Job Description
Drilling Supervisor is required for international oil & gas operator with minimum 20 years’ of experience in the same field to be based in Kurdistan.
Job Summary:
The Drilling Supervisor has overall wellsite responsibility for the supervision of well operations. Provides HSSE and operations leadership in the execution of well programs (drilling, completion, workover).
Key Responsibilities:
HSSE
- Leader of the wellsite team with overall responsibility for conducting well operations in a safe and efficient manner.
- Ensures compliance with company Policies and standards.
- Leads safety meetings and service company pre-job safety meetings to ensure good communication.
- Identifies high risk situations, documents them, and adopts risk mitigation approach
- Performs daily HSSE / rig inspections
- Implements the application of the Permit-To-Work System at the rig site
- Assures the issuing and dissemination among the rig site personnel of all Emergency Response Plans to handle unscheduled events when occurring
- Conducts Safety Drills related to well control and other potential hazards involved in well operations
- Participates in HSE and nonconformance event investigations and reporting as required.
- Focal point for emergency response.
Planning and Operations
- Coordinates well operations with Drilling Contractor and Service Companies to ensure compliance with work programs, Norsok standards and company procedures.
- Attends Daily planning meeting with Drilling Contractor and Service Company Supervisors.
- Issues Written Instructions to Drillers for each tour based on well program highlighting potential risks such as stuck pipe, losses and kicks.
- Prepares detailed procedures for specific well operations (running casing, cementing, logging etc.).
- Performs wellsite calculations e.g. cement jobs
- Ensures well control event preparedness (SCR’s, Leak off Tests, BOP Tests, kick sheets, shut in procedure etc.).
- Ensures stuck pipe event preparedness (Drillers’ first actions, maximum allowable overpull, fishing equipment etc.)
- Attends the rig floor to supervise critical activities such as (but not limited to) landing, cementing, and testing casing; flow checks, and while pulling the first ten stands while tripping
- Verifies adherence to instructions and procedures.
- Organizes pre-job meeting (Operations and safety).
- Maintains “7 day planner” to anticipate resource requirements to meet well demands and provide optimum efficiency of services including contingency plans.
- Prepares Standard Equipment Lists (if applicable) in a timely manner for each phase of the well.
- Ensures Material Requests are issued in a timely manner to avoid disruption of operation.
- Responsible for checking equipment on site to ensure readiness. (QA/QC)
- Manages proper inventory of consumable drilling supplies such as cement, barite, bits, and nozzles, etc.
- Updates log book. Ensures adequate handover to his relief.
Communication
- Prepares/approves accurate Daily Report with input from rig contractor and service company personnel in a timely manner
- Prepares/approves other reports e.g. casing, cementing etc. as required
- Prepares/approves daily cost estimate
- Discusses Material Requests with Drilling Engineer daily
- Documents within 24 hours any failure or incident report (in SYNERGY where access possible)
- Discusses program changes with project team being proactive in improvement suggestions
Training and Development
- Mentors junior staff at the wellsite
- Assesses readiness of rig crew for well control events by conducting regular drills
- Other drills e.g. emergency response as required
Required Qualifications & Experience:
- 20 years’ experience as Assistant Driller/Driller/Junior Drilling Engineer/Well Site Drilling Engineer/Drilling Supervisor, with a minimum of 10 years as Drilling Supervisor.
- A valid IWCF Certificate.
- H2S Awareness Training and Certification
- Safety courses required to carry out work at site and in accordance with company policy and as required by Country law and regulations
Key Competencies:
- Able to provide leadership in commitment to HSSE policies and standards.
- Land rig operations and management
- Able to meet requirements set out in Key Responsibilities
- Ensures cost effective use of services and equipment.
- Maintains a strong focus on progress towards achievement of objectives.
- Demonstrates a high level of competence in leading others.
Key Attributes:
- Leadership
- Develops highly positive relationships with both field and office teams.
- Demonstrates highly effective communication skills e.g. operational reporting, high visibility, working relationships.
- Looks beyond the obvious in problem solving.
- Applies sound judgment in decision making – seeks input of Drilling Superintendent in relation to unplanned/non-routine activities