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Program of Study: Oil & Gas

CIP Code: 46.0504 - Information Page

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Oil & Gas program prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to set up, maintain, repair, and operate well drilling equipment; locate, drill, construct, and develop water, gas, and oil wells; and test and monitor wells to ensure adequate flow. The program also includes applications to home, businesses, and industrial uses. New technologies now make it possible to produce vast quantities of natural gas from the Marcellus Shale formation that underlies most of Southwestern Pennsylvania.

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Offshore Training Course Certification

A  STUDENT IN OIL AND GAS WILL LEARN:

  • Design equipment to extract oil and gas from onshore and offshore reserves deep underground

  • Develop plans to drill in oil and gas fields, and then to recover the oil and gas

  • Develop ways to inject water, chemicals, gases, or steam into an oil reserve to force out more oil or gas

  • Make sure that oilfield equipment is installed, operated, and maintained properly

  • Evaluate the production of wells through surveys, testing, and analysis

  • Study blueprints, sketches, or specifications

  • Calculate the dimensions of parts to be welded

  • Inspect structures or materials to be welded

  • Ignite torches or start power supplies

  • Monitor the welding process to avoid overheating

  • Maintain equipment and machinery

CAREER PATHWAYS

  • Derrick Operator

  • Geoscientist *

  • Petroleum Engineer *

  • Rotary Driller Operator

  • Roustabout

  • Survey & Mapping Technician

(* = Bachelor’s degree)

SKILLS TO DEVELOP

  • Analytical skills. Geological and hydrologic technicians evaluate data and samples using a variety of techniques, including laboratory experimentation and computer modeling.

  • Communication skills. Geological and hydrologic technicians explain their methods and findings through oral and written reports to scientists, engineers, managers, and other technicians.

  • Critical-thinking skills. Geological and hydrologic technicians must use their judgment when interpreting scientific data and determining what is relevant to their work.

  • Interpersonal skills. Geological and hydrologic technicians need to be able to work well with others as part of a team.

  • Physical stamina. To do fieldwork, geological and hydrologic technicians must be able to reach remote locations while carrying testing and sampling equipment.

COMMON CORE STANDARD INTEGRATION:

  • Technical Reading: Main Idea & Text Evidence, Vocabulary & Symbols, Author’s Purpose, Text Structure (Compare/Contrast, Multi-Step Procedure, Description, & Qualitative/Technical Information into Visual Forms via Chart or Table) Multiple Sources

  • Mathematics: Numbers & Operations, Algebra, Geometry

STATE BOARD/ POST SECONDARY/UNION RESOURCES

  • Coming soon

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