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Government of Canada National
Occupational Classification Information
Duties
Oil and gas well drilling
workers perform some or all of the following duties:
- Align and manipulate sections of pipe or drill stem from a platform
on the rig derrick during the removal and replacement of strings of
pipe, or drill stem and drill bit
- Operate and maintain drilling mud systems and pumps during drilling,
and mix mud chemicals and additives
- Record mud flows and volumes and take samples
- Operate and maintain drilling rig diesel motors, transmissions and
other mechanical equipment
- Assist in setting up, taking down and transporting drilling and
service rigs
- Supervise floorhands and labourers.
Oil and gas well services operators perform some or all of the
following duties:
- Drive well services truck to well site
- Assemble pumping equipment and attach pumps and hoses to wellhead
- Operate hydraulic pumping systems to pump chemicals, gases, sand,
cement or other material into well
- Read gauges to monitor pressure, density, rate and concentration and
adjust pumping procedure as required
- May mix chemicals and cements.
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is required.
- Training of up to three months with an experienced operator is
required for oil and gas well services operators.
- One year of experience as a floorhand, assistant or labourer is
usually required.
- Certificates in first aid, hydrogen sulphide awareness, blowout
prevention, workplace hazardous materials information system (WHMIS),
transportation of dangerous goods (TDG), cryogenic safety or in other
safety concerns may be required.
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