Drilling & Service Rig Operators (PDF)
Drilling rig and service rig jobs are very similar. What differs is the nature of the equipment and the length of time spent on a particular site. Drilling rig crews may spend weeks to months drilling a very deep well and when completed, never return to that site. Service rig crews remain on site for a much shorter period of time lasting days to weeks, and regularly return for well maintenance and production enhancement.
Drilling Rig Operators (NOC 8222, 8232, 8412)
Jobs within the Drilling Rig Operators classification drill wells to access underground deposits of oil and gas. As a team, they operate and maintain the hydraulic and mechanical systems associated with the drilling rig, mix the fluid chemicals and additives required by the well, monitor and record mud flows and volumes and ensure safe and efficient operation of the drilling rig. For land-based drilling, they also set-up and tear-down the drilling rig. In certain provinces for land-based drilling, some of these occupations are required:- Derrickhand/Derrickman (Rig Technician)
- Directional Driller
- Driller (Rig Technician)
- Drilling/Completions Operators
- Motorhand/Motorman (Rig Technician)
- Mud Logger (Drilling Fluids)
- Measurement While Drilling Specialist
- Rig Manager
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