Students will learn the basic operations of how oil and gas well are drilled. Topics Covered: • Rig Equipment • Substructures • Drawworks • Derrick, • Rig Floor (Slips, Tongs, and Power Equipment) • Mud Pumps • Blow out preventors • Drill String and Drill Bits • Overview of the Rig Personnel and each person’s function and duties on a drilling site. • Rigging Up – Making a Connection, Drilling Surface, and Setting Casing • The Functions of Drilling Mud & the Mud System • Tripping Pipe, what it means and the purpose. • Measurement While Drilling (MWD), Coring, and Well Logging • Oil and gas drilling and the down-hole problems • Drill Rig Accidents & Safety • Pollution, Frackuring, and Cementing Issues.