When

Saturday, April 14, 2018 at 8:30 AM EDT
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Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 4:00 PM EDT
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Where

Wayne County Fire and Rescue Training Facility 
2311 South Millborne Road
Applecreek, OH 44606  

 
Driving Directions 

CONTACT

Charlie Dixon, OOGEEP Fire Instructor
Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program 
740-587-0410 
cdixon@oogeep.org 

Catherine Watkins, Registration
Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program 
740-587-0410 
cwatkins@oogeep.org 
 

Responding to Oilfield Emergencies - April 14 & 15, 2018 

Responding to oilfield emergencies can be challenging. This workshop teaches commonly used practices, references and standards using both classroom and hands-on lessons and demonstrations. Upon completion, each participant will receive a certificate of attendance, documentation for CEU credit hours, a class patch, class photo, field guide and more!

DAY 1 - April 14, 2018

8:30 AM - Registration/Hot Breakfast

9:00 AM - Classroom Training. Lunch will be provided. Some topics covered include:

RESPONDING TO POTENTIAL DRILLING EMERGENCIES 

  • Drilling Methods: Vertical, Directional, Horizontal
  • Flaring Operations while Drilling
  • Well Control
  • Well Completion
  • Introduction to Drilling Equipment and Terms 

RESPONDING TO POTENTIAL PRODUCTION SITE EMERGENCIES 

  • Production Methods: Artificial Lift / Natural Flow 
  • Control Equipment: Well Heads, Valves, Separators, Compressors, etc. 
  • Crude Oil Leaks, Spills, and Containment 
  • Natural Gas Leaks, Natural Gas Liquids / Condensate Spills, Vapor Containment 
  • Crude Oil and Condensate Transportation 

EVALUATING THE EMERGENCY 

  • Situational Understanding of Crude Oil and Natural Gas Exploration and Production 
  • Air Monitoring Exercise
  • Fire Behavior Labs
      - Natural Gas
      - Natural Gas Liquids
      - Crude Oil
  • Role of Unified Incident Command for Crude Oil and Natural Gas Emergencies
  • Developing and Implementing Incident Action Plans
  • Developing and Implementing a Post-Incident Plan 

RESPONSE RESOURCES 

  • Pre-Planning with Local EMA and Crude Oil and Natural Gas Industry
  • Firefighting Foam and Other Firefighting Agents
  • Chemical Disclosure / Chemical Identification Exercises 
  • USDOT Emergency Response Guidebook  
  • ODNR Oilfield Emergency Response Interactive Website
  • Ohio Fire Chiefs’ Association Emergency Response System

4:00 PM - Adjourn

DAY 2 - April 15, 2018

8:30 AM - Hot Breakfast

9:00 AM - Hands-on fire behavior labs. Lunch will be provided.

Participants must complete the classroom session to participate in the hands-on training session. All hands-on participants must have completed a minimum 36-hour Ohio Volunteer Fire Fighter Course. Attendees are required to bring their own turnout gear and SCBA. All hands-on training will take place outdoors. 

4:00 PM - Adjourn

Registration does not guarantee workshop attendance. Once you register, you will receive an email confirming your attendance or placement on our wait list. We strive to include all guests, but early registration is encouraged because our workshops fill up quickly. No “walk-in” registrations are permitted. Limit of 4 participants per fire department and 4 out-of-state participants in each class. Registrations can be transferred to another member of the same department.

Overnight accomodations are not provided. Please contact OOGEEP if you have any questions.

Hilton Garden Inn*
959 Dover Road Wooster, Ohio 44691
330-202-7701
www.hilton.com
*Offers discounted rates by mentioning OOGEEP Firefighter Workshops.

Best Western
243 E. Liberty Street Wooster, Ohio 44691
330-264-7750
www.book.bestwestern.com

Econo Lodge
2137 E. Lincoln Way Wooster, Ohio 44691
330-264-8883
www.econolodge.com

Hampton Inn
4253 Burbank Road Wooster, Ohio 44691
330-345-4424
www.hamptoninn.com