2013 Houston Course Schedule

UNITED STATES
National Oilwell Varco also offers training outside the Training Facility. To schedule any of the services below, please
call (281) 943-5800 or e-mail training.houston@nov.com.
CUSTOMIZED TRAINING PACKAGES
In National Oilwell Varcos continuing effort to meet the needs of our customers, we can develop customized training
packages. The content packages will focus on particular pieces of NOV drilling equipment. This training is a
comprehensive background of safety, equipment function, routine maintenance and troubleshooting for your
operators and maintenance personnel.
RIG CONSULTANTS
NOV Rig Consultants have experience on offshore rotary drilling installations, including Jackup style rigs,
semisubmersible D.P. floating platforms drill ships, and various types of Land Drilling Rigs. The Consultants will
deliver on site, one to one training and assessment in the safe and efficient operation of various NOV products. They
will supervise, guide, and train operators and maintenance personnel to help them gain the skills necessary to
operate and maintain NOV equipment. In order to maintain worldwide availability, the Rig Consultants are current on
HUET, OPTI, TWIC and Safe Gulf Certifications, Well Control certifications, and Falk Alford training.
Services provided by the Consultants include assessment of rig crew, daily reports to enhance efficiency of drill crew,
and additional classroom training on the following systems/equipment:

MOBILE TRAINING SOLUTIONS

NOVs mobile classroom can comfortably accommodate up to 10 students for training at your site. This climatecontrolled facility is equipped with all the features you would expect to find in a traditional classroom. It provides a
quiet environment on site for delivering theoretical concepts which are followed by hands-on sessions using your
equipment. Other benefits of the mobile classroom are:

Significant time savings - training is done on site and reduces crew time away from operations.
Significant cost savings - eliminates travel time and expense, making it cost effective to train more people.
Provides a flexible schedule; get training when you need it.
Concepts learned in the classroom can be immediately used on your equipment.

The following courses can be taught from the mobile classroom or at the customers facility:

AC Drive Fundamentals and Maintenance - ABB

AC Drive Fundamentals and Maintenance - Siemens
Basic Electricity Fundamentals and Troubleshooting
Baylor Brake Fundamentals, Maintenance, and
Troubleshooting
BX Elevators, PS21/30, and RST Mechanical - BJ Oil Tools
CRT-350 Operations Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Electronic Drilling System (EDS) Operations and
Maintenance
Hydraulic Fundamentals
Hydraulics with Troubleshooting
Hydralift Motion Compensation Operation and Maintenance
Course
Hydralift Hydratong Operation and Maintenance Course
KEMS - Ideal Autodriller and Bake Control Safety System
Ideal Rig (AC or DC)
Industrial Practices
Iron Roughneck - IR 3080 Mechanical
Iron Roughneck - ST 80 Mechanical
Iron Roughneck - ST 80 C Mechanical
NOV P-Series Mud Pumps Operation and Maintenance

2013 Houston Course Catalog - United States - Release 3 10Jan2013

PipeCAT Machine
PLC Course for Rig Systems - Advanced Allen-Bradley
PLC Course for Rig Systems - Advanced Siemens
PLC Course for Rig Systems - Application of Allen- Bradley
PLC Course for Rig Systems - Application of Siemens
Pneumatic Fundamentals and Troubleshooting
Rapid Rig
SCR Maintenance - Integrated Power System Intermediate
(IPS)
SCR Maintenance - Ross Hill Intermediate (Generator
Controls)
SCR Maintenance - Ross Hill Intermediate (SCR Controls)
SCR Maintenance - Tech Power Intermediate
Shaffer Equipment Mechanical Course (Surface Type
Equipment)
Top Drive System - AC Top Drive Electrical Course
Top Drive System - AC TDS 8 & 1000 Mechanical Course
Top Drive System - AC TDS-9, TDS-10, and TDS-11
Mechanical
TOP DRIVE SYSTEM - HPS 500, 650, 750 AND 1000
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COURSE
Top Drive System - PS Series Operations and
Maintenance
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