Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

• Oil and gas well drillers and well servicers

• Direct rig crew in setting up rigs and drilling, completing or servicing oil and gas exploration and producing wells

• Operate controls of drill or service rig drilling and hoisting machinery

• Train or arrange for training of crew

• Maintain records of drilling and servicing operations

• Ensure safety procedures are followed.

• Oil and gas well loggers, testers and related workers

• Drive well service or wireline truck to well site

• Assemble and attach equipment, tools or recorders to drill stem or wireline to conduct required procedures and tests

• Operate or direct the operation of wireline or unit controls to lower, position and retrieve equipment and instruments

• Operate recorders and computers in mobile testing or logging unit to collect data

• May perform limited data interpretation.

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.

• Oil and gas well drillers and well servicers require three to six months of formal on-the-job training, college or petroleum industry-approved training courses and four or more years of work experience in subordinate rig crew positions.

• A college diploma in drilling may be required.

• Mobility between jobs on drilling and service rigs is limited by the differences in the machinery, tools and operations performed, but mobility is possible especially from drilling to service rigs.

• Progression to crew supervisor or manager is possible with experience and additional education and training.

• The Red Seal endorsement allows for interprovincial mobility.