Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan and prepare for operations
- Obtain, interpret and confirm work requirements
- Access, interpret and apply drilling fluid system documentation 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 the personal protective equipment required for work activity
- Communicate with other personnel on site as required and confirm briefings and handover details are communicated and received
- Assess geographic layout and confirm type of fluid system in use is suitable
- Assess operation of mud mixers, dump valves and equalising valves
- Identify and locate mud pump and discharge system
- Establish operational requirements
- Clarify difficulties in carrying out instructions with relevant personnel
- Confirm availability and status of necessary permits to work
- Confirm availability of necessary third party utilities
- Confirm availability of required quantities and type of consumables
- Identify errors, omissions and shortages and take remedial action as required within functional responsibility
- Select and test equipment
- Prepare drilling fluids
- Confirm availability of sufficient quantities and types of fluids against operational requirements
- Confirm tanks and mixing equipment are clean and free from contamination according to instructions
- Mix and treat fluids to specification
- Obtain, label in writing and store samples according to workplace procedures and operational requirements
- Pump drilling fluids and record data
- Confirm recording and monitoring devices are pre-set to required parameters
- Operate equipment according to safety and operational requirements
- Assist with weighing and measuring viscosity of samples and record details
- Record in writing data at scheduled times and frequencies according to operational requirements
- Conduct hopper system operating procedures