All about the profession of a drilling engineer

People were engaged in drilling in ancient China for several millennia BC. NS. Then the wells reached a depth of 900 meters, and the people who were involved in this business were called drillers. Nowadays, everything has changed dramatically. Without drilling, it is impossible to build subways and transport tunnels, as well as perform other similar works. One of the most common specialties in this field is a drilling engineer. In this article, we will consider everything about the profession of a drilling engineer.

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. Responsibilities include working with drilling equipment, as well as monitoring subordinates (specialists from the same field, who are lower in the professional hierarchy). A feature of this profession is considered rotational work (although this is not always the case). The fact is that it takes quite a long time to establish the automation of the process 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 you will have to work 12 hours a day, while drilling engineers do not have days off during the shift. People who have chosen 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 conventional driller by a narrower specialization. So, he has to work not only with equipment and people (subordinates), but also specialize in drilling fluids, know drilling techniquessuch as directional or oblique directional.

A drilling engineer has a fairly wide range of responsibilities. However, some of them depend directly on the field of work of the driller. So, the duties of a specialist include the following:

• well survey using templates of different types;
• drilling scheduling;
• moving equipment and further control of the process;
• analysis of data from nearby wells;
• calculating the risk of collisions between wells and installations;
• makes forecasting results.

If we talk about the direct process of drilling, then conditionally it can be divided into technical and engineering work. At the same time, a drilling engineer must have the following skills and abilities:

• organization and control of processes at the site, while activities must be carried out, taking into account the peculiarities of equipment, technology and types of work;
• knowledge of state standards and specifications;
• study of geological survey data with possible risks.

To work as a drilling engineer, you need to get a proper education. On the territory of Russia there are many educational institutions 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! The Mining University, located in St. Petersburg, is no less popular. In other regions of the Russian Federation, there are also many prestigious universities, which train highly qualified specialists. These educational institutions include the following:

• TIU in Tyumen (there is a branch in Surgut);
• KubGTU in Krasnodar;
• SamSTU in Samara,
• NArFU them. Lomonosov (Arkhangelsk),
• VolgGTU (Volgograd) and some others.

It will take at least 5 years to study to become a drilling engineer. If a person has decided to firmly link his professional life with this field of activity, then he needs to choose the following specialties:

• applied geology;
• mining;
• oil and gas business;
• geodesy.

For admission to educational institutions, you will need the results of the exam in subjects such as Russian, mathematics, physics. During the training, you will have to attend an industrial practice, where the future specialist will be able to visually see and try what he will do for his entire future life.

A drilling engineer is not only difficult, but also quite a responsible job. It's nice to say 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 carried out most often on a rotational basis, so you will have to live on this money for two months. It is most profitable to work as a drilling engineer in the Sakhalin region. This region is the record holder for the level 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 the disappearance of minerals, drillers (drilling engineers) continue to be in demand. People of this profession must be physically resilient, ready for constant work in difficult conditions (in the open air), unpretentious to everyday issues. And also one should not forget about the forced systematic separation from loved ones and relatives (rotational method).