This five-day course, offered through our partnership with Enform, is intended for oil battery operators, technologists and technicians with limited experience in production operations. It meets the core training requirements of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) safety guidelines for oil and gas production facilities.
Employees successfully completing this course will receive training on the theoretical aspects of the following competencies:
| Competency # | Competency Statement |
|---|---|
| 3 | Discuss and demonstrate appropriate lock-out/tag-out procedures |
| 26 | Discuss and implement an Emergency Response Plan |
| 28 | Define and demonstrate safe placement of equipment |
| 29 | Discuss and comply with environmental standards |
| 30 | Manage spill control, clean-up and containment |
| 37 | Demonstrate effective interpersonal communications |
| 39 | Demonstrate working on a team |
| 41 | Provide evidence of good reading skills and comprehension using the English language |
| 56 | Discuss and monitor gas well operation |
| 57 | Discuss and check inlet facilities |
| 58 | Start up inlet facilities |
| 59 | Shut down inlet facilities |
| 60 | Troubleshoot inlet facility system |
| 61 | Discuss inlet separation and check levels |
| 62 | Start up inlet separation unit and adjust levels |
| 63 | Shut down separation unit |
| 64 | Troubleshoot inlet separation unit system |
| 65 | Discuss glycol dehydration and check unit |
| 71 | Discuss and operate pigging facilities |
| 72 | Discuss and operate the launching of pigs |
| 73 | Discuss and operate the receiving of pigs |
| 74 | Discuss the maintenance of pigging facilities |
| 75 | Start up and operate direct fired heater |
| 76 | Shut down fired heater |
| 77 | Troubleshoot fired heater system |
| 78 | Discuss and check refrigeration unit |
| 79 | Start up refrigeration unit |
| 80 | Shut down refrigeration unit |
| 83 | Start up gas sweetening unit |
| 94 | Discuss and check heat medium system (i.e. hot oil, glycol) |
| 95 | Start up heat medium system (i.e. hot oil) |
| 96 | Shut down heat medium system (i.e. hot oil) |
| 97 | Troubleshoot heat medium system (i.e. hot oil) |
| 120 | Discuss and check surface water treatment centre |
| 121 | Start up surface water treatment centre system |
| 122 | Shut down surface water treatment centre system |
| 131 | Monitor and control plant operation |
| 132 | Describe and detect hydrates in piping and equipment |
| 133 | Implement hydrate prevention programs |
| 134 | Remove hydrates from equipment |
| 137 | Troubleshoot flare and drain systems |
| 144 | Operate and check fuel gas system |
| 145 | Start up fuel gas system |
| 147 | Troubleshoot fuel gas system |
| 164 | Discuss the operation of and demonstrate Start-up and Shutdown of centrifugal pumps |
| 165 | Troubleshoot centrifugal pump system |
| 166 | Discuss the operation of and demonstrate the Start-up and Shutdown of positive displacement pumps |
| 167 | Troubleshoot positive displacement pump systems |
| 168 | Discuss the operation of and demonstrate the Start-up and Shutdown of reciprocating gas compressors |
| 178 | Discuss and demonstrate types, care and maintenance of piping, valves and flanges |
| 179 | Discuss and adjust pressure measurement and control |
| 181 | Discuss and maintain pressure instruments |
| 182 | Discuss temperature measurement and control and make appropriate adjustments |
| 183 | Troubleshoot temperature measurement and control system |
| 184 | Perform maintenance on temperature instruments |
| 185 | Discuss and demonstrate flow measurement and control |
| 186 | Troubleshoot flow measurement and control system |
| 187 | Perform maintenance on flow instruments |
| 188 | Discuss and perform level measurement and control |
| 189 | Troubleshoot level measurement system |
| 190 | Perform maintenance on level instruments |
| 199 | Perform maintenance on control valves |
| 200 | Discuss and demonstrate appropriate operation of shutdown systems |
| 208 | Troubleshoot electrical system |
| 210 | Discuss and check heating system |
| 212 | Discuss and check instrument air/gas systems |
| 215 | Troubleshoot ventilation system |
| 236 | Operate an entire facility |
| 239 | Describe metering techniques and when each should be used |
| 241 | Perform basic maintenance on a glycol dehydration unit |
| 242 | Operate indirect fired heaters |
| 243 | Start up indirect fired heater |
| 244 | Shut down indirect fired heater |
| 250 | Perform basic maintenance on a gas well |
| 251 | Operate an oil well |
| 252 | Start up oil well |
| 253 | Shut down oil well |
| 254 | Troubleshoot an oil well system |
| 255 | Perform basic maintenance on an oil well |
| 258 | Perform well tests |
| 259 | Discuss and operate water injection and source wells |
| 260 | Start up injection well |
| 261 | Shut down injection well |
| 262 | Troubleshoot water injection and source well system |
| 263 | Perform basic maintenance on injection wells |
| 268 | Discuss and check treating facilities |
| 269 | Operate a treater unit |
| 270 | Start up treater unit |
| 271 | Shut down treater unit |
| 272 | Troubleshoot a treater system |
| 273 | Discuss and check a free water knockout unit |
| 274 | Start up free water knockout unit |
| 275 | Shut down free water knockout unit |
| 276 | Troubleshoot a free water knockout system |
| 277 | Operate LACT (lease automatic custody transfer) unit/pipeline |
| 309 | Describe and demonstrate appropriate chemical injection into facility equipment, vessels and pipelines |
| 325 | Discuss and install pressure relief devices |
| 335 | Prepare and maintain a tank for operation |
| 336 | Troubleshoot tank operation system |
| 374 | Perform basic maintenance on centrifugal pumps |
| 375 | Perform basic maintenance on positive displacement pumps |
| 376 | Perform basic maintenance on a reciprocating compressor |
| 377 | Discuss the operation of and demonstrate the Start-up and Shutdown of screw type compressors |
| 378 | Troubleshoot a screw type compressor system |
| 383 | Troubleshoot the operation of gas engines |
| 387 | Perform oil sampling and testing |
| 676 | Manage the operation of gathering system flow lines and pipelines |
| 691 | Provide evidence of working in areas with natural gas and natural gas liquids |