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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan and prepare for managing drilling operations
   • Obtain, interpret and confirm work requirements
   • Access, interpret and apply documentation for managing drilling operations 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 to the work activities
   • Confirm personnel coordination requirements at the site are met prior to commencement of work activities
   • Determine anticipated budget for drilling operations
2. Implement drill management strategies
   • Obtain and check copies of contract and well program, design implementation strategies and communicate to relevant personnel
   • Prepare daily drilling written reports and tour sheets according to workplace procedures
   • Undertake inspections of operating site and camp, record and report
   • Establish communication strategies and confirm with operator’s representative
   • Review, interpret and confirm company requirements
   • Implement and communicate reporting procedures according to workplace procedures
   • Establish and communicate rig maintenance arrangements
3. Manage work health and safety obligations
   • Implement and conduct crew meetings, record minutes and communicate to relevant personnel
   • Establish, implement, monitor, record and report safety inspection strategies
   • Induct new employees into site operations and establish monitoring strategies
   • Establish, implement, monitor and document permit-to-work procedures
   • Identify and implement emergency response arrangements
   • Identify, implement, monitor and document environmental and company requirements
   • Identify, rectify and report variances to relevant personnel
4. Oversee drilling operations
   • Obtain, confirm and clarify drill program
   • Select and access drilling plant, tools and equipment, confirm fit-for-service and report and repair any faults
   • Establish and monitor reporting mechanisms
   • Implement, maintain and monitor well control and blowout prevention strategies and report
   • Identify and investigate non-conformances, report and implement corrective strategies
   • Carry out and monitor appropriate tests and report
5. Oversee housekeeping activities
   • Clean, check, perform maintenance on and store plant, tools and equipment
   • Report issues identified with plant, tools and equipment
   • Compare planned budget with outcome of operating costs and identify reasons for discrepancies

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:

manage drilling operations on at least two occasions, including:

undertaking routine inspections

identifying, rectifying and reporting non-conformances

inducting new employees into site operations

assessing safe work practices and adherence to drilling instructions

monitoring and reporting all drilling operations activity

carrying out numerical calculations, including:

addition, subtraction, multiplication, division

relating normal pressure to temperature

using calculator if required

using estimating skills (including mental arithmetic, visualisation of size and quantity)

basic geometry (including interpreting depth, direction)

using metric and imperials and converting between the two

interpreting gauges and graphs relevant to managing drilling operations

calculations relating to pressure (hydrostatic, surface, downhole, circulating), density, volume (fluid, air, gas), height, velocity, length and weight

measurements including penetration rate, rotary torque, rpm and pump pressure

budgeting and monitoring operating costs.

During the above, the candidate must:

locate and apply required documentation, policies and procedures

implement the requirements, procedures and techniques for the management of 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

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

work with others to manage drilling operations that meets required outcomes, including:

communicating with others to receive, give and clarify work instructions

preparing for and organising work activities to meet all task requirements

establishing and maintaining coordination with others relating to the work activity.

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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 managing drilling operations, including those for:

identifying and managing risks

identifying, addressing and reporting environmental issues

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

carrying out work to specifications

controlling identified hazards

applying technical solutions to drilling operations

well control

budgeting and monitoring operating costs

downhole problems and solutions

numerical calculations, including:

addition, subtraction, multiplication, division

relating normal pressure to temperature

estimating skills (including mental arithmetic, visualisation of size and quantity)

basic geometry (including interpreting depth, direction)

metric and imperial conversion

interpreting gauges and graphs relevant to managing drilling operations

calculations relating to pressure (hydrostatic, surface, downhole, circulating), density, volume (fluid, air, gas), height, velocity, length and weight

measurements including penetration rate, rotary torque, rpm and pump pressure.

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