Service Rig Floorhand 15-5
Course Description
Service Rig Floorhand 15-5 is a combined classroom and hands-on course that will provide students general knowledge of the oil and gas industry and specific knowledge and experience of working on a service rig.
The Northern Lights Public Schools Trades Exposure Program offers a unique opportunity for high school students to learn, in a very direct way, about the wide array of opportunities available in trades and technical occupations. The service rig course prepares potential new workers to make an educated decision about pursuing a career in the oilfield services sector.
Students are afforded the opportunity to learn about the comprehensive skill set that is required to successfully tackle a career on a service rig. Providing a 'real life" pre-employment training experience is challenging as individuals will only get a real sense of the work if/when they go into the field. This course has the benefit of having a rig at the school's disposal. With the rig, students will be given a thorough orientation to the equipment and to the knowledge and skills required to be an entry-level floorhand.
Classroom content is organized around the following major topics:
- Introduction to the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry
- Introduction to Service Rigs
- Legislation and Regulations
- Health, Safety and Environment
- Emergency Response
- Duties and Responsibilities of a Floorhand
- Moving Equipment
- Rigging Up and Out of Equipment
- Working on a Well
- Rig Equipment Maintenance
- Glossary of Terms
Practical content will likely be focused on:
- Moving Equipment
- Rig Equipment Maintenance
- Working on a Well
- Duties and Responsibilities of a Floorhand
Course Pre-requisite
General Outcomes
- Students will learn the structure of the oil and gas industry in western Canada.
- Students will learn the different types of service rig equipment and types of services that they can provide.
- Students will identify the regulatory bodies that apply to service rig work.
- Students will understand and describe legislation, regulations and practices intended to ensure a safe work place on the service rigs.
- Students will learn appropriate response and responsibilities during an emergency situation.
- Students will learn learn the general duties of a floorhand on a service rig.
- Students will learn the common terminology associated with service rigs.
- Students will understand the critical importance of safe driving practices as they relate to moving service rig equipment.
- Students will develop awareness of the operational procedures and floorhand responsibilities when rigging in and out BOPs.
- Students will learn the role of the floorhand in a series of fundamental operations situations.
- Students will describe and perform basic maintenance on the major components of a service rig.
- Students will describe the procedure for rigging out.