FINAL Drilling and Service Rig Operator
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DRILLING AND SERVICE RIG OPERATOR #DrillingRigOperator #ServiceRigOperator #Motorhand #Derrickhand #Driller You’re the drill sergeant of the oil and gas industry. You’ve worked your way up from other jobs on the rig by applying a strong work ethic and leadership skills. You’re often at the wellsite, overseeing the activities of workers, facilitating the movement of equipment and ensuring the safety of others. Your job is to operate and maintain drilling and service rigs.
What does this career look like? You’re at the hub of activity at an oil or gas wellsite. You give direction and facilitate the safe movement of equipment. Other crew members look to you for direction. Situations on a rig can change rapidly. On a drilling rig, typical roles include the following: • Motorhands maintain drilling rig engines, transmissions, heating systems and other mechanical equipment. • Derrickhands operate and maintain drilling fluid systems and pumps during the drilling process. • Drillers supervise a drilling crew and operate the drill line reels, rotary equipment and pumps. The typical roles on a service rig include the following: • Derrickhands set up and dismantle the derrick and tanks, and service, operate, inspect and monitor the pumps and engines. • Operators/Drillers operate hoisting equipment control panels, monitor the progress of operations and supervise the on-site service crew.
HOW DO I GET HERE? High school graduation is not required. However, previous experience in an entry-level labourer role, such as Floorhand, is typically required. Both drilling and service rig contractors have structured on-thejob training. Drilling Rig Operators can enroll in a Rig Technician Apprenticeship program. Service Rig Operators can participate in a Service Rig Competency program.
HEALTH & SAFETY TRAINING • Standard and emergency first aid • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) • H2S Alive • Fall protection • Confined Space Entry and Rescue • Well control
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What would I do? Whether you call yourself a Drilling Rig Operator or a Service Rig Operator depends on the type of equipment and the time spent at site. As a Drilling Rig Operator, you spend weeks or months at a wellsite. Once completed, you may never return to the site. As a Service Rig Operator, you may be at a wellsite for a few days or weeks, returning for ongoing maintenance or to shut-in production. Ultimately, you’re a teacher and a mentor. You take pride in introducing young crew members to well accepted practices. Specifically, this role could include: 4 Ensuring safety and support equipment are functioning properly 4 Mixing fluid chemicals and additives as required by a drilling program
+5YRS 4
Communicating the progress of drilling operations with Wellsite Supervisors
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Senior Level Activity
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What competencies do I need?
PATHWAYS
You bring organization and patience. Your leadership and interpersonal skills help shape the work ethic of crew members. You may find yourself dealing with entry level workers with higher levels of turnover. You’ll do well with the following skills and knowledge:
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IS THIS YOU?
You could move into roles such as:
ENTRY LEVEL 4 Mechanics 4 Selecting equipment 4 Maintaining equipment 4 Installing equipment 4 Monitoring operations
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SENIOR LEVEL 4 Administration and management 4 Critical thinking 4 Public safety and security 4 Controlling operations 4 Attention to detail
5-10YRS+
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• Measurement While Drilling Specialist • Wellsite Supervisor • Directional Driller • Drilling Consultant • Well Services Operators You could transfer your skills to sectors such as: • Forestry and logging • Mining and quarrying • Utilities, including renewable energy • Heavy and civil engineering construction • Professional, scientific and technical services
This job can be physically demanding. You may be exposed to hazards from the elements (high winds, heavy rains, animals and insects) and operations (exposure to vapours and high pressure steam). Offshore operators often work for long periods at sea and can’t be prone to seasickness.
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#DrillingandServiceRig Operators are the drill sergeants of the oil and gas industry.
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How can I learn more? To find out more about the roles related to Drilling and Service Rig Operators and other careers in the oil and gas industry, visit the Careers in Oil + Gas online tool at careersinoilandgas.com.
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Funded in part by the Government of Alberta and Government of Canada’s Sectoral Initiatives Program.
DRILLING AND SERVICE RIG OPERATOR #DrillingRigOperator #ServiceRigOperator #Motorhand #Derrickhand #Driller You’re the drill sergeant of the oil and gas industry. You’ve worked your way up from other jobs on the rig by applying a strong work ethic and leadership skills. You’re often at the wellsite, overseeing the activities of workers, facilitating the movement of equipment and ensuring the safety of others. Your job is to operate and maintain drilling and service rigs.
What does this career look like? You’re at the hub of activity at an oil or gas wellsite. You give direction and facilitate the safe movement of equipment. Other crew members look to you for direction. Situations on a rig can change rapidly. On a drilling rig, typical roles include the following: • Motorhands maintain drilling rig engines, transmissions, heating systems and other mechanical equipment. • Derrickhands operate and maintain drilling fluid systems and pumps during the drilling process. • Drillers supervise a drilling crew and operate the drill line reels, rotary equipment and pumps. The typical roles on a service rig include the following: • Derrickhands set up and dismantle the derrick and tanks, and service, operate, inspect and monitor the pumps and engines. • Operators/Drillers operate hoisting equipment control panels, monitor the progress of operations and supervise the on-site service crew.
HOW DO I GET HERE? High school graduation is not required. However, previous experience in an entry-level labourer role, such as Floorhand, is typically required. Both drilling and service rig contractors have structured on-thejob training. Drilling Rig Operators can enroll in a Rig Technician Apprenticeship program. Service Rig Operators can participate in a Service Rig Competency program.
HEALTH & SAFETY TRAINING • Standard and emergency first aid • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) • H2S Alive • Fall protection • Confined Space Entry and Rescue • Well control
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What would I do? Whether you call yourself a Drilling Rig Operator or a Service Rig Operator depends on the type of equipment and the time spent at site. As a Drilling Rig Operator, you spend weeks or months at a wellsite. Once completed, you may never return to the site. As a Service Rig Operator, you may be at a wellsite for a few days or weeks, returning for ongoing maintenance or to shut-in production. Ultimately, you’re a teacher and a mentor. You take pride in introducing young crew members to well accepted practices. Specifically, this role could include: 4 Ensuring safety and support equipment are functioning properly 4 Mixing fluid chemicals and additives as required by a drilling program
+5YRS 4
Communicating the progress of drilling operations with Wellsite Supervisors
Like · Share ·
+5YRS
Senior Level Activity
www.careersinoilandgas.com
What competencies do I need?
PATHWAYS
You bring organization and patience. Your leadership and interpersonal skills help shape the work ethic of crew members. You may find yourself dealing with entry level workers with higher levels of turnover. You’ll do well with the following skills and knowledge:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
IS THIS YOU?
You could move into roles such as:
ENTRY LEVEL 4 Mechanics 4 Selecting equipment 4 Maintaining equipment 4 Installing equipment 4 Monitoring operations
0-5YRs
SENIOR LEVEL 4 Administration and management 4 Critical thinking 4 Public safety and security 4 Controlling operations 4 Attention to detail
5-10YRS+
4 Lorem ipsum dolor What can I expect?
4 Lorem ipsum dolor 4 Lorem ipsum dolor 4 Lorem ipsum dolor 4 Lorem dolor Lorem ipsum Typically employed in the oil and gasipsum services sector of4 the oil and gas dolor industry, you are ipsum dolor and4atLorem ipsum dolor often working outdoors, in4allLorem weather conditions, different times of the day. You should also expect shift work.
• Measurement While Drilling Specialist • Wellsite Supervisor • Directional Driller • Drilling Consultant • Well Services Operators You could transfer your skills to sectors such as: • Forestry and logging • Mining and quarrying • Utilities, including renewable energy • Heavy and civil engineering construction • Professional, scientific and technical services
This job can be physically demanding. You may be exposed to hazards from the elements (high winds, heavy rains, animals and insects) and operations (exposure to vapours and high pressure steam). Offshore operators often work for long periods at sea and can’t be prone to seasickness.
Careers in Oil + Gas @careersinoandgas
#DrillingandServiceRig Operators are the drill sergeants of the oil and gas industry.
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How can I learn more? To find out more about the roles related to Drilling and Service Rig Operators and other careers in the oil and gas industry, visit the Careers in Oil + Gas online tool at careersinoilandgas.com.
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Funded in part by the Government of Alberta and Government of Canada’s Sectoral Initiatives Program.
