Oil and Gas
Drilling
| TASK | Essential Skill(s) REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE TASK |
|---|---|
| May instruct roughnecks and new workers about mud mixture procedures and quantities, and answer their questions. | |
| Complete a tally sheet recording the amount of nitrogen used at a well, or complete an invoice ticket showing the amount of cement used. | |
| May monitor gauges and analyze the relationships between pressures, weights and rates of flow to make sure levels are according to the prescribed program and to watch for unexpected changes which may mean shutting a system down | |
| May deal with pump malfunction, for example, when it loses pressure or stops drawing fluid. They report the problem and are also involved in solving it because they know the pump better than others do. | |
| Use statistics and probability. For example, recording data on drill engine hours and performance (as well as reading graphs and analyzing the performance of the well) to predict when drills will need maintenance. | |
| Participate in formal discussions about work processes or product improvement. | |
| Use a database. For example, they may enter particular pressures and rates for an acid treatment job, using a customized program. | |
| Attend off-site training during working hours at no cost to the employee. | |
| May decide to shut down the nitrogen pumping operation when a pressure changes rapidly. |
The oil and gas well drilling workers and service operators interviewed felt that oil and gas well drilling workers and service operators should be patient with equipment and cooperative with other workers, focused on dangerous and fast-paced work, adaptable, willing to work long hours and willing to learn and to obey instructions.
In the future, oil and gas well drilling workers and service operators will
likely use more computerized equipment and do more record keeping on
paper and by computer. New technology and new environmental
regulations will involve the workers in further training and the
use of more textual reading, document use and computer skills.
Source: http://www15.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/English/profiles/118.asp