Oil and Gas
Drilling
| TASK | Essential Skill(s) REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE TASK |
|---|---|
| Read manuals when studying for tickets on subjects such as the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS), the transportation of dangerous goods (TDG) and first aid. (identify 2 skills) | |
| May complete a job hazards analysis form that lists who was at safety meetings, the kind of job to be done that day and hazards and concerns. They also read such forms prepared by others to be aware of safety concerns. | |
| May measure and tally the lengths of pipes being tripped down the well to tell the driller the depth they have reached. | |
| May receive instructions from a consultant about how much additive to add to water to produce the correct density of fluid to maintain adequate pressures and keep oil or gas from coming up the well. | |
| Complete treatment reports throughout the day, recording what is being done, times of changes, pressures, weights, temperatures, and flow rates. The reports are on paper or entered in laptop computers. They also read treatment reports to know activity status and to note stress points and times. | |
| May complete a job hazards analysis form at safety meetings listing participants, the kind of job to be done that day and hazards and concerns. | |
| May calculate the volume in a 5-inch casing at a depth of 2150 metres using a chart that gives the volume in cubic metres per 1000 metres of depth. (measurement and calculation math) | |
| May participate in pre-job safety meetings to discuss job outlines, procedures, hazards, potential problems and tools and materials needed. Listening and questioning are important for clarifying instructions and avoiding confusion. | |
| May complete treatment reports throughout the day, recording activities, times of changes, pressures, weights, temperatures and flow rates. | |
| Read and write, round off, add or subtract decimals, multiply or divide by a decimal, multiply or divide decimals. For example, calculating the number of pump strokes needed to pump a given volume of water by dividing the given volume by the volume per pump stroke (e.g., .0062 cubic metres per stroke). | |
| May read training and operation manuals to learn and review procedures, such as blowout prevention and well control procedures; the manuals contain text supplemented by diagrams, charts and schematics | |
| May find that a pump is frozen. They warm up the frozen pump by using steam. Operating a pump while frozen could crack the head on a costly piece of equipment. |