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PETEX provides open enrollment training courses in Houston, Texas, at the Houston Training Center and in Odessa, Texas, at the West Texas Training Center. The Houston Training Center is located on North Harris Campus of Lone Star College on 2700 W. W. Thorne Blvd. just off Aldine-Westfield Road and convenient to the George Bush Intercontinental Airport. The West Texas Training Center is located on The University of Texas Permian Basin campus in Odessa (click here for a map and driving directions).
For information on the West Texas Training Center click here.
Any of these courses can be held at a location of your choosing and we are happy to discuss customizing any of the courses according to your company-specific requirements.
Training courses are taught by professionals from the oil and gas industry with current knowledge and years of field experience. Courses allow for open discussion and ample interaction with instructors and fellow participants. Our curriculum combines lectures, classroom exercises, hands-on training, and field trips fostering an optimal learning experience.
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Training Courses
Please click on a course title below to see a full description of each course or call our Houston office at 800-687-7052 or 281-443-7144 for more details.
Upon satisfactory completion of a course, you will receive a certificate from The University of Texas. Please note, however, that the schools are not for academic credit and are not part of a college degree program. Certain licensing agencies have approved PETEX courses for professional development credits for their members.
Training Courses by Title
Engine and Compressors
Engine and Compressor Operations
Reciprocating Compressor/Prime Mover Operation and Maintenance
Instrumentation
Instruments and Controls
Introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Systems (SCADA)
Introductory Drilling
Elementary Drilling
Introduction to Offshore Operations
Introductory Petroleum
Economics of the Petroleum Industry – Risk and Uncertainty
Petroleum Fundamentals
Light Hydrocarbon Measurement
Mass Measurement of Hydrocarbon Fluids
Liquefied Natural Gas
LNG: Basics of Liquefied Natural Gas
Liquid Petroleum Measurement
Advanced Petroleum Measurement
Basic Petroleum Measurement
Gauging, Testing, and Running of Lease Tanks
Natural Gas Measurement
Natural Gas Measurement–Design/Application/Inspection
Natural Gas Measurement–Electronic Flow Measurement
Natural Gas Measurement–Fundamentals
Natural Gas Measurement–Sampling and Analysis (Quality)
Natural Gas Processing
Field Handling and Plant Processing of Natural Gas
Field Handling and Plant Processing of Natural Gas – First Week Only
Field Handling and Plant Processing of Natural Gas – Second Week Only
Petroleum Economics
Economics of the Petroleum Industry – Risk and Uncertainty
Pipeline
Hydraulics for Pipeline Engineers
Hydraulics for Pipeline Operators
Pipeline Technology
Pipeline Technology – First Week Only
Pipeline Technology – Second Week Only
Pipeline Technology – Third Week Only
Production Courses
Completion and Workover
Completion and Workover – First Week Only
Completion and Workover – Second Week Only
Production Technology
Production Technology - First Week Only
Production Technology - Second Week Only
Valves
Valves and Actuators (Operation and Maintenance)
