Retrain America

6050 Tain Dr

Dublin, OH 43017

614-724-9212

http://www.retrain-america.com

Shale Exploration Certification

Retrain America’s Shale Exploration Certification provides a comprehensive, career-focused education that prepares participants for the complete range of entry level positions available, and lays a foundation for rapid career advancement. To do this, we take participants through the entire process of drilling a well, from site selection and preparation to well completions, and every step in between. Students gain an understanding of the equipment, processes, and procedures involved in each phase of operations, as well as the core science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) principles that underpin these operations. Additionally, the course begins introducing students to advanced concepts such as directional drilling and underbalanced drilling.

Certificates Granted Retrain America Shale Exploration Certification IADC Rig Pass Certification Well Control Certification ‘Introductory Level’ Oilfield Services Certification First Aid/CPR/AED Certification

Day 1 ORIENTATION

Introduction to Retrain America

Administrative:

Sign in sheets

Photos

Opportunities and Career Paths

History of Oil in America

Intermission

CPR / FA

Adult First Aid

Adult CPR

Day 2

RIG PASS

Safety Principles

Principles and Chain of Command Reporting and Investigating Incidents

Alcohol and Drug Policies

Rig and Platform Environment Arrival Procedures

Safety Alarms

Housekeeping

Work site Safety

Hazardous Energy Control

Tools

Work Permits

Chemicals and Chemical Hazards

Quiz and Test

Personal Protection and Health Back Protection

Eye, Face, Hearing, & Foot Protection

Hand, Body, and Respiratory

Fall Prevention/Protection; First Aid; Severe Weather

LUNCH BREAK - INTERMISSION

Environmental Protection and Fire Safety

Garbage and waste management

Releases, spills, and leaks

Fire safety Quiz and Test

Offshore Operations

Helicopter Transportation Safety

Boat Transportation

Marine Debris

Onshore Operations

Traveling to the Well Site

Excavation Operations

Pits, Ponds, and Environmental Concerns

Quiz and Test

o HOMEWORK Read Chapters 1-6 *Primer to Oil well Drilling

Day 3

REVIEW - HOMEWORK Chapters 1-6 Exercise – 1-6

Questions and Answers

Chapter 1 & 2

Introduction & History

Chapters 3 & 4

The Search for Petroleum Module

Chapter 5

People and Companies

Chapter 6

Oil and Gas Characteristics and Occurrences

PRELIMINARY DRILLING Rock Cycle and Rock Types

Structure of the Earth

Sediments in the Rock Cycle

Depositional Systems and Structure

Depositional Environments

What Oil Is and How It Is Formed

The Origin of Petroleum

Petroleum Systems

Source Rock for Petroleum

Exploration

Seismic Exploration

Seismic Data

Types of Reservoirs

Structural Closure

Traps

Making Hole – Video Presentation

PLANNING THE WELL

Well Planning

Lower well cost

Faster penetration

More production

Data Sources

Logs

Bit Records

Mud Records

The Drill Site

Choosing the Site

Preparing the Site

Rigging Up

LUNCH BREAK - INTERMISSION

Day 3 (continued)

DRILLING RIGS

Land Rigs

Light Duty

Medium Duty

Heavy Duty

Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODU)

Water Depth

Capacity

Other Offshore Rigs

RIG POWER

Electric Generators

Internal Combustion Engines

Gasoline

Natural Gas

Diesel

Prime Movers

Diesel Engines

Electric Generators

Power Control

Hydraulic Pumps

Mechanical Rigs

Chain

Belts

Transmissions

HOISTING SYSTEM

Substructures

Box-on-Box Structure

Slingshot Substructure

Rig Floor Assembly

Raising the Mast or Derrick

Telescoping

Rigging Up Additional Equipment

ROTATING SYSTEM Kelly

Master Bushing

Kelly Bushing

Swivel

Rotary Table

Top Drive

REVIEW & TEST

RIG COMPONENTS

Day 4

CIRCULATING SYSTEM

Functions

Fluid Path

Stand Pipe

Mud Pumps

Shale Shaker

Mud Cleaning Equipment

DRILLING FLUIDS

Water-Based

Nonpolluting

Less expensive

Easier to use

Oil-Based

Works with high temperatures

Not easily contaminated

Helps lubricate borehole

Controls corrosion

Drilling Fluid Problems

Heaving and Sloughing Shale

Lost Circulation

Formation Damage

Stuck Pipe

Differential pressure

Spotting fluid

Well Control Formation fluids

Contamination

Salt

Calcium

Solids Control

Drilled solids

Sand

REVIEW & TEST

DRILLING FLUIDS & CIRCULATING SYSTEM

Day 5

Guest Speakers Invited (dates <TBD>)

Field Trip (where applicable <TBD>)

Confined Space Certification

Day 6

DRILLING PROCEDURES

Drilling Personnel

New Terms and Acronyms

Follow a Typical Drilling Procedure Step-by-Step

Wellbore Architecture

Pre-Spud Check List

Atypical well from start to finish

Safe Use of Drill Pipe

Care and Use of Tongs

Laying Down Pipe

Making a Trip

Making a Connection

Care and Handling of Rotary Slips

REVIEW & TEST

DRILLING PROCEDURES

Day 7

CASING

Definition

Overview

Types of Casing and Purpose

Surface Casing

Intermediate

Liner

Production

Care and Maintenance

Thread Protectors

Inspection

Preventive Measures

Casing Accessories

Centralizers

Scratchers

Float Collar

Guide Shoe

CEMENTING

Definition and Uses

Overview

Types of Cementing

Primary

Secondary

Squeeze

Common Additives Used

Retarders

Accelerators

Fluid Loss

LCM

Cement Mixing Equipment

Re circulators

Bulk Trucks

Storage Bins

Cementing Procedures

Lead Cement

Tail Cement

Plug Container

Wiper Plug

Displacement

REVIEW & TEST – Primary Cementing, Liner Cementing, Cement & Additives

Day 8

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING

Overview

Frac Glossary

Hydraulic Fracturing in Shale

Mitigating Surface Impacts

BOP

Primary Control

Use hydrostatic pressure of

mud column

Proper mud weight

Keep hole full of mud

Secondary Control

Shut in well with blowout preventers

Circulate formation fluid to surface

Increase mud weight as required

INTRODUCTION TO WELL CONTROL

Kick Warning Signs

Bottom hole pressure

Tripping in

Tripping out

Crew awareness

Day 9

Well Control – Introductory Level

Verbal Introduction

15 Min Break

Assisted with a Video and Power Point Presentation

1 Hr. Lunch Will Be Permitted at Instructors Leisure During Slide Show

When Completed a 25 Question Closed Book Test Shall be Given This Test

will be Pass/Fail

15 Min. Break

Upon Successful Completion of the Test a Certificate Shall be Given to each

student who passed.

Day 10

COILED TUBING

Overview

Coiled Tubing Uses

Dimensions

Unit Types

FISHING

Overview

Common causes of fishing:

Twist off

Stuck Pipe

Foreign objects

UBD

Overview

Examples of UBD include—

drilling with air or gas

drilling with cable tools

DIRECTIONAL DRILLING

Overview

Down hole Measurements

Directional Wells

Well Patterns

Horizontal Drilling

REVIEW & TEST – SPECIAL OPERATIONS