This unit describes a participant’s skills and knowledge required to apply well servicing trip production tubing / work string in Drilling.

This unit is appropriate for those working in operational roles.

Licensing, legislative, regulatory and certification requirements that may apply to this unit can vary between states, territories, and industry sectors. Relevant information must be sourced prior to application of the unit.

Evidence is required to be collected that demonstrates a candidate’s competency in this unit. Evidence must be relevant to the roles within this sector’s work operations and satisfy all of the requirements of the performance criteria of this unit and include evidence that the candidate:

locates and applies relevant legislation, documentation, policies and procedures

works effectively with others to undertake and complete the well servicing trip production tubing / work string tasks that meets all of the required outcomes including:

supervises and train subordinates to provided standards

works as directed in a timely and efficient manner

supervises crew in correctly positioning pipe on pipe racks

demonstrates completion of well servicing trip production tubing/work string that safely, effectively and efficiently meets all of the required outcomes on more than one (1) occasion including:

removing thread protectors, drift, clean and lubricate threads

checking joints for damage to threads, sealing surfaces and flapper valves where fitted

assembling and checking operating condition of running equipment, including slips, tongs, elevators, rubber clamp, protectors

lining up pumps to fill during running operations

working derrick correctly during tripping

steadying the pipe during stabbing

releases pick-up elevators when directed

correctly align pipe for make-up

correctly latch side door or slip type elevators

checks grades of pipe

measuring and recording pipe in the numerical order in which it will be run into the hole

recognising and reporting equipment malfunction or failure

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of well servicing trip production tubing/work string through:

accessing, interpreting and applying the organisation and site requirements and procedures

carrying out rig maintenance

identifying types and characteristics of discharges including liquids, gases and solids

identifying types and characteristics of hazardous materials

carrying out inspection, fault finding and reporting requirements and procedures

identifying thread identifications, pipe size and grade

identifying pipe torque parameters

carrying out non-routine operations

determining and responding to roles and responsibilities

personnel management

An assessor of this unit must satisfy the requirements of the NVR/AQTF or their successors; and Industry regulations for certification and licensing; and,

this unit is best assessed in the context of this sector’s work environment;

where personal safety or environmental damage are limiting factors, assessment may occur in a simulated environment provided it is realistic and sufficiently rigorous to cover all aspects of this sector’s workplace performance, including environment, task skills, task management skills, contingency management skills and job role environment skills; and,

this unit must be assessed in compliance with relevant legislation/regulation and using policies, procedures, processes and operational manuals directly related to the industry sector for which it is being assessed; and,

assessment may be conducted in conjunction with the assessment of other Units of Competency; and,

assessment must confirm consistent performance can be applied in a range of relevant workplace circumstances; and,

assessors must demonstrate the performance evidence, and knowledge evidence as outlined in this Unit of Competency, and through the minimum years of current* work experience specified below in an Industry sector relevant to the outcomes of the unit; or,

where the assessor does not meet experience requirements a co-assessment or partnership arrangement must exist between the qualified assessor and an Industry subject matter expert. The Industry subject matter expert should hold the unit being assessed (or an equivalent unit) and/or demonstrate equivalence of skills and knowledge at the unit level. An Industry technical expert must also demonstrate skills and knowledge from the minimum years of current work experience specified below in the Industry sector, including time spent in roles related to the unit being assessed; and,

assessor and Industry subject matter expert requirements differ depending on the Australian Qualifications Framework Level (AQF) of the qualification being assessed and/or Industry Sector as follows:

*Assessors can demonstrate current work experience through employment within Industry in a role relevant to the outcomes of the Unit; or, for external assessors this can be demonstrated through exposure to Industry by conducting frequent site assessments across various locations.

**Where a unit is being delivered outside of a Qualification the first numeric character in the Unit code should be considered to indicate the AQF level

Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit. Further information is available in the Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package Companion Volume.

Drilling (Well Servicing)