Characteristics of Natural Gas
This course is part of the Introduction to Natural Gas Transmission track and is intended for anyone needing or wanting a more thorough understanding of the chemical composition of natural gas, what pressure is, the effect of temperature on gasses, gas laws, base conditions and units of measure and relative density.
LDC Operations, Service, and Support
This course is intended for all audiences and introduces the student to the local distribution company and its different functions. Topics covered include Industry role, the physical system, operations and maintenance. As a result of taking this course, the student should learn the following.
- How local distribution systems are designed and constructed
- How local distribution systems are operated in a safe and reliable manner
- The role of individual departments in providing service to customers
Exploration & Production
This course is intended for all audiences and introduces the student to the exploration and production segment of the natural gas industry. Topics covered include finding and Producing Resources to Fuel America's Economic Engine, basic drivers of an exploration & production company, capital investment and cash flow considerations, production procedures - drilling/testing and well completion and selling the product. As a result of taking this course, the student should learn the following.
- How Natural Gas is found, extracted and marketed
- What are the key drivers for an E&P company
- What are the key challenges facing the E&P segment
Part 191: Reporting Requirements
This course is part of the Regulatory Compliance track and is intended for anyone needing or wanting a more thorough understanding of initial response to an incident, incident reports, annual reports and safety-related conditions. As a result of taking this course, the student should learn the following.
- What Part 191 is, what it applies to, and what it does not apply to.
- What operators should initially do to respond to an incident.
- What the reporting requirements are for an incident.
- What is required for annual reports.
- Reporting requirements for Safety-Related Conditions.
Gas Processing
This course is part of the Introduction to Natural Gas Transmission track and is intended for anyone needing or wanting a more thorough understanding of the composition of wellhead gas, gas conditioning overview, separation of fluids, gas sweetening, dehydration, natural gas processing, odorization and gas quality.
Industry Overview: Environmental and Safety Issues
This course is intended for all audiences and introduces the student to the ratemaking process natural gas companies follow to set rates charged to customers. Topics covered include regulatory agencies, cost of compliance/non-compliance, land, air & water issues and environmental myths and realities. As a result of taking this course, the student should learn the following.
- Gas industry environmental record
- Key environmental and safety regulations when constructing and operating facilities
- Consequences of failing to comply with regulations
Part 192: Integrity Management Overview
This course is part of the Regulatory Compliance track and is intended for anyone needing or wanting a more thorough understanding of high consequence area (HCA) and the requirements of integrity management. As a result of taking this course, the student should learn the following.
- The terms used in integrity management.
- What a high consequence area (HCA) is and how to identify one.
- The code requirements of integrity management.
Part 192: MAOP Class Location
This course is part of the Regulatory Compliance track and is intended for anyone needing or wanting a more thorough understanding of terminology, sliding mile, clustering, determining MAOP of a steel pipeline and determining MAOP of a plastic pipeline. As a result of taking this course, the student should learn the following.
- How different locations are classified.
- The proper way of determining class locations using a sliding mile.
- How clustering impacts class location.
- How to determine the MAOP of steel and plastic pipe.
Shale Gas Formations in the United States
This course is part of the Introduction to Natural Gas Transmission track and is intended for anyone needing or wanting a more thorough understanding of the importance of shale gas, shale gas development in the United States, regulatory framework, oil and gas operations on public lands, other federal laws and requirements that protect the environment, environmental considerations and hydraulic fracturing.
Pipelines and Transmission
This course is part of the Introduction to Natural Gas Transmission track and is intended for anyone needing or wanting a more thorough understanding of production and Market areas, transportation of natural gas, advantages of pipeline transmission, pipeline design, pipeline pressure, protecting the pipeline, the public, and the environment, pipeline maintenance as well as corrosion and Prevention of Corrosion.
History and Navigation of Part 192
This course is part of the Regulatory Compliance track and is intended for anyone needing or wanting a more thorough understanding of regulatory compliance within the natural gas industry. Topics covered include history of regulation of natural gas pipelines, NGPSA requirements, state & federal jurisdiction, PHMSA, understanding the language, regulation construction and incorporation by reference & retroactivity. As a result of taking this course, the student should learn the following.
- History of regulation of natural gas pipeline in the United States.
- The entities involved in regulating natural gas and their jurisdictions.
- The language used in Part 192.
- How regulations are constructed and updated.
Part 192: Corrosion Control
This course is part of the Regulatory Compliance track and is intended for anyone needing or wanting a more thorough understanding of criteria, external corrosion control, internal corrosion control, atmospheric corrosion, remedial measures and corrosion control records. As a result of taking this course, the student should learn the following.
- The code requirements for controlling corrosion.
- The criteria used to determine if proper corrosion control is being met.
- The methods used for internal, external and atmospheric corrosion control.
- The remedial measures that should be taken to repair corrosion.
- Recordkeeping requirements.
Natural Gas Storage
This course is part of the Introduction to Natural Gas Transmission track and is intended for anyone needing or wanting a more thorough understanding of why storage is needed, underground storage, depleted fields, aquifers, salt domes and liquified natural gas (LNG).
Natural Gas Reserves
This course is part of the Introduction to Natural Gas Transmission track and is intended for anyone needing or wanting a more thorough understanding of the terminology used when discussing natural gas reserves.
Natural Gas Exploration and Production
This course is part of the Introduction to Natural Gas Transmission track and is intended for anyone needing or wanting a more thorough understanding of the origins of oil and natural gas, oil and gas formations, exploration, production and other sources of methane
Part 192: Key Definitions
This course is part of the Regulatory Compliance track and is intended for anyone needing or wanting a more thorough understanding of regulatory compliance within the natural gas industry. Topics covered will be the key definitions needed to understand information covered in DOT Parts 191 & 192. As a result of taking this course, the student should learn the following.
- The meaning of terms used throughout the 192 material.
- The difference between a transmission line and a transmission facility.
- How to identify a service line.
History of Natural Gas Transmission in the U.S.
This course is part of the Introduction to Natural Gas Transmission track and is intended for anyone needing or wanting a more thorough understanding of the development of the natural gas transmission industry, social trends affecting the use of natural gas and technology advances needed to make transmission of gas possible.
Part 192: Public Awareness
This course is part of the Regulatory Compliance track and is intended for anyone needing or wanting a more thorough understanding of why public awareness is needed, the public awareness regulation, API RP-1162 and public awareness program (PAP). As a result of taking this course, the student should learn the following.
- Why public awareness is needed.
- How the regulation has evolved.
- What is required based on API 1162.
Part 192: Plastic Pipe Requirements
This course is part of the Regulatory Compliance track and is intended for anyone needing or wanting a more thorough understanding of pipe types, Subpart F : Joining Plastic Pipe, installation and repair and handling and storage. As a result of taking this course, the student should learn the following.
- The different types of plastic pipe used in the natural gas industry and their design limitations.
- The methods and requirements for joining plastic pipe.
- The requirements for installing and repairing plastic pipe.
- The requirements for handling and storing plastic pipe.