Offshore types >> any drillers out there ?

[~ ~ Cal ~~]

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Expro

Night (Assistant) Drilling Supervisor (NDSV) (x3 UK)

Location: Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Location: Aberdeen

To safely and efficiently control well operations activities at night on behalf of the Drilling Supervisor in delivery well work objectives.

Shell EP-Europe has a varied and extensive set of assets (Platform and Land Rigs, Semi Submersibles and Jack-ups) and the NDSV is expected to execute a wide range of programmes (exploration and development wells, HPHT, coiled tubing drilling, under-balanced drilling, Hydraulic WO unit operations, well maintenance activities, stimulations, wire-line surveillance work etc.). Expertise in Drilling-the-Limit (DtL) and Advanced Safety Leadership techniques are two key factors for success in the job.

Responsibilities:

Principal Tasks/Responsibilities

·Ensuring well-work activities are understood, planned, resourced and managed.

·Communicating effectively and motivating/coaching team to excel.

Health, Safety & Environment

·Exemplary HSE leadership and management, delivering no harm to people or the environment.

·Applying safety management tools (risk management, intervention, audit, etc.), motivating all team members to deliver ?no harm to people or the environment?.

Planning and Organisation

·Reporting daily operations and integrating daily operations with platform team, logistics, onshore organisation, etc.

·Communicates with well site team to integrate operations over 24-hour period.

Operations

·Prepares and executes detailed plans to run a safe and efficient operation.

·Efficient execution of well programmes; including work planning, application of limit drilling principles, communication, team management and coaching, risk identification and mitigation.

Dimensions

·Shell EPE has a varied and extensive set of assets (Platform and Land Rigs, Semi Submersibles and Jack-ups) and the DSV is expected to execute a wide range of programmes (exploration and development wells, HPHT, coiled tubing drilling, under-balanced drilling, Hydraulic WO unit operations, well maintenance activities, stimulations, wire-line surveillance work etc.)

Rgds

Calum

[Boyakasha]

My old man, but unless it was pots of gold he wouldn't be interested

Nah, think he's hung up his directional drilling boots and is enjoying life in the Carribean

[jamie_wood]

Im in the Offshore game now as you know Callum and I also have a good background in Drilling

Think I will stick with my current job all the same

[Gumball]

my disaster plan

ie actions on being made redundant is to return as a rouchneck.

hope tbh i dont have to use it

[wilky]

I have done a fair bit of drilling, and dont profess to enjoy it. I am also a drilling instructor, I drink port to help the voice during these sessions.

"One, two three, one!"

"Get on the shagging heel you horrible man!"

"Rip your arm away like your tearing a rapist off your grandmother you crettin!"

"Today Im going to teach you the right turn at the halt, the reason this movement is taught is so that you as an individual or a uniform body of men can turn though an angle of 90 degrees in a smart uniform and soldier like manner..........."

[Gumball]

on the heel, harder yet, you the man with a head like a thousand lizards.

move your toes, you the man that ate all the pies.

bring him here, the man with a face like a box of frogs.

true squaddie banter

drill instructor eh? "stand at ease, stand easy. today i am ging to teach you the right turn at the halt. the reason this movement is taught is to enable you to turn trhough an angle of 90 degrees to the right...IN a smart uniform andsoldier like manner. I will now show you a complete demonstration of the movement.

L/cpl provan- 1st bn scots guards.

[RA Dunk]

kinda thinking about getting out of the drilling game myself but still work offshore doing something diffrent

[dougster]

I'm trying to get offshore as well!!

21 days on = equivalent of a week in the Betty Ford!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can I bring my lorry?

[RA Dunk]

well if you want to get offshore youll never get a better chance than now m8.. almost every company and agency are screaming out for people

[WUZ]

Might be Interested Cal, but it'll need to be circa 61K a year for me to be better off than the current package I am on here in India!

Russell

[Gumball]

is that it????

your easy aint ya?

[Boyakasha]

We're not as well off as you Glasgow boys chris

[~ ~ Cal ~~]

<< Might be Interested Cal, but it'll need to be circa 61K a year for me to be better off than the current package I am on here in India!

Russell >>

I think you might be surprised they have just conducted a market survey and adjusted the salaries in some areas accordingly. Plus everything is negotiable in this day and age Worth a whirl ! ?

[jamie_wood]

Oh yes

[dipsy]

When i have listened to Dad and the brother about trasocean other companies pay more and they are 1st or 2nd largest drilling company in the world.Russel does a driller earn more than a rig mechanic

[jamie_wood]

<< Russel does a driller earn more than a rig mechanic >>

In most cases the Drillers are on better £££ but if you go outwith the Rigs for Offshore work then the money is much better as I found out recently.

There are still Offshore jobs that dont involve being stuck on a Rig.

Im working for a French engineering company and I felt the opportunitys were better with them.

60K a year is a regular income as a Tech for some of these companys and when you specialize in an area and take on some responsibility then it goes up even more.

Sounds like a great life , getting to go round the world and get paid mega candy. But remember its not all like that.

Think of all the Birthdays, Christmas, etc that are missed and the fact your away from home half the year.

Has its ups but also its downs

[dipsy]

Jamie my Dad was a chief rig mechanic for transocean just asking Russel a question about salaries .My dad was out in Africa and i am sure he said he was get that sort of pay a year .Over sea's workers earn a lot more than the north sea people.I am Welder not coded but that would be easy to do what puts me off is doing the rgit bit

[Gumball]

the best advice i would give anyone going into the offshore environment would be this-

apply for a job, take 2wks holiday from your current job. if (and theres a good chance) you dont like the rigs...go back to work

im a genuis. in this day and age where all the companies and agencies are screaming for skulls, theres no harm in trying it.

[dougster]

Someone have a list of the agencies then?

I don't have a permanent position onshore never mind off, and I may qualify for funding towards my ticket.

BTW hardly genuis if you have to fork out for your RGIT for a fortnight???

Try this site for information.

[Gumball]

<< BTW hardly genuis if you have to fork out for your RGIT for a fortnight??? >>

genuis however if you do enjoy it and stay offshore. and get an extra two weeks wages from your current mob.

Petans

RGIT

agency 1 agency 2

[johns]

There's loads of places which doe the offshore survival training.

As well as RGIT, there's NUTEC, HOTA, Petans and others. The basic course lasts 2 1/2 days, most of which is spent in a classroom. Most people actually enjoy the course, as you get to play around in a swimming pool, play with fire (putting them out with a variety of techniques), and get dunked upside down in a helicopter simulator. With the helicopter underwater escape training (HUET), you start off just getting your feet wet before climbing out, before you get onto the immesrion, and finally they'll immerse you and turn you upside down before you escape. There's no risk, as the pool is full of divers and by now you are used to climbing out.

Also these days, the training includes Emergency Rebreather System (EBS), which is a device that allows you to breathe for up to two minutes when immersed under water for added safety.

All great fun!

John

[RA Dunk]

just did my RGIT refresher last time i was home and i got to say it was far better doing it with the rebreather than with out it