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2010 - 2011 General Catalog

 

 

Certificate of Technical Studies in Oil and Gas Production Technology

Learning Outcomes:

Recipients of Associate Applied Science in Oil and Gas Production Technology will have demonstrated:

  1. ability to understand of the origin of oil and gas and the process of its accumulation;
  2. awareness of bas exploration, drilling, and production techniques;
  3. understanding the meaning of oil and gas recovery and reserves;
  4. ability to identify the OSHA regulations which apply to the oil and gas industry.

Specific Degree Information:

The Certificate of Technical Studies in Oil and Gas Production Technology is a 33- semester hour curriculum to prepare students for careers in the oil and gas industry. The certificate of technical studies will allow the student an early exit point. The oil and gas boom has resulted in increased demand for workers in this and other related positions. The new programs are, in large part, a response to the tremendous increase in job opportunities created by the exploration and increasing significance of the Haynesville Shale natural reserve in northwest Louisiana.

Required courses for the Certificate of Technical Studies in Oil and Gas Production Technology:

 
First Semester Hours
MATH 129: Applied Technical Mathematics 3
or MATH 102:   College Algebra
OGPT 101: Introduction to the Oil and Gas Industry 3
OGPT 107: Recovery and Production Methods 3
OGPT 223: Natural Gas Production 3
TEED 111: Basic Electrical Theory 3
CONS 140: Construction Safety and the OSHA Standards 3
18
Second Semester Hours
TEED 152: Hydraulics 3
OGPT 103: Drilling 3
OGPT 117: Natural Gas Processing I 3
OGPT 124: Oil and Gas Instrumentation 3
OGPT 231: Well Completions 3
15
     
Total credit hours 33

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