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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan and prepare to oversee drilling operations
   • Obtain, interpret and confirm work requirements
   • Access, interpret and apply documentation required for overseeing drilling and confirm work activity is compliant
   • Identify and minimise environmental issues and potential hazards, and assess and address risks within scope of own role and according to workplace procedures
   • Select and wear personal protective equipment required for the work activity
   • Obtain and interpret emergency procedures and identify steps required in case of an emergency
   • Confirm personnel coordination requirements at the site are met prior to commencement of work activities
2. Organise drilling of surface hole
   • Check and implement strategies designed in contract and well program and communicate to relevant personnel
   • Select, obtain and confirm plant, tools, equipment and personnel are on hand for surface hole operations
   • Prepare and check integrity of equipment, inspect casing and joints for damage
   • Maintain written records and liaise with service companies to rectify faults
3. Supervise and participate in nippling up and pressure testing
   • Organise equipment and nippling-up requirements for drilling out
   • Identify and carry out pressure testing of all blow out prevention (BOP) equipment according to work requirements and manufacturer specifications
   • Carry out rig up to drill out according to work requirements and manufacturer specifications
   • Monitor drill out safety processes and test gauge leak off
4. Organise rig up and rig up to spud
   • Assign crews to specific jobs and implement performance measures to monitor operations
   • Implement monitoring strategies and checks in place to ensure integrity of operations
   • Confirm verbal and written work instructions with operator representative for drilling hole
   • Conduct crew meetings on total rig safety
   • Report damage to plant, tools and equipment, repair or recommend corrective actions
   • Confirm mud is mixed as per drilling program
   • Carry out pre-spud safety inspections with circulation and spud-in established
   • Undertake surveys and report variations to operator representative
   • Maintain written records according to workplace procedures
   • Supervise running in and cementing of casing with operator representative
5. Complete and abandon well
   • Supervise completion and well abandonment with operator representative
   • Make preparations to release rig and coordinate shutdown preparation list
6. Conduct housekeeping activities
   • Clean, check, perform maintenance and store plant, tools and equipment
   • Report issues identified with plant, tools and equipment

Performance Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including evidence of the ability to:

oversee drilling operations on at least two occasions, including:

obtaining, checking and providing required equipment and tools

assigning crews to specific jobs

implementing performance measures to monitor operations

carrying out appropriate inspections

arranging servicing, repairing and/or returning equipment

carry out numerical calculations, including:

addition, subtraction, multiplication, division

relating normal pressure to temperature

using calculator if required

using estimating skills

basic geometry

using metric and imperials and converting between the two

calculations relating to pressure density, volume, height, velocity, length, weight

measurements.

During the above, the candidate must:

locate and apply required documentation, policies and procedures

implement the requirements, procedures and techniques for overseeing drilling operations, including:

identifying, addressing and reporting potential hazards and risks

carrying out emergency response

identifying, addressing and reporting environmental issues

preparing written records and reports

obtaining and checking required equipment and tools

ensuring pressure testing of all blow out prevention (BOP) equipment is carried out

ensuring rig up to drill out is carried out

monitoring drill out safety processes and test gauge leak off

completing and abandoning well

rectifying any identified faults and malfunctions within scope of own role and escalating where required

work with others to plan, prepare and oversee drilling operations that meets the required outcomes, including:

preparing for and organising work activities to meet task requirements

complying with written and verbal reporting requirements and procedures

communicating with others to receive and clarify work instructions.

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must be able to demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including knowledge of:

key policies, procedures and established requirements for overseeing drilling operations, including those for:

identifying and managing risks

identifying, addressing and reporting environmental issues

crew management

implementing performance measures

setting up work activity

site isolation, signage and erecting barriers

work health and safety

selecting all plant, tools and equipment to carry out tasks and checking for faults

rig up to spud

run in and cementing

well abandonment

BOP specifications

casing tools and their applications

equipment types and uses

drill out procedures

testing

drilling programs

numerical calculations, including:

addition, subtraction, multiplication, division

relating normal pressure to temperature

estimating skills

basic geometry

metric and imperial conversion

calculations relating to pressure density, volume, height, velocity, length, weight

measurements.

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