Drilling in large volumes cannot do without power supply. However, the generating and distribution capacities themselves require vigilant supervision, constant monitoring and periodic debugging. Therefore, for those who want to become oilmen or gas workers (and not only), it makes sense to learn all about electricians for drilling services in order to make an informed choice of profession.
Features
The position of an electrician for servicing drilling rigs is significantly different from the position of a “regular” electrician. In cities and even in rural areas, if necessary, teams of assistants will always come to the aid of a specialist. And there is usually no shortage of consumables in tools. But Work on repairing electrical equipment at drilling facilities is usually carried out alone, less often by small teams. It is necessary to save both time and resources, but not at the expense of the quality of activity, of course.
Also worth considering:
- not always favorable (to put it mildly) weather conditions;
- confined spaces;
- work mainly on a rotational basis;
- a limited team, from which much depends on establishing contacts.
Responsibilities
Electricians serve not only electrical equipment directly related to drilling operations. They also work with voltage control stations, bit feed controllers, and pump drives. The specialist must also accept equipment (both new and after repair). Test runs of electrical equipment are carried out under the supervision of engineering personnel.
Also, professionals will need to:
- repair and build electric boilers;
- check complex electrical circuits, troubleshoot them;
- read drawings and diagrams, draw them up if necessary;
- prepare reports on the work done;
- repair switchgears.
Of course, it is still necessary to work with a large number of other equipment. So, special attention is paid to working with the electropowder brake of the hoisting device, with relay protection circuits and secondary switching. A good specialist is ready to work even with equipment that has complex feedbacks. He will develop recommendations on how to increase the efficiency of the main systems, how to increase the power factor.
The main goal is to ensure that everything runs smoothly in the most difficult conditions.
Requirements
From a good drill maintenance electrician, knowledge is expected:
- drilling technology on certain resources;
- fundamentals of electrical engineering, telemechanics and automation;
- types of drilling machines, their components and features of functioning;
- methods determining electricity demand;
- ways to replace problematic components (and their definitions);
- calculations needs in static capacitors;
- customization rules and adjustments instrumentation;
- complete electrical circuits on the rig as a whole and in certain areas.
It is necessary to drill the most different breeds, with the most different purposes. Therefore, it is important to possess general data on penetration for oil, gas, artesian and iodine-bromine waters. Since the number of specialists at the drilling sites, as already mentioned, is limited, it will be necessary to independently test the new equipment after repair and debugging.
Electricians adjust and repair:
- thyristor circuits;
- converters;
- generators;
- instrumentation;
- drives of pumps, winches.
It is also worth considering the limitations on the power of the equipment:
- for 4 category - no more than 320 kW;
- for 5 category - no more than 500 kW;
- for 6 category - everything that is more powerful than 500 kW.
Training
Special training of this kind is conducted by:
- Multidisciplinary center "Phoenix";
- ANO UMTS DPO "Profi";
- Orenburg Oil and Gas Technical College;
- CenterConsult;
- Novosibirsk JRC;
- RostBusinessConsult;
- ANO DPO "Training Center" (Ufa).
In the learning process, master a variety of skills. So, much attention is paid to the development of work with generators and control circuits. The basic principles of the functioning of technological systems and their electrical infrastructure are being mastered. Here you can not do without solid knowledge in electrical engineering and physics.
Finally, training also implies the adoption of safety regulations, the basic rules of work, and nature conservation.
Where does it work?
Of course, the main vacancies of electricians for drilling services relate to the oil producing regions. But you can also try your hand at gas fields. Such specialists are still needed at large artesian drilling sites.
Quite a lot of vacancies are available in firms:
- Gazprom
- VPT-Neftemash;
- Rosneft;
- Lukoil;
- Surgutneftegas;
- Tyumenburgeo;
- Sibburenergo (Tomsk);
- EDC;
- "Rosgeology";
- Petro Welt Technologies;
- "Prodex Service";
- Bentec Drilling & Oilfield Systems.
