Navarro College Petroleum Technology

04/22/2023

I’ve got mixed emotions as I announce my retirement this summer from Navarro. I’ll be back in the Fall to help as needed on a part time basis but this semester will be my last as Department Chair. I trust the students still completing degrees will get the same rigorous curriculum that I’m known for. We’ve got 7 heading out this summer for internships and they will all do excellent jobs I’m sure. My official retirement date is June 30, 2023. I have to take a hard month off but selecting June allows me to get back to part time in time for the Fall 2023 semester.

04/20/2023

We’re very excited to host Waterbridge Resources again tomorrow before the semester ends. They are taking a number of our students into the field for summer internships that begin May 16. We’ll post some pics tomorrow as we hang their banner in our hallway of program sponsors.

03/23/2023

Ashley Sellers serves as the CEO on the Central Oklahoma Workforce Innovation Board. Ashley directs and coordinates financial and budget activities, analyzes operations to evaluate performances, and confers with board members, organizational officials, and staff members to discuss issues, coordinate activities and resolve problems.

We are excited to sponsor and attend the 40th annual Oklahoma World Trade Conference! Join us and learn from industry experts and executives. Topics including: Nearshoring, Logistics & Supply Chains // Workforce Recruitment & Retention Best Practices // Global Trends. Register today at OWTC2023.eventbrite.com

03/18/2023

Have a new classroom visitor coming on Thursday after spring break!! Former student now with Energy Transfer. Not going to spoil the surprise but the students will get a great set of information. Of course they have an exam on Tuesday so they will probably need the encouragement!!

02/28/2023

What a busy day on tap for tomorrow (2/28/23). 300+ students touring the facilities tomorrow. Chevron recruiter here for interviews with our students. Three scheduled classes on tap before 3 pm as well. We’ll keep everything on track with the help of our students and faculty. Going to be a great day.

02/07/2023

Brad Nettle sent this to us via message.

All,

I replied to a posting the program made on Facebook a few days ago and stated “we are always hiring in west Texas.” Well, I was able to gather some information/contact info and thought I would pass it along.

Howard Energy- Gas Measurement Tech. Orla, Texas. Hiring manager is Rob Pennell- (830)708-8410.
[email protected]

Also, my current company Kinetik (formerly known as Eagle Claw) is hiring Plant Operators and Measurement Tech in the Pecos, Texas area. Here is a link. https://globalus63.dayforcehcm.com/CandidatePortal/en-US/kinetik/Site/candidateportal/Posting/View/8

Hopefully this helps some of the students out.

Thanks,
Brad Nettle
(512)773-7875

Purpose of Job: The Measurement Technician will install, operate and maintain, all measurement equipment safely and in accordance with Company Policy and applicable Industry Standards, to ensure accuracy and reliability of measurement data.

01/27/2023

I had an exciting call last week from one of our corporate sponsors to inform me that the first four graduates they hired from the program had all reached their 1st anniversaries with the companies. Two received “meets expectations” and would be getting a raise in the coming weeks and two received “exceeds expectations” and would be moving to Lead Lease Operators in the coming weeks. Of course those advances come with $$ too. We’ve got a second batch of grads that reach their anniversaries this summer but similar performance reviews will be no surprise! All our students work hard to develop a good understanding of the fundamentals before their internships and we’re proud to support every one of them. Consider joining us this summer for classes!!

11/23/2022

From all of us in Petroleum Technology Department to all of you, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! We’ll be back in the office Monday Nov. 28 with two big corporate visits on the schedule and final exams the week after that!! Be safe, work safe, and live safe.

11/12/2022

Yesterday was a fun day. Confirmed new hires for three students at Chevron, the students are very excited and will start in late Feb. Set up another round of interviews for our students with Waterbridge Resources for Dec 2. 11 students in all day event on that Friday. These will be a couple winter break opportunities and the rest for summer 2023. Also was contacted by the recruiting team at TransOcean about establishing a pipeline of employee candidates for their new hire opportunities. More about this as it develops but thanks to Petroleum Technology Program alumni Justin Kuykendall for making the connection between us and the recruiting team at TransOcean. We’re looking forward to seeing where this develops. To my numerous other alumni out there, if your company is looking for well-trained, well-motivated new hire candidates, feel free to point them in my direction and we can definitely help.

10/05/2022

So excited that Sergio Urias our recruiter for Chevron has been able to present to our students this morning. The rest of the day is being spent interviewing for intern and trainee positions. He surprised us with an equipment donation that will help me with our Artificial Lift course. Thank you to Sergio and Chevron for your ongoing support!!

09/27/2022

Attention graduates of the program. Chevron has reached out to me with an opportunity for graduates of the program that might be interested in a career with Chevron. They will be here on October 5. If you would like to attend the presentation reach out to Dr. Capone at his email. [email protected] and he will send you the particulars. Be prepared to bring your resume to the presentation on the 5th. I hope we’ll hear from you this week.

09/09/2022

Very excited to have 25 Texas RRC inspection personnel here today for an 8-hr SafelandUSA Basic Safety Orientation. I can’t show the group photo yet because we don’t have all the release forms yet, BUT it’s fantastic to see my parking lot full again after all these lean years post COVID.