OIL & GAS WELL DRILLERS, SERVICERS,
TESTERS & RELATED WORKERS

Oil and gas well drillers and well servicers control the operation of drilling and hoisting equipment on drilling and service rigs, and direct the activities of the rig crew under supervision of the rig manager. Oil and gas well loggers, testers and related workers operate specialized mechanical or electronic equipment, tools or instruments to provide services in conjunction with well drilling, completion or servicing. Workers in this unit group are employed by drilling and well service contractors, petroleum producing companies and well logging or testing companies.

Number of advertisements	Job Titles (2011)
	Assistant Driller BOP Operator/Pressure Tester Computer Torque Monitor Directional Driller Drill Operator Driller Driller Assistant Driller Trainee Electric Line Operator E-Line Operator Fishing Tool Operator Horizontal Directional Driller Night Operator Operator Production Testing Operator Service Rig Operator Slickline Operator Sr. Pipe Recovery Specialist Well Tester Wireline Cased Hole Operator Wireline Operator
Wages (2011)
Advertised wages range from $27.50-$35.00/hr.

Duties

Oil and gas well drillers and well servicers perform some or all of the following duties:

• 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.

Oil and gas well loggers, testers and related workers perform some or all of the following duties:

• 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 Training Service (PITS) courses and four or more years of work experience in subordinate rig crew positions.
• A college diploma in drilling may be required.
• Offshore work requires several years of experience in an equivalent position on land.
• Certificates in first-aid, hydrogen sulphide awareness, blowout prevention, well control, workplace hazardous materials information system (WHMIS), transportation of dangerous goods (TDG) and a special oil well operator certificate are required.
• Oil and gas well loggers, testers and related workers require three to six months of formal on-the-job training and several years experience in subordinate logging and testing positions or on drilling and servicing rigs.
• Completion of a college program in electronics or engineering technology may be required for open hole well logging.
• Provincial blaster licence, seismic blaster and oil well blaster certification is required for well perforation services.

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Additional information may be obtained from:

• Working in Canada

• BC Work Futures

• Alberta Learning Information Service

• Petroleum Services Association of Canada