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Directional Driller job description
A ready advert for a Directional Driller job in Libya, in Arabic and English. Post it on jobs.ly and edit it to fit your organization.
About the job
We are looking for a directional driller to steer the well path while drilling so it reaches its target underground, using mud motors and measurement-while-drilling tools.
Duties and responsibilities
- Review the well path plan and targets with the drilling engineer before starting
- Steer the well with mud motors and rotary steerable systems
- Read MWD data and calculate the actual well position
- Correct the path when it drifts from plan and inform the supervisor
- Select and make up directional bottom-hole assemblies for each section
- Assess and monitor collision risk with nearby wells
- Prepare daily survey and trajectory reports
Working conditions
- Living on the rig on a rotation
- On call around the clock while drilling directional sections
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in petroleum or mechanical engineering, or a technical diploma with specialist directional drilling training
- 3 to 6 years of experience in directional drilling
The years of experience follow the level you choose when posting.
Skills
- Directional drilling
- Measurement while drilling (MWD)
- Mud motors
- Rotary steerable systems
- Trajectory calculations
- Anti-collision analysis
- COMPASS
Preferred
- Previous experience as an MWD engineer
- Experience with horizontal and multilateral wells
- An IWCF certificate
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