PTRT 1301 Introduction to Petroleum Industry
3 hours (2-2)
An introduction to the various aspects of petroleum industry including equipment, systems, instrumentation, operations, and the various scientific principles. Addresses a variety of petroleum technologies: exploration, drilling, production, transportation, marketing, and chemical processing industries. Students will identify the concepts of exploration, production, refining, marketing, and transportation; and describe the terms and phrases associated with the petroleum industry.

PTRT 1309 Corrosion Basics
3 hours (2-2)
Principles of corrosion such as basic electrochemistry processes. Addresses the deterioration of materials, devices, or pieces of oil field (or other) machinery/equipment. Emphasis on terminology associated with metallic and nonmetallic corrosion. Students will distinguish between the causes of corrosion; state methods by which corrosion can be identified, monitored, and controlled. Communicate potential field problems and recommend the most reliable solutions.

PTRT 1324 Petroleum Instrumentation
3 hours (2-2)
Study of instruments, instrument systems, terminology, process variables, and control coops as used in a petroleum environment. Students will describe the basic instrumentation used in modern process control; identify the basic instruments used with temperature, pressure, levels, flow, and analytical applications; and describe the basic components of a control loop.

PTRT 2371 Petroleum Geology for Non-Geologists
3 hours (2-2)
Earth systems, rocks and minerals, sedimentology and stratigraphy, geologic time and history of Earth, structural geology, folding and faulting, origin, nature, and occurrence of petroleum, formation names, and evolution of the Permian Basin. Also discussed is oil in the Permian Basin - trends, plays, and petroleum systems, surface and subsurface mapping methods, working with logs, sources of data, well-site operations, and formation evaluation. Students will explain geological concepts and processes as related to the exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons; use a working knowledge of geology and associated terminology to effectively interact with engineers, geologists, landmen, and associated disciplines within the energy industry; utilize and evaluate surface and subsurface maps, well logs, well site and formation reservoir data.

PTRT 2372-Petroleum Data Loading
3 hours (2-2)
Data types and usages, table set ups and definitions for software and server loading of petroleum data, standard formats (ASCII, Excel and direct links) for production, borehole geophysical logs (LAS, LIS), seismic volumes (SEGY, SEGP1), GIS data (SHAPE files) and horizons (DAT) as well as formatting unstructured electronic data (spreadsheets) for proper loading into geologic and geophysical software applications and transferring data between applications. General techniques for quality checking the validity of the data loading will be presented specific to the data type. Also covers exporting formats with data transfer. Public and private data sources will be explored and examples used. Students will install software licenses on both standalone and network systems; describe file system structure and navigation; perform queries; and retrieve and export data. Manage and manipulate data and data files; create and manage a project; import/export cartographic, lease, well information, seismic, log, and spreadsheet data from and to external sources; load and manage general well information, including well logs (both in ASCII and binary format), seismic data and cultural data; transfer data between different software applications; and export and import graphs and reports.

WIND 1300 Introduction to Wind Energy
3 hours (2-2)
Introduction of the evolution of wind technology, wind farm design, and characteristics of energy sources. Students will describe the evolution of wind turbine technology; identify general wind terminology; and explain air flow characteristics and blade efficiencies.

WIND 2310 Wind Turbine Materials and Electromechanical Equipment
3 hours (2-2)
Identification and analysis of the components and systems of wind turbine. Students will describe impacts of heat generation on various materials and heat control mechanisms; define the effects of machining and heat treating on metals as they relate to predictable failures; identify components of turbine system; describe types and specifications of fasteners; and identify the effects of torque, lubricants, and hydraulic types of gear boxes.

WIND 2355 Wind Turbine Troubleshooting and Repair
3 hours (2-3)
Operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of wind turbine electro-mechanical systems. Students will diagnose and repair electromechanical equipment; utilize Supervisor Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA); interpret technical manuals, computer databases, regulatory documents, and maintenance history as a predictive tool; and implement an active/predictive maintenance plan.

WIND 2359 Wind Power Delivery System
3 hours (2-2)
Components, equipment, and infrastructure used in the production and transmission of electricity as related to wind turbine power. Students will explain the operation of power production; describe power transmission components; identify the operational relationship between the generator and converter; compare the authority of local area, state, and national jurisdiction as related to the electrical grid; and interpret grid schematics.

WIND 2370 Wind Energy Composites
3 hours (2-2)
Comprehensive concepts of the inspection and repair of composite material used in the wind energy. Emphasizes types of material and causes for deterioration. Includes properties, processes, testing, and assembly of composite material. Also addresses safety procedures. Students will select, install, repair, and remove special composite structures; and identify methods by which corrosion can be monitored and controlled.