ERIC AKERS
Charleston
Summary
Results-driven driller with a strong focus on safety protocols, operational efficiency, and team training. Committed to optimizing drilling techniques to enhance performance and ensure compliance with all safety regulations.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
10
10
Certifications
Work History
Driller
Enviroprobe Integrated Solutions
CROSS LANES
05.2016 - 11.2025
- Operated drilling rigs and equipment to ensure efficient resource extraction.
- Collaborated with team members to maintain safety protocols and environmental standards.
- Monitored drilling progress and adjusted techniques as needed for optimal performance.
- Trained junior drillers on equipment operation and safety procedures effectively.
- Recorded detailed logs of drilling activities and geological findings for analysis.
- Ensured that all safety protocols were followed at all times during the drilling process.
- Communicated with project managers to relay updates on drilling operations consistently.
- Assisted in preparing drilling sites by clearing obstacles and ensuring accessibility.
- Observed pressure gauge and moved throttles and levers to control speed of rotary tables and regulate pressure of tools at bottoms of boreholes.
- Cleaned and maintained work areas after every job was completed.
- Developed strategies for dealing with difficult terrain or weather conditions while operating a drill rig.
- Maintained adequate quantities of supplies and spare parts for drilling operations.
- Operated and stabilized machines and drills.
- Selected and attached drill bits and drill rods to add extra rods as hole depths increase.
- Worked closely with supervisors to ensure that projects were completed according to schedule.
- Analyzed soil samples taken from the drill hole in order to determine geology information about the area being drilled into.
- Conducted routine maintenance on drilling equipment to prevent operational downtime.
Driller
HC NUTTING/TERRACON
Cincinnati
08.1999 - 09.2018
- Operated drilling rigs and equipment to ensure efficient resource extraction.
- Collaborated with team members to maintain safety protocols and environmental standards.
- Monitored drilling progress and adjusted techniques as needed for optimal performance.
- Conducted routine maintenance on drilling equipment to prevent operational downtime.
- Recorded detailed logs of drilling activities and geological findings for analysis.
- Trained junior drillers on equipment operation and safety procedures effectively.
- Communicated with project managers to relay updates on drilling operations consistently.
- Ensured that all safety protocols were followed at all times during the drilling process.
- Kept detailed records of all drill activities including depths reached, pressures encountered.
- Assisted with moving rigs from one location to another for different jobs.
- Managed rig move and drilling operations.
- Troubleshot mechanical issues onsite in order to minimize downtime between jobs.
- Monitored drill bit performance and adjusted accordingly for optimal results.
- Observed pressure gauge and moved throttles and levers to control speed of rotary tables and regulate pressure of tools at bottoms of boreholes.
- Cleaned and maintained work areas after every job was completed.
- Set up rigs for various types of drills including directional, horizontal and vertical wells.
- Checked drilling activities for compliance with HSE requirements, work instructions and procedures.
- Calculated loads necessary for lifting heavy objects onto or off the rig platform safely.
- Inspected mud tanks and other components of the rig floor to identify any potential problems or hazards.
- Reviewed client requirements and proposed locations for drilling operations to confirm feasibility and cost.
- Actuated controls to stabilize machines and to position and align drills.
Education
High School Diploma -
CHAPMANVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
Chapmanville, WV05-1999
CONSTRUCTION
RALPH R. WILLIS VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
Chapmanville, WV05-1999
Skills
- Equipment operation
- Drilling techniques
- Site preparation
- Geological analysis
- Safety compliance
- Resource extraction
- Team collaboration
- Project communication
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Employee training
- Adaptation to conditions
- Horizontal directional drilling
- Safety trained
- Drilling fluids management
- Drill rig inspection
- Emergency procedures
- Soil data collection
- Rotary steerable systems
- Hydraulics management
- Well control
- Borehole sampling
- Managed pressure drilling
- Pressure control
- Instrumentation monitoring
- GPS proficiency
- Bit selection and optimization
- Equipment maintenance and operation
- Core drilling
- Soil sampling
- Rig operation
- Geotechnical Drilling
- Analytical skills
- Precision measurement
- Adaptability
- Decision-making
- Analytical thinking
- Map interpretation
- Regulate pressures
- Auger drilling
- Excellent communication
- Equipment maintenance
- Interpersonal skills
- Written communication
- Boring techniques
- Reliability
Certification
OSHA 10
Timeline
Driller
Enviroprobe Integrated Solutions
05.2016 - 11.2025
Driller
HC NUTTING/TERRACON
08.1999 - 09.2018
High School Diploma -
CHAPMANVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
CONSTRUCTION
RALPH R. WILLIS VOCATIONAL SCHOOL