Self-motivated employee with 16 years of oil field experience. Personal safety being number one priority, supervising and ensuring all rig personnel practice best safety practices and procedures. Able to easily adapt to changing work environments while maintaining safety and being productive. Enjoy learning, teaching and working with others. Always willing to travel and prefer challenging, intense, manual labor.
Talented Drilling Driller with strong background in [shale] drilling operations. Driven and logical with ability to plan ahead and mentor staff to ensure top performance and quality. Focused on prioritizing safety by enforcing protocols and monitoring employees at all times to eliminate incidents. Detail-oriented in proactively recognizing risks and providing effective solutions. Directional drilled wells for MS Directional,Baker Hughes and Schlumberger, coventional and rotary steerable curves and lateral wells. Hardworking Directional Driller possessing many years of extensive drilling experience. Strong team player with excellent verbal and written communication skills. Successful using rotary steerable systems and mud motors. Adept at drilling in onshore environments. Reliable Directional Driller commended as professional individual with extensive rig knowledge and sound understanding of multiple well types. Dedicated to creating and maintaining positive teamwork environment. Proficient. Results-driven Directional Driller known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Possess specialized skills in well planning, trajectory analysis, and downhole tool operation. Excel in problem-solving, adaptability, and communication, ensuring seamless operations and team collaboration.
To demonstrate and promote safety leadership and to ensure that the crew works in the safest possible manner
To lead and direct the crew in fulfilling their designated duties
To plan and conduct rig-floor and related activities so as to meet the highest applicable standard of oilfield practice
To monitor and adjust the drilling parameters and take those necessary actions so as to optimize the drilling process and safeguard the integrity of the well
To work constructively with the Operator’s representative and with third party service companies so as to contribute to collaborative working relationships at the rig site
To take immediate remedial action in the event of an incipient or actual emergency or incident
To advise the Rig Manager and Operator’s representative of any issues as appropriate
RESPONSIBILITIES
Safety
Personally responsible for own safety and rig personnel
Apply Nabors safety policies and practices in rig operations and act as a role model to other crew members in all safety matters
Conduct and record Tool Box Talks for the rig crew and achieve the participation and contribution of crew members
Play a full part in rig safety meetings
Conduct safety inspections of rig equipment and hold training drills as directed by Rig Manager
Contribute to New Employee Safety Inductions
Ensure that all activities, including those of third party contractors, are conducted using safe working practices and using the designated Personal Protection Equipment (PPE
Plan the tourly operations and conduct pre-job briefings or J.S.A.’s for the crew on activities
Operate the rig equipment within its designed parameters in a manner to optimize the drilling process and associated activities
Conduct visual, and where possible functional, inspections of equipment both prior to use and at periodic intervals
Supervise the Assistant Driller and Derrickman in control and recording of mud properties
Keep accurate BHA Worksheet records of the drill string including details of equipment run in-hole
Accurately complete the IADC tour sheet
Keep records of Tool Box Safety Talks
Ensure that the rig crew conduct and record their assigned tasks in the rig Planned Maintenance System
Complete records of any Incident, Injury, Illness or Near Miss involving rig crew members
Keep records and charts of BOP pressure tests and of function tests
Provide recommendations to the Rig Manager for improved procedures
Report any unforeseen or unusual events to the Rig Manager or Operator’s representative as appropriate
Keep records and trends of wellbore torque and drag sheets.
Keep records and trends of trip sheets
In the event of a well control situation identify and acknowledge the kick, sound the alarm, space out drill pipe, shut down pumps, and shut the well in. verify with pit hand zero flow. Notify rig manager and drill site manager.
Maintain drilling fluids, pit volume, cutting returns, mud pumps, liner washers, swabs, duck ponds, charge pumps, maintenance all rotating equipment, maintain shaker screens, maintenance of shakers and fluid level across screens, contain chemicals in chemical area, rack pipe in derrick service anything in derrick, assist with nipple up procedures and bop equipment, transfer mud to and from frac tanks, report mud weight and viscosity to driller, mud engineer, and IADC.
In the event of a well control situation report to shakers or trip tank and verify flow per situation.
Maintain drilling fluids, pit volume, cutting returns, mud pumps, liner washers, swabs, duck ponds, charge pumps, maintenance all rotating equipment, maintain shaker screens, maintenance of shakers and fluid level across screens, contain chemicals in chemical area, rack pipe in derrick service anything in derrick, assist with nipple up procedures and bop equipment, transfer mud to and from frac tanks, report mud weight and viscosity to driller, mud engineer, and IADC.
In the event of a well control situation report to shakers or trip tank and verify flow per situation.
First aid, cpr
Supervisor well control
Supervisor harassment prevention training
Fall protection
RIg pass
Forklift, loader, manlift certified