(a) General requirements. This course is recommended
for students in Grades 11 and 12. Prerequisite: Oil and Gas Production
III. Students shall be awarded one credit for successful completion
of this course.
(b) Introduction.
(1) Career and technical education instruction provides
content alignment with challenging academic standards and relevant
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) Oil and Gas Production IV is designed to extend
training for future petroleum engineering technicians in all areas
of down and mid-stream operations. Students complete an intense core
curriculum in areas that include hydrocarbon safety, drilling, petroleum
geology, oil and gas exploration and production, reservoir operations,
well head completions, petroleum data management operations and analysis,
natural gas production, and economics. In conjunction with this course,
students employ the latest computer software in engineering and petroleum,
operations, data mining, and geological mapping.
(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 explains the phases of well construction.
The student is expected to:
(A) describe the function of the well completion phase
and the different hole tests used in well completions;
(B) design the completion of the reservoir using technology
such as computer designing software;
(C) describe the open hole completion and sand control
completion processes; and
(D) describe conventional completions and their components
and how they relate to production tubing.
(3) The student explains the concepts of safety in
well completions and indicates tools and procedures for completing
a drilled wellbore. The student is expected to:
(A) research health and safety standards for the workplace
and environment such as Standards and Wireline Operations and Procedures
and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and standards
provided by professional organizations in the oil and gas industry
such as the American Chemical Society, American Institute of Chemical
Engineers, Center for the Advancement of Process Technology, Gulf
Coast Process Technology Alliance, and American Petroleum Institute
(API);
(B) identify well completion tools and equipment and
their use during each well completion phase; and
(C) analyze the cost of safety during well completions.
(4) The student explains the concepts of hydraulic
fracturing and its role during the well completion phase. The student
is expected to:
(A) describe how the generic well design and drilling
mud systems impact drilling;
(B) interpret ways in which generic platform wells,
cuttings disposal routes, and drilling fluid design impact the generic
well design; and
(C) evaluate the significance of reservoir formations.
(5) The student discusses the potential hazards and
possible solutions of well and equipment testing. The student is expected
to:
(A) evaluate potential hazards and formulate a safety
plan that covers safety guidelines and equipment, including first-aid
and safety uniforms;
(B) describe and accurately measure the flow of oil,
gas, and water in real time;
(C) ensure precautions and measures are considered
during the surface well testing; and
(D) discuss the importance of knowing the surrounding
environment when well testing.
(6) The student researches the different types of coring
and core analysis used in well completions and how they play an important
role in well completion. The student is expected to:
(A) describe the role of coring and core analysis in
well completions;
(B) identify the relationship between the factors such
as core analysis and well logging that play an active role in well
completions;
(C) explain well logging and its importance in formation
evaluation;
(D) research different methods of formation testing
by acquiring core samples;
(E) research drill stem testing;
(F) explain drill stem tests and their importance in
measuring the flow of oil and gas in well completions; and
(G) evaluate the cost of completion operations for
well completion.
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