Tool Pusher
Job Description
OPERATIONS:
- Complete daily inspection and maintain required records.Perform all duties in a safe, professional, courteous, and conscientious manner.
- Supervises all drilling operations, the application of appropriate well control measures
- Supervise and plan rig moves and camp moves
- As Abraj Energy’s Representative on the Rig - He executes disciplinary authority over all Abraj Energy’s Employees in conjunction with respective Drilling supt.
- Plans, manages, supervises and controls the day to day activities of the rig in compliance with Company’s QM-,DOP- and SM System, respective Drilling Contract Requirements and application of good Drilling Practice Requirements.
- Liaises with Client Representative on all Operational and HSE related aspects as stipulated in respective Drilling Contract or as contained in Client Instruction given from time to time in conjunction with this contract.
- Reports to his Drilling Superintendent on a regular basis (Morning Call) and whenever any non-routine matter arises that is out of the scope of Companies documented procedures and instruction or requested explicitly in Company’s documented Management System or by respective DS.
- Responsible for implementing training and instruction as assigned by management on his rig site.
- Responsible for the correct crew manning requirements on his site to ensure safe and continued operations.
- Ensures that all documentation is correct and checked for work carried out on the site.
- Responsible to ensure compliance and monitoring of all training requirements of rig based staff.
EQUIPMENT:
- Keeps equipment and systems operational in accordance with the relevant regulatory and safety requirements
- Monitors rig equipment and ensure systems usage is within its recommended parameters
- Supervises testing and checking of equipment and systems
- Supervises activities to ensure rig structural integrity
- Required to maintain proper inventory of assets and consumables at all time
LIVING ENVIRONMENT AND SERVICES:
- Oversees maintenance of sanitary living environment, food preparation, handling, storage and ensure periodic inspection.
- Oversees rig medical operations
- Oversees rig communications
MANAGEMENT:
- Plans work for crewTrains crew
- Evaluates crews
- Provides motivation to supervisors and crews
- Supervise adherence to safety policies and procedures
TECHNICAL/DIAGNOSTIC SKILLS:
- Prepares cementing and casing running with operator
- Finds information on parts, equipment, data and/or operations procedures as
- required using such sources as composite catalogs, cementing tables, tubular data books
- Read blueprints
- Perform calculations such as maximum allowable shut-in, casing burst pressure, hang-off point, mud weight increase, initial and final circulating pressures, hydrostatic pressure & volumes, displacement, maximum allowable mud weight and drill line work
- Interpret and responds appropriately to down hole conditions
- Demonstrate full knowledge of well control procedures
- Read and interpret various types of gauges, meters and instruments such as torque meter, weight indicator, pressure gauges, various chart recorders.
Qualifications:
- Secondary School Diploma
- A Minimum of 10 years experience in the oil and gas industry.
- A Minimum of 2 years in a similar position.
- Well Control Certificate level 4 ( IWCF ).