People were engaged in drilling in Ancient China several millennia BC. e. Then the wells reached a depth of 900 meters, and the people who were involved in this business were called drillers. Currently, everything has changed dramatically. Without drilling it is impossible to build the metro and transport tunnels, as well as perform other similar work. One of the most common specialties in this area is a drilling engineer. This article will cover all of the profession of a drilling engineer.
Features
A drilling engineer is a person who is involved not only in construction work, but also in testing new wells, searching for mineral waters and minerals. Duties include work with drilling equipment, as well as control over subordinates (specialists from the same field, who are lower in the professional hierarchy). A feature of this profession is considered shift work (although this is not always observed). The fact is that It takes quite a long time to establish process automation when drilling wells, so long-term expeditions often go to the site. In most cases, the shift lasts 3-4 weeks.
It should be noted that 12 hours will have to work per day, while drilling engineers have no days off. People who choose this profession should be prepared for the fact that during work they will have to do without comfortable living conditions. A drilling engineer differs from a regular driller in a narrower specialization. So, he has to work not only with equipment and people (subordinates), but also specialize in drilling fluids, know drilling methods, for example, directional or directional.
Job responsibilities
A drilling engineer has a fairly wide range of responsibilities. However, some of them depend directly on the area of work of the driller. So, the duties of a specialist include the following:
- well inspection using different types of templates;
- scheduling drilling;
- equipment movement and further process control;
- analysis of data on nearby wells;
- making calculations of the danger of collision of wells and installations;
- makes prediction of results.
Important! In most cases, a drilling engineer can be a person with experience in this field of activity. The minimum threshold is from 12 months to 3 years.
Knowledge and skills
If we talk about the direct drilling process, then it can be conditionally divided into technical and engineering work. At the same time, a drilling engineer must possess the following skills:
- organization and control of processes on the site, while the activity must be carried out, taking into account the characteristics of equipment, technology and types of work;
- knowledge of GOSTs and TU;
- study of geological data with possible risks.
Important! It is necessary to have the skills to study the environmental consequences and observe safety measures at the site.
Education
To work as a drilling engineer, you need to get an education. There are many educational institutions in Russia that train specialists in this field. The most popular are Moscow universities, namely:
- Russian State University of Oil and Gas (NRU) named after Gubkin;
- MGRI-RGGRU them. Ordzhonikidze.
Important! No less popular is the Mining University, located in St. Petersburg. In other regions of the Russian Federation, there are also many prestigious universities that train highly qualified specialists. Such educational institutions include the following:
- TIU in Tyumen (there is a branch in Surgut);
- KubGTU in Krasnodar;
- Samara State Technical University in Samara,
- NArFU them. Lomonosov (Arkhangelsk),
- VolgGTU (Volgograd) and some others.
Studying as a drilling engineer will take at least 5 years. If a person decided to firmly connect his professional life with this field of activity, then he needs to choose the following specialties:
- applied geology;
- mining engineering;
- oil and gas business;
- geodesy.
For admission to educational institutions, the results of the exam in such subjects as the Russian language, mathematics, and physics will be required. During the training, you will have to attend a field trip where a future specialist will be able to visually see and try what he will do his whole future life.
average salary
A drilling engineer is not only difficult, but also quite a responsible job. It is pleasant to cancel that the salaries of specialists in this field are high. So, the average salary in Russia is 80-100 thousand rubles a month. But you need to remember that work is most often done on a rotational basis, so this money will have to live for two months. Most profitable to work as a drilling engineer in the Sakhalin region. This region is record holder in terms of salaries. A drilling engineer receives an average of 300 thousand rubles a month there.
Despite the fact that in the modern world there is a tendency for minerals to disappear, drillers (drilling engineers) continue to be in demand. People in this profession should be physically resilient, ready for permanent work in difficult conditions (in the open air), unpretentious to everyday issues. And also one should not forget about the forced systematic separation from relatives and relatives (shift method).
