Responsibilities

• supervise every stage of the drilling process for extracting gas and oil
• decide when drilling should be suspended or stopped
• study and analyse rocks from the oil and gas wells to direct the drilling
• identify the rock formation
• use specialised tests including rock-cutting data, wireline data, core samples, and other measures
• compile reports and logs of the drilling process, as well as a final well report

Qualifications

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), majoring in the geosciences (or nearing completion)