| (a) General requirements. This course is recommended
for students in Grades 11 and 12. Prerequisite: Oil and Gas Production
II. Students shall be awarded one credit for successful completion
of this course.
(b) Introduction.
(1) Career and technical education instruction provides
content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical
knowledge and skills for students to further their education and succeed
in current or emerging professions.
(2) The Energy Career Cluster focuses on Texas's diverse
economic landscape, geography and natural resources, including renewable
energy potential, transportation system, labor force, and leadership
in environmental research.
(3) In Oil and Gas Production III, students will gain
knowledge of hydraulic and pneumatic systems and skill requirements
to work in oil and gas and related industries. Students complete an
advance core curriculum that includes hydraulic and pneumatic systems
involved in oil and gas production. This program is designed to train
students in all areas of down and mid-stream operation skills.
(4) Students are encouraged to participate in extended
learning experiences such as career and technical student organizations
and other leadership or extracurricular organizations.
(5) Statements that contain the word "including" reference
content that must be mastered, while those containing the phrase "such
as" are intended as possible illustrative examples.
(c) Knowledge and skills.
(1) The student demonstrates professional standards/employability
skills as required by business and industry. The student is expected
to:
(A) identify career development, education, and entrepreneurship
opportunities in the oil and gas production field;
(B) identify careers in oil and gas production with
required aptitudes in science, technology, engineering, mathematics,
language arts, and/or social studies;
(C) apply technology skills to create an electronic
portfolio of skills and abilities;
(D) apply competencies related to resources, information,
interpersonal skills, problem solving, critical thinking, and systems
of operation;
(E) demonstrate knowledge of personal and occupational
safety, health, environmental regulations, and first-aid policy in
the workplace; and
(F) analyze employers' expectations, including appropriate
work habits, ethical conduct, legal responsibilities, and good citizenship
skills.
(2) The student identifies the importance of oil field
hydraulics and its contributions to the oil and gas industry. The
student is expected to:
(A) identify companies that contributed to oil field
hydraulics and fracturing and discuss those contributions;
(B) explain the history of hydraulic fracturing and
its importance to the oil field industry and the process of producing
wells in North America;
(C) describe the impact of hydraulics on energy in
North America; and
(D) explain the impact on new oil and natural gas production
in North America as it relates to technology.
(3) The student demonstrates an understanding of pneumatics
and hydraulics and their significance and application in the petroleum
engineering industry. The student is expected to:
(A) describe and define the basic functional components
of the pneumatic system and the function of a pneumatic schematic;
(B) explain pneumatic pressure and identify its unit
of measure during application procedures;
(C) explain the importance of a hydraulic system and
identify the hydraulic system's five basic components (hydraulic pump,
control valves, actuators, reservoir, and accumulators), including
the hydraulic system's significance in the petroleum engineering industry;
and
(D) define hydraulics and identify its unit of measure
during application procedures.
(4) The student explains and demonstrates the six pneumatic
safety rules and the importance of the rules in the petroleum industry.
The student is expected to:
(A) explain the six pneumatic safety rules, including
wearing safety glasses when building and operating pneumatics, keeping
fingers clear of piston rods, never blowing compressed air at anyone,
not turning the main air supply on until a circuit is connected, turning
the air off if air is leaking from a joint, and turning the air off
before altering a circuit;
(B) demonstrate safety precaution measures in pneumatics
and discuss the importance of safety equipment during this process;
and
(C) demonstrate and explain the importance of a pressure
regulator in pneumatics, including the historical significance.
(5) The student demonstrates an understanding of basic
cylinder circuits and pneumatic cylinder circuits and their significance
and applications in the petroleum engineering industry. The student
is expected to:
(A) explain the functions of the operation of a double
acting pneumatic cylinder and each of its functions;
(B) describe the operation of five-way three-position
directional control valves (DCV);
(C) describe the function of a pneumatic quick-connect
fitting; and
(D) demonstrate how to safely connect the pneumatic
circuit with a quick-connect fitting.
(6) The student understands the impact of a hydraulic
schematic in oil field applications. The student is expected to:
(A) describe ISO symbols and appropriately use them
to draw a hydraulic schematic; and
(B) create a hydraulic schematic.
(7) The student identifies the principles of hydraulic
pressure and flow and discusses the basic hydraulic cylinder circuits
and their application. The student is expected to:
(A) calculate the force output of an extending cylinder
and the retraction force of a cylinder;
(B) explain the relevance of Pascal's Law to hydraulics;
(C) identify and discuss hydraulic motors and pumps;
and
(D) identify hydraulic cylinders and their impact on
single and double acting circuits.
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