Location: Lagos State
URL: https://careers.pacificdrilling.com/job/Lagos-Driller-LA/303880900/
Description:
Job Title: Driller Company: Pacific Drilling Job Type: Full Time Experience: 5 years Qualification: Secondary School (SSCE) OND BA/BSc/HND Location: Lagos, Nigeria Job Field: Engineering/Technical Oil and Gas / Energy . Pacific Drilling S.A. is a growing offshore drilling company that provides global ultra-deepwater drilling services to the oil and natural gas industry through the use of high-specification drillships. Our corporate offices are located in Houston, Texas, with offices in Brazil, Luxembourg, Nigeria, Singapore and South Korea. . Over the last seven years, Pacific Drilling has grown into a successful, premium drilling contractor with 1,500 employees and contracts with the highest-quality clients in the industry. . Job Description: - The hiring entity for this position is Pacific Drilling's Nigerian affiliate, Pacific International Drilling West Africa Limited. . Position Summary: - The Driller is in charge of the drill crew and the rig floor area. He/She is responsible for operating all drilling hoisting and mud circulating equipment, following directions from the well program in accordance with Pacific Drilling policies and procedures, in a safe and efficient manner. . Position Scope: - The driller is assigned to the main well center (aft) and is in charge of the rig floor area. . Qualifications and Experience: - Five years offshore experience including two as a driller on a floating dynamically positioned rig (preferably drillship). - Valid Fundamental Well Control Certification. NOV 6th generation cyber chair experience. - Senior School certificate (SSCE)/ West Africa Examination Council (WAEC)/ GCE O/L, OND in Nigeria is equivalent of 2 years associate degree in U.S., while HND or BSc is for 4 years (with at least 120 credits/units) - Nigerian In Country – resident - Fluent English communication skills (both oral and written). . Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities: - Act as a Safety Leader ensuring the ongoing identification of hazards and the implementation of controls to manage the associated risks with a special focus on Well Control, Permit to Work and Isolation procedures. - Ensure that operations are planned, organized, supervised and executed in accordance with well programs, rig move plans, Pacific Drilling requirements and contractual obligations. - Monitor the well condition at all times (i.e. keep the hole full, depth, mud weight, weight on bit, circulating volumes, etc..). Interpret and respond to downhole conditions. - Perform drilling related operations such as but not limited to directional drilling, working stuck pipe, running and cementing casing strings, coring, fishing, wireline logging, well testing. - Maintain accurate record of tubular and tool dimensions in the hole (for instance but not limited to : internal and external diameter, fish neck, serial numbers) - Ensure the solid control equipment and mud mixing operations are being monitored constantly and keep accurate records of fluid displacement when running tubular in or out of the hole. - Promote and maintain a good working relationship with Client representative onboard, follow standard instructions and inform Toolpusher and Client representative of any concern, ensuring any deviation is properly communicated and documented. - Implement, follow and regularly review Pacific Drilling work instructions, ensure they are understood and observed by all drill crews. - Demonstrate leadership support for Pacific Drilling's Competence Management Program and implement all program requirements to ensure direct reports have the necessary competencies, training and skills to perform their job. - Hold daily pre-tour meeting and pre-job meetings as often as required by the operations. When a deviation from the planned operations is necessary, stop the work, regroup and obtain approval prior to plan and implement the deviation. - Supervise all preventive maintenance or maintenance repairs occurring on drilling equipment. - Plan and coordinate well control drills and ensure Well - Control emergency procedures and responses are fully implemented and crew competencies/tickets valid and current. - Manage the daily IADC drilling report and ensure the morning drilling report is correct.
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