The course is designed to give basic field terminology and operations instruction to those who wish to begin a career in the petroleum industry and have no work experience in the field. It is also excellent for summer students.

Employees successfully completing this course will receive training on the theoretical aspects of the following competencies:

Competency # Competency Statement
3Discuss and demonstrate appropriate lock-out/tag-out procedures
26Discuss and implement an Emergency Response Plan
28Define and demonstrate safe placement of equipment
29Discuss and comply with environmental standards
30Manage spill control, clean-up and containment
37Demonstrate effective interpersonal communications
39Demonstrate working on a team
41Provide evidence of good reading skills and comprehension using the English language
56Discuss and monitor gas well operation
57Discuss and check inlet facilities
58Start up inlet facilities
59Shutdown inlet facilities
60Troubleshoot inlet facility system
61Discuss inlet separation and check levels
65Discuss glycol dehydration and check unit
71Discuss and operate pigging facilities
72Discuss and operate the launching of pigs
73Discuss and operate the receiving of pigs
75Start up and operate direct fired heater
76Shutdown fired heater
77Troubleshoot fired heater system
80 Shutdown refrigeration unit
83Start up gas sweetening unit
94Discuss and check heat medium system (i.e. hot oil, glycol)
95Start up heat medium system (i.e. hot oil)
96Shutdown heat medium system (i.e. hot oil)
97Troubleshoot heat medium system (i.e. hot oil)
120Discuss and check surface water treatment centre
121Start up surface water treatment centre system
122Shutdown surface water treatment centre system
131Monitor and control plant operation
132Describe and detect hydrates in piping and equipment
133Implement hydrate prevention programs
134Remove hydrates from equipment
137 Troubleshoot flare and drain systems
144Operate and check fuel gas system
145Start up fuel gas system
147 Troubleshoot fuel gas system
164Discuss the operation of and demonstrate Start-up and Shutdown of centrifugal pumps
165Troubleshoot centrifugal pump system
166Discuss the operation of and demonstrate the Start-up and Shutdown of positive displacement pumps
167Troubleshoot positive displacement pump systems
168Discuss the operation of and demonstrate the Start-up and Shutdown of reciprocating gas compressors
178Discuss and demonstrate types, care and maintenance of piping, valves and flanges
179Discuss and adjust pressure measurement and control
181Discuss and maintain pressure instruments
182Discuss temperature measurement and control and make appropriate adjustments
184Perform maintenance on temperature instruments
185Discuss and demonstrate flow measurement and control
186Troubleshoot flow measurement and control system
187Perform maintenance on flow instruments
188Discuss and perform level measurement and control
190Perform maintenance on level instruments
208Troubleshoot electrical system
215Troubleshoot ventilation system
236Operate an entire facility
239Describe metering techniques and when each should be used
241Perform basic maintenance on a glycol dehydration unit
242Operate indirect fired heaters
243Start up indirect fired heater
244Shutdown indirect fired heater
250Perform basic maintenance on a gas well
252Start up oil well
253Shutdown oil well
254Troubleshoot an oil well system
255Perform basic maintenance on an oil well
263Perform basic maintenance on injection wells
268Discuss and check treating facilities
269Operate a treater unit
270Start up treater unit
309Describe and demonstrate appropriate chemical injection into facility equipment, vessels and pipelines
325Discuss and install pressure relief devices
335Prepare and maintain a tank for operation
336Troubleshoot tank operation system
374Perform basic maintenance on centrifugal pumps
375Perform basic maintenance on positive displacement pumps
376Perform basic maintenance on a reciprocating compressor
377Discuss the operation of and demonstrate the Start-up and Shutdown of screw type compressors
378Troubleshoot a screw type compressor system
383Troubleshoot the operation of gas engines
387Perform oil sampling and testing
676Manage the operation of gathering system flow lines and pipelines
691Provide evidence of working in areas with natural gas and natural gas liquids
697Start up gas well
698Shutdown gas well
699Troubleshoot gas well