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Dawson Creek |
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Fort St John |
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Oil & Gas |
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OIL & GAS WELL DRILLERS, SERVICERS,
TESTERS & RELATED WORKERS
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NOC
8232
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.
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Number of
advertisements |
Job Titles |
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Auger Driller
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Case Hole Operator
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Combo Operator
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Directional Driller
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Driller
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Drillers Assistant
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E-Line
& Slickline Operator
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E-Line Operator
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Fluid Pump Operator
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Inline Testing
Technician
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Multi Line Trainee
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Operator
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Perforating Drivers
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Rig Pressure Tester
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Service Operator
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Service Rig Operator
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Slickline Driver
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Slickline Operator
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Underbalanced
Driller
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Well Test Technician
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Well Testing
Operator
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Wireline Cased Hole Operator
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Wireline Driver
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Wireline Operator
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Wages |
Advertised wages range from
$20 to $27/hr.
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Government of Canada National
Occupational Classification Information
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.
Employment requirements
- 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.
http://www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/NOC-CNP/app/checkversion.aspx?lc=e&level=4&noccode=8232&code=8 |
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Additional information may be
obtained from:
Canada Job Futures
http://jobfutures.ca/noc/823.shtml
BC Work Futures
http://www.workfutures.bc.ca
Alberta Learning Information Service
http://www.alberta-learning.ab.ca/
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