Drilling Operations

Drilling Rig Personnel

 Line Organization of the Rig Crew
Drilling
Superintendent Area Manager

Rig Manager Materials Man

Warehouseman

Safety & Training Maintenance

Specialist Engineer Toolpusher Welder

Rig Mechanic Electrician Driller Pipe Fitter

Crane Optr.
Asst. Driller
Motorman Pump Tender

Derrickman
Rigger Driver

Roughneck
Helper

Roustabout
Job Description of Key Rig Personnel
Rig Manager

•Responsible in administering and implementing the Operator’s and Drilling

Contractor’s guidelines and regulation.

•Carries out daily onsite supervision to ensure that Rig Operation meet
Operator’s expectation and safety regulation.

•Responsible in implementing extensive job and safety training.

•Responsible in administering and implementing the Operator’s and Drilling

Contractor’s guidelines and regulation.

•Ensure the integrity of all oilfield equipment, maintaining visual aspects of

oilfield site; promote cleanliness and enhancing the safety of the crew.
Job Description of Key Rig Personnel
Toolpusher

•Responsible for the supervision of the Rig Operation and maintain drilling
equipment to the highest standard of efficiency.

•Interface and coordinate with the Drilling Superintendent, Area Manager,

Rig Manager, Service Man and other key personnel for Drilling Program
Implementation and Modification, Supplies, Crew Schedule and changes.

•Performs inspection, periodical inventories and scheduling of material and

equipment consumption and deliveries as well as backloading if applicable.
Job Description of Key Rig Personnel
Driller

•Responsible for the manipulation and supervision of the Rig and all the in
line equipment and sensors as well as proper top out (fill up) and control of
the bore hole to maintain the parameters required by the Operator.

•To record important dimension and implementing safety programs on

various operational modes (Rig setting, skidding, drilling, tripping, fishing,
well completion, well flow and pressure testing etc.) in conformity with the
specification and regulation imposed by authorities.

•To evaluate tour sheet, personnel and safety progress so as to recommend

contingent action at certain level of operation to meet the standard in all
occasion of the drilling program.

•Responsible for the Rig-Up and Rig Down of the Drilling Contractor
equipment .
Job Description of Key Rig Personnel
Assistant Driller

•Responsible for the preparation, strapping (measurement), inspection and

proper storage of BOP, BHA and other drilling components and consumables
throughout the cycle of operation.

•Responsible for the line up of valves on all manifolds or lines and for
random and periodical checkup as well as serving of all equipment and
assemblies in the system.

•Prepare tour sheet and kill sheet, check and lead work force and held lecture
during safety meeting.

•To secure all equipment from Mast, Rig Floor, Substructure to main and
cellar deck during Rig Mobilization.
Job Description of Key Rig Personnel
Derrickman

•Responsible for the “Monkey Board” on trips and other Derrick itineraries.

•Maintains Mud Pumps, Mud Control Devices, Flow line and its accessories.

•Maintain Mud Volume and mud Properties and directed by the Mud engineer.

•Prepare report on mixed mud and equipment Performance such as pumps,

agitators and sensors.

•Assist roughneck at the floor, cellar deck and anywhere needed.

•Housekeeping job on pump room, pit room etc.

Job Description of Key Rig Personnel
Roughneck

•Responsible for the positioning of slips, tongs, spinner, elevator and other
rig equipment as directed by the Driller, Assistant Driller and other ranking
personnel.

•To operated tuggers for lifting and lowering equipment and materials from
the pipe rack to the rig floor.

•Assist serviceman to the Rig-Up and Rig-Down of their equipment.

•Perform housekeeping jobs and servicing equipment.

•To watch the shaker and other solid control equipment during circulation
and drilling.

•Assist Derrickman in some derrick itineraries.

 Rig Operation Terminologies
Breaking Down

Unscrewing the drill stem into single joints and placing them on the pipe rack. This
operation takes place at the completion of the well when the drill pipe will no longer
be used or when changing from one size of drill pipe to another.

Break out

To unscrew a section of the pipe to another.

Make a Connection

To attach a joint of drill pipe onto the drill stem suspended in the wellbore to permit
deepening the wellbore by the length of joint added usually 30 feet.

Make Hole

To deepen the hole made by the bit.

Nipple Up

To assemble the Blowout Preventer Stack on the well head at the surface.

Plug and Abandon

To place cement plugs into the dryhole and abandon it.

 Rig Operation Terminologies
Racking Pipe

The act of placing the stands of pipe in orderly arrangement in the derrick after
hoisting pipe from the wellbore.

Reverse Circulation

The course of drilling fluid downward through the annulus and upward through the
drillstem, in contrast to normal circulation.

Rig Up

To prepare the drilling rig for making hole, that is, to install tools and machinery
before drilling is started.

Run In

To go into the hole with tubing, drillpipe, and so forth

Slug the Pipe

Pumping into the top of the drill stem a quantity of heavy mud which will cause the
level of the fluid in the drill stem to fall as the drill stem is hoisted.

Spud In

To begin drilling a well, to start the hole.

 Rig Operation Terminologies
Stab

To guide the end of the pipe into a coupling or tool joint when making up a
connection.

Tearing Down

The act of dismantling the rig at the completion of the well and preparing it moving
to the next location.