Night Tool Pusher

Job Summary

Supervise and control the entire drilling operation activities during the night shift, ensuring the successful completion of the well and drilling activities while liaising closely with Senior Tool Pusher or deputize for the Senior Tool Pusher when required. At all times considering the safety of personnel, the environment, and equipment to maximize drilling operation efficiency.

Roles & Responsibilities

Drilling Operations

• Ensures the safety of personnel, equipment, and the efficiency of operations on the drill floor and other drilling operation associated areas.
• Plans and schedules all drilling and associated activity. Directs personnel towards achieving optimum job performance according to the client's requirements.
• Ensures any deviation from client well plan (Game Plan) is approved by STP, and that Client representative has documented in written form, and that necessary management of change or deviation is approved in Synergi prior to operation starts.
• Consult with the STP and Client's Representative regarding the progress of the Drilling program and associated operations, keeping the driller informed about the ongoing drilling program objectives and communicating any changes in plans.
• Ensure that space-out drawings are correct and are posted in the drillers cabin.
• Overseeing that post-jarring sheet are filled out and understood by the driller.
• Relieve the Driller at the Driller's console as operational requirement demands.
• Ensures that all necessary equipment is ready for the next phase of the Drilling/Workover program and that necessary rig procedures, including JSA and PTW, are prepared on time and with good quality for the actual operations.
• Assists & supervises drilling crew at the location at all relevant times, ensuring circulating time is sufficient and the well is stable on trips, when the BHA is being worked and whenever there is a hole problem.
• Operates the drilling unit with strict adherence to company Drilling & Well Control manuals, by reviewing and approving all drilling related work permits.

Well Control

• Ensure that well control requirements are in place according to operational requirements - assist in supervising well killing operations in any well control situation.
• Plans & monitors comprehensive well control parameters to proactively identify any signs of well control issues for early detection and swift response.
• Maintains and regularly tests well control equipment, in accordance with Company's and Client's requirement, ensuring its readiness and effectiveness in critical situations.
• Perform all well control calculations (i.e., mud weight increase, initial and final circulating pressures, number of strokes, etc.).

Management of Major Emergencies

• To be part of the Rig's Emergency Response Team as detailed in the Emergency Plan and Company Procedures.
• Ensure that all personnel are instructed in the procedures to be adopted in the case of an emergency.
• Ensure that Well Control and general safety drills are held and recorded in accordance with Company requirements.

Materials & Equipment

• Assist STP in ensuring the location has sufficient stock of parts and materials to perform drilling and associated operations as per contractual requirements.
• Ensure planned maintenance and repair of drilling equipment including draw-works, mud pumps, top drive, rotary table, and BOP are completed and documented to ensure optimum condition and proper availability of required tools.
• Responsible for housekeeping standards in all drilling areas, sack store and mud pump room.

Rig Move

• Support STP in planning all related rig move activities, equipment, supplies, personnel in compliance with the Rig move Procedures.
• Assesses the current and new location, considering factors such as safety, lifting equipment availability.