Drilling Track: Rigs, Well Control and Geothermal
How a rig makes hole, how mud keeps the well under control, what kills people on the floor and where drilling skills are headed next. For roughnecks, motormen, water-well and geotech drillers, and anyone moving over from oil and gas.
Drilling covers the crews who bore holes for water, resources, geothermal heat and core samples.
Join the crew and start this track About Drilling
What's in it
Module 1: How a rig makes hole
Every rotary rig does the same four jobs: it hoists, rotates, circulates and controls pressure.
Module 2: Mud and well control
Drilling fluid, called mud, does several jobs at once.
Module 3: Staying alive on the floor
Drilling is dangerous work.
Module 4: Where drilling is headed: geothermal
Oil and gas skills transfer straight into geothermal.
The full lessons, quizzes and final test are open to crew members. Joining is free.
A question from module 1
What are the four core jobs of a rotary rig?
- A. Dig, haul, crush, ship
- B. Hoist, rotate, circulate and control pressure ✓
- C. Weld, cut, paint, test
- D. Survey, map, log, report
What you get
Sample certificate
Your name here
completed the
Mars Mining Certificate in Drilling Fundamentals
- How a rig makes hole
- Mud and well control
- Staying alive on the floor
- Where drilling is headed: geothermal
Each real certificate gets an ID and its own page at marsmining.com/academy/verify/, plus an Add to LinkedIn button.
This is a certificate of completion from Mars Mining, not academic credit or a license. It shows you studied the material and passed an unproctored online test.