Assistant Driller

​DRILLING OPERATIONS:

•    Complete daily inspection and maintain required records.
•    Perform all duties in a safe, professional, courteous, and conscientious manner.
•    Assists the driller with drilling operations, including relieve the driller, while supervised, in drilling ahead, making connections, etc
•    Assists during tripping drill pipe including relieve and/or assist derrick man and relieve the driller, while supervised, in operation of draw works and other equipment
•    Assists in running and cementing of casing.
•    Prepares BHA and rig floor equipment for tripping, casing and cementing operation
•    Assists driller in other drilling operations
•    Performs any other duties as assigned by driller or Tool Pusher
•    Organizes and direct crews for special projects.
•    May release Driller after demonstration of appropriate theoretical/practical skills and prior approval by Tool Pusher.

EQUIPMENT:
•    Assists in maintenance and repair of drilling equipment including supervise drill crew’s daily preventive maintenance on draw works, mud pumps, rotary, swivel, and other drill floor equipment
•    Monitors mud system, and supervise solids control equipment and mud mixing operations
•    Repairs or assists in repair of non-drilling equipment as directed by supervisor
•    Locates and dress tools
MANAGEMENT:
•    Supervision of Rig crew.
•    Assists in training of Rig crew.
•    Responsible to carry out crew shift handover.
•    Maintain good communication with driller, rig manager and maintenance team.
•    Ensure that all company disseminated information applicable to his staff is communicated to them in Tool Box Talks, Safety Meetings or by means of Procedure/Instruction training and that execution of such communication/training is appropriately recorded as defined in respective Procedures.
•    Carry out Tool Box Talks at the beginning of each shift and on change of operation/task and supervises all work of his staff to an extend as is necessary, to ensure the safety and integrity of staff and plant at all times.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
•    Prepare trip sheet prior ruining in hole and pull out of hole.
•    Calculate ton miles on drilling line
•    Calculate drill string and BHA measurements
•    Assist driller in maintaining records, logs
•    Demonstrate well control knowledge and prepare kill sheet.
•    Checks and replaces recorder charts daily at 24:00 hrs (if applicable)